-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
Apple September Event 2017 |OT| A Top-Notch Keynote
- Thread starter giga
- Start date
Zeyphersan
Banned
They said only series 3 in the keynote
Here's tmobile EIP and JOD pricing: http://www.tmonews.com/2017/09/t-mobile-iphone-x-iphone-8-apple-watch-series-3-price/
No change in retail looks like, so no point in going for it over IUP.
No change in retail looks like, so no point in going for it over IUP.
Im debating between the two as well. Ill probably go with the 8. 4k60 is great, Ill eventually want to use the charging mat for comfort and the A11 seems like a beast that should easily last 3 or 4 years until Apple has the sensor bar figured out and software fine tuned to their new design.
What the hell? I totally assumed this would work for all seeing how the Watch does wireless charging now.
Apple Watches always supported wireless charging (that's how the magnetic charger works), I think there's just a software block that's stopped them from working with other Qi chargers. The Watch's charger works with some other Qi-capable watches like the Moto 360, but the Watch rejects other Qi chargers at the moment. Not sure if they're enabling older watches to use other chargers or just the Series 3, but it should be technically possible for all of them.
Oh wow. New iTunes kills the App Store.
https://www.macrumors.com/2017/09/12/apple-itunes-12-7-no-app-store/
https://www.macrumors.com/2017/09/12/apple-itunes-12-7-no-app-store/
Zeyphersan
Banned
They're cutting down and combining sections, this is great!
Well, maybe not for people who liked to buy iOS apps from their computer, but still
Mr. Wonderful
Member
See, I'm the complete opposite. I see the Apple Watch LTE as completely liberating me from my phone. People can still get in contact with me if needed, but no longer am I tethered to a phone and constantly plugged in.
It sucks for all those people trying to preserve 32-bit apps to use on older devices, since they'll have to keep an old version of iTunes around to be able to sync apps and store those IPAs.
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
Sounds like also no more custom ringtones? That sucks.
LyleLanley
Banned
Nice:
iPhone X and iPhone 8 Charge to 50% in 30 Minutes With Fast-Charge Feature
And before someone else posts this, yes I know Android phones have been able to do this since the early 60's.
iPhone X and iPhone 8 Charge to 50% in 30 Minutes With Fast-Charge Feature
And before someone else posts this, yes I know Android phones have been able to do this since the early 60's.
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
What's not nice is that Apple still probably won't bundle the usb-c chargers needed for this to work, just like they don't with iPad Pros. You have to pay about $50 extra to buy the charger and cable.
As far as I can see steel model is only available with LTE: https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-watch/apple-watch
I too would rather get the non-LTE model if it was available, as I can't even use the LTE in Canada since I'm not with Bell.
Only the aluminum models seem to be available in non-LTE option.
Nope. Look again.
LyleLanley
Banned
Yeah that's definitely the case but hopefully you're like me and you already have some of those chargers sitting around.
I think they're saying that there's no steel models without LTE (which is true as far as I can tell), not that there's no non-steel LTE models (which there are).
Ah. Makes sense.
infiniteloop
Member
I looked again. I only see stainless steel with lte. No gps only unless Im blind
Edit - yeah thats I meant
HeartlessNobody213
Member
Well, that didn't take long.
Now I'm definitely thinking of just going with the 8 to replace my 6 instead of the X.
Now I'm definitely thinking of just going with the 8 to replace my 6 instead of the X.
brianmcdoogle
Member
You can still add old apps and ringtones to your phone via iTunes. Theres an Apple support document describing the process, but you basically drag and drop them onto the phone in iTunes.
infiniteloop
Member
Thats one way to avoid having to recreate the new iOS App Store in iTunes....
Darn, I kind of assumed that would be the case even though it should be technically possible to support all Apple Watches.
I wasn't planning on upgrading my launch watch until a form factor redesign, but the AirPower mat is very appealing to me. The bundled Apple Watch charger always seems to slide off my nightstand the second I lift my watch off it, plus I always seem to place it on the wrong non-charging side the first time, which is also a bit annoying.
