Watch the Apple Watch Series 4 Smoke Older Apple Watches in Speed Comparison

[BrennanWDavis]

How long between charges for your S2?

I charge my S2 every day when I get to work, for about 30 minutes. It's fine all day after that. Even if I go for a run, listening to music and using the Nike Plus app. I probably don't have to charge it quite as often as I do, but I'm still pretty sure I couldn't go 2 days without charging.

 

[redman042]

I seriously had no idea that the AW could operate as fast as my Series 4 has been operating.

I was so accustomed to the sluggish behavior of the S0 since day one, and even my upgrade to a S2 on watchOS 4 felt disappointing.

Up until now, I just assumed that was the nature of a smart watch: slow and only really good for telling the time.

Now everything is so quick and actually works. I had no idea Scribble could actually keep up with me.

Definitely worth upgrading if you’re on S2 or earlier.

This is my experience exactly. For the first time, I can ask Siri for something or tap on a button and not have to cringe wondering whether I’ll need to drop my arm for a rest while it loads (and thus give up and pull the iphone out of my pocket). Everything just pops right up. I ended up re-loading some third party apps that I had previously given up on with the S2.

I’ve always enjoyed owning the Apple Watch (I went from Series 0 to 2 to 4) but this is the first time where loading/response time has become completely a non-issue.

Love it.

 

[Donoban]

The mental gymnastics in this post to justify not buying a new watch are astounding. Enjoy your series 0 that is 0.2mm thinner and one tenth the speed I guess, priorities.

Mental gymnastics. Lolz.

When my series 0 stops telling the time and there is a thinner model available, then I’ll upgrade.

Maybe I’m an outlier. I don’t use any apps on my watch. Other than reading email and sms notifications. Occasionally checking the weather.

Series 0 is responsive for these tasks.

Enjoy your walkie talkie app broc.

 

[scootymcscootface]

The Apple Watch Series 4, launched last week, features a new dual-core S4 chip that's significantly faster than the S3 chip in the Series 3, and, of course, the chips used in older Apple Watch models.

We did a side-by-side comparison of the Apple Watch Series 4 to the original Apple Watch, the Series 1 models, the Series 2 models, and the Apple Watch Series 3 to see how far the Apple Watch has come since it was first introduced in 2015.

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According to Apple, the fourth-generation dual-core 64-bit Silicon-in-Package or SIP chip in the Apple Watch is twice as fast as the previous-generation S3 chip. Its improved efficiency and speed allow for better battery conservation and new health-related features like ECG readings.

In our testing, we compared Apple Watch tasks like booting up, opening apps, and activating Siri to demonstrate the speed differences between each generation.

Unsurprisingly, the Series 4 was the fastest, but for a lot of tasks, there weren't huge speed differences between the Series 4 and the Series 3.

When comparing the Series 4 to the Series 2 and older, though, you can see the impressive improvements Apple has made to the processor over the course of the last three years. While it took the Apple Watch Series 4 40 seconds to boot up, it took the Series 2 almost four minutes, the Series 1 three minutes, and the Series 0 five minutes.

When opening up apps, we didn't see a huge difference between the Series 3 and Series 4 for most tests, but the Series 4 was always just a little bit faster. On Series 2 and older, apps took a good deal longer to open, and in some cases, like with the original Apple Watch, apps took so long we gave up.

So, what can we learn from this? You may not see major speed changes when upgrading to Series 4 from Series 3, though everything will feel snappier.

You will, however, notice an incredible difference upgrading from an original Apple Watch, Series 1 model, or Series 2 model, which makes upgrading from one of these older devices worthwhile.

In our opinion, if you're considering upgrading from a Series 2 or earlier to the Series 4, do it. The speed changes are so drastic that using the Apple Watch Series 4 is an entirely different experience than using an older Apple Watch.

Have you upgraded to a Series 4 from an older Apple Watch model? Let us know what you think about the new device in the comments below.

