S7 to S9 basic user worth it?

[MrMister111]

Been looking at S9, and pondering. I have an S7 and I’d just say I’m a basic Apple Watch user. It’s on everyday, use it but probably not for a lot, messages, very light gym tracking, step count, sleep tracking, notifications etc.

Been trying to look and compare S7 to S9, and doesn’t seem much. Brighter screen, is it much better?

Faster CPU, can’t say ever noticed a slow down or performance problems though.

Double tap, handy, but not massive want really.

Not sure whether to wait for the rumoured big update for the S10. I have bands for current, so if it’s a change in that then maybe wouldn’t anyway.

Any upgraders went from S7 to S9 and comment, good and bad? Apple trade in is £140, new S9 £429, and next week get a £40 voucher. Or I’ve seen local seller selling month old S9 for £350. Worth it?

 

[Panther61]

No but check your battery life percentage. Might help you decide to move forward. My 7 was 84% so that was enough for me to purchase the 9 but you may find 84% is adequate. Looking back I should have kept the 7.

 

[MrMister111]

No but check your battery life percentage. Might help you decide to move forward. My 7 was 84% so that was enough for me to purchase the 9 but you may find 84% is adequate. Looking back I should have kept the 7.

Still at 91% so decent.

So you don’t see much change in going to a S9? Looked at comparisons and there isn’t much really.

Just wondering if worth doing next week when Apple have offer, and can easily trade in. Do Apple require a band as well? Any band, Amazon basic one do?

 

[xraydoc]

Still at 91% so decent.

So you don’t see much change in going to a S9? Looked at comparisons and there isn’t much really.

Just wondering if worth doing next week when Apple have offer, and can easily trade in. Do Apple require a band as well? Any band, Amazon basic one do?

I went from a Series 7 to an Ultra 2 (which uses the same S9 chip). Everything is noticeably faster, but I actually use my watch for a lot. So if you're just using it for telling time and reading your notifications, it's probably not going to be much of a difference for you. It's still going to do the same "watch stuff" the same way your current one does.

For me, though, the difference is welcomed. Faster and seemingly more accurate voice-to-text dictations, faster loading apps (no spinning circle for several seconds at a time), and just kind of improved overall responsiveness. Not earth shattering changes since it doesn't do anything "new", but just seems to be "better". But again, I use my watch a lot throughout the day... reading and responding to emails and texts, lots of notifications, a couple calls each day, timers, a few workouts per week, asking Siri to control HomeKit devices (lights, thermostats, ceiling fans, shades, security)... all more responsive and smoother than on my old watch. Not that the old watch couldn't do it. It's like upgrading your laptop to a faster version of the same model.

It's all the same, just snappier. Whether it's worth the price you'll have to pay is up to you.

 

[DaveyVigs]

Do Apple require a band as well? Any band, Amazon basic one do?

For all of my Watch trade-ins since the original, Apple only requires the watch itself, no bands or charging cables.

 

[MrMister111]

For all of my Watch trade-ins since the original, Apple only requires the watch itself, no bands or charging cables.

I’m maybe going to do an in store trade in, I have a little scratch on, no idea how, and hoping they just take it, but want to keep the strap, I could put a cheapo on suppose if they want one?

I can’t find any support doc that says what you need, such a simple thing to tell you but don’t….

 

[MrMister111]

Is Siri better on S9 than previous due to new S9 SiP? I find my S7 Siri slow, don’t use much, but probably because of this.

Been looking at features and S9 has temp sensor now, looks only (not cycle tracking) used for overnight temp monitoring though. What is this supposed to do, track, detect? Can’t you just get a temp when you want?

 

[jdb8167]

Is Siri better on S9 than previous due to new S9 SiP? I find my S7 Siri slow, don’t use much, but probably because of this.

Been looking at features and S9 has temp sensor now, looks only (not cycle tracking) used for overnight temp monitoring though. What is this supposed to do, track, detect? Can’t you just get a temp when you want?

Siri is much better for common tasks that don't need the internet. Starting/stopping workouts, turning on/off lights, and setting timers are common ones.

The temperature sensor is there mostly for cycle tracking as far as I know. It only tracks your wrist temperature during sleep mode. There is no way to manually trigger it as far as I can tell. It might be tremendously useful for a woman during childbearing years but if that's not you, it is pretty useless.

 

[MrMister111]

Yeh I don’t need the temp sensor for cycle tracking! It tracks overnight temp though, not sure if this any good/informative like the heart rate etc, which is good.

Still debating, I think S10 will be a bit different, maybe even band updates, so would prob get the S9 then to use with existing bands. I don’t update watch often, went S5 to S7 last, was more updated I felt, screen size, keyboard, AOD. S7 to S9 doesn’t seem much.

Reason I’m thinking is the £40 voucher on Fri, can use that for a Xmas pressy off AirPods that getting anyway, so is a saving. Also £130 trade in, and prob max get anyway as have a little (very annoyed scratch from I don’t know where).

 

[MrMister111]

Trade in says £140, so little better and a £40 gift card.

The scratch is annoying me, gutted it’s on, no idea how.

If trading I think I’ll go to store and hopefully they pass it as ok as online be worse waiting for back and forwards. How strict are Apple in store trade ins on watches? iPhone they didn’t seem to be bothered when I was on iUP.

Still niggling that isn’t enough of an upgrade for me though. Again I ask any S9 users think it’s worth it who have had it a while now?