Final Review of Apple Watch Series 4: Answers to Your Questions

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The latest Apple Watch has been on sale for a few days and I have been testing it for more than two weeks. Here is everything you need to know.

The Apple Watch has evolved so much since the arrival of the first in the spring of 2015. Series 1 and 2 arrived late 2016 with significantly higher speeds and better water resistance. The 3 series was a game changer with the addition of an esim, which was no longer attached to your iPhone.

And the new 4 Series offers an exceptional update of the design, the fastest speeds (it's a 64-bit watch, for the sake of God!) And unpublished features on the d & # 39; other smartwatches.

In this review, I tried to answer the questions I heard most while wearing the new Apple Watch Series 4. If you have more, you can contact me on Twitter (@ davidphelan2009) and I will answer it here or in a follow-up post here. In any case, ticking. let's go.

Is it really different?

Oh, that's really the case.

It shines. The larger screen makes a dramatic difference thanks to these slimmer glasses and the screen is brilliantly sharp, colorful and vivid. The faces of the previous watch look great now they extend closer to the edge, and if you activate the function of the torch, you can clearly see one of the reasons: the bevels now perfectly follow the shape of the case, the Sharp display that preceded it. It's a subtle but absolutely opulent enhancement of the look.

Despite this, it retains the utility of a square display, as opposed to a round display: this text runs evenly on the screen in the same way as a circular screen can not support.

I also like the subtle red ring on the digital crown instead of the solid red dot from the 3 series, which indicates a watch with cellular connectivity. It is more elegant and I think it is also to facilitate more effectively the ECG / EKG capacity that we will see later.

But it's bigger, right?

Kind of. I mean, it really looks bigger even though the actual physical size is only slightly larger.

But the proportions are different, which is very transformative. In other words, there is much more flat surface, which means that the curved area is proportionally smaller, so that the slope occupies less total space.

The improvement extends beyond the look to the touch, especially because the 4 Series watch looks lighter and less bulky thanks to its thinner profile back and forth.

It is technically slightly taller in height (44mm instead of 42mm, or 40mm vs. 38mm last year) and is slightly wider, but none of these facts is evident when you look and the actual size of the new watch is less than last years. The screen is what makes the difference. The 40mm (smaller) watch is larger than the 42mm watch (larger) last year and the 44mm model screen is much larger – over 30 % on the two new models.

In addition, each previous watch band perfectly matches the new model. Even the different shape of the curve on the case does not make enough difference to be noticeable in terms of fit.

Oh, and it works the other way: the new straps adapt to old watches – the 38 and 40 mm models work with these straps and the larger models, old and new, work with straps 42 and 44 mm. Wonderful.

The shape of the back of the watch means that your current loading puck is still well suited (and Apple's AirPower is coming soon, I think).

For the first time, thanks to the addition of stainless steel with a golden finish, the watch is just as glamorous as the Apple Watch from previous years – and at a fraction of the cost!

Which is not to say that the aluminum version is not cool, and personally my favorite remains the black stainless steel, but the gold is iced. This is a spectacular watch, no matter which model you choose.

There is a new digital crown?

This is correct. It looks like before except it's almost a third less, but it now includes haptic feedback. I mean, it always turns and presses as before, but now when you scroll down a list, for example, you can feel the click of the crown from one item to the other. In a really quiet room, you can even hear it click. Apple says it gives a more precise mechanical feel, but it's quite ironic that it does so electronically, not mechanically.

What about new faces?

These benefit from the real estate offer. The face of computer graphics is awesome and the face of the watch is so painful that it becomes almost addictive to check it.

All apps have not yet designed any complications for this face as they have a different shape from most. This includes Dark Sky, the best weather app with granular details, amazing accuracy and a nice interface. I hope this will be resolved imminently, agree, Dark Sky?

Then there are more floral and illustrative watch faces. Like glorious liquid metal faces. I believe these beautiful photo-realistic images were made not by CGI, but by working with a bubbling metal video for more truthfulness.

Or the face breathe. If you've used Breathe, you'll know it's a special Apple Watch offer. It encourages you to take a minute or two of your day to focus on your breathing and, even if it's only brief, you really feel differently afterwards. It's a pleasantly simple face that, when you tap on it, takes you to the Breathe application.

