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Re: Apple Watch Series 5

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Post by ksec »

slg wrote: post #56
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 think all day depends on the specific device. For example, I would accept a 10 hr battery life for a laptop or wireless headphones as "all-day" because that will cover a full work day and people aren't expected to use those devices 24/7. 18 hours for "all-day" on a wearable seems reasonable if the expectation is that it will be used only when the user is awake. A complicating factor is that Watch OS 6 is supposed t…

>because that will cover a full work day and people aren't expected to use those devices 24/7

Just expand that for a bit.

For people doing Coding, that might have meant every second of it, for normal people on a computer, There will be likely be 20%- 50% of times you idling ( in computer terms ) or doing something else.

So it is not just 24/7, you just aren't really using the computer for every minutes every seconds.

Re: Apple Watch Series 5

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Post by thih9 »

gurkendoktor wrote: post #304
piffey wrote: post #266

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I don't think it will ever happen if I'm honest. Would take away from iPhone sales.

I think this depends on whether other manufacturers go that route. Apple would rather have their own Watch cannibalize iPhone sales than some Android Wear gadget.

It looks like their long term strategy, i.e. put smartphone functionality into a watch, put tablet functionality into a phone, put laptop functionality into a tablet.

Re: Apple Watch Series 5

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Post by ksec »

r00fus wrote: post #340
ses1984 wrote: post #324

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Some people are in and out of the shower in less than 5 minutes, others 60 minutes.

Shower takes 5m, shaving in shower +3m, dressing an additional 5m. Add in breakfast and/or coffee and you’re looking at close to 30m - grab watch on the way out - my series4 is usually fully charged.

I guess I am always rushed, What you described as 30m schedule takes me less than 10.

Re: Apple Watch Series 5

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Post by ksec »

This is one of the places where Apple could test new Battery Tech.

People seems to value things very differently, so for iPhone, they valued it as a Phone, when it is more like a Pocket Computer with very decent Camera. But they still see it as a Phone, so $1099 is expensive.

When it comes to Watches, we are used to seeing Super expensive watches, I don't ever see people ( General Public, not tech nerds ) comparing Apple Watch with what ever Digital Watches, like Gear Watch. And for this reason Apple Watch is affordable to many.

And I see it is very much possible for Apple to bump the price and include Solid Battery or some other form of Breakthrough Battery technology along with Super fast Charging.

I wouldn't mind spending $1099 if it had 3x Battery Capacity and Super Fast Charging.

Re: Apple Watch Series 5

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Post by ValentineC »

WillPostForFood wrote: post #413
curun1r wrote: post #400

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Have you looked at the Xiaomi Mi Bands? They do sleep tracking, are fairly low profile and easy to find on Amazon for under $30. I switched my mom over from a buggy Fitbit to one last year and it's been better in every way. Given the cost of most of its competitors, it kinda boggles my mind that I don't see more of them.

The killer feature of Mi Bands is battery life. 25 days easily. And price. Quite amazing value for the price.

I've had the Amazfit Bip (a Xiaomi brand) watch for maybe a year and it's still doing around 40 days per charge with an always-on transflective screen, without notifications.

Re: Apple Watch Series 5

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Post by MagnumOpus »

joegahona wrote: post #386
dkonofalski wrote: post #378

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To be fair, though, that's 100% Spotify's fault. I remember when there was a watch app for Spotify and Spotify bought out the company and removed the app from the App Store. Now, they refuse to release a new app because of their little dispute with Apple regarding purchases. Makes me hate Spotify because it only adds to the list of really silly things they've done that spites customers but might make them a few dolla…

I signed up to Apple Music for this very reason, and will likely dump Spotify despite my love for their Discover feature.

The anticompetitive measure by Apple working as designed then.

Looking forward to the inevitable outcry on this forum once the EU competition commissioner levies another fine on Apple worth a day's profits...

Re: Apple Watch Series 5

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Post by peterwwillis »

erklik wrote: post #446
peterwwillis wrote: post #421

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I don't really care if it costs $1, it's still ridiculous that people today strap two supercomputers to their wrist so their wife on a business trip in Beijing can tell them over live high-def video to feed the cat.

> it's still ridiculous that people today strap two supercomputers to their wrist so their wife on a business trip in Beijing can tell them over live high-def video to feed the cat. Or so a person in Hong Kong can say I love you to their grandmother about to pass away in a hospital.

They've also had these weird devices called 'telephones' for a while now, seems you can accomplish a similar feat. (Also, do people really need to say goodbye to their loved ones randomly in the middle of the day on their watch?)

Re: Apple Watch Series 5

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Post by michaelmior »

scarejunba wrote: post #12
michaelmior wrote: post #6

> it’s easy to see the time and other important information, without raising or tapping the display > the screen intelligently dims when a user’s wrist is down and returns to full brightness with a raise or a tap These two statements seem somewhat contradictory.

They're not. There's an animation. It doesn't turn off. It dims. Like they said.

I understand that. But if it's easy to see, why do I need to do something to make it brighter?

Re: Apple Watch Series 5

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Post by Bud »

codpiece wrote: post #224
jedberg wrote: post #99

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Wow, I feel lucky now! My watch (Series 0) will last about 16 hours, 15 hours if I do a heart tracking working. It's been worn every day (and charged every night) since it was purchased.

My series 0 worked great until the glue came off of the screen last week. Screen flapped open, caught on my backpack, and ripped the connector cables clean in half. No indication of problems until catastrophic failure, and I took great care of the thing. Bummed.

This happened to my Series 0 last summer. Obviously, it was out of warranty by over 2 years.

I took it to the Apple Store. They gave me a brand-new stainless steel Series 0. Apparently the battery swells sometimes, in the older watches, after a lot of use, and pops off the screen.

That's what I call customer service. That's the experience I get over, and over, and over again, from Apple. That's why I keep coming back.

Apple backs up its products.

Take your Watch in, and give it a try.

Re: Apple Watch Series 5

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Post by avenueb »

jedberg wrote: post #86
slg wrote: post #56

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I think all day depends on the specific device. For example, I would accept a 10 hr battery life for a laptop or wireless headphones as "all-day" because that will cover a full work day and people aren't expected to use those devices 24/7. 18 hours for "all-day" on a wearable seems reasonable if the expectation is that it will be used only when the user is awake. A complicating factor is that Watch OS 6 is supposed t…

> Making that functionality native would seem to recommend wearing the watch 24/7 Exactly! At this point, my expectation is that I would wear the watch at all times except when I shower in the morning, and that is when I would charge it. But it won't charge that quickly. :( Which means I either have to give up sleep tracking or activity tracking to charge it. It sounds like they need to make it so that the bands can…

It appears you are not a G-Shock wearer (need to remove for shower?? ha!)
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