Apple Watch Series 10 is smaller, thinner, lighter, and has some Intelligence
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They promised 18 hour "all day" battery life. Does anyone have the battery life promised by previous generations in hours?
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Seems like it does include the Sleep Apnea detection? Or at least a modified form of it?
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I was all set for an update to my SE gen 1 watch but at $399 for the series 10 and for the gps watch…yeah that’s a bit too rich for my blood. I’ll see what a series 9 goes down to. Dang Apple, $299 or even $349 would be doable but I just can’t swing that for a watch.
Edit: it was pointed out to me that I was wrong on the pricing and, upon further review, I was totally wrong about the pricing. That was my mistake.
Edit: it was pointed out to me that I was wrong on the pricing and, upon further review, I was totally wrong about the pricing. That was my mistake.
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OrangeCream
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Watch 9 was also 18 hours:
https://www.apple.com/watch/battery
I have comfortably worn it for 18 hours without issue.
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It might be that they are waiting fda clearance like they said in the live stream?
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Of course, just when I splurged on a nice new metal band, looks like the finish on this generation is going to be different enough to not match 
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Yes, I have Series 9 and it pretty much always has at least 18 hour battery life even when I'm using the fitness tracker for over an hour. However, it can limp into the end at 10-20% by the end of the day. With less GPS usage, I can go over 24 hours... but again that leaves me at low battery in the afternoon (I just keep the charging cable in my bag).
As for the Series 10, YMMV I've never really needed it to be thinner (more battery life would be nice).
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OrangeCream
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The SE gen 2 is still only $249 and will still get WatchOS 11
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There's not much call to change a design that works. People want a bigger screen and longer lasting battery, not change for the sake of change.
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How much do we think that fancy new band for the Ultra is going to cost? I'd love something infinitely adjustable for diving, the old milanese loop wasn't trustworthy though.
Also I really, REALLY wish someone besides Oceanic would release a dive comp app that doesn't require a bloody subscription.
update: band is $200
Also I really, REALLY wish someone besides Oceanic would release a dive comp app that doesn't require a bloody subscription.
update: band is $200
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Interesting they announced Sleep Apnea detection but no mention of an O2 sensor, instead they focusing on sleep disturbances.
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Since Apple lost their IP battle for pulse-oximetry did they delete that hardware? Not sure there's any other way to use the existing hardware that doesn't infringe.
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This is like the AARP update: bigger speakers, bigger screens, sleep apnea detection.
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I don't know anyone with an apple watch who thinks it needs to be thinner. They all want longer battery life and pulseox to come back (RIP).
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OrangeCream
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One is a bullet point and the other a feature.
Sleep apnea is a complicating symptom of several severe and sometimes fatal diseases.
https://www.healthline.com/health/can-you-die-from-sleep-apneaA 2010 study published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine found that having sleep apnea can raise your risk of a stroke by two or three times.
A 2007 study from Yale School of Medicine warns that sleep apnea can increase the chance of heart attack or death by 30 percent over a period of four to five years.
So I think this is a far more useful feature than an O2 sensor
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OrangeCream
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A fraction of an mm isn’t going to give you multi day battery life. At best is stretches 18 hours to 20 hours.
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What is the new Apple Watch always $399? Honestly, I didn’t look before I opened my mouth and that’s usually when things go sideways…
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The vitals app they showed in the video also only had 4 columns… guess what was missing.
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It does leave room for future expansion though. Kind of silly to make it thinner if next year you just have to make it thicker again.
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Official battery life has been 18 hours ever since Series 0. In practice it goes up for every generation that is not a redesign (so Series 8 had better battery life than Series 7, for instance) and only really dropped once, with Series 4.
I hope not, because that loss is only valid in the US. That feature keeps working outside the US.
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OrangeCream
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Apple has all the money in the world to not care about that problem.
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OrangeCream
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I suppose that means you don’t snore, don’t have hypertension, and don’t have a family history of diabetes, stroke, or heart attack. There’s millions of others for whose sleep apnea is a huge problem.
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Ultimately, Apple Watch battery life is determined by how much it does more than the amount of battery capacity you can squeeze in it. Just look at the Ultra. It has a bigger battery and still doesn't even come close to a week+ battery life. The only way you are going to get that type of life is to substantially reduce how much the Watch actually does which will reduce the features and functionality of the watch itself. Ultimately, if that is what you want a Garmin is probably a better option for you or any other number of fitness trackers with limited smart watch functionality.
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I’d say go for the Watch 10. if not, in a couple years, you will have forgotten about the extra ~$100 you would have saved, but you will regret not having the larger design, new features, more future proof SoC.
Wait until the inevitable Black Friday sales if you can wait and are on a budget
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My series 4 has had a great 6 year run, but it's to the point that if I do any serious workout or fitness routine, the battery is dead before bed, and that series 10 is looking mighty fine, especially in midnight black.
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I routinely wear my Apple Watch 7 for 18 hours without issue, so I'm ... unimpressed that the newest one still has apparently about the same battery life.
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Mature product, just like the iPhones?
You just got a case redesign, thinner and with larger screen, and updated SoC. I’m not sure what exactly were you expecting.
You know you don’t need to update your gear every two years. This update is meant for those who are in the market for their first Watch or update an older one (although it won’t hurt Apple if you choose to update every year )
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