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[doublepost=1538273088][/doublepost]Sorry didn’t realize I would repost the whole article!! I admit I’m a newbie.

I just want to find out what kind of leather band you had on that S4 Apple Watch??

 

[cmichaelb]

So yours boots in 2 and a half and theirs takes 5...why are they wrong?

That video is edited. Do you see that watch try and boot for 5 minutes? No, that would suck to watch. We have no idea from that video how long it really took to boot.

It's click bait.

 

[Donoban]

That video is edited. Do you see that watch try and boot for 5 minutes? No, that would suck to watch. We have no idea from that video how long it really took to boot.

It's click bait.

Macrumors is famous for click bait now.

 

[Tech198]

Speed tests..... I wouldn't mind waiting 2 minutes.

 

[CouponPages]

Here's a strange thing, at the end of the video, when all the models were placed side by side, the time on one of the watches was about 9 seconds behind.

That's pretty strange considering that all Apple Watches should be synced to the exact time to the millisecond.

I jumped from Series 0 to Series 3 in May, then jumped to 4 mainly because of the ECG.

Speed is a nice bonus, but not as big a deal for me as the screen size and ECG.

 

[jimbobb24]

Does the Nike app work on the 4? I quit using it on the 2 because was so slow and crashed so much losing runs. Would love to go back to it.

Also who thought that then watch buzzing when you are under or over pace was a good idea? That’s not enough to feel - just too subtle during a run. I think 2 changing would be great for pacing. The watch background is red when running too fast and green when you need to speed up. And add audio feedback telling you when you are off pace. The audio feedback is great and other apps have some of pacing.
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This highlights the stupidity of the first real gold Apple Watch Edition that started at $10,000 and went up to $17,000. How stupid does one have to be to spend so much money on something that will be outperformed by the cheapest Apple Watch the very next year, and massively outperformed by the cheapest Apple Watch a few years after that?

Not stupid - rich. When I was in college I balanced my checkbook to the pennies. I don’t have a checkbook now but I don’t worry much about purchases below $10. There are people much richer than me who don’t worry about purchases below 100k. It doesn’t even register because thinking about is inconsequential.

 

[SaxPlayer]

I haven't watched the video for this article yet, however after reading it I'm even more excited about the Series 4 I have on order... because I have a series 0. I always thought I'd notice the difference, but I have a feeling that, as it says in this article, it'll be "an entirely different experience".

I'm sure I'm not alone in saying that I use my series 0 for a limited number of tasks. I use it for the time (obviously) and when out for a run to control music playback (which is hardly instant, there's always a pause between hitting a control and something happening) but not much else. So I'm super excited to think that my series 4 will be be used a whole lot more not because my series 0 won't necessarily do the things that I want it to, but by being more responsive it'll mean that I want to use my new watch more than my current one.

Roll on w/c 15 October.

 

[honglong1976]

I learnt from this:

My series 3 does not need replacing.

 

[lordofthereef]

Here's a strange thing, at the end of the video, when all the models were placed side by side, the time on one of the watches was about 9 seconds behind.

That's pretty strange considering that all Apple Watches should be synced to the exact time to the millisecond.

I jumped from Series 0 to Series 3 in May, then jumped to 4 mainly because of the ECG.

Speed is a nice bonus, but not as big a deal for me as the screen size and ECG.

I honestly don't know how great a Comparison this video is. My s3 takes 1:17 to boot (only checked because of this video lol) and another person on here said theirs took 1:18-19. That's a very large difference from the video, and while the s4 is still the clear winner, the disparity between the two are very different.

This has me wondering how different comparisons of phones and such are in videos like this. I always just assumed a comparison video is pretty well indicative of overall product performance. Is it possible it's not? I have no reason to believe these numbers in the video here were fabricated. That is to say I full believe their unit just took longer to boot. What I don't necessarily understand is why.

