Mac Observer:
Apple introduced Apple Watch Series 4 on Wednesday during its “Gather Round” media event. The new smart watch models come in 40 mm and 44 mm sizes instead of 38 mm and 42 mm, and include new watch faces with more detailed complications.
The new watch faces include a slew of new complications, along with several animated faces such as Breathe, fire, and water.
The display is 30% larger, and the watch body is thinner overall. The built-in speaker is 50% louder, and the microphone is now on the opposite side of the case from the speaker.
I’ve never worn an Apple Watch but today’s announcements have made me seriously consider getting one – they are that good.
Bigger display on the same physical watch size (which was my impression, from “now edge-to-edge” and “same band sizes” from the reports) and thinner makes me almost think about upgrading my 1st Gen watch.
I have been waiting on the Apple Watch, with the hope that the rumors I hear about Apple working on non-invasive glucose monitoring come to fruition. But what I understand about the challenges of that makes me leary that it will ever happen. Series 4 feels like the one that might make me bite.
I am really looking forward to getting an Apple Watch 4. This was a major upgrade and I think they are going to see a huge upswing in sales.