What about fitness?

I think it's the best notebook for health and fitness. Period.

The training app is better than ever (though, see the next question below). He now has some workouts can start automatically. If monitoring tells you that you are running, it will ask you if you are, and if you want it to monitor it as a workout. Say yes and you start the timer from the moment you started running, not when he notified you, so you will not lose credit for the start of your race.

This is an improvement on what the watch is doing in the gym when you forget to start a workout.

There are also other settings for workouts that previously only appeared under Other, although you can rename them with a custom title and a matching icon after you run them for the first time. These include a dedicated yoga workout.

And as you know, physical condition monitoring, including ECG measurement, is made possible by new sensors on the back of the watch and the digital crown. When you have opened the app, you touch the digital crown with your right index finger, which completes a circuit in your body with your left wrist in the back of the watch.

The application is not there yet, because although it has been cleared by the FDA, the software is not complete.

But I think it will certainly happen: first, Apple would not have mentioned it unless it was a race certainty and, secondly, I saw it. He looks impressive.

The other new formatting feature is the fall detection, which detects when you have suffered what it calls a "severe and severe drop" and can connect you to emergency services. . It's impressive. You must activate it, except that if you create your Apple ID, you are older than 65, Apple activates it by default.

The new watch will give you low heart rate notifications, which might be important, and offers a faster reading of the heart rate, says Apple. I found that measuring the heart rate was already very nice, but it seems to have the advantage.

Is everything better in the fitness world?

Glad you asked. And no, frankly, no.

I am thinking here of the Yoga parameter in the Workout app. There is now a dedicated yoga coaching framework. In watchOS 4, by opting for a number of different types of workouts, you had to choose Other and then name it "Yoga", "Mind and Body" or whatever.

So, you know, my Hatha yoga class Wednesday morning burned about 230 active calories.

As it turns out, everything in the Other section is based on what a heart rate-based workout would do for the moment.

Now, there is a parameter dedicated to yoga, in other words, there is much more precision to find.

This is good news, except that my class only credits me with 190 active calories.

I am grateful for the extra precision, but now that means I have to do more yoga. Well.

I would also like to say that I still hope that the Apple Watch will incorporate sleep tracking after the company bought Beddit more than a year ago. I'm waiting, Apple.

So, you do not need to say "Hey, Siri, anymore?"

Well, sometimes. It is true that when you lift your wrist towards your mouth and speak directly to the watch, it lights up, listens and responds. But not always. Maybe I have not quite learned how to do it right now and that's all there was to wrist action, as it was said.

But, here, the enhancement works perfectly, just about all the time, where the accelerometer of competing watches has been much less impressive. However, talking only works most of the time.

Until that happens, I will continue to say, "Hey, Siri".

On the other hand, when Siri speaks, you can really hear him. The new speaker is 50% stronger than before. It feels like it's stronger than that. You may want to be able to refuse it. You can at least choose whether it always speaks or not when the watch is put in silent mode.

What about performance?

It's a lot, a lot more nippe than before. This is a smartwatch with a 64-bit dual-core processor. I know, it's something, right? The speed is twice as much as it was. We feel more.

There is also a new wireless chip, called W3, that allows you to download content faster via Bluetooth, which is significantly faster for the initial installation process and more efficient because it consumes less power.

That's before we get to the extras provided by watchOS 5 such as walkie-talkie, better notifications, improved features such as cadence metrics. All are common to other watches such as Series 3 and this one.

Or the way the Weather app adds additional information, including the complication of the attractive UV index that tells you the strength of sunshine and, therefore, how long you can stay in the sun , at your current location.

So what do you think?

This is the biggest step forward for any Apple Watch, more important than the switch from Series 2 to Series 3 last year.

This is the most beautiful watch of all brands. In some versions, such as Hermes models or stainless steel in gold or black, it is of a breathtaking beauty.

It lasts a whole day, easily (much more than the 18 hours promised by Apple), and it is better built too – the back of all watches is ceramic and sapphire crystal, not just the most expensive models. This improves signal transmission, aided by a new internal design of antennas and transmitters.

If you like the idea of ​​a smartwatch, it's the best you can buy in the country. And if you are the kind of person who is not an early adopter, waiting for the moment when a new gadget matures, well, that moment is now.

