Apple Watch 3 LTE

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Snoweagle said:
Perhaps Apple products sold there are also cheaper after conversion?
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Ya.. but when I was there the sg rate to yen is not that good.. but I still get the watch via yodabashi shopping mall @ Kyoto earlier on as there is extra 5% off visa.. shared by gamerz.. overall got save about la..
 
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Kyubi said:
Ya.. but when I was there the sg rate to yen is not that good.. but I still get the watch via yodabashi shopping mall @ Kyoto earlier on as there is extra 5% off visa.. shared by gamerz.. overall got save about la..
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As long cheaper than here can liao. I got mine at full RRP, then no choice as Tampines Nubox only have the last piece of the 42mm with soft white sport band.

Sometimes I wish Apple only sells the watch module as I only need the module.
 
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U r correct japan tax refund 8% and visa 5% off even with yen higher lotttle it still worth to hoot in japan plus spplecaeee for watch Much cheap too

Snoweagle said:
As long cheaper than here can liao. I got mine at full RRP, then no choice as Tampines Nubox only have the last piece of the 42mm with soft white sport band.

Sometimes I wish Apple only sells the watch module as I only need the module.
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I just gotten my watch but I saw steps recorded on the watch in 27 Jan 2018. Anyone gotten the same thing? I Guess it was testing but I was really surprised that it wasn’t reset to factory.
 
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Want to ask u guys, when swiping up there's a mobile data logo and a wifi logo which can be toggled on and off. My question is, if I'm at home on wifi the wifi logo will be automatically turned on, so what's the relation between the two?
 
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Snoweagle said:
Want to ask u guys, when swiping up there's a mobile data logo and a wifi logo which can be toggled on and off. My question is, if I'm at home on wifi the wifi logo will be automatically turned on, so what's the relation between the two?
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Hierarchy is being the Bluetooth connection between your iPhone and the Apple Watch has the highest priority, followed by the Wi-Fi connection and lastly via mobile data connection.

So if you are away from your iPhone and with Wi-Fi turned on, it will search and connect to Wi-Fi networks that you once connected before on your iPhone, as it will take up less battery than using mobile data. Example: when you are at home, far from your iPhone Bluetooth connection but still within the home’s Wi-Fi coverage. It will connect to your home’s Wi-Fi.

The mobile data function, if it is unable to get connection to your iPhone and not in any known Wi-Fi areas, it will be switched to that.

All of these functions and hierarchy, are all part of saving and improve the battery life.
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tec_geek said:
Hierarchy is being the Bluetooth connection between your iPhone and the Apple Watch has the highest priority, followed by the Wi-Fi connection and lastly via mobile data connection.

So if you are away from your iPhone and with Wi-Fi turned on, it will search and connect to Wi-Fi networks that you once connected before on your iPhone, as it will take up less battery than using mobile data. Example: when you are at home, far from your iPhone Bluetooth connection but still within the home’s Wi-Fi coverage. It will connect to your home’s Wi-Fi.

The mobile data function, if it is unable to get connection to your iPhone and not in any known Wi-Fi areas, it will be switched to that.

All of these functions and hierarchy, are all part of saving and improve the battery life.
via  iPhone X HardwareZone Forums app
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That's indeed a very detailed breakdown! :s7:

Anyway yes, I'm at home now and home wifi is permanently on and I toggled the wifi on AW off. I went to my room which is a distance away from the wifi router and automatically the wifi on AW turns on. Do note that my BT connection to phone is always on and currently my mobile data is turned off. When my AW's not reachable by phone's BT or home wifi signal, a red 'X' will appear on the top of the AW's screen unless I turn on my mobile data.

So that all makes sense now, but I still find batt life on the LTE version shorter that just the GPS model. I turned off my charger at 5am this morning with mobile data off and wifi off, until now it has dropped to 92%, with wifi on AW occasionally turning on by itself.

Not sure if it's normal but I thought the AW S3's batt life is supposed to be better than my S2. :s11:
 
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But for the Apple Watch its pretty fast charged via its wireless charger too guess Apple Watch it’s a much smaler batt so it’s able to fil up fast as compare to a iPhones

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even for iphone, i read that the wireless charging is pretty slow so it kinda defeats the purpose
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_underthebutterfly said:
ahhh... that's a bummer
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well, thats the trade off being an apple user. Although it may seem a little unfair, but apple has issued an explanation saying that wireless charging needs to be regulated and be safe. To charge at 7.5W max, they have encrypted the algorithm to only mophie and belkin for now, that apple store is currently carrying.

On the contrary, samsung fast wireless charging has been charging at 15W for several years already and it seems safe so far, but the fast wireless charging isn't encrypted, so it works with any wireless charging pad supporting 15W wireless charging.

Coming to which, apple wireless charging is still slow because 7.5W is the 100% power efficiency, in reality some efficiency is lost to heat energy, then you probably get lower than 7.5W.. :D

Apple watch on the other hand supports 5W max wireless charging, and with its small battery, 0-100% probably takes an hour maximum if its charged on wall adapter with constant power.

power bank might not deliver as consistent wireless charging power though..
 
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