Apple Watch Series 9 In-Depth Review: Worth Upgrading?
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- čas přidán 18. 05. 2024
- Here's your complete Apple Watch Series 9 review, diving into all the new features and how well they work! Buy the Apple Watch Series 9 here (amzn.to/455GpCX), which helps support the channel!
0:00 Quick Overview
0:25 Pricing
0:30 New Display Brightness Comparison Teste
1:32 Night Display Brightness
1:51 Faster Chipset Worth It?
2:16 Double Tap hands-on explained
3:55 Offline Siri
4:36 Siri and Apple Health
4:55 UWB Gen2 Precision Finding
5:20 Activity Tracking
6:07 Sleep Tracking Tested
7:07 Wrist Temperature Tracking
7:38 Sports and Workout Usage
8:40 Topographic Maps
9:27 Cycling Companion App (Bike Computer)
10:02 Cycling Power Meters
11:26 Battery Life Tested
12:04 GPS Accuracy
13:21 Heart Rate Accuracy
13:46 Recommendations & Worth it?
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This one is my first Apple Watch. I can't get out much at the moment but even still there are little things you don't think of that turn out to be MAJOR conveniences. Such as being able to just left my wrist to read messages, and then asking Siri to send a response.
I can't remember whether the double tap was supposed to be available from next month, though I'm assuming so as I can't get it to trigger.
In recent versions of WatchOS, when the sleep focus is enabled to track sleep..they have stopped taking RHR readings. Do you know if this logic has been changed in WatchOS 10 ?
I love the time and energy you invest in your videos
Contemplating a switch from Garmin. Will Apple Watch data sync with Garmin/Intervals etc, or is it proprietary?
Nice review. You talked me into keeping my series 8 another year.
any chance we could a more in-depth video of you creating your workouts, thing I find the hardest with the standard apple workout app is its a all or nothing type thing for an exercise...
Hi there's no mention of the Altimeter /Barometer accuracy , did you test these ? Cheers.
With the new UWB chip, can its location be tracked when watch is off?
How do I use double tap? I don't even know where to begin. Purchased my watch on 9/25/23. Thanks in advance.
I have a fenix 7 ss but keep looking at this one mainly because I didn’t use much of fenix functionality in a hot country. Plus that screen of course is something else. Also I recently switched from android to iphone. Kind of on the fence about it charging once a day would be a bummer
Like the way you compare the apple watch sensors with more robust sensors.
Hi DC, thank you as always for a very well made informative video. I have been a long term garmin user and currently use the 965 for tracking all my activities such as - strength training, yoga, running, cycling. Along with my recovery metrics such as sleep, body battery, HRV, training readiness. These recovery metrics i beleive are very important. From my understanding the Apple watch doesnt have these metrics, even though its heart rate tracking is superior to that of Garmin. Would you say having the Garmin with slightly less accurate heart rate tracking but better metrics is a good trade off ? is it possible to get recovery metrics on the apple watches? thank you.
I was wondering how the blue flame band looked with the midnight case. I am going to get one now. Thanks.
Is it true that if you shift more than a single gear at a time on your drop bar shifters then it shows the time via double tap?
Super review.
Hi where has the weekly summary gone for steps gone . It’s not showing what you’ve done for the week.
Cool shot of Makapuu! I live 3 miles from there
This is one of my favorite channels recently, and it's so cute that Rain always gets excited about the flashlight features. Personally I prefer to live in the danger and accidentally stub my toes here and there while walking in the dark. I'm too lazy to turn on a flashlight on my way to the bathroom at 3am.
Flashlights are the best at 3AM. Especially now that the kids are into Legos.
18 hour battery life is just ridiculously bad. It was borderline acceptable in the beginning, 1st or 2nd gen but since then everybody else improved massively. It should easily do 4-5 days on a single charge.
For a health and fitness tracker the battery life is ridiculous.
My Ultra 2 last 3-5 days but I'm sort of an expert in using watches. I've been told that I'm probably the top in the world at getting more then 18hrs out of the new apple watches.
IMHuO, 18 hours is just unacceptable. If I go camping over a weekend, I don't want to have to even *think* about needing to bring extra gear just to charge my watch 🥴🥴🥴🥴
Perhaps a 'workout' should be added: Sprint-duration and heart-rate while being chased by a bear/hiIIbiIIies 😁😁😁😁
@@TimParker-Chambersyou’d bring a powerbank etc. to charge your phone anyway
I like the watch
Is there any difference in GPS activity battery life between the 41 and 45mm watch? My GF just bought the 41mm Series 9. Just trying to work out how long she can go on a charge. Also how long will it go on the ultra low power mode?
