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Watch may be the least needed upgradable product Apple makes
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I dunno, I think the Apple polishing cloth is the least-upgradable product that Apple has ever made. I'm afraid that when Cloth 2.0 gets released my current cloth won't be supported anymore even though there's nothing wrong with it! ?
by this latest list,
by this ill start looking for another by 10...maybe, in fact not sure what features it would need to upgrade...battery life is a given, most smart watches seem to have way better battery life but for some reason unlike their phones and ipads Apple doesnt seem to care much about battery life in the watches.
I do 2 years and sell for about half new price, then pick up one that is a month or so old that someone bought and didn't use for 2/3 of new price, have done it twice now, change over is minimal, less that 1/4 of a new one.
No need to pay full apple retail which is a rip imo.
I’ve had a Series 4 for a few years now. Recently bought a Series 7 and returned it. The improvements just weren’t substantial enough to justify replacing my older watch. The always on screen seems mostly pointless and took off about 20% of the daily battery life.
My Series 4 battery is still doing just fine. I’ll upgrade when there is a significant update.
My Series 4 battery is still doing just fine. I’ll upgrade when there is a significant update.
Well yeah, and I think it's done on purpose. Why the f**k would any average person want to 'uPgRaDe' their watch every 2-3 years? It's madness.
Before Apple Watch, watches were a luxury item. A nice thing you treasure. If you spent £400 on a watch you were spending a LOT. It was rare for the average person.
Now Apple have made it normal to spend £400 and potentially even every few years.
People will resent Apple if they make too many large jumps. A watch is an item you love and wear. No other Apple product does that. You don't wear a MacBook, iPhone or iMac.
Apple have taken the correct strategy with the Watch. Most consumers will want to upgrade it only after 4 years.
Only if Apple panders to the "The newly released product has new features - I'm so mad since I just bought one a while back and now it's not the latest and greatest" crowd.
I hope they don't. That crowd is foolish. Each to their own, but I hope Apple continues to innovate and not stifle simply for the sake of those people. And I'm certain that they won't, thankfully.
My 5 shows no signs of upgrade with so, nice again what main stream product compares to not need needing upgrade for average way of life after 5 years…none that I know of.
You’re wasting your life away on this stupid forum in just the same way that everyone else is. You know exactly why he ‘cares’.
Well, I think hardware wise, there's a peak in S5 or so. The chip is practically similar form S5 onward, and Apple is keeping the same RAM and storage (1GB RAM and 32GB storage). That's probably already overkill for a watch.
Imo future upgrades would more about the sensors (new or improved). There are still plenty of tech progress in health sensors and miniaturisation. I also think the popularity of Apple Watch encourages progressions in this field as now they have mass market audience (thus more money to be gained as motivation for improving the tech).
Imo future upgrades would more about the sensors (new or improved). There are still plenty of tech progress in health sensors and miniaturisation. I also think the popularity of Apple Watch encourages progressions in this field as now they have mass market audience (thus more money to be gained as motivation for improving the tech).
I won't, not yet anyway. I've used my series 5 for two years now, and it is still excellent and I love it. I don't see any reason at all to upgrade.
I think there’s a good bit of improvement that Apple can make just on the software front to make better use of current hardware.
Cracking the battery dilemma is the biggest mainstream, hardware improvement they could make. I’m not aware of anything they can do right now to massively improve it. I know it won’t happen, but I’d rather they focus on that and not keep adding sensors.
Cracking the battery dilemma is the biggest mainstream, hardware improvement they could make. I’m not aware of anything they can do right now to massively improve it. I know it won’t happen, but I’d rather they focus on that and not keep adding sensors.
I have a 5 and I'm waiting to see if a significantly refreshed model comes out next. So far still at 87% battery health so it's still got good life in it.
Fitness features are gimmicky to me....I use the notifications, receive calls, text messages, calendar, weather, timers, heart rate are the most useful features. For those things, almost any of the models are adequate
I do like the always on display.
Fitness features are gimmicky to me....I use the notifications, receive calls, text messages, calendar, weather, timers, heart rate are the most useful features. For those things, almost any of the models are adequate
I do like the always on display.
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lol adding low power mode to try and make more upgradable...
"The Apple Watch's "all-day" battery life has not significantly changed since the launch of the original model in 2015..." yea we know, so why upgrade till you get it right....3 day min
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"The Apple Watch's "all-day" battery life has not significantly changed since the launch of the original model in 2015..." yea we know, so why upgrade till you get it right....3 day min
Some of us appreciate the little things they add to new software, that carries no extra charge, but if this was the only thing that was added to the AW S8, I’d upgrade for it.
Apple Watch 10: Should You Buy? Reviews, Features, Comparisons and More
The Apple Watch Series 10 has received a design update with larger casings and displays but a thinner overall design, along with a new S10 chip,...
lol adding low power mode to try and make more upgradable...
"The Apple Watch's "all-day" battery life has not significantly changed since the launch of the original model in 2015..." yea we know, so why upgrade till you get it right....3 day min
The battery life on both series 5 Apple watches I’ve had is vastly inferior to the series 2 I had prior. I’ve just got better things to spend my money on than an Apple Watch every year so I just put up with it for 3 years. I find upgrades are more exciting if you leave it a few years rather than experiencing the tiny changes annually.
Information I found online about the batteries says the Series 2 38mm had 273mAh, and 42mm had 334mAh.
Compared to a Series 5 40mm at 245mAh, and 44mm at 296mAh.
A large part of the reason I upgraded to the 7 from the 4 was the increased battery. While I generally charge every day, if I'm on a weekend trip or away from home for just a couple days I'd rather minimize what charging equipment I have to take. With my usage now I'm generally at ~55% remaining at the end of the day, so I can squeeze out a full two days of normal usage, which was no longer possible on the aging 4.
I just upgraded from the 4 to the 7. You also forgot the onscreen keyboard, the better dust and crack screen, etc. yes I do use the onscreen keyboard sometimes.
I think the AOD has a big impact on battery life and especially the Series 5 that was the first watch to have it. Here is mine from right now and this is a good day. I’ve been wearing this since 7:30am this morning and it’s on 16%. Some nights it’s less than 10% and warning me about power saving mode.
I’ll be getting a Series 8 this year I think.