Well, the ipad has, so far...It can not stay at the same form factor.
Well, the ipad has, so far...It can not stay at the same form factor.
Well, the ipad has, so far...![]()
Yes, I expected that comeback, but look at the big picture...Not so as some iPads are larger.![]()
I have 16 oem bands so I’ll not be pleased if they don’t work with the series 4.Sigh.. I hate to throw away all of my current bands if the new one is not compatible.
my, god...now from iphones getting bigger and bigger...now even a watch? in 5 years we will have an iphone on the wrist? come on...every big watch maker has 39-40mm..this it should still stay as a fashion gadget
Yes. You won’t see me buying another 16 bands if it changes.I think Apple would be foolish to change the band port. Yes, people might buy the watch and, yes, they might buy an extra strap or two but I doubt I’m alone in thinking that’d be it for me: a couple of straps at most rather than the dozen or so straps I’ve bought so far.
Don't realy care about the bands but a 45mm tall, rectangular watch, will look ridiculous on a wrist. Regular folks will have to go with the smaller one...
With the difference that I have not seen many bands priced at $50 and none at $689, of course...If you look at the teardown of the Watch along with replacement displays, the purpose of the bezel is obvious. Apple is already using OLED on Watch and could manufacture a thin-bezel display yesterday if they wanted to.
The idea that Apple wouldn't change the case size to appease band owners would be like Apple maintaining the iPhone form factor, just because consumers already invested in a few leather cases. Bands are consumable accessories.
I think Apple would be foolish to change the band port. Yes, people might buy the watch and, yes, they might buy an extra strap or two but I doubt I’m alone in thinking that’d be it for me: a couple of straps at most rather than the dozen or so straps I’ve bought so far.
With the difference that I have not seen many cases priced at $50 and none at $689, of course...
From the new note from Ming-Chi Kuo, before it gets lost in the discussion of the main article:
With the info given, it would seem to indicate that it is indeed not as previously rumored (i.e. that the body of the Watch will stay the same size with smaller bezels) but that the body itself will get bigger. The 38/42 designation of the current watches refers to the height of the body (in mm), so new 40/45 Watches would be larger at least in this dimension. Question remains if the width will stay the same (i.e. the screen ratio changing) or if the Watch will get wider as well (rendering all previous Watch bands obsolete).
I sincerely hope that it‘s either the former or the info/rumor is just wrong and the Watch body will stay the same only with smaller bezels!
Yes, I expected that comeback, but look at the big picture...The chassis has remained more or less the same, with the flat front and curved back, ever since it first launched. Thickness has varied and bezels were reduced at one point and there's a smaller variety and more recently also a larger one, but the overall shape has remained essentially unchanged throughout it all.
Does the case of the apple watch really have to change for it to be 'new'? Going by ipad tradition, then no, not really. Tweaked perhaps, but staying essentially the same is okay too.
That was my thought reading through the forum here, if there's this much excitement about the 40+ or whatever bands you have that fit your S3 watch, then why buy the S4? No one is forcing people to buy the "new" watch, but everytime there's a new release of anything Apple, when I go by the Apple store, there's a crowd outside that rivals a Wal-Mart on Black Friday.Why does it need to change? So that a handful of people can look at your wrist and be impressed that you have the latest?
I’m not interested in how the watch looks. It needs to add features that I’d find beneficial. I was using my series 0 from launch day up until December last year. I only upgraded to the series 3 because the watch was really slow and the battery couldn’t even last half a day anymore. Otherwise I see the watch as an accessory to my phone and therefore it doesn’t need to be upgraded every year.That was my thought reading through the forum here, if there's this much excitement about the 40+ or whatever bands you have that fit your S3 watch, then why buy the S4? No one is forcing people to buy the "new" watch, but everytime there's a new release of anything Apple, when I go by the Apple store, there's a crowd outside that rivals a Wal-Mart on Black Friday.
Personally, if the one I have works, and I like it, I can't see dropping another $300+ on something that is simply "new" and has some "needed" feature I'll use for probably 5 minutes, and then forget.
Just my 2c worth..Your mileage may vary.
I’m not interested in how the watch looks. It needs to add features that I’d find beneficial.
Agreed. But you find a lot of threads about the watch and the phone on how it's looked the same for x many years. Look for all the complaints when the iPhones 6 to 8 all look the same. Well Duh, it's a slab of glass. The size is actually pretty spot on as a middle ground of practicability and usability.
Some with the watch. I'd love a larger display. But the form factor is really good. I will likely be updating my S0 this fall. I'd love to get the S4, but if it gets physically larger, I'll go with the S3.
Why does it need to change? So that a handful of people can look at your wrist and be impressed that you have the latest?