I am still on the original (Series 0?) AW and have never seen a reason to upgrade, but now I think its about time so I can get the newer software. I would like a FT camera & more health related stuff. See what comes and what it will cost.
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With you on that one brother. My S3 cell does what I need it to do. S6 seems like the practical jump.
Going by Apple release schedule for the watch so far I wouldn’t believe this for a second.
Koh throwing **** at the wall to see what sticks...
Koh throwing **** at the wall to see what sticks...
Last year, did you think of adding an EKG? If not, I am not sure your inability to think of anything else, precludes Apple from having done so. :-D Some simple examples: adding a Neural Engine to improve Siri and provide the ability to run other deep learning/machine learning tasks, adding a pulse oximeter, improving the heart rate monitor to make it continuous (while keeping the same or improving battery life), and lots of other things I have not figured out how to do (non-invasive glucose monitoring, a VO2 Max sensor without a mask, anti-gravity, etc.)
or thought of doing. Again, just a new, faster chip with better radios and battery life would be an improvement over my Series 4 with cellular (that I love).
I think the watch is moving towards total independence from any device so it's gonna happen. Once that happens I predict you can pair it with whatever device you'll want to.
Probably a much faster processor, more ram and my guess is some new apps that are Apple Watch 5 only. This seems to be a trend.
Processors can always be faster. It might not be obvious now, but a faster processor might enable an app or a UI improvement that the slower one couldn’t do.
A good example would be how Mac OSX enabled dragging a window and seeing its contents in real time. Prior to that, dragging an outline of the window seemed perfectly fine. Or how Safari in early iPhone models showed a checkered background as you scrolled and now they show the contents as you scroll. The lower CPU budget UI was fine but nobody would want to go back to that. Apps that we use today would never have run on an iPhone 3Gs but that phone seemed super fast and responsive at the time.
I can see a more powerful Watch making the UI more visual and therefore improving its intuitiveness. Or enabling running more applications in the background and quickly switching amongst them. Or running wrist apps that we haven’t imagined yet because they simply weren’t possible on a tiny watch CPU.
Ultimately, I believe that we’ll see a preparation in this model for complete Watch autonomy (no phone required) and eventually, having a processor powerful enough in the Watch to run Augmented Reality beamed to Apple Glasses. They’re at least a few generations away from doubling chip performance before getting to that power. There’s no point skipping years when they can be working to that goal year over year.
I'd go get your watch checked out while under warranty.
Although siri isn't perfect at catching the correct words, it "hears" me just fine on my S4 in nearly any circumstance.
That's like saying Apple should have stopped with the iPhone 4. It was the best iPhone yet and seem to hit the sweet spot as well.
Looking forward to this! Just broke the connector on my leather band last night... I have a spare but was hoping to hold off until the Series 5 dropped.
As much as it may be an incremental upgrade from the 4, my Series 2 is nearing the end of its life.
As much as it may be an incremental upgrade from the 4, my Series 2 is nearing the end of its life.
Can't wait to have your friends & family get closeups of your nostrils, I see
Perhaps I didn't give enough detail, it hears me, but then doesn't hear what I say afterwards. If it can hear "Hey Siri" why cant it hear what I say after that command? "I'm sorry, I didn't quite get that" or something similar. English is my native language.
What takes up your storage? Is it music, pics etc? I still have 10.1GB on my S4 but I only really store on it the apps I use regularly.
Actually, looking at the app I have 1 song, 43 photos and 11 apps.
A fingerprint sensor please!! yes right on the side button. ffs i'm tired of typing pin codes on screen to unlock
i'm the opposite i want the original rose gold back, which is why i reverted back to using my series 2 watch
Apple's new gold minus the stainless steel model is more of a blush/rose gold
The series 0 is good for telling the time and getting notifications, but try to use an actual app and it takes 15+ seconds. The newer watches (eg series 4) takes 1-2 seconds to load. That's a pretty massive difference.
This is as it should be. After the first few iterations of a device like the Watch or iPhone, the year-to-year changes are naturally more evolutionary than revolutionary, so you upgrade when they wear out or break, or when some magical new feature strikes your fancy, just as with, say, a car.