Next Apple Watch SE Could Be Made From Plastic

[Velli]

aluminum can be processing any color of the spectrum. Maybe they should do a little bit more research Before completing a story.

Maybe you should Google what “spectrum” means before educating others. Yes Aluminium can basically be anodized in “any colour”, as a layman would describe colours (i.e. Red, Blue, Green, Orange, Purple etc), but you most certainly cannot provide any spectrum of each colour. You cannot anodize aluminium to look like a blue iPhone 5C, and you cannot dye plastic to look like anodized aluminium. They are two distinctly different colour spectrums.

But, overly pedantic as we have to be to frequent discussion forums, we can agree that the article should have said that plastic allows different looks, rather than different colours.

The more… playful look of dyed plastic could not be achieved by anodized aluminium, which is very relevant if the target audience is indeed kids.

Edit: Oh, by the way: White. Case closed.

 

[Velli]

Unfortunately I do not know a single person with a bare aluminium Apple Watch which doesn't have a scratched or broken screen. I'd love to get an Apple Watch for my son, but I would prefer to find a second hand stainless steel version than get any model with the Ion X glass, especially for a kid. Imagine how cheap and crummy this Apple Watch would look with a plastic body and a screen protector on.

That’s a good point… I forgot about that since I’ve only ever owned ceramic and titanium (my nickel allergy doesn’t allow steel). I revise my target price for a kid’s watch to 99 dollars, which will never happen.

But, my kids have reached the point where they never leave the house without their phone, so for me personally it doesn’t really matter anyway…

 

[one more]

And what would Mother Nature say to that?

 

[sifpilsen]

Looking forward to a '5c X MoonSwatch' moment for Apple Watch 😆

 

[Duncan-UK]

Remember Apple simply don’t do low prices. If they introduce a plastic watch they will keep it at the same price as the current one and simply raise the prices of the metal ones.

Sites like MR perpetuate the reality distortion field around this. Look at how the SE phone is touted as “affordable” when it is actually an expensive device. It’s just that the mainstream range is so eye-wateringly costly that an expensive SE looks somehow cheap by comparison.

 

[artifex]

The current Apple Watch SE models sell for $250, but shifting to plastic may allow Apple to offer the device at a lower price to better compete with companies that offer more affordably priced smart watches.

Make it $199 and let it not require an iPhone (iPad and android would be nice alternatives) and watch many of the remaining Fitbit users flee that sinking brand. I'd be one of them. Maybe they'd get some of the Garmin users, too.

My Fitbit Charge 6 has heart rate, ECG, and SP0₂, but in practice the latter two are annoying to actually do, and the built-in GPS isn't very reliable, either, so it uses my phone's GPS when possible. It's supposed to alert me to afib, too, but that might only be when I am actively doing the ECG cycle. I see on the Apple website that current SE models have most of these features, and I'd do without the rest in order to have a useful app.

 

[svish]

Expecting a price reduction if it is a plastic watch.

 

[JapanApple]

Maybe you should Google what “spectrum” means before educating others. Yes Aluminium can basically be anodized in “any colour”, as a layman would describe colours (i.e. Red, Blue, Green, Orange, Purple etc), but you most certainly cannot provide any spectrum of each colour. You cannot anodize aluminium to look like a blue iPhone 5C, and you cannot dye plastic to look like anodized aluminium. They are two distinctly different colour spectrums.

But, overly pedantic as we have to be to frequent discussion forums, we can agree that the article should have said that plastic allows different looks, rather than different colours.

The more… playful look of dyed plastic could not be achieved by anodized aluminium, which is very relevant if the target audience is indeed kids.

Edit: Oh, by the way: White. Case closed.

LOL, YOU WIN A COOKIE 🍪.! There are always know-alls or want to appear to know it all.

 

[krspkbl]

Eww no thanks. Poor Apple isn’t making enough money so using cheaper materials while keeping the same price!

Expecting a price reduction if it is a plastic watch.

Nice thought but it’s not Christmas.

They won’t cut the price lol

 

[JapanApple]

Waiting for the revival of the white polycarbonate MacBook now.

Or a polycarbonate iPad SE for kids and educational use.

I don't want fiberglass in the material I am touching in this matter. Fiberglass is used in polycarbonate in the process of creation.

 

[Jackbequickly]

Nothing wrong with plastic if it is the right kind of plastic! My Glocks are partly plastic and after years of use, look new. They could make all the Apple Watches out of plastic and they would be very durable. The color change be solid so scratches would hide if you had a mishap.

 

[joecomo]

would be in for my 2 younger kids

 

[arkitect]

And what would Mother Nature say to that?

Agreed…

I'd file this under E for

expediency
/ɪkˈspiːdɪənsi,ɛkˈspiːdɪənsi/
noun
the quality of being convenient and practical despite possibly being improper or immoral; convenience.

 

[joecomo]

Nothing wrong with plastic if it is the right kind of plastic! My Glocks are partly plastic and after years of use, look new. They could make all the Apple Watches out of plastic and they would be very durable. The color change be solid so scratches would hide if you had a mishap.

sounds serious- please remind me before I accidentally annoy you with the wrong kind of post

 

[Jackbequickly]

sounds serious- please remind me before I accidentally annoy you with the wrong kind of post

No way you could annoy me!

 

[SoldOnApple]

Plastic screen? I'd buy one if it could withstand being worn in a sauna and steam room. Probably isn't possible with the extreme moisture and heat.

 

[brofkand]

Apple has been on a war against plastic the last few years, even eliminating it from all their cables. Interesting.

 

[Unami]

What would all of you think about iPhone SE 4 in plastic as well?

Could it be eco-friendly?

Would you buy it, why, why not?

More eco-friendly than milling it out of a block of (even partially recycled) aluminium or fusion forming & cutting gorilla glass? Very likely, even if you use standard-plastics derived from oil.

I'd love it. Lighter, cheaper (probably not much, because: Apple) more vibrant colors, not as cold/hard to the touch, less fragile, probably works better with mag-safe magnets, better signal conductivity than aluminium.

Overall it's probably the better suited material for this purpose, but it might not feel as luxurious and be more prone to scratches (like the cases most people have on their phones so the backpanel glass doesn't shatter if you drop it)

 

[User 6502]

Apple loves the environment when it can use it a an excuse to remove parts from boxes (headphones, power adaptors, cables… ) but hates it when it costs it money.

 

[mrgrdn]

Well, it’s not a bad idea … back in the day we all have worn plastic casio watch.

 

[Ramchi]

There are so many better options available besides Apple Watch at lower price points (less than $250). OnePlus, Xiaomi, Hiawei, CMF Pro etc…even Samsung lower end versions outside USA has both BP and ECG Capabilities (for $150). All of them are metal. Not sure what Apple is trying to do here with the plastic Watch!

 

[amaze1499]

iPhone 5c

 

[Darren.h]

next a plastic iPhone SE.

 

[JippaLippa]

Hope not, as I just got an SE2.
I didn't expect apple updating the SE after only one year.

 

[steve09090]

Apple loves the environment when it can use it a an excuse to remove parts from boxes (headphones, power adaptors, cables… ) but hates it when it costs it money.

Like every other business required to make money for its shareholders on the planet? Go figure.