Oh I was really hoping for “blink to tap” functionality with the next one. Shucks!
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Kuo: No Apple Watch Ultra 3 Next Year?
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Have been using AW since S0, updating it every year makes sense as some people actually do upgrade every year and others keep it for several years.
The one area where they have slowed down imho is health sensors, the wrist temp is only somewhat useful, but blood pressure would be great, true continuous glucose monitoring g will never make it into the AW in my opinion.
New health sensor —> upgrade for me
The one area where they have slowed down imho is health sensors, the wrist temp is only somewhat useful, but blood pressure would be great, true continuous glucose monitoring g will never make it into the AW in my opinion.
New health sensor —> upgrade for me
I think the only reason we got the Ultra 2 is because the S9 is such a big jump over the S6/7/8. If the S9 can get the new features of the 10 without new hardware, Apple could conceivably offer those upgrades in WatchOS 11 for the Ultra 2 and not release an Ultra 3 until 2025.
I think you mean previous generation SOC. My Series 5 still keeps up with my 8 pretty well, it can't do certain features is all. The only reason I'm keep my Series 5, it's pointless to part with it for less than $60, might as well have a workout watch and keep the 8 as the nicer one.
"My prediction is that there will be no Apple Watch Ultra 3 in 2024 but if there is, I will change my prediction the day the event is announced"
It's annoying when all you want is to take a quick pic just to document whatever you're doing. I have a cycling computer too and don't really need to carry a phone for anything other than pics since my ultra has mobile data and apple pay etc.
My thoughts exactly. I'm sure there was a lot of doubt early this year on if the Ultra would get an annual upgrade, but it did.
It wasn't a pointless upgrade for people waiting for an Ultra 2 and who were content with a Series 4/5/6.
Actually this makes perfect sense. Next year will see a redesign of the standard Apple Watch and the introduction of a new watch band system. I dont think there will be any significant additional health features introduced, it is very likely to be all cosmetic changes. Therefore an updated Apple Watch Ultra (at this stage) is completely unnecessary.
An Apple Watch covered in diamonds would not look attractive…
The sleek stainless steel looks much better in my opinion
Those were mainly to get folks all over social media and regular TV talking about them. Folks that would, quite likely, not even know that Apple was shipping a watch product. Some of those very likely turned into a sale or, at worst, someone telling someone else about the crazy thing that they felt had no value, which is the goal of advertising. Seeing as how they very quickly became the number 1 watch maker in the world, however much R&D went into the manufacture and sale of those were well worth it. They didn’t take a hit, they likely considered it a bargain!
Because there are billions of folks that don’t currently own an Apple Watch. And for those folks, they may prefer buying something new rather than something a year old.
they're just not really advancing it, hell they even shoved the same processor in it for years... I'd be just as happy with a 7 as I am with my 9. no noticeable difference there even with the new processor.. not every piece of tech needs a yearly update...
Regular maintenance? You obviously don’t know what you’re talking about so stop.
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Apple doesn't expect people to upgrade every year, Ultra 2 might be good upgrade for people upgrading with 4 years old watch.
How do you like the U2 coming from an S7? That’s my current main model (I also have an S4, S3, S1). The S4 is still quite fast, and the battery life has shortened. I don’t use the S1, and the S3 feels so slow that I just put it away. I’ve been thinking about grabbing an Ultra 1 or 2. Just afraid it will feel gigantic and maybe uncomfortable. I also don’t love any of the bands. They look complicated. Though I think the Trailb bands (the ones with the hook?) are my favorites.Just upgraded from my S7 to an Ultra 2 last week (having previously updated every 2 years from an S3 to S5 to S7), so no Ultra 3 will be great for me as it will fit with my upgrade cycle and mean i have the newest for longer too
They could pull a standard/pro chip differentiation, or just focus on additional features that aren't chip dependent.
Never gonna happen, cause a Rolex or other "real" mechanical watches still work in 30 years. Smartwatches are just electronic waste in 30 years that's the difference. Apple already had their ceramic and gold editions and they are a bunch of well.. ceramic and gold now... useless, don't even get updates anymore. It's a completely different kind of market. Btw the gold edition was around 15k I think.