You just tap the screen.
You can tap the screen.
The Elite
BOSS
I like the formfactor of the X, even the notch doesn't bother me, but I really wish they didn't bother with OLED/HDR. I don't need them on my phone. I wish they had released a cheaper sku without OLED/HDR.
Since when do you have to unlock the phone to see the time?
They didn't mention this in the keynote, of course, but Apple quietly raised the price of some of the higher-capacity iPad Pros today due to a NAND shortage making it more expensive to get memory.
This is terrible. I download all my apps to my Mac in case they get removed from the App Store later or an app releases a bad update so I can roll back. It's also much faster to restore apps when they've already been downloaded when restoring an iOS backup.
dc3k
Member
You use your face only to unlock. You can wake the screen by tapping it, picking up the phone, or hitting the side button. AFAIK it will not unlock and go to the home screen until you swipe up to confirm that's what you want to do.
Glass Shark
Banned
Even as a decade-long Apple fan who has put up with a lot of their bullshit over the years, I absolutely cannot believe that Apple TV pricing. What a joke.
Using a regular outlet, It takes two hours to charge a regular iPhone and three hours for the plus.
Faster using a 10W charger, but still not as fast as 15W USB-C charging.
Zeyphersan
Banned
Apps (that are still on the store) havent used iTunes to restore since like iOS8. Even if you restore from an iTunes backup itll download all the apps from the App Store because of app slicing
But how do you download them to your Mac in the first place?
Okay, I didn't know that. I haven't had to restore for a long time!
I thought they actually did get them from the computer if they were there? the app store versions from iTunes I thought weren't sliced?
Eh, I could be wrong, I haven't done a restore in ages. Still, I'm on an iPhone 5, so I can still run 32-bit apps. Not sure if I should hold onto iTunes 12.6 or not lol. I'm still on El Capitan because of Aperture. I'm really stretching it thin, I know lol.
D
Deleted member 22576
Unconfirmed Member
Wow. Really great to hear Jony Ive actually plant the stake with AR! Only just watched the iPhone X 3 minute ad but it ended with what I feel is a very interesting statement. I really do wonder if we'll have another App store boom but for AR fart apps etc.
Haha awesome!
Haha awesome!
Applesauce
Boom! Bitch-slapped!
I think ima get an Apple Watch finally as well. I have been holding off since it was first announced but the series 3 looks difficult for me to resist.
D
Deleted member 22576
Unconfirmed Member
My hot take: kinda surprised how lukewarm I am on the phones since I've got a fairly old (at this point) 6+. But man, I really want a new apple watch!
Vivalaraza
Member
Me too.
People who have one, how is the battery life. He said 18 hours - do you really get that and has it deteriorated over time?
D
Deleted member 22576
Unconfirmed Member
hOLY FUCKIN SHIT YOU GUYS
They brought back the BROWN MODERN BUCKLE and its 100$ cheaper!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MJ542ZM/A/38mm-brown-modern-buckle-small
worn mine almost every day since launch and ive had it die on me less than 10 times id say. id say the battery life in general is a day and half. maybe i dont use mine as much as some. but generally speaking if i forget to charge at night mine dies the next day around 1 or 2 pm.
its deteriorated slightly over time but not more than is normal or expected from batteries.
They brought back the BROWN MODERN BUCKLE and its 100$ cheaper!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MJ542ZM/A/38mm-brown-modern-buckle-small
worn mine almost every day since launch and ive had it die on me less than 10 times id say. id say the battery life in general is a day and half. maybe i dont use mine as much as some. but generally speaking if i forget to charge at night mine dies the next day around 1 or 2 pm.
its deteriorated slightly over time but not more than is normal or expected from batteries.
Zeyphersan
Banned
Maaaaaaaan why cant they drop the price on that sexy space black link bracelet?
Same.
I've been all over the place with my thoughts on the new lineup. I'm looking at the comparison chart on the Apple website, and I'm leaning towards buying a 7 Plus.
And it looks like the Series 3 and 1 are the only options for the Apple Watch now.