 

[Roller]

I haven't watched the video for this article yet, however after reading it I'm even more excited about the Series 4 I have on order... because I have a series 0. I always thought I'd notice the difference, but I have a feeling that, as it says in this article, it'll be "an entirely different experience".

I'm sure I'm not alone in saying that I use my series 0 for a limited number of tasks. I use it for the time (obviously) and when out for a run to control music playback (which is hardly instant, there's always a pause between hitting a control and something happening) but not much else. So I'm super excited to think that my series 4 will be be used a whole lot more not because my series 0 won't necessarily do the things that I want it to, but by being more responsive it'll mean that I want to use my new watch more than my current one.

Roll on w/c 15 October.

I went from a Series 0 to a Series 4. The difference in responsiveness was well worth it for me.

 

[Abazigal]

I learnt from this:

My series 3 does not need replacing.

At just one year old, it shouldn’t. watchOS 5 has made my series 2 smoother as well, and I will be hanging on to it for another year at least.

 

[Dunbar]

Does anyone know what the middle watch band is in the video thumbnail?

 

[wmmead]

Upgraded from series 2 to series 4. Just the form factor of the watch as a whole has been worth it. This is a much more refined device (thinner, lighter, nicer/brighter/bigger screen). The speed on the series 2 made it pretty much useless for anything but telling the time. I find myself using the new series 4 watch for much more. Oh and the louder speaker is great too.

 

[kyykesko]

Improved efficiency and better battery conservation = lets reduce the battery size
[doublepost=1538169620][/doublepost]"is an entirely different experience than using an older Apple Watch." It really isn't though

Yep. And who doesn't think the device could use a bigger battery? Still, smaller battery and higher selling price == profit! That takes courage!

 

[spacemnspiff]

Confirms that I have couple of more years left in my Series 3.

 

[mdelvecchio]

This highlights the stupidity of the first real gold Apple Watch Edition that started at $10,000 and went up to $17,000. How stupid does one have to be to spend so much money on something that will be outperformed by the cheapest Apple Watch the very next year, and massively outperformed by the cheapest Apple Watch a few years after that?

It was t stupidity. People that rich don’t care. They have rooms to hold their thousand-dollar purses and shoes.

 

[ersan191]

Upgraded from series 2 to series 4. Just the form factor of the watch as a whole has been worth it. This is a much more refined device (thinner, lighter, nicer/brighter/bigger screen). The speed on the series 2 made it pretty much useless for anything but telling the time. I find myself using the new series 4 watch for much more. Oh and the louder speaker is great too.

I agree with most of this but the series 4 aluminum is heavier than the S2

SS is lighter though

 

[MacsRuleOthersDrool]

I wonder if it has the same obsolescence feature built in like the iPhone, where it won't be smoking anything once a couple of years pass, and the software has to slow things down, or the battery will cause the watch to crash...

Ya know, now that iOS 11.4.1 and 12 have demonstrably and radically improved the performance of OLDER iPhones (clear back to the 5s), it is high-time for that particular meme (which wasn't true to begin with) to be put to rest.

 

[cycomiko]

then get a series 3, dah?
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You mean the series 3 that is the same price as the one I got last year? Woo, year old tech for the same price, guess those record margins have to be kept up.

 

[Contact_Feanor]

This highlights the stupidity of the first real gold Apple Watch Edition that started at $10,000 and went up to $17,000. How stupid does one have to be to spend so much money on something that will be outperformed by the cheapest Apple Watch the very next year, and massively outperformed by the cheapest Apple Watch a few years after that?

I kindly disagree. You don’t buy watches in those price ranges for the same reason you buy a regular smart watch. you buy it as a collectors item. A regular first generation iPhone in mint condition can fetch a multiple of its original price. If the Apple Watch continues to grow more popular (and it certainly seems like it) the original generation Apple Watch Edition, due to its very limited availability, will be worth a whole lot more than 17000 in ten years time.