Too late for S3 LTE?

[Endorphine88]

I personally think it will be a little overwhelming to introduce a new watch on top of their expected iPhone lineup refresh in September, but then again this is Apple and they set their own rules. If you feel like you're gonna regret buying the 3 once the 4 comes out then hold off. I personally love the 3, but will definitely trade in and upgrade if we get thinner bezels
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The S4 is expected to have a 15% larger display and a bigger battery to accommodate the new form factor. What this means is it will almost certainly have a different size case.

The S3 uses a very old, power hungry Snapdragon X7 LTE modem. The more current X12 modem is built on a 14nm process which employs FinFETs. This is a big reduction in power consumption.

In short, there's a lot of room for improvement compared to S3.

If they make the new one incompatible with the old bands they would lose out on a ton of people who will want to upgrade. Even if they have to change the design, this doesn't have to come at the expense of band compatibility and I hope they don't make a poor decision like that.

 

[44267547]

If they make the new one incompatible with the old bands they would lose out on a ton of people who will want to upgrade. Even if they have to change the design, this doesn't have to come at the expense of band compatibility and I hope they don't make a poor decision like that.

Being Apple just refreshed their band line up a month back, I would say its fairly certain the band port will remain for Series 4. What we do know, is Apple is not afraid to make the changes necessary for the sake of evolution, which they very well could make the change in the future. Apple knows they have a small monopoly in the band market, which is well executed for the simplicity and ease of customization.

 

[macintoshmac]

In India, it is only 7 days from now that one of the networks is launching the S3 with LTE. (The standard S3 GPS came at its usual time in Oct-Nov) So.. you fathom that the S4 with LTE might be quick to come? We did not get the S3 LTE till now, because no network support existed. Only now it does.

I need to decide before May 10 to preorder or not! I would love to wait for the S4 though, but I have actually been waiting for this LTE ever since the watch came into the market.
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I personally think it will be a little overwhelming to introduce a new watch on top of their expected iPhone lineup refresh in September, but then again this is Apple and they set their own rules. If you feel like you're gonna regret buying the 3 once the 4 comes out then hold off. I personally love the 3, but will definitely trade in and upgrade if we get thinner bezels
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If they make the new one incompatible with the old bands they would lose out on a ton of people who will want to upgrade. Even if they have to change the design, this doesn't have to come at the expense of band compatibility and I hope they don't make a poor decision like that.

Thinner bezels and more health features in the S4 are perhaps what will make me regret buying the S3 right now, if I do.

 

[nudoru]

I bought a s3 lte yesterday. I thought about waiting then thought about all of the summer activities (pool with the kids, etc.) that would be much easier without a phone in tow and decided it was well worth it.

 

[Endorphine88]

I bought a s3 lte yesterday. I thought about waiting then thought about all of the summer activities (pool with the kids, etc.) that would be much easier without a phone in tow and decided it was well worth it.

You will not regret your purchase at all
PS - I recommend AppleCare if you haven't already purchased it. Mandatory on a device like the watch