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Which Apple Watch will you be buying?

Which Apple Watch will you be buying?

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Piggie said:
Enough to tell you that, I'm sure if the Apple watch was round, And, naturally Apple had created a UI to fully take advantage of the round display area, we would not see THAT many people slagging it off as being totally wrong, and that they won't be buying it, and it should of been square.
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So basically you're saying that if Apple made a good product, people would like it, even if it was round? You're probably right, because that's the logical result of making good products. There would still be people that want a square screen however. Much like there are people that wanted bigger iPhones, higher resolution iPhones, smaller iPhones, expandable storage in the iPhone, more storage in the iPhone, higher resolution in the Macbook Air, HDMI on the Macbook Pro, a bigger iPad, etc. You can't please everyone.
 
BvizioN said:
I have the feeling these people still like the circular kind. I also remember reading comments of people saying that rectangular looks and feels more like a watch. It's a never ending debate. It doesn't meant that these people have changed their mind after seeing the rectangular watch from Apple.



True, but also I don't believe that people would have still loved the Apple watch, had they implemented the UI of Motorola 360 and the flat tire thing. I believe it would have been a supernova scandal all over the internet and everyone and their grandma's would have started making fun of the flat tire :D
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Oh yes I do agree.

Myself. When Motorola can get a screen in place without needing the area at the bottom, and I think people slag them off unfairly.

They at least TRIED a new brave design, and top marks for that. At least they did it with the tech to hand.
When the tech allows the full face AND zero bezel, AND they can slim and tidy the general hardware up a bit, it has the potential to be a stunner.

Again, people love to call them childish names, the "almost 360" or the "flet Tyre" well folks at least they dared t be different, unlike play it safe and boring apple with a rectangle and a giant boarder all around it.

So, I do hope Motorolla carry on, and give those people who like that look the option to have it.

So top marks for them as far as I'm concerned for that.

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cmChimera said:
So basically you're saying that if Apple made a good product, people would like it, even if it was round? You're probably right, because that's the logical result of making good products. There would still be people that want a square screen however. Much like there are people that wanted bigger iPhones, higher resolution iPhones, smaller iPhones, expandable storage in the iPhone, more storage in the iPhone, higher resolution in the Macbook Air, HDMI on the Macbook Pro, a bigger iPad, etc. You can't please everyone.
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I agree, and you know what the answer is.

(Shhh don't tell Apple)

It's about making a range of products, so that people can choose which of the items you make best suits their needs and preferences.

Unfortunately, Up until now, and we don't know what the future holds under Tim, this has not been Apple's way.

Take it or leave it, is the general option. As I say, here's hoping this is going to gradually change now.
 
Piggie said:
Oh yes I do agree.

Myself. When Motorola can get a screen in place without needing the area at the bottom, and I think people slag them off unfairly.

They at least TRIED a new brave design, and top marks for that. At least they did it with the tech to hand.
When the tech allows the full face AND zero bezel, AND they can slim and tidy the general hardware up a bit, it has the potential to be a stunner.

Again, people love to call them childish names, the "almost 360" or the "flet Tyre" well folks at least they dared t be different, unlike play it safe and boring apple with a rectangle and a giant boarder all around it.

So, I do hope Motorolla carry on, and give those people who like that look the option to have it.

So top marks for them as far as I'm concerned for that.

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I agree, and you know what the answer is.

(Shhh don't tell Apple)

It's about making a range of products, so that people can choose which of the items you make best suits their needs and preferences.

Unfortunately, Up until now, and we don't know what the future holds under Tim, this has not been Apple's way.

Take it or leave it, is the general option. As I say, here's hoping this is going to gradually change now.
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I prefer Apple's way actually. I think the result is an overall better product. I'd much rather there be 1 great iPhone (even if it has 2 sizes), than the 15 mediocre phones that Samsung comes out with.
 
cmChimera said:
I prefer Apple's way actually. I think the result is an overall better product. I'd much rather there be 1 great iPhone (even if it has 2 sizes), than the 15 mediocre phones that Samsung comes out with.
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Some prefer others to decide what they should use (like yourself)
Others like to decide what they want and pick a product that does that (like me)

I bought the iPad1 on launch day and hated it's limitations, such as no USB port, no Memory card slot, a pain moving data to and from it from other devices.
I hate the keyboard with no numbers, I don't like the sound coming from only one end.
I hate seeing black bars on screen with a movie.

