I skipped the Apple Watch 4 and 5 and plowed through with my Apple Watch 3. It'll be three years this September 22nd and I can't wait to see what new features the Apple Watch 6 will pack when it is released this year. Of course, with what's going on with the coronavirus pandemic here in the US and the rest of the world, there is no guarantee that Apple will be release products on the annual schedule that we have come to expect.
And while I think I can hang for another six months, I'm not sure my Apple Watch 3 can as the battery life has diminished greatly in the last month. I reset it today in hopes that the reset could fix it. And if it doesn't, well, I'll have to figure out how to work around a shorter battery life until later this fall. It is not as if the Apple stores are open for me to take my watch in for a battery replacement.
But even if I eventually have the chance to take my three in for a battery replacement and that the Apple Watch 6 does not impress me, I can see myself with the three for another year and wait for the Apple Watch 7.
ECG is nice which came with Apple Watch 4 and the always on screen on the Apple Watch 5 is nice, none of those two main features are enough for me upgrade each of the last two years. Rumored features, oxygen blood level monitor, sleep monitor, and faster chip, are all nice but hardly worth upgrades if you've got the four or five. It could be enough to upgrade for someone like me. Still, those features are nice but not necessary. And it's been suggested that the Apple Watch can monitor oxygen level in the blood as far back as 2015.
I can be sold on a new Apple Watch if the next one really offers a much longer battery life. If anyone read my past posts, you'll know that having long battery life is something I've been asking for year after year.
At it's peak, the three offers me enough to get me through the day. And I've got a charger a home, work, and in my car and I charge my watch whenever I get a chance. But I'm not talking about going from twenty hours to thirty or even forty-eight hours. I'm walking about 3-5 days long. I know, I know. That's wishful thinking. Fine, be that as it may, it certainly is something Apple is working on.
People have mentioned a blood pressure monitor in the Apple Watch. Now, that could be something I would jump on immediately. I'm approaching that age in my life that I should be worrying about my blood pressure. And hypertension is something I should worry about given that it is common in my family. But so far so good.
I don't know when the pandemic in California is going to let up so Apple is comfortable to reopening its stores. When it does and I am able to get my battery replaced (should the reset not work - I don't know yet since I just did it today), I will be quite content with my three because it'll feel like a new watch for me. And should the Apple Watch 6 not meet my threshold for an upgrade, I'll still be happy to keep my Apple Watch 3 on my wrist for another year.
One thing is for sure when I do upgrade - I'll be going for the cellular version.
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