Apple innovatively redefines the day to 18-hours instead of the former 24-hours so the watch can have all day battery life. Or maybe they meant a Uranus day which is ~17 hours.
I don't care that it is 10% thinner. What I would care about would be they used that 10% extra space to put a battery so that it would actually reliably last an earth ALL DAY on a 80% charge.
I just like the form factor much more, I’m not trading the ultra for the 10: I’m upgrading the 9. On top of that there aren’t anymore much differences beside battery life. Who needs much more precise GPS? I do marathons and -spoiler- I’m basically the only one with an ultra. Nobody cares about that as the ultra runners uses garmin. If you scuba dive you have better options. I do spear fishing and find the depth sensor useful and love it… now available also on normal Apple Watch. They are closing the gap and battery life is what is making ultra an ultra
I mean, I prefer the AWU too, but it's too large for me to comfortably wear in a manner that securely keeps the sensors where they need to be to function. Form factor isn't always just personal preference.
Updated S10 vs. S9 chip, slightly larger display, better viewing angles, and smaller form factor are all areas that the series 10 has an advantage. Ultra has better battery life, GPS, water resistance, and display brightness.
There’s certainly good reasons to pick one or the other, depending on what you prioritize. But the series 10 does have some advantages over the ultra at a much lower price. If you don’t need the battery life or GPS, then you get more for less $$ with the series 10. The battery life difference is pretty huge though.
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u/kingmotley Sep 09 '24
Apple innovatively redefines the day to 18-hours instead of the former 24-hours so the watch can have all day battery life. Or maybe they meant a Uranus day which is ~17 hours.
I don't care that it is 10% thinner. What I would care about would be they used that 10% extra space to put a battery so that it would actually reliably last an earth ALL DAY on a 80% charge.