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The one thing that everyone besides a quite limited group of people is asking for many years - battery - gives no change. Give people 1-week battery life. Otherwise just stay a gizmo.
The market spoke. We care more about weight than charging frequency. Sorry for those of you who have other preferences but this is not changing any time soon.
Will the cellular piggyback on your existing service, or will it require a new line? Here's the list of countries and carriers that it will work with: http://live.arstechnica.com/apples-september-2017-iphone-8-l...
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> but I think it a safe assumption that it would be what a single mobile phone line would cost Tmobile charged me $10 for an iPad sim with it's own phone number. I can't imagine it'll be a huge new cost. It seems pretty much exactly like an iPad, except they don't even need an extra number
Yeah, but an iPad is just data. Now, arguably voice is just data these days, too. But somehow I just don’t see making calls on an Apple Watch for $10/month. Because if I can, I’m ditching the iPhone and the Garmin Felix and buying an Apple Watch.
anybody know how this cell version compares to Samsung Gear S3 frontier ( https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-SM-R760NDAAXAR-Gear-S3-Fronti... )?
Unlike most of the other commenters here, I'd like to have both a phone and a watch with my existing provider. However I wouldn't really be happy if there was an additional monthly cost to add the watch.
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Actually, I believe it has a barometric altimeter, for measuring height - e.g. flights of stairs climbed.
It’s also useful for climbing situations. Unfortunately, I don’t think it’d survive alpine conditions.
I am probably out of touch, but the idea of wearing a watch that cannot go a full day without a recharge seems... well, like having a car that can get you to work and halfway home before going dead. Incomplete. I wear a Garmin vivoactive HR watch that does a lot, but certainly not all that an Apple watch does; but it goes about a week on a charge. One feature I like of smartwatches is the sleep tracking. But with the…
I don't want an iPhone (or any phone for that matter). I want this. Being reachable, listening to music and gps is all I want from a "phone". Anyone know if carriers will charge extra for the watch. Cook said something about "great introductory rates" from carriers but I'm not if that refers to the watch or the service.
I looked at T-Mobile's site after the announcement, and they list $10/month for "wearables". Until more details come out, I'm going to assume that's directed at the Apple Watch (can't think of any other wearables that have a SIM. EDIT: apparently Samsung: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15229591 ). No word on what a standalone watch would cost, but I think it a safe assumption that it would be what a single mobi…