It's now 2015 and 6 models? later, and I am still with my iPad1, as none of these issues have been addressed.
If they had improved the product in some way I'd have upgraded, but fundamentally they've done nothing on any real note with the whole tablet concept.
 
Piggie said:
Some prefer others to decide what they should use (like yourself)
Others like to decide what they want and pick a product that does that (like me)

I bought the iPad1 on launch day and hated it's limitations, such as no USB port, no Memory card slot, a pain moving data to and from it from other devices.
I hate the keyboard with no numbers, I don't like the sound coming from only one end.
I hate seeing black bars on screen with a movie.

It's now 2015 and 6 models? later, and I am still with my iPad1, as none of these issues have been addressed.
If they had improved the product in some way I'd have upgraded, but fundamentally they've done nothing on any real note with the whole tablet concept.
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Why don't you just buy a competing product then?
 
None. Think about it for a minute. What will you be able to do with an Apple watch? Was I the only one unimpressed by the creepy heartbeat sharing, fish-drawing presentation of such a thick watch? It'll also cost more than many unsubsidized smartphones!

I was also let down by the lack of fitness-based applications it was supposed to offer, as the rumors leading up to the release all praised the incredible sensors it'd be equipped with.
 
cmChimera said:
Why don't you just buy a competing product then?
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That's is a VERY good question, and it leads me, into one of my biggest gripes actually and makes me so annoyed, and yet I understand why it happens.

Apple makes 1 product lets say.
apple have some very, and I mean VERY loyal fans, who will buy almost anything. (that's another debate!) lol

Other brands initially try a little design here and there, and see this 1 Apple product selling in millions to their devoted customers.

Quite naturally, the management of these other companies see this profit and success and want some of this cake for themselves.

They see this 1 design from Apple, and think wow, so this is the design that selling. So to a greater of lesser extent they end up mimicking this device (to varying degrees) as to them, THATS the design that's selling.

Now, from a business / manager / corporate point of view, I totally get why this happens and why they do it.

But Apple's overwhelming success in the marketplace, does I'm so sad to say, to varying levels of extent kill other designs from happening.

We know this is true.

I can Guarantee you 100% if the iPad was 16:9 from day one, and Steve jobs made MAJOR play of this point and sold it as an Amazing media device for movies and games, and went on and on about it's front facing stereo speaker for amazing sound in games and video, and also how top spec the camera was from day one, and all the video editing in widescreen that could be done with it.

If he HAD done that, everyone here would see the device differently AND love it, AND more importantly other products from other brands would all be VERY different from how they are today.

It's not what Apple does that annoys me, heck they can do whatever they want. It's the influence that stops other product from happening that annoys me.

And yet I understand why this happens. Others want to make money, but it does not make it any easier to accept.
 
Piggie said:
Oh yes I do agree.

Myself. When Motorola can get a screen in place without needing the area at the bottom, and I think people slag them off unfairly.

They at least TRIED a new brave design, and top marks for that. At least they did it with the tech to hand.
When the tech allows the full face AND zero bezel, AND they can slim and tidy the general hardware up a bit, it has the potential to be a stunner.
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How is a round watch a "brave new design"? If anything, it seems to me that they tried to force a mobile device into the form factor of an existing mechanical device, even though the technology is not where it needs to be in order to make it desirable. Arguably, even with today's technology they didn't need the "flat tire" look. They could have designed a larger bezel covered up by a metal frame that looks like many mechanical watch designs and avoided that effect. Sorry, there's a reason people call it the "almost 360."

It's as if someone had released a mobile phone that looked like a touch-tone phone or a rotary phone, and people called it a "brave new design."

Releasing a wide-screen 16:9 wrist-worn computer would have been a "brave new design," but not a round watch. Maybe Samsung should get the credit for a "brave new design" by deciding early on that a watch should be square.
 
KPOM said:
How is a round watch a "brave new design"? If anything, it seems to me that they tried to force a mobile device into the form factor of an existing mechanical device, even though the technology is not where it needs to be in order to make it desirable. Arguably, even with today's technology they didn't need the "flat tire" look. They could have designed a larger bezel covered up by a metal frame that looks like many mechanical watch designs and avoided that effect. Sorry, there's a reason people call it the "almost 360."

It's as if someone had released a mobile phone that looked like a touch-tone phone or a rotary phone, and people called it a "brave new design."

