Watch Series 9

Hypertension notifications will be available on Apple Watch Series 9 and later, and Apple Watch Ultra 2 and later, with watchOS 26. Great news. Sleep score is also available for older models (Series 6 and onwards, SE 2 and onwards). Would have expected some of these features to be gated for the new

Apple Series Watches are on a 3-year cycle: New chip (S6, S9, S12) Redesign (S7, S10) Not much (S8, S11) So for example, after its release, the S9 got:- sleep apnea notifications- hypertension notifications- offline translation- on-device siri for health logging- wrist flick gesture A lot of it was

The galaxy watch shouldn't be used for measurements for comparison. It's well known the sensors are not the best. I have an apple watch series 9 and a gt4 and they always show similar results.

Hi there—thanks for laying out your routine and shortlist so clearly. You’re in the exact crossroads where most “serious-but-not-pro” athletes land: wanting accurate recovery signals and sleep tracking without carrying three devices everywhere. I’ve spent extended time with Apple Watch (Series 9/Ult

I have a Garmin Fenix 8 51mm AMOLED. Love all the features, mainly the GPS and highly detailed mapping. I do not rely on it, but it does offer some cool health tracking options, some more reliable than others. With any of these watches, they act more as a flag raiser, definitely not a diagnosis make

I am at 78-year-old who is also into technology. I’ve had an iPhone, an iPad, and a PC for years, but I only recently became interested in getting an Apple Watch, and I am super happy with it, far more than I imagined I would be. I bought a used series 9 with 100% battery health, and it’s been great

The display is one of the most power hungry things on a watch, so having it be always on will absolutely obliterate your battery. It doesn’t matter which watch you have. Even my Apple Watch (series 9), which maybe lasts 2 days in regular circumstances, will last under a day with AOD. I’ve got the Am

Yeah. They actually tend to backport most of their features now. With the Apple Watch Series 11 they introduced blood pressure alerts and I was ready to upgrade my series 9 for it, but they made it available for series 9 as well along with the new sleep tracking. The Airpods Pro 3 got live translati

My dad fell earlier this year. He wears the Apple Watch series 9, it detected his fall. My mom, me, and emergency services were alerted. He charges at night when he sleeps. I can't speak to any other devices. Note that the device owner does have some say in the alert. He chose to turn off the alert

Nope. I had a heart attack the day before Halloween (thanks for saving me, Apple Watch!) and have been monitoring my HR pretty heavily for the last month. I haven't had any issues like that. I use both an S10 and my old S9, both have been on 26 for a while - all throughout the betas. When going into