_______

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The latest Apple Watch has been on sale for a few days and I have been testing it for more than two weeks. Here is everything you need to know.

The Apple Watch has evolved so much since the arrival of the first in the spring of 2015. Series 1 and 2 arrived late 2016 with significantly higher speeds and better water resistance. The 3 series was a game changer with the addition of an esim, which was no longer attached to your iPhone.

And the new 4 Series offers an exceptional update of the design, the fastest speeds (it's a 64-bit watch, for the sake of God!) And unpublished features on the d & # 39; other smartwatches.

In this review, I tried to answer the questions I heard most while wearing the new Apple Watch Series 4. If you have more, you can contact me on Twitter (@ davidphelan2009) and I will answer it here or in a follow-up post here. In any case, ticking. let's go.

Is it really different?

Oh, that's really the case.

It shines. The larger screen makes a dramatic difference thanks to these slimmer glasses and the screen is brilliantly sharp, colorful and vivid. The faces of the previous watch look great now they extend closer to the edge, and if you activate the function of the torch, you can clearly see one of the reasons: the bevels now perfectly follow the shape of the case, the Sharp display that preceded it. It's a subtle but absolutely opulent enhancement of the look.

Despite this, it retains the utility of a square display, as opposed to a round display: this text runs evenly on the screen in the same way as a circular screen can not support.

I also like the subtle red ring on the digital crown instead of the solid red dot from the 3 series, which indicates a watch with cellular connectivity. It is more elegant and I think it is also to facilitate more effectively the ECG / EKG capacity that we will see later.

But it's bigger, right?

Kind of. I mean, it really looks bigger even though the actual physical size is only slightly larger.

But the proportions are different, which is very transformative. In other words, there is much more flat surface, which means that the curved area is proportionally smaller, so that the slope occupies less total space.

The improvement extends beyond the look to the touch, especially because the 4 Series watch looks lighter and less bulky thanks to its thinner profile back and forth.

It is technically slightly taller in height (44mm instead of 42mm, or 40mm vs. 38mm last year) and is slightly wider, but none of these facts is evident when you look and the actual size of the new watch is less than last years. The screen is what makes the difference. The 40mm (smaller) watch is larger than the 42mm watch (larger) last year and the 44mm model screen is much larger – over 30 % on the two new models.

In addition, each previous watch band perfectly matches the new model. Even the different shape of the curve on the case does not make enough difference to be noticeable in terms of fit.

Oh, and it works the other way: the new straps adapt to old watches – the 38 and 40 mm models work with these straps and the larger models, old and new, work with straps 42 and 44 mm. Wonderful.

The shape of the back of the watch means that your current loading puck is still well suited (and Apple's AirPower is coming soon, I think).

For the first time, thanks to the addition of stainless steel with a golden finish, the watch is just as glamorous as the Apple Watch from previous years – and at a fraction of the cost!

Which is not to say that the aluminum version is not cool, and personally my favorite remains the black stainless steel, but the gold is iced. This is a spectacular watch, no matter which model you choose.

There is a new digital crown?

This is correct. It looks like before except it's almost a third less, but it now includes haptic feedback. I mean, it always turns and presses as before, but now when you scroll down a list, for example, you can feel the click of the crown from one item to the other. In a really quiet room, you can even hear it click. Apple says it gives a more precise mechanical feel, but it's quite ironic that it does so electronically, not mechanically.

What about new faces?

These benefit from the real estate offer. The face of computer graphics is awesome and the face of the watch is so painful that it becomes almost addictive to check it.

All apps have not yet designed any complications for this face as they have a different shape from most. This includes Dark Sky, the best weather app with granular details, amazing accuracy and a nice interface. I hope this will be resolved imminently, agree, Dark Sky?

Then there are more floral and illustrative watch faces. Like glorious liquid metal faces. I believe these beautiful photo-realistic images were made not by CGI, but by working with a bubbling metal video for more truthfulness.

Or the face breathe. If you've used Breathe, you'll know it's a special Apple Watch offer. It encourages you to take a minute or two of your day to focus on your breathing and, even if it's only brief, you really feel differently afterwards. It's a pleasantly simple face that, when you tap on it, takes you to the Breathe application.

What about fitness?