Surprisingly high quality, thank you.
Quick Actions works well for me on the Apple Watch Ultra 1 and it is very similar to the Double Tap feature. Granted I'm sure that it's more reliable on the new watches so I understand why Apple hasn't pushed it to the older watches but I can dissmiss notifications, stop alarms etc by double tapping my fingers using Quick Actions and it works maybe 80-90% of the time. Good enough for me. I think maybe the Ultra 4 will be when I upgrade.
When do you find time to charge the watch if you depend on wearing it for your night time activities?
Is it possible to get 4+ hours with GPS and LTE connectivity? I’m ready to upgrade and the Apple Watch cellular is more beneficial to me than garmin sport features (I think) given I can be contacted if out without my phone...
Thanks so much for this! What’s the name of your watch band?
Really the band on this watch looks cool😊
Hi, grerat video. Thank you very much. Let me ask you a question: can I use Apple Watch in thermas springs around 40 degree centigradate hote water? Thank you in advance for your answer. Michal
I love my series 9 I use it alot
Thanks - I don't currently have an apple watch and I was wondering what to get. I'm looking at the 9 but would an 8 be just as good? What one or two features of the 9 make it worth getting?
I enjoyed the video, especially the gps section
That's a nice jumper your wearing 👌
This is my first apple watch that I have bought. before I had my family members old series 2. This video was extremely useful and helpful. This is my first time discovering this channel and I have subscribed and liked. Keep up the great content!
Apple Watch or Venu 3? What do you recommend?
How can we hang call without answering the call with double tap
Your time in bed metric might be incorrect because Apple base it on your sleep schedule. If your sleep schedule is set to start at 8pm and you get into bed at 10pm I think it’ll include those two hours as time in bed regardless of what you were actually doing. If you turn off sleep schedule and manually turn on and off the sleep focus mode you’ll get something closer to the true time in bed
Which apple watch size do you use? 41 or 45? Thanks)
Do you think iphone 14 pro max can get find my iPhone option in an update later as apple watch series 9 won’t find the precious location for Iphone models other than 15
It’s Absolutely amazing! Works fast . You will instantly fall in love , light years better than the 8 !!!
Where can I buy this bands it’s my first time doing one 😊
Where is that bracelet from? Thank you 🤙🏼
nice video, another year keep using my watch4 i guess.
Same. Other than diminishing battery life, the 4 still serves my purpose.
Do know whats the problem with charging. Will charge my phone at the end of everytime my days end anyways
Still have a series 1 here. Need to upgrade. Only wish that Apple would do solar like Garmin. Almost bought a Garmin a few months back because of the solar function.
have u upgraded ?
how can i get the blue apple watch strap.. kindly drop a link
Do you gonna make amazfit balance review soon ornnot at all?
I bought apple watch 9 black color and paint already peeled on the one edge, I barely used it.
Should Apple have a Whoop-like setting that gives you heart rate data and max battery life? I don’t like Whoop’s subscription model, but I can’t imagine charging an Apple Watch more than once per day for 24/7 wear.
Just bought one the last one I had was a series 2 lol
Just upgraded from a series 2.
Great review, and thanks for sharing.
I’m coming from series 1 so long as the battery last past 3pm I’m happy lol
Exactly why I’m here (except I do have series 4!)
It’s been a game changer for sure
Guys should I get the series 7,8 or 9
Why I don’t have double tap but I have a series 9 watchOS 10.0.2
I'm a dinosaur on apple watch 3 - hey, it still works perfectly and battery life says 93%, it lasts about 18 hours - I'm interested in the always on display and different watch faces to my boring old ones. I imagine for those on anything vaguely newer this is similar but I'd like to see the options. Great review
Kudos DC Rainmaker. I’m impressed how you’ve put this together in such depth SO QUICK! Like the watch hasn’t even hit the Apple Store (at least here in London UK)! 👏🏾 bravo man.
What I don’t understand about the Apple Watches. I’ve had a series 5 for a while. If I need to charge it once a day… usually when I go to sleep… how can I track my sleep? If I sleep with it on it’s going to be dead at some point in the day when I need it to be on!? Confusion.
That's awesome Siri was randomly transcribing the whole time haha. Great video as always.
Oh and speaking of transcribing- ever since updating iPhone 14 to iOS 17 the Siri voice to text has been definitively more buggy - noticed that at all?
