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Will AW7 Have Sapphire Screen?
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The stainless and edition watches are more expensive because of these features.. The aluminum watches remove these features so they can be offered at a reduced price. Always been this way, no reason for Apple to offer more for less..
The ION-X glass is garbage when it comes to scratches. I had three aluminum Apple Watches with ION-X and they all scratched very easily on even the slightest scrape or ding. I have my first Sapphire glass screen with my SS Gold Series 6 model and it has gotten even more abuse than all of the aluminum versions I have had and the screen has no scratches on it. It looks the same as the day I got it. I have also dropped it a couple times and it has not shattered or cracked either. The Sapphire glass is definitely worth the extra money to me with how much abuse it takes when I wear it.
Yeah it seems like that would be the case; however at the Series 6 launch there was virtually zero information on the Apple website about the materials on any of the watch screens, Edition or standard models. If it was intended as an added value premium feature just for the sake of fetching a higher price, it was not marketed that way. Screen material for the different models is buried way down in the specifications information last time I looked but that was last year when I bought my S6 titanium, they might have changed it.
Edit: just checked website the information is easier to find now.
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While you are technically correct from my own experiences with my mechanical watches (that I stopped using after getting an AW) sapphire was always superior.
I've never cracked a screen in any of those but the ones with glass do all have scratches to varying degrees while the sapphire ones are pristine. If we go even further acrylic glass is even less shatter prone but becomes scratched basically by looking at it.
For me personally when I got my first AW (series 6) the choice was between SS and Ti just because I wanted the sapphire screen (in the end I went with the natural Ti since I prefer the looks and the premium over SS isn't that much). I have no regrets and no scratches on the screen (but some scratches on the case
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Yeah I still think sapphire is the way to go as your more likely to scrap the watch against something rather then drop it. Though I think I'm going with titanium this time as the SS is a bit to heavy
If you’re talking about a S7 titanium there is talk that there might not be a titanium S7; nothing official or anything though.
We've got a regular Series 4 that still has a pristine display so considering the ~2x pricing for SS/Ti, I think I'd rather take my chances with the Ion-X glass.
I think most people that scratched theirs they're not careful. I'm always mindful when I'm wearing watch. My Silver SS is also pristine considering it's very easy to get micro scratches on the body.
We're not hard on watches but I wouldn't say we're super careful either. The watch has been bumped against doors and furniture and dropped a couple of times. I think that's pretty much inevitable.
I'm actually surprised there were no micro scratches on the thing considering from some posts here, you'd think the Ion-X glass would scratch just by looking at it.
Something to think about if one has apple care for their watch. Apple won’t replace a scratched screen but they will replace a cracked screen.
I’ll always stick to a sapphire screen on my watch. My ss aw3 doesn’t have any scratches on it and it gets banged around occasionally and not had any issues with it cracking in the few years I’ve owned it.
In my experience, sapphire is the way to go.
Always had the stainless steel version of the AW and they are virtually indestructible (well maybe not 100%).
Banged it against the door frame, kitchen bench, mirrors etc. Never a single scratch or dent.
Banged it against the door frame, kitchen bench, mirrors etc. Never a single scratch or dent.
I've had several Ion-X models that were perfect when I sold them but I have had scratches as well. One time I had a deep groove and the rest were micro-scratches that could only be seen when they caught the light right. I got titanium this year and despite the fact that I'm the perfect height where my watch is at doorknob level and it taking some pretty solid hits, the screen is still unmarked.
It was also mentioned that the sapphire screens are not quite as bright and while that is true, I have mine set on the middle brightness setting and it's more than sufficient.
It was also mentioned that the sapphire screens are not quite as bright and while that is true, I have mine set on the middle brightness setting and it's more than sufficient.