If you already wear a watch and have an Iphone, this is perfect for you. I hope the watch is as durable as the Iphone is. I had a 3s and have a 5s and dropped them numerous times on concrete and no problem, knock on wood, but I do have a minimal hard case.
I wonder what the response will be a month from now? We know the ‘hipster’ losers are going to buy this as well as normal users so we’ll see, then again, maybe the hipsters use a 70’s Casio watch. Everyone will have one and then the inevitable backlash and then it gets accepted.
It looks thick in the pictures I’ve seen it in but I wonder if that’s just the pic? Is it the same thickness or thinner than an Iphone?
How does it charge? Is it connectionless and how long is useful life?
Dimensions of the Apple Watch
38mm Apple Watch dimensions:
42mm Apple Watch dimensions:
So, the Apple Watch is 0.413" thick at its thickest, which is just at the center where the sensors touch the wrist. The Samsung Gear S is a tad thicker, but a lot larger and heavier.
How does it charge? Is it connectionless and how long is useful life?
It comes with an inductive charger that you place magnetically on the back of the Apple Watch. Although it requires almost daily charging, the reviewers who received pre-released Apple Watches to test said it appears their test models would go up to a day and a half before need a charge. The batteries are replaceable with servicing by Apple or third parties, when they will no longer hold a charge but it is not reported how long they will be usable. Apple's other devices are usually good for 5000 charge/recharge cycles.