Still love my series 4 stainless steel and no desire to upgrade
Series 4 user here 🎉 mines on 84% battery health still lasts all day, it’s not laggy or anything on os10, want to be wowed before I upgrade yet to see anything to make that happen!
Same here, running on S4 almost 5 years with bh 92%. The screen glass smashed on the stone floor last week, but intent to fix it by diy :)
Hi Ray, does it broadcast HR? As in, can this watch replace a dedicated HR strap for cycling?
Yes. You apparently need the phone with you. Google for a CZcams video.
Ray was wondering if you have a similar video for HR sensors. Looking for a watch for my indoor/outdoor cycling to record HR. My current Garmin Instinct HR is terrible after about 18 months of usage.
Hmm, not directly. My recommendation is either: Polar Verity Sense (arm band, awesome), Polar H9 or H10 (simply depends if you want the fancier H10 features), or something like the Garmin HRM-PRO series. All are my top recommended straps/sensors, and what I use to compare accuracy.
lol u said no one would go from the s8 to the s9. I did but that’s cuz Apple didn’t want to do anything bout the scratches and scuffs on my screen
Moving from Garmin, will I miss out on training readiness and body battery? Or will Apple share those metrics with Garmin connect?
Those are Garmin proprietary metrics, you won’t get them from an Apple Watch, so there won’t be anything to share.
I have a question, does the other features except calling feature works without iphone, I m interested to buy this watch but not affordable to maintain iphone, hence asking the question, please reply..
Dont think so bro
Is this a 45mm Aluminum Midnight?
Any thoughts on Silver Stainless Steel?
Thank you for the thorough video!
I genuinly hope that the S9-SiP is gonna help keep the watch "healthy" long term, my Series 4 degraded horribly both in terms of battery and general UX performance
Sic?
@@ivand5699 spelling mistake, meant to type SiP
Can you use double tap for turning on your Apple Watch, instead of the always on display?
that would be a great function instead of raise to wake, hope they release an update in the future for this.
@@doctordro I know right, and it would increase the battery life as well.
Great video! I'm jumping ships from Android to Apple tomorrow and this made me excited about getting the series 9 to replace my Galaxy Watch Active 2. It has way more features and plenty I'll never even need, but it's nice to know they are there.
Great video, just ordered mine today, replacing my Garmin Fenix 5.
If apple make a battery like garmin i would surely get one of these apple watch series,poor battery is my only concern of these watches
I’m still on a Series 2 (yes I know that’s probably unbelievable to some) and think I might finally have to upgrade this year. The Digital Crown no longer presses in and it’s just slow as heck. For someone like me, this is a massive upgrade (though if I had a series 7 or 8, don’t think I’d bother upgrading).
This is the way to go. Upgrade when yours actually stops fulfilling your needs.
I have a series 3 and I finally upgraded to the 9. Hopefully it’ll be here this week. You should upgrade!
My trusty series 2 died so I’ve upgraded to 9 which arrives tomorrow. Exciting!
Apple replaced my series 5 when battery was dying for $75 with no Apple Care. I’d go that route and wait for Watch X but Watch OS 10 was killing my replacement’s battery. I didn’t wait for an update to fix that but I bet the last one did. I got the series 9 last week. Love it.
I’m still on the first series LOL 😂
9:33 Does the screen mirroring of watch to phone for cycling only work on later phones? It doesn’t start on my iPhone 13 Pro.
You need to have watch OS 10. And on your iPhone, tap the workout timer on the Lock Screen to see all of your metrics.
Is it worth upgrading for series 5? Battery on my 5 is not that great anymore
From a comment I saw above, a better route for you might be to get your battery replaced 👍👍👍👍
If you get one of these, you'll still have to charge it every day, but it will no longer be because the battery is knackered... 🥴🥴🥴🥴
I dread to think what the battery life of one of these will be like when the battery gets old 🥴🥴🥴🥴
I’m moving from a Watch 3 to a 9, so I’m looking for how much of an upgrade this will be. I don’t think Apple expects you to upgrade every year, but maybe every 3-4 years. My 3 is still running great with good battery life. So this jump is pretty big for me.
Was it worth it? I am in same situation.
@@southduck Christmas isn’t here yet. It’s still under the tree. I’m surprised my fam didn’t make me wrap it too.
they literaly expect ppl to upgrade every year, thats the reason they make so bad batteries to their watches and phones, this watch says it has "even 18h run time" garmin watches has 8 to 18 days :D
Thank you for the video. I just bought an Apple Watch 9. What time of day do you find to be the best time to charge the watch in order to not miss much for the health tracking?
