According to the picture, assume its labelled correctly, the S5's battery is 4.2mAh smaller than the S4 battery.
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Teardown Suggests Apple Watch Series 5 Components are Close to Identical to Series 4
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According to the picture, assume its labelled correctly, the S5's battery is 4.2mAh smaller than the S4 battery.
I knew that going in and I don't regret upgrading from an S4. AOD is great in work situations but I can definitely see where it's not worth the upgrade to many people.
If you're on a Series 3 or old, then yes.
are you dissatisfied with the speed of the s4? What is it slow at?
Not “hard,” but in a meeting, pretty inconvenient. During a workout, potentially pretty inconvenient. It’s especially a big deal for people who wear their watch on the inside of their wrist because raise to wake doesn’t work correctly in that position.
Call me when the Apple Watch has a battery life of more than 18 hours. 5 days would be nice. Thank you.
Hope no one is seriously surprised by this.. Main question is only why they didn’t call it “Apple Watch 4s”?
Translation: I wouldn't use a compass, therefore nobody else in the whole would could possibly have use for one.
I was actually hoping this would happen, as the S4 prices have dropped already.
Bought an aluminium S4 last week for £340 from BT and haven’t looked back.
Bought an aluminium S4 last week for £340 from BT and haven’t looked back.
Hey man, speak for yourself and I can't wait for night mode on my new 11. /s
That said, there will be some people that really use it and getting better directional abilities in the watch is needed as they gradually make it more and more independent of the phone.
This year I think I’ll pass and keep my AW 4.
i don’t like the idea of an always on OLED display. At all.
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Always on and OLED ? Not sure is a good idea...
The future has GOT to include a solar cell to charge throughout the day. Even if it is incorporated into a watch band.
Let me guess - - you're an urban dweller with reliable cellular service - - right?
Not really, because S models would have significant speed improvements.
It’s basically the series 4+
A few extra things but more or less the same
I actually own (will my wife does) an Apple Watch S4 and I'll agree that the Series 4 is awesome.
What I go on about is the Series 5 being announced as a revolutionary new product when it is just a minor upgrade. It should have been called the Series 4.1. The series 5 is not in any way a revolutionary new product like Apple likes to drone on about. Apple innovation has been on the downswing lately and as an Apple fan I am tired of Apple calling these releases, "revolutionary breakthroughs" when they are nothing more than marketing bling.
If you have a Series 3 or earlier - it's a huge upgrade in my book. Definitely worth it.
But if you have a Series 4 (like I do) - it's not a given. It's more incremental. If you have money to blow, sure - the AOD and compass, etc, will be nice. Or if you were really wanting to switch from GPS to Cellular (or vice-versa) or different case metal, then yeah. But none of that is the case for me - so it's a pass.
Looking forward to seeing what I'll get with the Series 6.
But if you have a Series 4 (like I do) - it's not a given. It's more incremental. If you have money to blow, sure - the AOD and compass, etc, will be nice. Or if you were really wanting to switch from GPS to Cellular (or vice-versa) or different case metal, then yeah. But none of that is the case for me - so it's a pass.
Looking forward to seeing what I'll get with the Series 6.
Not tension, but differences in awareness and critical thinking. The great thing about a free society is that each person can have their own opinion based on their own level of knowledge.
To me, if the watch is on when I look at it, what is the value of constant on. Not much really. Most people I know think the same way. Those that don't, will you have to wonder.
In addition, constant on means that everyone else can see what's on my watch face. When it was just a clock it did not matter. Now with the smarts of Apple Watch, I think it does matter as a privacy issues and I think it is actually dumb to have constant on.
But fanboys and fangirls have to get excited about something. I guess this is it. But I think if this is it, then it is a sad day for Apple.
I didn’t mean tension in bad way. It doesn’t have to be negative, as the liminal spaces tension creates can lead to valuable realizations. It’s just variations on a spectrum, in this case something like “what counts as innovative / worth buying?”
What? Always on is has been one of the most requested features since the watch was launched. And there is a setting that hides your private data when the screen is dimmed. The only thing that other people will be able to see is the time.