Does the sport come with a usb wall adapter? There is no way that box holds one
From the Apple Store all sport models
What’s in the box
- Apple Watch
- Magnetic charging cable
- USB power adapter
- Two bands
- Quick start guide
There will be a USB charger
Does the sport come with a usb wall adapter? There is no way that box holds one
You are absolutely correct. That's very cheap looking packaging compared to the high quality stylish packaging Apple once provided.
But their is a reason, now hyper focused on squeezing out every penny of profit along with being Apple centric as opposed to customer centric, it all makes sense.
From Ive:
We didnt want the packaging to be a sort of shorthand for value, where the box needs to be big and we have to include expensive materials. Weve always liked the idea that if we are heavy in our thinking, we can be much lighter in the implementation. So theres huge virtue, I think, in keeping the packaging small: at least, it is the right choice environmentally, its easier to move things around and you dont end up with your wardrobes full of large watch boxes that you dont use.
Ive came up with some BS PR to feed to the masses who aren't going to be getting a spiffy box that has a built in charger.
Matter, not matters.This is Apple, even the minutiae matters![]()
Most likely they will look the same as the SS box.
Turns out, we've already seen it. Scroll up to see the picture.
How are you going to fit a 2m long charging cable and charger in that box?
From Ive:
We didnt want the packaging to be a sort of shorthand for value, where the box needs to be big and we have to include expensive materials. Weve always liked the idea that if we are heavy in our thinking, we can be much lighter in the implementation. So theres huge virtue, I think, in keeping the packaging small: at least, it is the right choice environmentally, its easier to move things around and you dont end up with your wardrobes full of large watch boxes that you dont use.
Where? I see a band box. Nothing that could hold the full watch and charger.
No problem, take $100 off the SS for the crap packaging![]()
Funny thing is, I am sure Ive has kept the impressive boxes that came with his watches.
While SS packaging I find cheap, the edition version is embarrassing for the price
I think they were designed to be useful. I thought they were lousy until I realized they are made to let the watch charge inside the box. It is a bit of utility and attractive design combined. I mean, nicer watches come in boxes with complicated methods of opening and plush pillowy interiors, but that would not work if you intended to charge it in the box.
They came up with a reasonable compromise, imho.
It's a box. How does it matter in the slightest? I'll never understand.
It's a box. How does it matter in the slightest? I'll never understand.
That box looks thicker than it appears to be on first glance.
It's also possible they redesigned the charger, I don't see any issues with the cable fitting.
Some comments make me scratch my head. This company is all about design and they take pride in their boxes. They aren't covered in tape and made from flimsy cardboard, or packed with bubble wrap.
Seeing a box for a new Apple product is part of the fun since most of us keep our boxes. Does it matter? No, none of this really matters. But it isn't hard to understand why an Apple fan would care about packaging.
Yeah, I think this is real too. When the first images of the Apple Watch boxes were leaked, people complained it looked too cheap, but that turned out to be real. Comparing the CNET unboxing to the images posted, there are a lot of similarities, particularly the materials used and the band details.
The two images for reference since he removed it from his post:
http://images.weiphone.net/data/attachment/forum/201504/20/122513jpbciamzverrmkj4.jpg
http://images.weiphone.net/data/attachment/forum/201504/20/122509aeu5f5ttevtbi4vb.jpg
Is that the cheapest make/looking box that ANY $1000 watch has ever been sold to the public in?
I've bought watches in the past with nicer packaging that cost under $100
It's certainly not the type of beautiful presentation box one would consider your loved one being impressed with as it was opened, and a nice keepsake.
I guess I could almost accept this for the sport, it's actually too cheap for that tbh, but for the normal watch, its embarrassing, and must be all of $1 worth
Certainly now what I would of thought given the "Fashion/Style" front they wish to portray, and nothing like a normal quality proper watch box.