I think it's the best notebook for health and fitness. Period.

The training app is better than ever (though, see the next question below). He now has some workouts can start automatically. If monitoring tells you that you are running, it will ask you if you are, and if you want it to monitor it as a workout. Say yes and you start the timer from the moment you started running, not when he notified you, so you will not lose credit for the start of your race.

This is an improvement on what the watch is doing in the gym when you forget to start a workout.

There are also other settings for workouts that previously only appeared under Other, although you can rename them with a custom title and a matching icon after you run them for the first time. These include a dedicated yoga workout.

And as you know, physical condition monitoring, including ECG measurement, is made possible by new sensors on the back of the watch and the digital crown. When you have opened the app, you touch the digital crown with your right index finger, which completes a circuit in your body with your left wrist in the back of the watch.

The application is not there yet, because although it has been cleared by the FDA, the software is not complete.

But I think it will certainly happen: first, Apple would not have mentioned it unless it was a race certainty and, secondly, I saw it. He looks impressive.

The other new formatting feature is the fall detection, which detects when you have suffered what it calls a "severe and severe drop" and can connect you to emergency services. . It's impressive. You must activate it, except that if you create your Apple ID, you are older than 65, Apple activates it by default.

The new watch will give you low heart rate notifications, which might be important, and offers a faster reading of the heart rate, says Apple. I found that measuring the heart rate was already very nice, but it seems to have the advantage.

Is everything better in the fitness world?

Glad you asked. And no, frankly, no.

I am thinking here of the Yoga parameter in the Workout app. There is now a dedicated yoga coaching framework. In watchOS 4, by opting for a number of different types of workouts, you had to choose Other and then name it "Yoga", "Mind and Body" or whatever.

So, you know, my Hatha yoga class Wednesday morning burned about 230 active calories.

As it turns out, everything in the Other section is based on what a heart rate-based workout would do for the moment.

Now, there is a parameter dedicated to yoga, in other words, there is much more precision to find.

This is good news, except that my class only credits me with 190 active calories.

I am grateful for the extra precision, but now that means I have to do more yoga. Well.

I would also like to say that I still hope that the Apple Watch will incorporate sleep tracking after the company bought Beddit more than a year ago. I'm waiting, Apple.

So, you do not need to say "Hey, Siri, anymore?"

Well, sometimes. It is true that when you lift your wrist towards your mouth and speak directly to the watch, it lights up, listens and responds. But not always. Maybe I have not quite learned how to do it right now and that's all there was to wrist action, as it was said.

But, here, the enhancement works perfectly, just about all the time, where the accelerometer of competing watches has been much less impressive. However, talking only works most of the time.

Until that happens, I will continue to say, "Hey, Siri".

On the other hand, when Siri speaks, you can really hear him. The new speaker is 50% stronger than before. It feels like it's stronger than that. You may want to be able to refuse it. You can at least choose whether it always speaks or not when the watch is put in silent mode.

What about performance?

It's a lot, a lot more nippe than before. This is a smartwatch with a 64-bit dual-core processor. I know, it's something, right? The speed is twice as much as it was. We feel more.

There is also a new wireless chip, called W3, that allows you to download content faster via Bluetooth, which is significantly faster for the initial installation process and more efficient because it consumes less power.

That's before we get to the extras provided by watchOS 5 such as walkie-talkie, better notifications, improved features such as cadence metrics. All are common to other watches such as Series 3 and this one.

Or the way the Weather app adds additional information, including the complication of the attractive UV index that tells you the strength of sunshine and, therefore, how long you can stay in the sun , at your current location.

So what do you think?

This is the biggest step forward for any Apple Watch, more important than the switch from Series 2 to Series 3 last year.

This is the most beautiful watch of all brands. In some versions, such as Hermes models or stainless steel in gold or black, it is of a breathtaking beauty.

It lasts a whole day, easily (much more than the 18 hours promised by Apple), and it is better built too – the back of all watches is ceramic and sapphire crystal, not just the most expensive models. This improves signal transmission, aided by a new internal design of antennas and transmitters.

If you like the idea of ​​a smartwatch, it's the best you can buy in the country. And if you are the kind of person who is not an early adopter, waiting for the moment when a new gadget matures, well, that moment is now.

_______

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