removing power adapter.. to save the environment. Also you have to buy it as an accessory for $30+ ....
It still comes with the USB charging cable; they're just removing the brick.
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Off the top of my head: always-on display, additional sensors (compass, blood oxygen, ECG, more advanced accelerometer for fall detection), higher resolution display, different speaker system I think, slightly different form factor, uhhh... that's all I've got immediately but I think there's a bit more.
Better processor. Wife has series 3 and I have a 4 - the 4 is 50% faster. I wouldn't buy a series 3 as it's just a bit too slow.
Oh absolutely right, I dunno how I missed that!
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#104What are the exact differences between Series 3 vs Series 6 ?
Off the top of my head: always-on display, additional sensors (compass, blood oxygen, ECG, more advanced accelerometer for fall detection), higher resolution display, different speaker system I think, slightly different form factor, uhhh... that's all I've got immediately but I think there's a bit more.
what about altimeter?
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They've got to fix the battery life. I tried the apple watch earlier this year and returned it a couple of days later. After using a whoop (where I get 5 days of battery) the less than one day charge makes the product pointless.
Huh. I've got a Series 2 that still lasts nearly 2 days on a single charge. I know sometimes something in the software update can glitch and cause aggressive battery consumption. I wonder if you were affected by something like that (which is something they should address to prevent from happening in the future).
Nope. Apple itself says the watch will last 18 hours so if you've got one that lasts for 2 days, thats great.
https://www.apple.com/watch/battery/#:~:text=Apple%20Watch%2....
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#106Earlier quoted context omitted.
Off the top of my head: always-on display, additional sensors (compass, blood oxygen, ECG, more advanced accelerometer for fall detection), higher resolution display, different speaker system I think, slightly different form factor, uhhh... that's all I've got immediately but I think there's a bit more.
what about altimeter?
Another good point! Like I said, I was just going off of what I could remember offhand. :)
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#107Earlier quoted context omitted.
Huh. I've got a Series 2 that still lasts nearly 2 days on a single charge. I know sometimes something in the software update can glitch and cause aggressive battery consumption. I wonder if you were affected by something like that (which is something they should address to prevent from happening in the future).
Nope. Apple itself says the watch will last 18 hours so if you've got one that lasts for 2 days, thats great. https://www.apple.com/watch/battery/#:~:text=Apple%20Watch%2... .
That's assuming a 60-minute workout, using apps throughout the day, and the GPS model (which is slightly more energy-consuming anyway). The workout is really what'll get you; those switch the heartrate and other bio-monitoring from passive to active, which greatly increases battery drain.
If you use your Watch more passively, all-day performance is not out of the question. It all depends on your individual use case.
Besides, 18 hours should be sufficient since you ought to be getting more than 6 hours of sleep a night anyway. Somewhere in that offtime is when you can charge. I do it overnight, but plenty of people charge during their morning routine (shower, etc.) and say it charges more than enough to last all day.
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#108It is very Apple to market a cost cutting move of not including power adapters with their products as an environmental decision. Like it certainly does help the environment, but does anyone actually believe that is the motivating factor?
I have a drawer/box full of unused chargers and cables that came with my devices that would argue otherwise. I wish Apple would have stopped bundling them in a long time ago. Make them an optional free add on at time of purchase.
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They've spent a lot of money aggressively pursuing environmental concerns before many of their competitors (like renewable power, carbon neutrality, recycling programs, etc.). While I can appreciate the reduction in cost likely was a factor, I wouldn't doubt that the environmental aspect was also a genuine concern. Their ideal customer is somebody who upgrades devices frequently and then participates in the trade-in…
> While I can appreciate the reduction in cost likely was a factor Another factor is the EU slowly closing down on their loopholes for nonstandard chargers. They are probably trying to minimize costs in preparation for the eventual reckoning (i.e. which production and packaging chains will have to be modified).
That change is going to be on 1 side of the cable, it has nothing to do with the PSU.
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#110Apple Watch Series 6...totally uninspired update. I was hoping we might get a glucose monitor/sensor, instead we get a blood oxygen sensor. Apple's just coasting at this point. I was considering getting the iPhone 12, but at this point I'm expecting a similar dud launch next month from Apple, so I'd rather give my money to Nvidia for an RTX 3080. Stop mailing it in Apple.
Is there a glucose monitor/sensor that works from the wrist without puncturing the skin?
I've seen patches on the the upper arm that have to be replaced every week or two, sensors that clip on the ear or the skin that stretches between fingers, and things that have to be surgically implanted under the skin, but my understanding is that all of these, even the non-invasive ones, have to be approved by the FDA as medical devices, and come with a pretty substantial legal responsibility.
A blood oxygen sensor helps literally everybody, even the diabetic, while a glucose monitor--assuming it can be made reliable from the wrist--benefits a smaller set. A large set, to be sure, but still a smaller set than "everyone."