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They came up with a new Apple Watch (Series 6) that measures blood oxygen content! If that actually works as advertised, this feels like enough of a reason to u

They came up with a new Apple Watch (Series 6) that measures blood oxygen content! If that actually works as advertised, this feels like enough of a reason to upgrade. My wife has Series 3 and I have Series 5, but I haven't seen a major difference between the two. Series 5 is slightly sleeker and smaller, but the updates didn't feel important enough for her to upgrade.

reillyse 6y ago
They've got to fix the battery life. I tried the apple watch earlier this year and returned it a couple of days later. After using a whoop (where I get 5 days of battery) the less than one day charge makes the product pointless.
- enlyth 6y ago
  This is true, I've started wearing it with a dead battery, and charge it only when going out.
- skibble 6y ago
  My S4 easily lasts the best part of two days. Perhaps you had a software glitch?
  - r00fus 6y ago
    S5 has worse battery life due to always-on display. Presumably if you toggle that, your battery life is much better.
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- DonaldPShimoda 6y ago
  Huh. I've got a Series 2 that still lasts nearly 2 days on a single charge. I know sometimes something in the software update can glitch and cause aggressive battery consumption. I wonder if you were affected by something like that (which is something they should address to prevent from happening in the future).
  - reillyse 6y ago
    Nope. Apple itself says the watch will last 18 hours so if you've got one that lasts for 2 days, thats great. https://www.apple.com/watch/battery/#:~:text=Apple%20Watch%20is%20so%20capable,doing%20a%2060%2Dminute%20workout https://www.apple.com/watch/battery/#:~:text=Apple%20Watch%2....
    - DonaldPShimoda 6y ago
      That's assuming a 60-minute workout, using apps throughout the day, and the GPS model (which is slightly more energy-consuming anyway). The workout is really what'll get you; those switch the heartrate and other bio-monitoring from passive to active, which greatly increases battery drain. If you use your Watch more passively, all-day performance is not out of the question. It all depends on your individual use case. Besides, 18 hours should be sufficient since you ought to be getting more than 6 hours of sleep a night anyway. Somewhere in that offtime is when you can charge. I do it overnight, but plenty of people charge during their morning routine (shower, etc.) and say it charges more than enough to last all day.
- JaakkoP 6y ago
  Since I don't sleep with the watch it's not too big of a burden to charge it each night. I just wish there was a better charging mat so I don't need to connect it to a charger.
- shajznnckfke 6y ago
  Any word on battery life in the new model? My expectation is each time the chip will be more efficient, but they can choose to use that on a brighter screen/more features, or better battery life.
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reillyse 6y ago

They've got to fix the battery life. I tried the apple watch earlier this year and returned it a couple of days later. After using a whoop (where I get 5 days of battery) the less than one day charge makes the product pointless.

enlyth 6y ago
This is true, I've started wearing it with a dead battery, and charge it only when going out.
skibble 6y ago
My S4 easily lasts the best part of two days. Perhaps you had a software glitch?
- r00fus 6y ago
  S5 has worse battery life due to always-on display. Presumably if you toggle that, your battery life is much better.
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DonaldPShimoda 6y ago
Huh. I've got a Series 2 that still lasts nearly 2 days on a single charge. I know sometimes something in the software update can glitch and cause aggressive battery consumption. I wonder if you were affected by something like that (which is something they should address to prevent from happening in the future).
- reillyse 6y ago
  Nope. Apple itself says the watch will last 18 hours so if you've got one that lasts for 2 days, thats great. https://www.apple.com/watch/battery/#:~:text=Apple%20Watch%20is%20so%20capable,doing%20a%2060%2Dminute%20workout https://www.apple.com/watch/battery/#:~:text=Apple%20Watch%2....
  - DonaldPShimoda 6y ago
    That's assuming a 60-minute workout, using apps throughout the day, and the GPS model (which is slightly more energy-consuming anyway). The workout is really what'll get you; those switch the heartrate and other bio-monitoring from passive to active, which greatly increases battery drain. If you use your Watch more passively, all-day performance is not out of the question. It all depends on your individual use case. Besides, 18 hours should be sufficient since you ought to be getting more than 6 hours of sleep a night anyway. Somewhere in that offtime is when you can charge. I do it overnight, but plenty of people charge during their morning routine (shower, etc.) and say it charges more than enough to last all day.
JaakkoP 6y ago
Since I don't sleep with the watch it's not too big of a burden to charge it each night. I just wish there was a better charging mat so I don't need to connect it to a charger.
shajznnckfke 6y ago
Any word on battery life in the new model? My expectation is each time the chip will be more efficient, but they can choose to use that on a brighter screen/more features, or better battery life.

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