Does the Apple Watch Ultra use REAL Sapphire!? - (Plus hidden solar!)
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nice, except they only offer cases for iPhones? Pretty close minded if you ask me. They don't even have cases for the S22U.
hey jerry please make a video of watch 5 pro and compare it please
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Can we just appreciate even 300$ price tag on Galaxy watch still keeping pace with those expensive watches?
If current popular smartphones had sapphire screens we would see 2-4 year old phones resold without a single scratch, imagine how amazing that would be!
Current economic rules don't reward longevity. Humanity is on it's full way to burn all the ladder steps which could get us out of this pit.
@@RedOneM 💯
What use is a 2-4 year old unscratched phone screen if it’s no longer usable and costs more?
@@RedOneM the harder glass gets - Easyer for it to brake from falling on the ground. If glass is flexible - easyer for it to scratch
@@Shell_out Easier, break. Skipped elementary school?
Glass is glass
And glass breaks!
Unless it’s made from Sapphire
Nope!
Gas, grass, glass or 🍑
@@shekharmoona544 lol 😂
One advantage of the transflective screen is that it is much more visible in daylight, most other watch faces even at max brightness tend to be washed out when outdoors.
Yes exactly just look at digital watches. They have no backlight what so ever yet they are extremely visible in direct and indirect light. You can’t see them only in the dark which then requires a back light. It’s so much better in my opinion.
That's why I got a Fenix 6. It's a sport watch meant to be used outdoors where it's screen is very bright and still enable us to have a great longevity even on intense workloads. It's really a different philosophy in what matters.
That’s ok because we have this thing called a second hand, and you can use it to cast a shadow over your watch……
Can confirm, I have a Garmin watch myself and pretty much never need to use the backlight. It's perfectly readable under even dim office lighting. The colors aren't very vibrant, but... who needs vibrant colors on a watch?
Would be nice if a watch can have both options by clicking one single button.
"Its a shame I have to downgrade my cellphone to upgrade my watch" 🤣🤣🤣
And it’s the. Note 10+ the cellphone he uses lmao 😂. That’s hard on Apple 🍎
He could just get a newer iPhone I guess? Or perhaps he doesn’t really like apple that much?
an apple watch is cheap compared to a regular watch like patek or vacheron
@@peeratatr1492 yeah, and a thousand times more capable:)
@barebare have you not watched his channel? He's not an apple fan for their practices + overpriced products with removed features. It's a downgrade to him.
On the Garmin there is a button to backlight the display so you can see it in the dark, it’s the top left button. I personally like that you can’t see it in the dark with my Garmin forerunner 245 because when I want to sleep I never accidentally light it up. And it’s always accessible if I do want to see what my heartrate or something
In addition, the display is transflective… meaning it’s brightness is derived from the ambient light. That means that the watch has INFINITE brightness. Doesn’t matter how bright it is outside, the display will always be just as visible. I feel like Zach doesn’t understand how this works, despite him saying the type of display…
I have to tap the screen of my Vivoactive 3 to light it up for 3s. Love Garmin watches, last for weeks.
You can configure the backlight to light up as you turn your wrist. It’s way smoother experience then having to press a button. On top it is only doiing so during sunset.
Don't talk about German everywhere. I am a German shepherd ghrrrrr 🐶
@@krisvanaut you can also set it so it's always backlit if you want at which point it does lose a lot of battery but it's still like a week of battery instead of a day.
Only last night I looked for Jerry doing such a test and couldn't find anything, few hours later and this pops up. He must have known
I love his durability tests and teardowns.
I had the exact same reaction lol I searched for this about an hour before he uploaded. He's a man of the people
"If i ever find myself 100 meters under water, something's really wrong" 🤣🤣🤣 you should definitely test that claim as well 🤣🤣
The downgrade your phone to upgrade the watch comment was pure gold lol
That's my favorite thing he said this video
True 🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Totally!! Which phone does he use..s22 ultra??
@@PercussiveMaintenance i think its s9 or s21 he uses old phone personally
"I shouldn't have to downgrade my phone just to upgrade my watch" 🤣🤣 Man, Jerry hit me hard with that statement 💪🏽
It’s an iPhone accessory, not a smartphone accessory
@@mrsoisauce9017Yes, but many of its features/integrations would be useless on Android. Straight up doesn’t make sense to buy an Apple Watch if you have an android device. Even if you didn’t need an iPhone to set it up, the experience would just kinda suck. And there’s a reason why Apple users don’t daily drive android wearables too - not the gatekeeping, the integration.
In every video I learn something new thank you
Me too!
when I read your name, my furniture started floating
@@rehany3401 lol why , its a unique name xd
@@rehany3401 its like a spell 😂
One thing to note on the Garmin. If you don't get a sapphire version, be extremely cautious with the glass screen when going to the pool. The ceramic tiles of the pool can scratch your watch glass like it's on sandpaper! Ask me how i know that. (Using a tempered glass protector for such a screen is a must IMO).
I don't plan to get a smartwatch, but do they sell glass protectors for them?
