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palegolas said:

Today I've been recording in the new High Efficiency mode on my iPad Pro 10.5", and then played back the files on the Mac (Mac OS 10.12.6). First of all, QuickTime Player plays the files fine. It looks good. But QuickTime Player says it's h.264. Is this just wrong, or is Apple's "High Efficiency" something else than HEVC (which i was under the impression was h.265). Has HEVC moved into the h.264 standard?
Also, these High Efficiency recordings do not play back very well on my iPhone 6 plus. They play, but very choppy. Even the 1080 ones. Either iOS 11 optimisations for older phones is needed, or it's just the nature of the new algorithms.. Too heavy for iPhone 6.

Roger_Fingas said:

macxpress said:

sog35 said:

The site did complain that the product's battery "remains the biggest limitation," 

"And, for the love of everything holy, Apple needs to make a Watch with a screen that's always on," it added.


What STUPID reviewer this is.

So they want longer battery life AND an always on screen?


Their total lack of physics and battery technology is ridiculous.

I've used an Apple Watch (the original) since the time it came out and I've never ever had battery issues. I don't know where this battery is the biggest limitation thing comes from. The biggest limitation for me is how damn slow the watch is sometimes. Its very slow to respond, but I think thats because Apple clocked the CPU down so much it makes the watch sluggish. I also don't always want the watch face on. The way Apple has it working is perfect. It knows when you raise your wrist to look at the watch and enables the screen. The watch can be very bright in dark places so this would be a situation where you wouldn't want it on all the time. I don't really see the advantage of having it on all the time. I also don't want others to glance at my wrist and see my notifications, and things like that. Its just all around a bad idea. Like you hinted...that kills the battery. The watch is only so large so you can only put so big of a battery inside it unless you want this ridiculously thick watch just to accommodate a larger battery.

Battery is mainly an issue if you're into running and/or you're used to the longevity of other devices. 18 hours is enough for most people, but that can shrink rapidly if you use GPS, never mind things like phone calls. It's also far less than what devices from Garmin and Fitbit are capable of - of course, those are primarily fitness trackers, not general-purpose smartwatches.

oseame said:

I was considering leaving my 5S running 10 after how slow the 4S got with the last two versions of iOS it supported so I'm very glad to hear this. I'm still going to wait for some youtube side-by-side comparisons before I decide to upgrade though!