This review is very much focused on who already owns one of these.
I have a series 6 space black titanium which they have now discontinued, shall I get a series 8 or series 9? Thanks.
Keep it your be disappointed once you pay for a new one that does exactly the same as your series 6, if your 6 is faulty or stops working etc then upgrade
I’m interested in getting a watch my garmin is dying. Wondering can the series 9 do multi sport or do I have to get the ultra?
Any Apple Watch can do multisport since… watchOS 9 I think. My old Series 4 supported it! I just upgraded to Ultra 2
@@agbear thanks!!!
How do you enable double tap? Isn't it not available yet? I can't get my S9 to work, and the net seems to suggest watchOS 10.1 is the version that will deliver this feature.
Same, I can't figure it out
Apple website says double tap coming in October, he might be running a beta version, I could be wrong tho
He’s running a beta version of watchOS 10.1. Should be available in October, hopefully
@@kodybauder9259 I've already tried enabling beta on the watch, but there is no dev or pub beta shown up for download. He must be using a specialised version Apple provided that's not available to the public.
Thoughts on Nike bands vs regular? Do holes actually improve breathability or is more aesthetics?
Why does the breathability even matter? It’s just on your wrist lol
While I haven't specifically tried a Nike band, years ago I did have a Tropical silicone strap for my watch, which also 'has holes' through it; it *definitely* makes a difference in how comfortable the strap is in hot weather or if the strap gets wet, compared to a 'solid' silicone strap...
During fall and winter, not really anything to notice, but during the height of summer, yes, it makes a *huge* difference in comfort.
I'd expect a similar (or better) effect with a Nike strap, given its larger holes, and I'm going to get one in readiness for summer next year 👍👍👍👍
How much does it charge in 10min? As in, will charging it during shower suffice?
first of all the mic quality is so poor, and second of all whats the refresh rate of the series 9 display ?
is that the 41 or 45mm you're wearing on your wrist?
45mm
Apple is leading in this smartwatch category.. the only thing I’m waiting is for release that has 1 month battery life plus built-in HD cam. 💡
I have a series 3. Should I upgrade?
Get a series 7 for half the price that does the same as 8 and 9
Hi DC, How many size is your wrist? And the AW you are wearing is 41 or 45mm? Thank you
Can you please share the link of the Nike band?
Viewing all these watch 9 videos just to check the battery life section of the vid. Still not convinced and probably gonna stick with my garmin
1:56 , 5.6 billion transistors wtf??
What do you think about the battery life? Do you think it’s a lot better on this new Apple Watch
What do you think about watching the video?
I am using the series 5, but honestly even the series 9 is not a big upgrade for me. OFC the tech improved inside, but overall the usage, the feel, the whole experience barely improved. They should have improved its battery time, which one the key feature, but Apple does not want to improve the battery time of its phone and watches. It is like the iPhone. Stucked and does not move forward, or when its move, it is moving the wrong direction.
The tracking thing is really stupid. It’s not like the previous model do not have the U1 chip 😢 4:55
Where do you live? I'm jealous of the bike route lol
Amsterdam, it’s great!
I'm super jealous too, all I have is painted bike gutters next to stroads. :(
I’m trying to decide if it’s worth jumping up to the series 9 from the series 5
Yeah totally! Question is I’m on series 6 is that worth upgrading?
@@Moose185 managed to break my phone. Guess I’m hanging with the 5 a little longer
@@Moose185 No, wait another 1 year to upgrade from series 6.
It seems to me there’s a lot that doesn’t really work.
TOPO map on a watch when you have to have your phone with you anyway is pointless.
sorry as a long time (30+ years) user of Apple computer - I am finding it hard to justify the existence of the Apple Watch (I have a series 9) .. it really is just a glorified remote control for an iPhone but with waterproofing (of such) and body sensors, but outside of that I wish Apple would devote more time to sorting out their computers rather than consumer products.
what size is this one
Looks like the 41mm.
Are you living in the Netherlands
He drove past the Amsterdam UMC so I think yes!
I must admit to being amazed that having a watch that needs charging after 18h is still considered acceptable!!!
You should cry about it
I think he’s being a bit harsh on this update as it’s got a lot of Siri features that for some strange reason he completely ignored. No offence but if this is an in-depth review then he’s kind off missed the mark.
Odd, it’s almost like you didn’t pay attention. The new Siri features related to health don’t arrive till later this year. I can’t review what doesn’t exist.
his hair looks like that one thing from daily dose of internet that had vines all over the arms