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evilution said:

Am I getting confused here or does the series 4 watch no longer come with the option of a sapphire crystal front?

Last year they started using sapphire backs, instead of plastic, for the Sport models that included GPS+Cellular, and this year they've made all Watch models have a sapphire crystal back while all the front glass is "Ion-X Strengthened Glass."

edit: They do list "Sapphire Crystal Glass" for the SS models on their order page.

zoetmb said:
I stopped at Apple today and had them install a new battery for $29.    When the new phones make it into the stores, I'll check them out.   If I can get a better deal on my phone service, maybe I'll upgrade.  

Public Service Anmouncement: For those keeping your device, giving/selling it to a family or friend, and possibly selling to an unknown party it may behoove you to get that $29 battery replacement this calendar year.

ktappe said:

ericthehalfbee said:

Will hand down our old watches to the kids, most likely.

I'll hand down my Series 0 as well; it still works fine but can't run WatchOS 5. Which raises the question of how you wipe a Watch before transferring it to someone else. 

I know that when it first came out that if you unpaired your Watch from your iPhone it would also erase the Watch, which is a horrible way to word it since we're used to unpairing and repairing if we suspect a BT connection issue so I've seen a lot of people think that's the solution if they ever have any Watch issues, which includes myself a few years ago.

Anyway, here are the official ways to wipe your Watch.

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204568

netrox said:

Sounds like the DPI is increased significantly.

Hmm… an increase from 325.58 to 400.72 PPI over keeping the same PPI and moving the display from 1.524" to 1.888" without incresein the casing size? I'd rather have the larger display with the smaller bezel.

jurassic said:

nunzy said:

These analysts are ALWAYS wrong!

If, as you say, analysts are always wrong... Then everybody would be billionaires by just doing the opposite of what any analyst recommends.

I'd argue that it would only be accurate in a binary system. Morgan Stanley saying Apple will rival Netflix by 2025 might pan out but how exactly do you accurately measure that? And what if they miss their stated deadline by a month does one say it's in-accurate or do you allow a margin of error for analysts?

What if Apple doesn't make it to $245 within a year (which I think is what those projections of stock prices are suppose to represent)? Does it have to be $245 exactly to eb accurate? Can it be $300 because that's $245 + $55 or is that outside the margin of error for an analyst? I'd say so. And how about if it's $244.47 in a year? That can't round up to $245 but I'd say that would be within an incredibly small margin of error that it's improbable they will be that accurate.

And, of course, they'll keep their changing their projections as the company grows. It'll be interesting to see what Apple really is trading at (after potential adjustments) come 2025.