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Apple Watch Series 5

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Re: Apple Watch Series 5

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Post by the_watcher »

radicaldreamer wrote: post #5

Finally with an always on display, but otherwise mostly a spec bump and new finish release.

Titanium as an option is worth calling out as well. The navigation stuff seems like it could be more fully-featured in the future (would be cool to get Google maps-esque nav directions on my watch instead of keeping my phone in my hand, for example).

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Post by victorvation »

the_watcher wrote: post #16

> all-day 18-hour battery life. Is there a standard for what "all-day" means? I think most would initially assume 24 hours, but thinking about it more, it seems reasonable to consider "can work from wake up to sleep" or "can work from sunup to sundown"/

"Wake to Sleep" seems to be the generally accepted definition, i.e. you won't have to charge it during the day during normal usage. How long you're awake for can vary though, I've seen anything from 8 hours to 20 hours of battery life be referred to as "all day".

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Post by atlasunshrugged »

As a frequent traveler the emergency calling feature in so many countries without needing to sign up for another service is pretty dang cool. I was in an apartment in Eastern Europe sleeping when the kitchen caught on fire, luckily I woke up from the crackling of the walls/roof and no alarms went off. Luckily I had memorized the local emergency number and had a local sim (I don't always if I'm not in a place long enough) and was able to call the emergency services but it could have easily gone the wrong way. Sometimes seconds count and you don't want to be googling a local emergency number

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Post by GordonS »

the_watcher wrote: post #16

> all-day 18-hour battery life. Is there a standard for what "all-day" means? I think most would initially assume 24 hours, but thinking about it more, it seems reasonable to consider "can work from wake up to sleep" or "can work from sunup to sundown"/

I quite like the idea of a smart watch, but having to charge it every day is much less appealing.

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Post by ashelmire »

Only reason I don’t have an Apple Watch is because you can’t stream Spotify over cellular, you need to have your phone with you. What’s the point? I want to go for a run and stream music with just the watch to my Bluetooth headphones. I don’t need the watch if I have to bring my phone with me.

Re: Apple Watch Series 5

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Post by gnicholas »

They mentioned that the Series 3 will start at $199. What about the Series 4? I hope they don't discontinue it, since this is the model I would plan to get. Bigger screen, but not the top-tier pricing of the Series 5.

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Post by noja »

atlasunshrugged wrote: post #23

As a frequent traveler the emergency calling feature in so many countries without needing to sign up for another service is pretty dang cool. I was in an apartment in Eastern Europe sleeping when the kitchen caught on fire, luckily I woke up from the crackling of the walls/roof and no alarms went off. Luckily I had memorized the local emergency number and had a local sim (I don't always if I'm not in a place long eno…

112 for Europe

Re: Apple Watch Series 5

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Post by et-al »

tdoggette wrote: post #2

I like the compass! It's nerdy, but I like to carry one when navigating an unknown city, and I find it very helpful.

Unfortunately my experience with the iOS compass in cities is that it's often confused. I wouldn't trust it too much.

Re: Apple Watch Series 5

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Post by izacus »

Austin_Conlon wrote: post #3

Is Google still committed to Wear OS? They're so far behind.

Samsung's offer based on Tizen seems to be significantly better. Especially their Samsung Health based ecosystem is way better with watches that actually have working sleep tracking, activity detection, are swim proof and have enough battery life to last through it all.
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