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What was main reason you bought series 4?

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chiefs1968

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When I learned of the ECG feature coming to series 4 it was a good selling point and it was my only reason for getting series 4.
How about you....what was the main reason you got the series 4?
 
chiefs1968 said:
When I learned of the ECG feature coming to series 4 it was a good selling point and it was my only reason for getting series 4.
How about you....what was the main reason you got the series 4?
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Bigger screen, performance over S2 and LTE
 
Coming from a Series 1 it was clear that i will update but what really got me are the new watchfaces....
 
Upgrade from a Series 2, prior to that, Series 0. Speed, size and additional heart functions.
BTW the previous two are still in use...
 
i couldn't care less about ECG, but im sure it will help others. i wish i could opt not to have ECG to save $50-$100.

i got the s4 bc i had a s0 from day 1 and was ready to upgrade. as an early adopter and believer of the apple watch, im proud of how the watch has evolved to be one of the top sellers of apple's product line.
 
chiefs1968 said:
When I learned of the ECG feature coming to series 4 it was a good selling point and it was my only reason for getting series 4.
How about you....what was the main reason you got the series 4?
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Primary reason: The larger screen to have the info graphics face.
 
Screen size and watch faces were my primary reasons for upgrading. I came from an S3, so there’s a small bump in performance/speed but battery life is if at all about the same, sometimes worse (depending on your watch face & complications).
 
Better LTE reception and the extra hour of outdoor workouts - also I gave the new gold aluminum color a shot, but hated it in the end the new gold stainless is perfect - rather enjoyed the series 1/2 gold, but 3/4 aluminum gold is just not right - glad to have the stainless option finally.
 
Larger screen, refined design and the internal upgrades. S2 wasn't bad by any means, but the additional real estate of the larger screen and speed of the S4 were my two primary motivations.
 
LTE... here in italy it’s the first time we can take advantage of it. now you can use LTE also with series 3 (last year you couldn’t), but once AW4 was out for me there was no sense getting the AW3. AW4 is superior in almost every aspect, costs more but could also last more... and i think i will enjoy it more than the AW3 also for the screen size
 
Fall detection and EKG.

Despite being an Apple geek, I had no interest in the Watch, mostly because I have a lot of joint pain, and wearing something on my wrist wasn’t appealing. But I have MS and other health issues, and live alone, so I was already aware that I needed a way to reach help if I had another bad fall. The series 4 came out with the right features at the right time.

Beyond the peace of mind I feel wearing it, I’m also enjoying it a lot overall. Two things I didn’t expect to love as much as I do are Apple Pay on the watch (who knew it’d be so much more convenient than the already super convenient Apple Pay on the iPhone?) and being able to adjust volume and other controls for podcasts and music playback without taking the phone out of my pocket.
 
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I never owned an Apple Watch 4. All the other series made me feel it is ‘unfinished’. But I loved the design and I wanted an Apple Watch for 1.5 year. So, after the more edged design, I decided to go for it. I’m very happy with it!
 
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StumpyBloke said:
Cos I upgrade every year (also really wanted the bigger screen).
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Do you get the aluminium or the SS? I suppose if you upgrade every year (I do with my iPhones) once you've paid for one, you can sell and upgrading isn't so expensive?
 
Its Really simple, the Apple Watch was a in need of having revamped physical features after having three years of the same design. The larger display, the reduced bezels, all have made a significant difference in terms of actually refreshing the Apple Watch.

But I think the consensus is, others upgraded because they wanted a larger display either with the 40 mm or 44, my preference being with a 44 mm sold me. Just Viewing content on a larger display is much easier reading texts/and other information.
 
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Dave Meadows said:
Do you get the aluminium or the SS? I suppose if you upgrade every year (I do with my iPhones) once you've paid for one, you can sell and upgrading isn't so expensive?
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I always go for the aluminium model with cellular (since that’s been available obvs). When I traded in my S3 a few weeks ago I got roughly half what I paid for it so was pretty happy with that.
 
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