Article "Apple Watch Series 5 review:
Always-on display makes it feel like a real watch"
by Scott Stein
September 18, 2019
Always-on display makes it feel like a real watch"
by Scott Stein
September 18, 2019
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Apple's new Watch Series 5 starts out so far ahead of the competition that Apple didn't need to do much. But it did one big thing: add an always-on display. In this review Dieter Bohn gets into all the new features of Apple's latest smartwatch.
The only product I’ve ever given a perfect review score to is the Apple Watch. The 2018 Series 4 Apple Watch, to be exact, as it was not just Apple’s best product of the year, but also the best smartwatch you could buy. For 2019, Apple has subtly updated the Watch to the Series 5, bringing with it a handful of new features yet still retaining the same design. It’s barely worth being called the Series 5, as it’s more like a Series 4S.
Does this mean it’s no longer the best smartwatch you can buy? Don’t be silly. It’s still miles ahead of the competition. Does it still deserve a perfect score? Interestingly, no it doesn’t. Not because it’s worse or anything, but because it doesn’t significantly improve on the brilliance of the Series 4. Let me explain.
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