My wife used a 6, she loved it. Then in November she hinted she would like a FitBit for Christmas.
I looked at the FitBit, it’s more for the athletically inclined, the wife is an active 79 year old, so an Apple Watch seemed more appropriate and it does more things that relates to her lifestyle and needs.
I picked out an awesome Apple Watch Series 8 with a 45mm display. Gave it to her Christmas morning and as we were setting it up, we discovered it would not pair with her iPhone 6! So off to the phone store we went and with the upgrades and incentives she’s earned since buying the iPhone 6 eight or so years ago, we got out of there with a new iPhone 14 paired to her new watch without too much financial indigestion.
After listening to her obligatory protestations about spending too much, I’ve been catching her playing with the watch & new phone like a teenager. LOL, best present(s) I have gotten her in many moons. What do you do at Christmas time with a person who has just about everything they want or need and insists on wanting nothing?
It’s challenging, last year I got her a $500.00 Nordstrom’s gift card, it’s still in her wallet 13 months later! At least these gifts feel appreciated. Hahaha.
BTW-I don’t know why the 14 sales are terrible. I like the iPhone 14 and the new camera is better than the one on my iPhone 10 XS Max.
My elderly mom whom is a few years older than your wife is computer illiterate. She didn’t want to buy a smart phone because they were expensive and didn’t want learn how to use them. She got a huge credit from BB because a refrigerator she bought that was under warranty couldn’t be fixed or replaced with the same model. They gave her store credits instead of cash. It didn’t take much arm twisting to get her to buy an Iphone. Within a month or so she ditched the landline and moved the number to the cell.
Lol… I bought an Apple Watch about a year and a half ago on one of our occasional trips through Oregon. We buy big purchases there to avoid paying California sales tax (I LOVE doing that!). I bought it in Bend, OR during a brief stop at the BestBuy there and we continued on. That evening at our motel it wouldn’t pair with my iPhone 6. I tried a half dozen times and got SO frustrated and angry with the watch.
When we got home, I called Apple support and a long call ensued. The support person could not get it to pair either and said to take it back for a refund. Then, finally, either I or my wife noticed a warning on the bottom of the box in pinhead size font (maybe 1 font size) “Requires iPhone 7 or later.” I was so furious. Why couldn’t the “Smart” watch have told me “Your watch is too old, dummy”?
I took it back and a few months later bought the iPhone 12. I never did get an Apple Watch!
“BTW-I don’t know why the 14 sales are terrible. I like the iPhone 14 and the new camera is better than the one on my iPhone 10 XS Max.”
I don’t think iPhone 14 sales are terrible, in fact I think the regular iPhone is big enough for most people and is selling great. However, that’s a good reason for Plus sales to be down, if in fact that’s happening.
My wife, older son, and I all like bigger phones, and the 14 was an upgrade cycle for all of us - we all got the Plus. For me personally, the better camera features were the deciding factor.