Maybe have your battery replaced so it can get you through a full day of events without compromising on any features.
I am on AW S9 so the comparison is a bit apples to oranges in a way.
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Next Apple Watch Could Feature More Power Efficient OLED Display
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I am on AW S9 so the comparison is a bit apples to oranges in a way.
Mmmm that's not a bad idea. I just looked it up, its $135 plus tax. Do they give you a new watch or do they actually swap out the battery?Maybe have your battery replaced so it can get you through a full day of events without compromising on any features.
I am on AW S9 so the comparison is a bit apples to oranges in a way.
I'm not going to believe anything about different displays on an Apple Watch until Tim Apple is discussing how magical it is in a pre-recorded event. We've been misled so many times for so long on this that anything else seems like a stretch at the moment.
taking throwaway a little too literally here I think 😆 I think @jonnysods is referring to the idea of planned obsolescence, which isn’t something I think Apple engages in—they’re simply in an industry where product replacement is eventually inevitable due to 1) component degradation 2) the inefficiency of patching security exploits that only exist on older OSes (to those who ask “why can’t older devices support newer OSes?”—processing power. even then, the 6s had an incredible run in terms of software support, and Apple is better than most with security updates for older OSes).
edit: obviously they want a strong source of revenue and I think they get enough of that from 1) diehards who upgrade every year 2) the “big jump” releases (S4, S7) that cause many casual users to upgrade—I just don’t think Apple engages in the kind of foolishness some have said it does.
It's funny because the actual battery life is almost twice that but they stick with 18 hours official.
Sansung and other display manufacturers and R&D: thanks
Agreed 100% on this. I don’t really want the watch to do more. Just need more battery life! If they could customise low power mode so you can turn off things you don’t use that would be a good advantage in my opinion.
Yeah it would be great if there were more toggles, I feel like I've maximized every battery saving feature I can on this thing!
I just want an ambient light sensor switch so I can turn the damn thing off if I want to. It's way to dim at times in a darkened environment.
The watches have been OLED since day one.
It’s ok you don’t understand the technical working relationship Apple has with their suppliers. Not many people do. However, if you’re going to be snarky in your responses, at least spell Samsung’s name correctly.
It's always been odd to me how many tech enthusiasts don't understand how the industry that makes tech components works. Built to spec vs off the shelf are two entirely different concepts. Apple does very little off the shelf.
That's odd. I have a series 7 and while I usually only get up at 6am, I do use it for workouts, a limited set of notification, and for sleep tracking. I generally have about 20% charge the next morning. I do put the watch into theater mode at night as I don't like the glare of the screen while I'm sleeping. I basically get about 30 hours charge most days. I would like to have some additional battery life so I don't leave the house without forgetting to charge up and run low during the day.
I do put my Watch into theater mode at night and when I'm traveling. That seems to help the battery life.
or access to proprietary documentation and internal metrics that are not publicly available?Why is there not an explanation of how much more power efficient this new technology is?
Oh right, that might require some sort of research.
I mean, really, for what we pay for these rumors, they least they could do it provide the tech specs prior to launch? /s
No, not tech specs. I mean 10 minutes of Google and it seems like it's a 5% to 15% saving. I'm not a tech expert and certainly don't write for Macrumours. I expect that MR has people who are smarter than me and can get this information quicker than I can, and incorporate it into articles. I guess I'm just surprised that "how much better" wasn't a consideration.
I'm not asking for trade secrets.