I just cancelled my Apple Watch Order

[usagora]

I wouldn’t blame my „buyer‘s remorse“. It was just my subjective impression. But if you think about it, 50% thicker glass will probably not have the same clarity, since it will absorb more light from the oled.

I just can't imagine Apple would sacrifice clarity for thicker glass. They would find a way to eliminate the effect by the makeup of the glass or other ways of compensating for it. Anyway, I'll find out myself when my S7 arrives later this month or early next. Any pictures or videos I've seen look normal.

 

[2REPOU]

I had eggs for breakfast

 

[Night Spring]

Series 5 was the first usable Apple Watch for me.

If you’re not always on you’re not a watch. You’re just a device that happens to be strapped to the wrist.

Each to their own. Me, I find the always on display distracting. I don't want to see a digital display flashing things out of the corner of my eyes while I'm doing other things. Like right now as I'm typing, my wrist moving in and out of my view, my watch stays dark, and only turns on when I actually lift my arm to actively seek out info from my watch. That's how I like it. Yes, it's a device that straps to my wrist. Telling time isn't the primary reason I got it, I'd stopped wearing watches once I started carrying an iPhone around, since I found pulling it out of my purse to check the time worked for me.

 

[panzer06]

Each to their own. Me, I find the always on display distracting. I don't want to see a digital display flashing things out of the corner of my eyes while I'm doing other things. Like right now as I'm typing, my wrist moving in and out of my view, my watch stays dark, and only turns on when I actually lift my arm to actively seek out info from my watch. That's how I like it. Yes, it's a device that straps to my wrist. Telling time isn't the primary reason I got it, I'd stopped wearing watches once I started carrying an iPhone around, since I found pulling it out of my purse to check the time worked for me.

I prefer the screen dark unless i lift my arm. Saves battery too.

 

[Rogifan]

I’m curious why this person ordered one in the first place. You didn’t need reviews to tell you it wouldn’t be much of an upgrade from a series 6. How many people buy a new Apple Watch every year anyways?

 

[GrandeLatte]

Each to their own. Me, I find the always on display distracting. I don't want to see a digital display flashing things out of the corner of my eyes while I'm doing other things. Like right now as I'm typing, my wrist moving in and out of my view, my watch stays dark, and only turns on when I actually lift my arm to actively seek out info from my watch. That's how I like it. Yes, it's a device that straps to my wrist. Telling time isn't the primary reason I got it, I'd stopped wearing watches once I started carrying an iPhone around, since I found pulling it out of my purse to check the time worked for me.

I thought I was the only person who didn't like "always on display". I find it really distracting and just plain annoying.

 

[tomtattoo]

AOD is the first thing I turn OFF. Don´t need it. Don´t like it.

 

[MrGimper]

Series 5 was the first usable Apple Watch for me.

If you’re not always on you’re not a watch. You’re just a device that happens to be strapped to the wrist.

Well this is where the great divide is ..... do you consider the AW a watch that does other things, or do you consider the AW to be a wrist computer that happens to tell the time. I'm in the latter camp

 

[panzer06]

Well this is where the great divide is ..... do you consider the AW a watch that does other things, or do you consider the AW to be a wrist computer that happens to tell the time. I'm in the latter camp

Tiny communications and computing device that's on my wrist

 

[Pez555]

For series 4 and earlier it is a solid upgrade

 

[spartan1967]

It only sucks for those who were counting on the slab-sided redesign. Actually it's a pretty solid update in the history of Apple Watch updates. I'm going to upgrade from a 4 to a 7.

Sans battery life with the solid update from 4 to 7.

 

[mlody]

As S4 SS user, I see not a single point to upgrade to S7. AOD is not something I care. My wife upgraded from S2 SS to S6 few months ago cause her old watch died and AOD was the first thing she turned off. If Apple continue upgrading AW at this rate, I wont upgrade until S9 or S10. Compared to iPhone this does not feel like S upgrade, more like 1/2 S upgrade going from S6.

 

[tomtattoo]

Speaking for all the fools, idiots, money burner who went from 6 to 7:
after 24 hours of use I wouldn´t go back to 6. The greater display alone is worth the update.

 

[Apple_Robert]

Speaking for all the fools, idiots, money burner who went from 6 to 7:
after 24 hours of use I wouldn´t go back to 6. The greater display alone is worth the update.

I may be a money burner but, I am no fool or idjut.

 

[ProfessionalFan]

Speaking for all the fools, idiots, money burner who went from 6 to 7:
after 24 hours of use I wouldn´t go back to 6. The greater display alone is worth the update.

Indeed, I'll happily be a fool with a series 7. Someone in the MacBook Pro thread called me brain dead for my opinion today so I'm really going places lately.

 

[tsa1]

Is there usually much of a sale at Christmas?

I got my stainless Series 4 from Best Buy for $399 after the series 5 came out around early Nov 2019. Series 5 never got a big price cut like that last year until earlier this year best buy had a fire sale or price mistake.

 

[ElDuderino91]

I prefer the screen dark unless i lift my arm. Saves battery too.

This raise your wrist feature behaves way too slow for me. Can’t always wait for the screen to turn on. Without AOD I wouldn’t use a Apple Watch as replacement for a real watch.

 

[Night Spring]

This raise your wrist feature behaves way too slow for me. Can’t always wait for the screen to turn on. Without AOD I wouldn’t use a Apple Watch as replacement for a real watch.

It's hard for me to imagine situations where you'd need to know time so instantaneously that waiting for the watch to turn on when you raise your watch is too slow. Only thing I can think of is using it to time laps on a run or something like that. Are there any other uses I'm missing?

 

[artfossil]

It's hard for me to imagine situations where you'd need to know time so instantaneously that waiting for the watch to turn on when you raise your watch is too slow. Only thing I can think of is using it to time laps on a run or something like that. Are there any other uses I'm missing?

Beats me. But then I don't even know what a "real watch" is.

And I don't even have to raise my wrist--just turn it. Plus one can always touch the screen.

But if one loves the AOD, that's great. Personally, I find it distracting.

 

[Deliro]

I often scratch my head at folks, especially non aluminum, wanting to upgrade yearly. Cook must send them Christmas cards or something. I’ve had a series 0 and now 6. Probably upgrade when software updates stop.

 

[ElDuderino91]

It's hard for me to imagine situations where you'd need to know time so instantaneously that waiting for the watch to turn on when you raise your watch is too slow. Only thing I can think of is using it to time laps on a run or something like that. Are there any other uses I'm missing?

Before I started directing movies I worked as 1st AD. For this job time is one of the most important factors and you always have to keep an eye on it. When you have to check your watch countless times a day, it sums up when you always have to wait a few milliseconds till the screen pops on. And then sometimes it don’t even recognizes that you turned your wrist to have a quick look and the screen doesn’t even turns on. In this case the Apple Watch would be useless without AOD.

So this is just me and my use case. But I guess there are a few more uses out there you missed.

 

[orange23]

Speaking for all the fools, idiots, money burner who went from 6 to 7:
after 24 hours of use I wouldn´t go back to 6. The greater display alone is worth the update.

Unfortunately statistically that does not represent the majority....esp. as the magnitude of fool soaring disproportionately

 

[panzer06]

I cancelled my $799 watch order because my woman wanted a $2499 MBP 16... Priorities... 😂

 

[DaveyVigs]

To each their own. heck I just returned my AW7 today. I'll wait for the 8.

 

[oneflipgguy]

To each their own. heck I just returned my AW7 today. I'll wait for the 8.

Not an impressive upgrade? I'm still on my AW3. I thought this time would be a great time to upgrade but I was looking for a redesign. Going to wait for the 8.