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You Did it Again Apple
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I went to look at the black ultra. I was ready to take the ultra 1 off my wrist and put it toward the new one.
The store was busy and this couple about my age was just rude as rude could be to the employee and others around the table.
Luckily for me, it was enough to make me leave.
If I ever see those two people again I will have to thank them for saving me $$$
The store was busy and this couple about my age was just rude as rude could be to the employee and others around the table.
Luckily for me, it was enough to make me leave.
If I ever see those two people again I will have to thank them for saving me $$$
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I was planning on being happy with my S7 for at least a couple of more years. I've been mocking the Ultra, comparing it to a Homer Simpson car. Then as soon as I saw it in black, I had to have it lol.
Once you go black, there is no going back! Jet Black and slate titanium both look very nice.
Me, the same with the iPhone. „Nah., I‘m good, not going to upgrade from my absolutely fine 15 Pro…“🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡
‘You had to order it and see it physically before you knew this?
They get me every time as well. Somehow I accidentally bought an S10 the other day and I quite like it. Also my eldest gets my S9 so she's happy and will do the washing up for the next 2 months 🤣
I really wish they’d get rid of the weird orange colouring though. They got rid of the ring on the normal model so it’s weird it’s still there on the ultra.
Same goes for the big orange button
The orange accents are a matter of taste, I agree. If they bother you, you can get vinyl stickers to cover them (I actually did this when I had the OG Ultra). On the black Ultra 2 I kinda dig them, though.
The difference is negligible, and the Ultra 2 still has watch faces that show more information on the screen.
Overall, I have seen people claim that the Series 10 is somehow more technologically advanced than the Ultra. It’s not, the watches are effectively the same after the update to WatchOS 11. Ultra 2 has speakers, sleep apnea detection, bright screen, strong battery life, etc. The screen size is effectively the same. The Series 10 does have the better viewing angles, but that is a very small thing.
There is more screen real estate on the Series 10 and I would want the Ultra 2 to have that two.
I was looking at the comparison chart and it looks like the Ultra 2 has the S9 chip and the Series has the S10. Again, I don't understand why Apple didn't upgrade the Ultra 2 to the S10 chip. Oh well....
I won't be surprised if the S9 and S10 is the same chip other than differ in size but no change in performance. Apple has been changing chip names since the S6-->S7-->S8 without significantly change in performance.
Yeah, I remember the upgrade from the S4 to the S5 and it really it was just a rename of the chip. I don’t know if anyone’s done any performance tests on speed difference between the series 10 watch and the ultra 2 but
”Chipset: S9 SIP vs S10 SIP: Today, practically speaking, this has absolutely zero difference in functionality between the two units. Speed is identical, and even Apple will say these act the same. However, it wouldn’t take much to imagine a case where in 2025, Apple rolls out some new Apple AI feature to watches that might only work on the S10 or future S11 chipset. But as always, don’t buy a watch for future promises, and in this case, don’t buy a watch for something Apple hasn’t even talked about.”
Yeah, they've been using black (off and on) as a "premium" for a while now. On Macs, the black mouse, keyboard and trackpad all cost more than the gray ones, and the MacBook Pro only offers black on the higher-spec models. I don't recall, but I think the old polycarbonite MacBooks may have cost more in black than in white. (Interestingly the AWP doesn't cost any more in black, but they did hold back the color a while into the lifespan of the watch model, I guess as a way to goose sales without redesigning it.)
Car companies do this as well. I think the justification is that the higher models have "better" paint, but I suspect a lot of times it's the same thing, just holding back certain colors to charge a premium.
Ah, yes, I remember! You are right! The old polycarbonate MacBooks were indeed more expensive in black than in white!