Apple Introduces Apple Watch Ultra • Hacker News Board

Re: Apple Introduces Apple Watch Ultra

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Post by babypuncher » Wed, Sep 07, 2022, 6:33 PM UTC

peppertree wrote: post #8

nhance wrote: post #2

As an avid ultrarunner, this is the first apple watch I'd ever consider. We aren't part of the apple ecosystem and I'm a bit resistant to join, so I am really excited to see the garmin or samsung equivalent to this

It cracks me up when people say Apple is evil go with Samsung. Samsung heir literally went to jail for bribing the Korean president, and that was just tip of the iceberg.

I don't think nhance was trying to say that Apple is evil, they are expressing a desire not to get sucked into Apple's ecosystem. Samsung's ecosystem lacks the breadth of Apple's and isn't nearly as good at creating vendor lock-in.

Re: Apple Introduces Apple Watch Ultra

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Post by jfbaro » Wed, Sep 07, 2022, 6:33 PM UTC

Interesting. I am personally more interested in precise and diverse health sensors, that can measure my health in real time.

Re: Apple Introduces Apple Watch Ultra

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Post by babypuncher » Wed, Sep 07, 2022, 6:34 PM UTC

88840-8855 wrote: post #9

How many people will ever use any of those features? 0.01% of the watch owners? Fail.

It's almost like they anticipated most people not needing these features and launched this watch alongside two much cheaper models that lack them.

Re: Apple Introduces Apple Watch Ultra

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Post by kosyblysk666 » Wed, Sep 07, 2022, 6:35 PM UTC

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Re: Apple Introduces Apple Watch Ultra

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Post by drewg123 » Wed, Sep 07, 2022, 6:35 PM UTC

chrisBob wrote: post #29

As a casual runner that does some track workouts, the extra button is my favorite feature of this new watch. The built in stopwatch app with screen buttons is miserable for timing workouts. Now I just need to wait a few years for the extra button to trickle down to something that my family agrees is in budget.

Try a Garmin. Even the low end ones have way, way more battery life and lots of buttons.

Re: Apple Introduces Apple Watch Ultra

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Post by justsomehnguy » Wed, Sep 07, 2022, 6:36 PM UTC

entropie wrote: post #30

drewg123 wrote: post #16

How can they call 36 hours of battery life "long"? The $799 version Garmin Fenix 7 solar (which they seem to be targeting) has an 18-22 days of battery life.

I guess the display and colors are way better on the apple watch. Retina display with 2k nits. I guess it looks awesome. I prefer my garmin too. I charge it like two times a month and my gps fixes very fast and is very accurate

I prefer my Axiom. The day they need a charge.. means I was in a total darkness for a couple of months.

/s but only so slightly

Re: Apple Introduces Apple Watch Ultra

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Post by khazhoux » Wed, Sep 07, 2022, 6:36 PM UTC

teolandon wrote: post #28

cmcmcm wrote: post #10

Still no Apple Watch for ladies... They're all enormous!

Can ladies not wear big watches?

Even in the Apple keynote demo videos, one of the female models had a tiny wrist with a giant watch on it. Not the most stylish look.

As a small-wristed male, I would also love a thin watch, without a lot of the sensors.

Re: Apple Introduces Apple Watch Ultra

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Post by slg » Wed, Sep 07, 2022, 6:36 PM UTC

drewg123 wrote: post #16

How can they call 36 hours of battery life "long"? The $799 version Garmin Fenix 7 solar (which they seem to be targeting) has an 18-22 days of battery life.

What is the value of having 18 days of battery on a device like this? To me there are diminishing returns pretty quickly when it comes to battery life. I agree, there is a lot of value if you are able to hit 72-96 hours and you can go away for a weekend without worrying about charging, but 18 days seems like a waste. Are people really regularly away from their chargers for that long? At that point, I would much rather have a lighter device or one with more features.

Re: Apple Introduces Apple Watch Ultra

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Post by chrisseaton » Wed, Sep 07, 2022, 6:37 PM UTC

drewg123 wrote: post #16

How can they call 36 hours of battery life "long"? The $799 version Garmin Fenix 7 solar (which they seem to be targeting) has an 18-22 days of battery life.

'Long' is obviously relative. The Garmin is an entirely different product to an Apple Watch.

Recharging every 36 hours seems reasonable to me, even in very austere conditions.

Re: Apple Introduces Apple Watch Ultra

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Sep 07, 2022, 6:37 PM UTC

arberx wrote: post #21

Apple is missing the mark in this segment. Their competitors: Garmin, coros all offer weeks of battery life with tradeoffs people in this segment happily make. I get 20 days of battery life on my coros pace 2. Charging a apple watch every night or two would not be acceptable.

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