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Apple Watch Series 9 'Basically Unchanged' Other Than Performance Boost From S9 Chip
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I think this is actually a GOOD idea. Keeping the current regular Apple Watch design but with longer battery life is a plus, since there isn't much Apple can do to improve the current model.
So just perfect timing to upgrade my Series 6 to a black Ultra 2!
no surprise really.
and those waiting for a redesign - that happened last year and is called Ultra
and those waiting for a redesign - that happened last year and is called Ultra
Yeah. Not surprising, and honestly, my S7 is chugging away without a sign of hesitation. I may move to the Ultra once I do eventually upgrade.
Boo that's a shame
I'm still rocking the Series 4 and have been waiting out on a new design.
I think the only thing that would sway me would a *much* better battery, not sure we'll see that though..
One of the reasons I got an Ultra. Which admittedly isn't for everyone due to the size.
I went from a 4 to the Ultra. My 4 was starting to not make it through the day. Also, my 4 was a GPS and I wanted a cellular watch. So by the time I looked at putting a new battery in the old one, and the wanting the cellular upgrade I thought it was worth the money.
I'll probably hang on to my Ultra for a long time. I got the monthly AppleCare for it after I saw the cost for servicing it out of warranty and figured $5/mo was a good spend.
Instant Digital is very low iq. there will not be a apple watch series 9. It will be apple watch series 10 or series x and design will be changed along with 3 nm chips. New watch will come with more battery life and new health sensor.
Apple Watch design stays the same for around 3 generations. So no surprise there.
Apple is just going to rotate between sensor, chip and design upgrades from now on.
Apple is just going to rotate between sensor, chip and design upgrades from now on.
I guess another year of our 3 watches all chugging along. I mean they all work fine, I still like using my S7 and all is fine. I do wish there was a bit of new work / innovation / new sensors in a smaller watch body (Ultra is just not for any of us in my family) but we can also just wait for another year.
To me the crash detection and body temp etc seemed more than minor. Monitoring body temperature fairly often has the potential to be a game changer.
Yeah, there was no major design change, but is that really a huge deal?
Battery improvements, more health features etc are areas where we'll keep seeing improvements. Obviously performance over time. O2, ECG, temperature are good starts.
The iPhone X was the tenth year iPhone. The Apple watch was released in 2015. It'll be a series 9.
This product doesn't need a better processor. Presumably, though, this will give them the option to make WatchOS much heavier with background tasks and finally make older devices feel much slower. Then more people will want to upgrade.
How much battery you really want to get out of such a tiny package? It already lasts all day. The ultra lasts multiple days. What needs to happen is that certain processes need to perform better, so that they don't drain the battery as much. That's part of what a performance update is all about.
the new design comes every 3 years.
Gen 1
Series 0
Series 1/2 (released same time)
Series 3
Gen 2
Series 4
Series 5
Series 6
Gen 3
Series 7
Series 8
Series 9 <---- we are here in 2023
The new design will arrive in September 2024 with the Series 10.
What new design? Why does it even need a new design? It's exactly what it needs to be.
the watch needs more battery life. the ultra isn't a revelation because it lasts "multiple days" (in fact if you workout / use it a lot it often won't survive 2 days) but because it lasts ONE day, all 24 hours, almost without exception. The Series watches do not. They last a day in the sense of 18 or so hours but if you forget to charge at night it will often be dead by morning the next day etc. Improving battery life to make it so even the Series watches never present a concern for surviving a full 24 hours even with a good amount of GPS or cellular use should be a big priority... competing watches (with downsides I admit) from companies like Garmin have managed to between 3 and in some cases 14 days!!! of battery life even with AMOLED screens like the Apple Watch.
I keep saying 2024 will be the year to upgrade iPhone and Apple Watch
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I am still waiting for my Series 6 to finally drop below 80 % so I can get my free battery replacement and cancel AppleCare+. Something suspicious is going on there. 90% to 81% went rather fast and then it conveniently froze at 80%!
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I am still waiting for my Series 6 to finally drop below 80 % so I can get my free battery replacement and cancel AppleCare+. Something suspicious is going on there. 90% to 81% went rather fast and then it conveniently froze at 80%!
I mean I do think it needs a better processor if only for battery life since new processors tend to get more efficent but I don't see any real slowness or issues running WatchOS 9 on my Ultra or my family's Series 7&8 watches which all use the same basic processor that had been in place since the Series 6. What is in need of more processor speed in the watch?
The Series 10 will be a new design in 2024. That's the one to get if you can survive another year.
The Ultra should be updated in 2025 (new design) but recent rumors indicate it might be 2026 before that happens. Not sure if I believe that as the Ultra in that case wouldn't see a new design (it will obviously get new incremental features in the meanwhile) for 4 years when the history of Apple Watch is 3 year redesign cycles.
The iPhone is getting their every 3 year redesign THIS year (for the Pro models) with titanium, reduced bezels, reshaped corners etc. BUT the rumor is strangely that the Pro models are getting BIGGER screens next year which I would consider yet another redeisgn. Perhaps Apple doesn't see it this way because the 2024 models will use the new titanium, bezels, and shape as the 2023 but with bigger physical screens for the first time in 5+ years I agree 2024 might be a year worth waiting for (again if you buy the Pro models.)
To do what? I'm not arguing against a better processor, but what does the current processor not do, or do too slowly?
Granted, I use my series 6 as a fitness watch 99% of the time, and a smartwatch the other 1%, but it's just as fast as the day I bought it. I've scratched the hell out of the screen, though..
The thing I'm waiting for that will make me buy a new Apple Watch is Blood sugar and Blood pressure measurement.
For me, the Watch is a medical thing. It's not a fashion item I'm wearing. I'm good with the design and it can stay the same.
My arms aren't huge, so I hope there will still be small screen variants, like there has been before (I've noticed a trend in Apple Watches towards bigger screens, I don't like that and I won't be buying a new one if the screens are too big).
Also, better battery life would of course always be great.
For me, the Watch is a medical thing. It's not a fashion item I'm wearing. I'm good with the design and it can stay the same.
My arms aren't huge, so I hope there will still be small screen variants, like there has been before (I've noticed a trend in Apple Watches towards bigger screens, I don't like that and I won't be buying a new one if the screens are too big).
Also, better battery life would of course always be great.