Apple Event: Series 8 Apple Watch

A

ashdgee

Well-Known Member
Joined
Feb 1, 2016
Messages
160
Reaction score
63
Location
Cape Town
Series 8 AW. I think I love this one, would be a good upgrade from my old series 3.

What are your impressions in this new watch ?
 
Believe it or not, my 6 year old 1st gen AW can still give me 27 hours of battery life.

Even though it is still soldiering on, I want to upgrade so much…being stuck on watchOS 4 is not so nice.

I’m hoping to see a good deal on the Watch SE before the new SE hits us.
 
It'll be interesting to see who buys this Ultra watch.

www.wired.com

Apple’s New ‘Ultra’ Watch Goes Toe-to-Toe With Garmin

Saddled by still-mediocre battery life, the Apple Watch Ultra isn’t a true competitor to the reigning king of premium wearables. But it’s getting much closer.
www.wired.com www.wired.com

I can't imagine Bear Grylls with one (and a power bank in his other pocket)
 
Among the shrinking group of smartwatch-wearing customers that have eluded Apple, one of them is me. I can’t commit to an Apple Watch, especially with its 18-hour battery life. When you have hobbies like multiday backcountry camping, snowboarding, and climbing, it makes no sense to wear a relatively fragile device that’s going to die in less than a day—especially when there are more-rugged, longer-lasting options.

Garmin’s tough, expensive watches dominate the premium watch category, which includes devices costing $500 or more.
 
Dolby said:
It'll be interesting to see who buys this Ultra watch.

www.wired.com

Apple’s New ‘Ultra’ Watch Goes Toe-to-Toe With Garmin

Saddled by still-mediocre battery life, the Apple Watch Ultra isn’t a true competitor to the reigning king of premium wearables. But it’s getting much closer.
www.wired.com www.wired.com

I can't imagine Bear Grylls with one (and a power bank in his other pocket)
Click to expand...
If he's so extreme then he shouldn't be using a fitness tracker or smartwatch at all.
 
Dolby said:
Among the shrinking group of smartwatch-wearing customers that have eluded Apple, one of them is me. I can’t commit to an Apple Watch, especially with its 18-hour battery life. When you have hobbies like multiday backcountry camping, snowboarding, and climbing, it makes no sense to wear a relatively fragile device that’s going to die in less than a day—especially when there are more-rugged, longer-lasting options.

Garmin’s tough, expensive watches dominate the premium watch category, which includes devices costing $500 or more.
Click to expand...
I assume you’re quoting an article since the text is in italics, but nonetheless…at least there is now the low power mode with series 8 and the new Ultra has even more juice…

And let’s face it, a lot of people are gonna get the Ultra just for the longer battery life, and because it’s different…people who will not go near an ocean or mountain or hiking trail.

Baffles me as well why the Apple Watch still cannot compete with the likes of Huawei, Samsung, Garmin etc when it comes to battery life…but it is what it is.

Doesn’t help complaining about it year in and year out…
 
bluepoole said:
I assume you’re quoting an article since the text is in italics
Click to expand...
I'm saying that the hope that this watch (Ultra) is going to compete with - and steal market share - from the likes Garmin Fenix, probably won't happen. As you say it'll be guys in that won't go near a mountain or hiking trail, but I don't see it as a completely new market segment
 
Received a mail from iStore saying AW 8 and new SE should be available "soon", available starting 23 Sep. No word on the AW Ultra.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top
Sign up to the MyBroadband newsletter
X