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The Apple Watch Launched Four Years Ago Today
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I had a Pebble before. I just knew I was going to love the wearables game. Apple Watch is here to stay for me.
I also love my apple watch, it keeps me motivated to work out among other things. I didn't get on board until the AW3 then once the AW4 came out, I traded in the AW3 to upgrade for the bigger screen. I won't upgrade every year though, that's for sure.
I’m not sure what the personal definition of revolutionary is, but IMO the AW S4 was revolutionary. Maybe the AW original up through 4 were just dang good as they changed the landscape of smart watches. We can debate the significance of the sales and what to benchmark them against and if the numbers are large or small...all that is immaterial, IMO.
Android market share is greater than iPhone, just not at the price point that iPhones are sold.
I don’t know if Apple cares what the world uses. They want to enhance the digital quality of life for Apple customers, and I don’t believe anything is holding the AW back as evidenced by the sales (ignoring the one off noise from MR posters)
Probably won’t happen.
I am still wearing the original (S0) every day. But at this point I MIGHT be tempted to upgrade to S5 this fall 
The first Apple Watch cost $400, now they cost $120 in only 4 years. What is the depreciation value of a Rolex? in 10 years nobody will be using the Apple Watches of today, in 10 years Rolex will cost more.
Apple Watch is Mc Donalds.
Got my Series 0 delivered on day one and still going strong.
Gives me all the info I need at a glance and the notifications/reminders keep me right on schedule with just a quick look at my wrist instead of having to pull out my phone or iPad.
Hope whenever it’s time for a new one I’ll be as pleased with that one too.
Gives me all the info I need at a glance and the notifications/reminders keep me right on schedule with just a quick look at my wrist instead of having to pull out my phone or iPad.
Hope whenever it’s time for a new one I’ll be as pleased with that one too.
Sounds like it’s the aluminium version? I’ve had a couple with sapphire and steel and their screens looks great after intense usage
I bought mine primarily because I can’t text at work. I can at least see who texted and usually why unless they write short novels for texts and if it really is important then I can call. Otherwise I can just hit one of the canned responses and contact them later.
Since I don’t use it for music or anything other than Apple Pay my battery life is very good, but I’m not using it for much. I like the weather complication, the ability to show what time it is in another city or country but I wouldn’t be heartbroken if I couldn’t do those things. But for my simple requirements it works well and I’m happy with it.
Since I don’t use it for music or anything other than Apple Pay my battery life is very good, but I’m not using it for much. I like the weather complication, the ability to show what time it is in another city or country but I wouldn’t be heartbroken if I couldn’t do those things. But for my simple requirements it works well and I’m happy with it.
I’d wait the few months until the new one is out. Nothing worse than regret.Looks like I'm getting a S4 this week, thank you
Ugh, no, please. That's miserable for people who use the watch for serious exercise (which is a use Apple heavily promotes). Nothing is better than physical buttons when you're sweating and reaching for your watch without looking.
It makes little sense to compare an Apple Watch to a Rolex. It's like comparing a 2019 Honda Civic to a classic car. They're technically the same product category, but you buy them for entirely different reasons.
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It has definitely helped me become more active again and lose weight. Whenever I'm not wearing it—which is rare—I'm annoyed at how much my iPhone buzzes and how I can't quickly glance at it. I'm less likely to get sucked into wasting time on my iPhone if I'm wearing my Apple Watch. The apps I use most are Overcast, Music, RadarScope, Weather, Calcbot, Messages, Calendar, Walkie-Talkie and Workout. So I don't often use many third party apps, but use it a lot with third party notifications. I often raise my wrist to use Siri at home to control my lights, thermostat, garage door, etc. My favorite face is the Infograph.
Silly? Like people in this thread complaining about comparing the Apple Watch to a Rolex?
I’ve never seen anyone “not believe” that Android has the majority in market share. You have a source for all these people who don’t believe this? Even just one?
What I DO see is people use the total market share of Android and compare it to iPhone market share to pretend Android is winning. The problem with that comparison is most Android phones sold around the world are low end junk phones. Apple only sells flagships, so the comparison is severely flawed.
I can't believe how much I've loved my Apple Watch and I don't see myself going back to a regular watch anytime soon, if ever. I still have the Series 1 (I had the original shortly after release, but later the battery swelled and Apple replaced the whole thing with a Series 1 for free) and it's still going strong easily lasting 2-3 days without charging. The only thing I wish they'd add are more animated faces like the Toy Story one. It would be really neat to have lots of choices be it in the App Store or whatever. Other than that, I have no complaints at all about it. It's not something everyone needs, but I've yet to come across someone who owns one that says they don't like it.
And just like an above post says, I find myself not being sucked into my phone because I can just glance at my Watch for everything.
And just like an above post says, I find myself not being sucked into my phone because I can just glance at my Watch for everything.
I would pay cash money for certain characters on a watch face. I also want more control of the watch faces. I want the infograph modular face but with a large digital time in the middle.
Apple Watch is great. I love mine. I was sceptical at first when it was announced. I got one Christmas 2017. I wear it every day. The only annoying thing is battery life. Battery life is significantly worse than Fitbit watches. It puzzles me why. I thought Apple would be better in this field.
I do feel for those that bought the 10K ones. They will be worthless now because they’re unable to run later versions of watchOS. It was a silly idea of Apple to announce it really.
I do feel for those that bought the 10K ones. They will be worthless now because they’re unable to run later versions of watchOS. It was a silly idea of Apple to announce it really.
Had mine on launch day. Love Apple Watch, one of those devices that you don’t realize you need until you wear it daily. I am still on my Series 3, but I am looking forward to a Series 5 later this year. I remember everyone thinking it would be a huge flop and now it’s the most popular wearable out there and continues to grow. Huge potential for the future also.