The keynote of Monday, March 9, is getting closer and closer and as this date of celebration of the event approaches, more details about the events are also being filtered. new «weareable» from Apple. The sources consulted close to the development of the Apple Watch have revealed details of new functions and features that will integrate the Apple Watch, such as the actual battery life, the health and fitness application and the first impressions on the touch screen that Apple will incorporate into your watch.
We have already heard some previous rumors that the battery life was very poor and the device got slow when pairing over bluetooth with the iPhone depending on what functions it had to perform. Let's see if these claims were true or not thanks to this new information.
Battery and Saving Mode
One of the most important points in any portable electronic device is the duration of its battery, and according to the information we had so far, the watch would have to be recharged every night. The expectations created were that the battery lasts an average of 2,5 to 4 hours of intensive use as opposed to the 19 hours that it could last in combined use between access to applications, notifications or simple time queries.
Now the new information suggests that Apple has managed to improve the battery granting up to 5 hours of intensive use of applications and ensure that it will not run out of battery at the end of the day with moderate use, it will still have to be charged every night since it will not last the second day. This has been achieved thanks to the "power reserve" mode that cuts out all additional and non-essential services in order to make the battery last as long as possible. This mode will always be active even with a fully charged battery, dimming the screen according to light conditions and relaunching communication with the iPhone at the lowest energy requirement level.
Unlike the iPhone, when the battery level is below 20%, it does not show an alert on the screen, but the battery indicator turns amber and when it goes from 10% it goes from that amber color to red. It has also been ensured that the battery level of the iPhone will not be affected significantly by this circumstance of continuous connection with the clock, something to be appreciated.
Pulsometer
Another of the most characteristic additions to this Apple Watch, is the heart rate sensor. As we access this application, we will be shown the silhouette of a heart so that immediately when we touch it, a measurement of our pulsations begins. Sources assure that the reading process is almost instantaneous, being quite exact. There is also an option to send the results to user bulls and internal functions such as the reading of calories consumed. Likewise, these data can be exported to our iPhone appearing in the Health application.
Notifications and Personalization
In addition to heart rate and battery life, Apple Watch will by default integrate the Fitness Statistics, Activity, Clock, Weather, Music, Quick Settings, Calendar and Maps applications. There is even reference to a notification center in the purest iOS or Mac style by accessing it from the top of the screen.
Another point to be discussed is the customization of the masks that we can install on our watch to give a different air to the spheres, where it seems that you will have a wide range of options with many possibilities.
Storage and Music
The Apple Watch will be able to store music even if it is not paired with an iPhone, the developers who have been able to test them have claimed that the prototypes had 8 GB of storage, although this data must be treated with caution since we do not yet know if the final version will include this storage. I say this because it was also confirmed that the test units had a lightning connector that will not be in the final version.
Regarding the application, it will be shared with the iPhone and we can load our songs, albums or playlists through a control panel where we can take said music to external speakers or bluetooth headphones.
Force Touch technology and Digital Crown
Here is a clear point, and it is that everyone agrees that the screen of this Apple Watch is the best that has been installed in any smartwatch to date, increasing this feeling thanks to the Force Touch where the watch itself can differentiate the simple touches on the screen with the pressure exerted on it to access different controls, in addition the digital crown accentuates this feeling of naturalness when using these controls creating a perfect conjunction between these two technologies.
It registers the touches and movements both up, down, left or right without any type of keyboard, adding in addition to a voice control to run the applications although not with the same possibilities as Siri, at least it performs some more basic functions.
Power
The S1 chip is comparable in power to the A5 chip in the current iPod touch which makes the clock feel very fast but with some buts according to different developers, these buts are related to the latest WatchKit available where when installing more than 200 applications it was found that the response became noticeably slower. It is a theoretical test since in reality very few users will install this number of applications, but it is a point to take into account and solve in future updates.
Shutdown and Settings
One of the most recurring questions of this Apple Watch is how to turn it off. According to these sources, the way to do it is to press and hold the side communication button for an extended period of time where a slider bar like the one that appears on iPhone will appear. We will also have the possibility of exiting an unstable application by accessing the shutdown screen by pressing the button again on the right side.
Regarding the settings, we will have the options to alternate the bluetooth mode and the airplane mode without having one dedicated to the Wi-Fi panel that we assume will be controlled by the linked iPhone.
Still with everything Monday will be the day we leave doubts and show us once and for all, the possibilities of this accessory so demanded by many users.
