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New Image Offers Clearer Look at Apple Watch Series 7 Screen Size Compared to Series 6
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Not my idea, Kate Kozuch from an article at Tom’s Guide yesterday is testing this very thing.
I agree with this. My S4 chugs along just fine and does everything I want it to do...including tell the time. Imagine that.
ugh, duh. 20% means it's bigger. if you wanna say it's much bigger vs a little bigger, well that's fine. just stick to the facts, 20%
As clearly indicated in my post, that was a reply to the people here claiming the size difference was largely an optical illusion. My edit of the picture proves it's not (in fact, the difference is even more noticeable when you isolate both displays side by side). That's it. So go say "duh" to them, not me.
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From what I’ve read it kind of goes with whatever you’re wearing. I think it’s supposed to be neutral.
It’s more very light gold apparently.
I don’t see evidence for us being anywhere near a limit. There are a lot of infamous early 20th century quotes stating that everything that’s going to be invented has already been so. It’s just harder to see what’s in the future than in the past, so sometimes we’re inclined to think the way it is is roughly how it always will be. But for all we know we’re still in the fetal stages of technological development, and we haven’t even yet scratched the surface of what’s possible.
I was wanting to buy an Apple Watch for a couple of months now, but decided to wait until after the event. For those of us who don’t own a 5 or six, this was worth the wait.
There is nothing wrong with keeping a watch for 2 to 3 years if it works fine.
There is nothing wrong with keeping a watch for 2 to 3 years if it works fine.
I don't get what you are saying. The screen should be visible all the time and it's this much bigger
Some kind or strange society comparison people might not know whether it's new or not at first glance - is that what you are saying?
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I have a friend upgrading from the LARGE Series three, to the SMALL Series 7… and will have much more screen as a result.
This is very helpful. Also, I think the "cheap trick" view some have expressed is wrong as well. If you look closely at the original photos, the glass itself had more curve around the edges in the Series 6 -- something it could do if not being used for the display/touch surface. To make the larger screen work without greatly increasing the watch size, they had to flatten those edges somewhat. And to do that, they therefore had to put more of the curve into the watch's body itself.
In other words, the redesign appears to me to be largely driven by engineering concerns in light of the screen's requirements. This also makes the Series 7 a somewhat more significant redesign than many (including me) took it to be after the announcement.
The differences in case dimensions are pretty slight, so depending on the tolerances it's not all that surprising some cases might work between the models.
To be honest from the moment I saw it I knew it was a plan B design, so willing to wait another year with S4, I’m not trying to convince myself that I am glad I haven’t upgraded, Apple immediately convinced me not to upgrade during the keynote.
My plan actually was to instantly upgrade prior to the announcement, then once I saw the marginal difference I was like… that is no way worth the upgrade to me, it might be to others but me personally it’s a definite no this year.
An image of S4, 5 or 6 next to the 7 without a full screen display would clearly show how marginal of a difference in the display it really is.
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Who are you trying to convince, us or yourself? I'm coming from an S4 as well and its been a great watch for nearly 3 years. I'm not only excited about what the S7 brings but also what I have missed in the S5 and S6.
Enjoy your S8 when it arrives, I'm now on a 3-year upgrade cycle for watch and phone.
Precisely. Contrary to what some seem to think here. Apple's various teams aren't sheming of ways to "trick" consumers into think the Watch is something it isn't. They're simply trying to create the best product they can. I feel sorry for people who go through life with such overboard cynicism.
It's a huge difference if you have to justify the update, it's a marginal difference if you don't upgrade
As I said before, Apple will keep dangling incremental upgrades to entice people every year, churning out stuff and making it seem like you can't possibly live a happy life without buying this new iteration. After all, this years Apple Watch is the "best Apple Watch we've ever made....and we think you will love it!"
Mostly I see the same watch year over year, and when they have some new sensor or change the base design, then I think I will open my wallet.
Ok, but hopefully you can admit now that there's no design scheme on Apple's part to make the screen look bigger than it really is.
I say bigger is better, even if not every watch face or app will utilize it. For people like me who always order the aluminum AW, it's not such a big decision to upgrade, even from the S6. I can understand the hesitation of those who go for the higher-priced models, though.
I’m not trying to convince anyone I am just stating that to me I feel it is a marginal upgrade at best and so does pretty much every reviewer.
I didn’t need convincing not to get it as Apple already done that for me during the event.
Im not particularly fussed if people upgrade to the S7, but for any S4, 5 or 6 users who are upgrading expecting a night and day difference this definitely is not the case here, this isn’t like going from the S3 to S4, this is a marginal upgrade at best for those users, that is my opinion and the opinion of the majority.
There is a reason why Apple still have the S3 available and not the S4, 5 or 6, and that is because it will be too difficult to convince people to go with the S7 over those models whereas the S7 vs the S3 is a simple no brainer for those who have the extra budget.