Releasing a wide-screen 16:9 wrist-worn computer would have been a "brave new design," but not a round watch. Maybe Samsung should get the credit for a "brave new design" by deciding early on that a watch should be square.
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I suppose a round hi resolution screen was what I meant

We've made square and oblong ones from day one, only now are firms starting to be able to offer other shapes.

Perhaps I used the wrong term.

I still hope we will see perfect no bezel designs in the not too distant future for those who would like them.
 
Piggie said:
I suppose a round hi resolution screen was what I meant

We've made square and oblong ones from day one, only now are firms starting to be able to offer other shapes.

Perhaps I used the wrong term.

I still hope we will see perfect no bezel designs in the not too distant future for those who would like them.
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I'm not sure a "no bezel" design works particularly well for a watch. Yes, it increases the usable space, but given that these devices will be "off" most of the time, having a frame of some substance is a desirable trait. First and foremost, it needs to look good, even if it doesn't do anything. The Moto 360 looks decent in photo shoots, but reviewers have said it loses something in real life.

Apple has certainly pushed the envelope in terms of materials, as well as the bands being offered. Even if the Edition winds up selling for "only" $2,000 or so, and not the $5,000-$10,000 some have suggested, no one else has even attempted to sell an electronic watch at that price level with that level of attention to materials and detail. The connection mechanism looks pretty interesting, and I'm sure we'll see others attempt to mimic it.

Even some of the stainless steel designs look pretty good in pictures. I'll need to see in real life how well it works out, but designs similar to the Milanese loop are common in "regular" dress watches. The modern buckle looks nice and functional, and I think it will be a popular design.

Hopefully another press invitation goes out the door a week or so after the January earnings release. It's "early 2015" in most of the world right now, and it would be nice if it came out in time for Chinese New Year and Valentine's Day.
 
mistertomlinson said:
I wish we could get more votes. I'm genuinely interested in the consensus here. My opinion: the Apple Watch looks like garbage. I was SO excited about it and just KNEW Apple was gonna design something that put all other smartwatches to shame. Unfortunately, this watch looks no different from all the others. The Moto 360 DESTROYS this design (I've never owned an Android phone and don't plan on it, for the record). I suspect when Apple saw it, they sh$t themselves! If only Motorola had spent a little more time on it (outdated hardware, poor battery life, no iPhone support), I'd buy it in a heartbeat. The Moto 360 is what I would expect Apple to design.

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Damn that's a sexy watch!
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that is one sexy watch
 
KPOM said:
I'm not sure a "no bezel" design works particularly well for a watch. Yes, it increases the usable space, but given that these devices will be "off" most of the time, having a frame of some substance is a desirable trait. First and foremost, it needs to look good, even if it doesn't do anything. The Moto 360 looks decent in photo shoots, but reviewers have said it loses something in real life.
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Sorry, I cannot understand what you are saying.

So a wide black bezel with a black screen that is off, looks better than a very narrow black bezel with a black screen that is off.

Sorry, that does not make any sense.

Please stop attempting to defend something that is only this way due to current technical limitations.

If you genuinely feel that, then please say you feel iPhones and current modern TV sets would also look better with wide bezels.

I am sure the bezel will shrink when a supplier can sell Apple screens with a smaller bezel at a quantity and price Apple are happy with.
 
Piggie said:
Sorry, I cannot understand what you are saying.

So a wide black bezel with a black screen that is off, looks better than a very narrow black bezel with a black screen that is off.

Sorry, that does not make any sense.

Please stop attempting to defend something that is only this way due to current technical limitations.

If you genuinely feel that, then please say you feel iPhones and current modern TV sets would also look better with wide bezels.

I am sure the bezel will shrink when a supplier can sell Apple screens with a smaller bezel at a quantity and price Apple are happy with.
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What I'm saying is that Motorola could have avoided the "flat tire" look by using a bezel around the entire screen that they could have covered up with a metal frame, sort of like what LG did.
 
KPOM said:
What I'm saying is that Motorola could have avoided the "flat tire" look by using a bezel around the entire screen that they could have covered up with a metal frame, sort of like what LG did.
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To be honest, I'm not sure that would of been right.

What they did was braver, more cutting edge, Actually I think I'd prefer it as it is, that a thick bezel all the way around.

I admit, it could of been done just a little better aesthetically.
Perhaps a strip of brushed metal just above the screen, with a tiny logo on it.

