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Apple just announced the latest editions of the best selling smartwatch and the question
most of us are having is if it's actually worth upgrading from a series 4 or 3 since
they are both very capable devices especially with WatchOS 6 which is about to launch.
I’ve upgraded my Apple watch basically every year, but it seems like series 5 has the least
amount of changes in years. So much so that this year Apple decided not to sell the previous
gen for a lower price. Instead, they just discontinued it and are still selling the
series 3 at half the price.
I’ve already ordered my series 5 and we’ll be making a detailed comparison as soon as
we get it in so make sure to subscribe and enable notifications so you don’t miss out
on that and our full detailed review.
One brand new addition is the new titanium model which comes in two finishes, and as
a comeback, we once again have the ceramic model which I really liked. For those that
stuck with a series 3 because of the ceramic, you’ll most likely want to upgrade.
In fact, I’ll just put it out there, if you own a series 3 and are considering upgrading
I absolutely would. There were so many updates from series 3 to 4 which of course are now
carried over to the new one. You’ll get a big design change with a rounder sleeker
design and larger displays with rounded corners.
The bottom is thinner and all glass and the side button is flush, with the crown providing
haptic feedback. Sensors are more accurate, there's fall detection and you can take ECG’s
which can be used in different apps now, like Rocketbody. Even though battery life is rated
the same I had a noticeable improvement moving to the series 4 both in standby and for workouts.
I expect Series 5 to be even better in the real world and thanks to the new S5 processor
most things will be noticeably snappier.
One big improvement will use Siri by just raising your wrist and talking. I rarely used
siri on my watch before series 4 because it was just slow and cumbersome but this feature
makes it much more usable. The same goes for the speaker that's 50% louder, and better
mic. As I said before, you should definitely upgrade from series 3 to 5.
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Now I absolutely love my Apple watch, and its probably the biggest thing locking me
into using an iPhone, but my biggest complaint has been the display that shuts off. Not only
does this look worst than an actual watch with a face but at times that can be very
inconvenient.
I understood why Apple made this design choice when I bought the series 0, the battery life
was terrible but through the years it kept getting better and I can now use my Series
4 for two full normal days so that was no longer an excuse. Before the event, the only
thing I really wanted with Series 5 was an always-on display. Not only did Apple finally
deliver on this, but instead of it just being a software option that will end up really
impacting battery life they created a whole new display technology called Low-Temperature
Polycrystalline Oxide which allows the display to refresh at as low as 1 frame per second
which is impressive and perfect for a watch.
Now you’ll have all your info at a glance and when you lift it the display will just
get brighter. The newly updated ambient light sensor should also help with this.
The next hardware upgrade is 32GB of storage thats included in even the base model, double
what the series 4 had, so if you felt limited by how much apps, photos, and music you could
keep on your watch this will be a welcome addition, but for me 16GB was more than enough.
The last major addition is the compass, which will do things like indicating the direction
you’re facing which helps with navigation and showing true north in the new compass
app which also displays incline, elevation, latitude, and longitude. Series 5 will also
get a Meridian face. Personally I don’t have a big need for this but I can definitely
see this feature being very enticing to some people.
And that's it, those are really the only major updates. Apple did introduce the watch studio
and some new bands but of course, you can buy those separately.
So to wrap it all up, if you’re own a series 3 absolutely upgrade but if you already own
the very capable series 4 I think most people should probably keep it another year. That
is unless you’re like me and really really want to have an always-on display, or can
really benefit from having a compass.
Let me know if you’ll be upgraded to series 5 down in the comments section below or if
not what you’re using and why. Make sure you’re subscribed with notifications enabled
so you don’t miss out on our full review of the Series 5 and our hands-on comparison.
This has been Max with Max Tech and I’ll see you in the next video!