Apple watch sport or Apple watch series 1

[Agonzohockey13]

I am looking to get an apple watch but was waiting for the 2nd one to come out. After the keynote I don't think the series 2 will be worth it for me personally so I'm trying to decide between the older sport model or series 1. A few questions I have are

1. What are the main differences between the series 1 and the Sport? different Processor?
2. How does the os3 run on the sport edition with the older processor?

Any insight would be great.

 

[ninaco]

I went back & forth in my mind - trying to decide between the Series 1 and 2. Both have the same processor & will run OS3.

The original watch will run OS3 too, but it has a slower processor. I didn't consider it even though it might be possible to find it on sale somewhere.

Went for the series 2 Sport watch myself. Not sure that GPS, brighter screen & better water resistance are truly worth the extra $100, though.

 

[davidgnomo]

I went back & forth in my mind - trying to decide between the Series 1 and 2. Both have the same processor & will run OS3.

The original watch will run OS3 too, but it has a slower processor. I didn't consider it even though it might be possible to find it on sale somewhere.

Went for the series 2 Sport watch myself. Not sure that GPS, brighter screen & better water resistance are truly worth the extra $100, though.

I agree ... plus I'm thinking about all the power drain that could come from the GPS and the brighter screen : will a slightly thicker battery be enough ? Depending on the use, we could have a paradox : AW1 batteries could last longer than AW2 ... if you really don't care about GPS (maybe because you have your iPhone always with you) and a brighter screen, and if you don't swim or plan to do it, why should you buy AW2 ?

 

[lordofthereef]

The processor is the only real difference. I do believe Apple has essentially discontinued the original watch (old processor), so that ay become difficult to buy. Of course you could probably pretty easily find one used for pretty cheap.

The new series one starts at $269 though. I personally think thats a damn good price. You essentially get the second gen watch without the higher level of waterproofing and gps for $100 discount. If I didn't want the gps I would have gone that route.

 

[AllergyDoc]

Best Buy has the original Apple Watch on sale. The sport model was going for $189-219 but sold out in the last hour. The 38mm stainless steel starts at $250. Still, I'd get the series one for $269 +

 

[zweigand]

I spent 4 hours yesterday trying to decide the same thing. I ended up getting the Series 1. I always carry my phone, so GPS isn't much use to me and I don't swim much. I just hope we don't find out the Series 2 is indeed faster (for whatever reason) after they start arriving. I never got a solid answer about Series 1 vs Series 2 with regards to the GPU ...they mostly just say CPU.