Imagine brushed gold, with a tiny black Apple logo.

Something over this area perhaps would of helped cosmetically.

I hate bezels, despise them utterly

They hard back to Cathode Ray Tube days.

TV's today look stunning.
PC monitors are, for some reason lagging behind TV's

I'm sure Apple watch could of been better, but I'm guessing there was a screen supply and cost issue with making it better.

Down to a cost and quantity as opposed to up to a cutting edge on the screen front.

I'm sure in time, in later models this will get improved upon as it's the one thing that for me, lets the product down big time

Everything else looks superb quality, apart from that horrid thick bezel that we'd al love not to be there.

And before anyone says no. I don't believe you.

As if the bezel WAS say 1mm, you would all be going GAGA over it, and how amazing the screen was with almost no bezel.
 
Piggie said:
And before anyone says no. I don't believe you.

As if the bezel WAS say 1mm, you would all be going GAGA over it, and how amazing the screen was with almost no bezel.
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Stop projecting. Given today's technology, the Apple Watch is a decent design. It would need to be thicker to avoid a bezel, and if it is going to be thicker, I'd prefer a slightly larger battery. Is there room for improvement in the design? Of course, but that's no different from anything else Apple has produced.

Apple didn't make a round watch. They could have, but didn't. Just deal with it. If you don't like it, you don't need to buy one. I'm going to take a look at it in person, but my initial thought is that the design they went with is nicely done.

It appears that the PPI of the Apple Watch will be higher than the Moto 360 (probably roughly the same as the iPad Air 2), which is good, since one of the complaints about the 360 is that the pixels are too visible. I like the variety of bands and watch body materials, and I also like that they produced a 38mm version since I have a small wrist.
 
KPOM said:
Stop projecting. Given today's technology, the Apple Watch is a decent design. It would need to be thicker to avoid a bezel, and if it is going to be thicker, I'd prefer a slightly larger battery. Is there room for improvement in the design? Of course, but that's no different from anything else Apple has produced.

Apple didn't make a round watch. They could have, but didn't. Just deal with it. If you don't like it, you don't need to buy one. I'm going to take a look at it in person, but my initial thought is that the design they went with is nicely done.

It appears that the PPI of the Apple Watch will be higher than the Moto 360 (probably roughly the same as the iPad Air 2), which is good, since one of the complaints about the 360 is that the pixels are too visible. I like the variety of bands and watch body materials, and I also like that they produced a 38mm version since I have a small wrist.
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I agree with all you say. :)

I won't buy an Apple watch until it becomes more than an iPhone accessory.
when it becomes a device in it's own right, with enough power to run apps itself and a better battery, and as I said less bezel so the screen gets larger in the same size of body then I think it will be very worthy of a purchase.

I have never wanted to buy a mobile phone that needs to be charged daily, and I'm not going to buy a watch that needs the same.

I am very interested in these items and look forward greatly to seeing a time when they mature from what they are now, as I'm sure they will do in a few years and few versions time.
 
42 mm Space Black Stainless steel link bracelet standard Apple Watch. Pre-order as soon as I possibly can. I'm hoping that it is anywhere from $500-$550
 
Probably this one on day one :)
 

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The only one I'd be interested in is the Sport model. The other styles, that try to look like a fine watch, just seem off. It just doesn't work for me.
 
I'm unsure whether to get the 38 or 42MM. I am a dude but I have pretty small hands/wrists, so I'm thinking 38MM but I don't want to lose out on the higher quality screen the 42MM offers.
 
duelingdragons said:
I'm unsure whether to get the 38 or 42MM. I am a dude but I have pretty small hands/wrists, so I'm thinking 38MM but I don't want to lose out on the higher quality screen the 42MM offers.
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I totally agree! I love both sizes but at the same time the bigger one has a little bit better display! Just going to have to wait until it's released in March (everyone is saying its in March)
 
duelingdragons said:
I'm unsure whether to get the 38 or 42MM. I am a dude but I have pretty small hands/wrists, so I'm thinking 38MM but I don't want to lose out on the higher quality screen the 42MM offers.
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You read somewhere that the 42MM will have a higher quality screen?

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Just1n12 said:
I totally agree! I love both sizes but at the same time the bigger one has a little bit better display! Just going to have to wait until it's released in March (everyone is saying its in March)
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The larger screen has a better display??? I must have missed that.
 
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