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Prosser: Lower-Priced Apple Watch With Series 4 Design Coming Next Week
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He's been more accurate recently than not but has a personality that is hard to defend...
Just a little rant for me. Once you put “ Prosser” as a source, I automatically do not read the entire thread.
That's a possibility, but I don't like it.
If the "SE" comes without ECG or other sensor, it means you have to buy the Pro to get the best model. But if the Pro only comes in stainless steel and other premium materials, it starts at a much higher price point.
Many customers, including me, are just fine with the sport model in aluminium, but expect to have the full set of features.
The SE makes sense to replace the series 3, but the rest of the lineup should remain the same. If they want to have a Pro model, that's ok, as long as it only have a nicer/stronger material
what? He’s a journalist who reports on leaks. He’s not a journalist by any stretch of the imagination
How about something even more obvious: rather than a 'based on' Series 4, surely isn't it more likely that the Series 4 will become the new low-priced watch. Period.
Excerpt from keynote transcript "... and that's Apple Watch Series 6. Available in store on <date> for $<similar to the S5>. Meanwhile Apple Watch Series 4 is now available for $<low price, similar to the S3>"
Excerpt from keynote transcript "... and that's Apple Watch Series 6. Available in store on <date> for $<similar to the S5>. Meanwhile Apple Watch Series 4 is now available for $<low price, similar to the S3>"
S3 to S4 speed improvements were massive, that's more than enough reason and that's not even mentioning the screen size which is huge. I don't know what he is even talking about with "M9" chip though, since that's a motion coprocessor from 3 years ago, not a watch SoC. God I hate Prosser.
so aside from features like the ECG app and an always-on display, was the 4th gen very different from the current model? sorry, know very little about the watch.
I’m guessing the “madness” being referred to is specifically just this “Pro” moniker Apple is using.
I mean, I get it - it’s becoming a consistent way to differentiate levels of their product lines... But you have to admit - when you read it, the idea of a “pro” phone (much less a “pro” watch) is nonsensical. I don’t have a better suggestion for them that wouldn’t sound equally dumb (ultra? extreme?) so I guess it is what is.
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I hope the s3 replacement has ECG capability, it will be nonsense to design an s4 with s3 hearth sensor.
This makes a lot of sense, however it also makes no sense.
Anyone who has used the 4 can immediately see how the design is better than the 3. So that’s a huge upgrade. But really what differentiates the 4 from the 5 or even the 6? 7? Another health monitor that 90% of wearers won’t use? How are they going to sell any Pros?
Anyone who has used the 4 can immediately see how the design is better than the 3. So that’s a huge upgrade. But really what differentiates the 4 from the 5 or even the 6? 7? Another health monitor that 90% of wearers won’t use? How are they going to sell any Pros?
Code names in a leak huh? Seems like Apple seeding information that is slightly different, to different people internally, to compare against public leaks, to find out who the leaker is. Surprised Prosser would include something like this, seems amateurish.
It's the battery life that makes sleep tracking so maddening. My FitBit Versa could go days on a charge (but sucked as a smart watch excelled as a fitness tracker). I'm hoping native support for sleep tracking helps. I find my 5 drains if I use a sleep tracking app.
Nah~ This "leaker" won't admit it, his arrogance won't allow him to do that. Thus this guy has no integrity and nor backbone to put it in his own words. lol
PS: I'm just commenting to see how people roast this guy that has no ethics to begin with hehe.
So it’s not a new Apple Watch with a “series 4 design”, it’s just the Series 4 with a price cut. Unless I’m missing something else.
The Galaxy Watch Active is $169. Need something to compete with low-cost smartwatches.
Eliminating S3 form factor makes sense as it streamlines manufacturing and assembly lines. Tech specs, we’ll find out next week.
Names? If there is going to be a “Pro” watch, it better be pro as in eg water resistant for diving...
Names? If there is going to be a “Pro” watch, it better be pro as in eg water resistant for diving...
"faster CPU" probably isn't as big of an issue as future capable CPU. The S3 in the Series 3 is 32-bit ( if I recall correct). Apple has killed off 32-bit ARM code just about everywhere. At this point in time the Series 3 is very likely a 'dead end" once Watch OS 7 ships.
It would not be very surprising if all of the Watches switched to having the exact same processor. That would give Apple more volume and uniformity of hardware target to write towards. And then differentiate the watches on "advanced sensors" like EEG, temperature , etc. ( maybe sleep) as well as "fancy case material". They could sell "old S5 " chips in the new lower priced model, but it really probably isn't about "horsepower" for the processor.
S5 is on the "Tempest" small cores of the A12. If Apple moved to Lightening ( from A13) pretty good chance close to the "overkill" zone as far as what is needed for such as small screen and almost exclusively "one at a time" apps.
The second generation optical sensor is probably makes a substantive difference. (more accu
rately measuring blood oxygen levels probably needs at least needs that sensor. )
Being able to keep up with Watch 8 (and up) is going to be noteworthy going forward. At some point Apple is going to break out the Watch from being so hard tethered to the iPhone if they want better growth objectives s with the product.
Apple is moving the watch beyond "fitness" and more into general health. Even if don't do workouts ( although that is more healthy) , your sleep , falling (or not) , heart health are a broader set of outcomes.
Touchless payment has made a large uptick in covid triage response in a number of places.
I mean, this IS a rumor website right? It's fun to hear ANY rumor/leaks people want to throw out! 😄