The Apple Watch Series 4 that Apple presented on September 12 is causing a sensation. Since the day of its presentation, it has garnered all kinds of praise, something that not all Apple devices can boast about, and that is both for its design and its features Apple has done a fantastic job in this new generation of Apple Watch.
We tested the Apple Watch Series 4 LTE made of steel in Jet Black color and 44mm in size. It is the first Apple Watch with eSIM connectivity to arrive in Spain and promises to break the chains that have so far tied the iPhone once and for all. We show you his unboxing and the first impressions he has generated.
Improved design with more screen
It is an Apple Watch slightly larger than the previous one (40 and 44mm compared to 38 and 42mm of previous generations), with screens also slightly larger thanks to its new frameless design, similar to the new iPhones. The end result is a watch with a 30% larger screen that impresses on sight., because you don't expect those small changes to have such an obvious result. No need to measure with a precision ruler, things look bigger and better on this new Apple Watch.
It is also thinner, and with more rounded corners. Months rumored a possible round design of the Apple Watch, we do not know why, and in the end it maintains its rectangular shape, but it is true that with much softer angles. This larger screen surface, in addition, Apple has made the most of it with new areas that include not only a greater number of complications but also complications with more information. Apple has captured the essence of a smartwatch: seeing as much information as possible by turning your wrist.
Crown with haptic feedback
By dint of using this word on their devices, I don't think it is necessary to find a Spanish translation, which also doesn't quite convince me. Apple has added haptic feedback to its crown, so turning it now we will notice if we are scrolling, as if it were a cogwheel, but it is all a lie. It is like pressing the home button on the iPhone 8 or the trackpad on the MacBook, but it is very well done and gives a very good feeling.
The crown also debuts new design with a red circle on the outermost part. Apple seems to have wanted to abandon that red button that identified the Apple Watch with LTE connection in the Series 3 and has opted for something more discreet for the crown. Personally, I think that the Jet Black model looks spectacular.
Speaker and microphone enhancements
Apple has improved the speaker of the Apple Watch by increasing its size and giving it 50% more power. In addition, the microphone has been passed to the other side, just between the crown and the side button, thus achieving better noise reduction in conversations. You can listen to Siri, make calls or use the Walkie-Talkie app with better sound quality, both for you and for those on the other side
In addition to these internal improvements, the Apple Watch series 4 includes a new processor more powerful than that of its predecessors that also optimizes more energy consumption. This is also noticeable in how the applications are opened. Coming from a Series 2 I have noticed the change a lot, now any application opens immediately, without having to wait for the happy little circle spinning on the screen.
Health in the spotlight
We already know that the Apple Watch has been the protagonist of numerous news stories about people who have detected heart abnormalities thanks to it. Carrying a heart rate monitor always with you can be very useful, and this will be even more so now because it will not only warn you if there are high rates (tachycardia), but also if they are too low (bradycardia). We cannot forget about the fall detection system that can automatically call the emergency number if it detects that you have fallen and that you remain immobile for a while.
To this must be added the system that incorporates that allows you to perform an electrocardiogram (ECG) yourself with the simple gesture of putting a finger on the crown of the clock. We already saw it in the presentation but we will have to wait for it to arrive, because at the moment it is limited to the United States and it will be before the end of the year. Hopefully soon they will get authorization in Europe and we can also enjoy this fabulous function in Spain and other countries.
The evolution we expected
With all the functions that we already knew for the monitoring of exercise and our health, the Apple Watch has evolved as few Apple devices have done in recent years. A new conservative design but that has managed to slim down the device and give it a larger screen size without hardly increasing the total size, and the best technology to achieve what until now seemed impossible, this new Apple Watch Series 4 has undoubtedly been for me , the device that has surprised me the most this year. Anyone who has an Apple Watch, whatever model it is, will notice a great change when switching to this Series 4, and now being able to leave the iPhone at home.
Hello, what is the name of the strap you use in the video .. Thanks from RD
It's Apple's link strap
The sphere that he brings in the video and in the first photo of the article ... Where can you get it? In the Watch app it does not come
It is only for Apple Watch 4
Hello, the table clock that you have in the photos, where can I buy it ??? that I really liked
It is a LaMetric.
Thank you very much
Good afternoon, Luis.
I would like to know more about why Vodafone has not allowed you to try LTE.
Thanks for your time.
Regards,
Pablo