@@SayAhh yep. Slap a glass protector and you're good to go. You can get them cheap in bulk and they work wonders
People often forget too that sapphire crystals on watches are very scratch-proof, but they can shatter easier than acrylic or mineral crystals. I would assume the same for a pure sapphire watch screen on phone screen
Debatable. I've had many sapphire and normal glass watches. Only ever had normal glass watches break.
the whole benefit of saphire is the scratch resistance, a saphire screen that scratches on the same level as glass is literally useless and no longer provides the benefit of a saphire display.
@@Robstrap it’s actually a well-known trade-off amongst people who know about watches and these materials in general. If you were wearing a sapphire watch when you broke your mineral watch crystals, they most certainly would’ve shattered as well. I can say I’ve had the opposite experience as you, as have most other Watch-wearers who have had the misfortune of bumping their sapphire watch against a wooden corner :/
@@MrDanielmahaniel wow honestly surprised I haven’t broken any of my watch crystals yet. Most of my watches are sapphire and they have been smacked around quite a bit.
@@Robstrap Yes but that doesn’t mean the cause was the glass. Sapphire is going on more expensive watches that are going to have much tighter tolerances and precision cuts. Plus they likely have overall better engineered cases. All of these factors play a huge part and it cracks or not despite being a more fragile crystal. Good example is the Apple Watch. In stress tests it’s far more shatterproof than the original glass A watch but they’d bc of the design not the crystal.
It would be interesting to test the Galaxy Watch 5 Pro against the regular version as the Pro is supposed to have a harder sapphire screen.
fr. why compare the cheapest variant. its literally 3x less expensive than the watch ultra. and even with the watch 5 pro it's still significantly less expensive than the other ywo.
@@yoshiharatoshiaki3650 It's still better than the apple watch tho lol
@@Urstupidumbass no.. I don’t know about the phones but Apple makes better watches than Samsung
Thought the watch 5 and watch 5 pro had the same kinda sapphire screen
@@nuzzky5563but if I have an Android which would I use
8:54....Downgrade my cellphone to upgrade my watch.....🤣🤣
Thanks for the video. I was actually curious about the Sapphire of the Fenix. Even the glass on the Vivoactive is very durable. I like the Garmin watches because of great battery life and durability. I'm very hard on my watches.
How much is it?
I work in rugged industries and have worn a Tag Heuer watch for the past 10 years. The sapphire glass is still in perfect condition...the stainless isn't as pretty but I love this watch. Saved for a long time to get it
9:00 the jab at Apple tho
Oh! Finally, this is great news! The Garmin Fenix 7X was a bit of a doubt for me as I've seen some reports online about scrates that shouldn't be there after "regular" use. Good to see someone finally testing this the way I like! Thanks!
The plastics will most likely easily scratch
I've had mine for many months now, still as crystal clear as when I got it.
Quality seems to vary for Garmin watches. Got through series 5-7 with the 6 having an easily scratchable coating, after polishing this away, it was pure hard sapphire again.
I’ve had a Garmin Fenix 5X on my wrist everyday for over 5 years and not a scratch on the sapphire crystal. The titanium bezel is a different story. Quite remarkable!
Garmin watches are the absolute best smart watch I've ever tested
I appreciate you briefly informing us on how Sapphire is made
huge thumb up for informative tests on expensive toys. Respect
I have the Epix Gen 2 with the Sapphire screen and love it. Permanently benched my Apple Watch in favor of the Garmin.
There's an easy way to check of the watch crystal is made of sapphire, mineral glas or plexi/hesalite. Let the watch cool to room temperature, then put the watch crystal onto your forehead. if it feels warm, it's plexiglas. if it feels cold, it's mineral glas. if it feels like an ice cube, it's sapphire.
thx for tip. It actually works. My citizen sapphire feels much cooler then the rest of my watches,
What is the room temperature?
I can't believe I watched the all video without skipping, give me back my data. You so good at narration
It's such a plesent experience to watch your videos Jerry! The calm voice and your straight to the point videos, impartial and detailed are always welcomed.
His name is Zach, not jerry :)
Perfect timing since I just bought a Fenix 7! Thanks for always having high quality content bud
Love technology..so glad I found your channel a while ago. Your videos are always so informative! Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!
I've got a Garmin Tactix Charlie. I love it. 12 days of battery, durable as heck, gps maps in the watch, etc. The battery life alone makes it more than worth it. The full titanium body, 10ATM waterproof, and sapphire lens is amazing. I have had it since 2018, and haven't even had the desire to replace the watch, and the low frequency of charging means that the battery will last for many many many years to come.
Garmin Epix 2 user and I wouldn’t give this watch up for anything. GPS connection is amazing. Long battery life. Excellent display. And…not locked into an ecosystem.
Have you ever done a video of the everyday things that match a relative scale in your testing? I have a Garmin 935 (chemically strengthened glass) and it has held up over many years of daily use in many conditions. It has some major scratches, but I'd have no idea what could have made them. You don't see them until after the fact. 😁 Great videos as always.. 😍
Been waiting for that Garmin Fenix teardown since Fenix 5 so for more than five years. Slowly getting there :)
Your picks may not necessarily be catching on the crystal. Some sapphire crystals on traditional watch brands will "scratch" much easier than they should because antireflective coatings have been applied to both sides of the crystal. The coating will scratch much easier than the crystal itself.
Also, oleophobic coatings are commonly added to make fingerprints easier to wipe off.
true, considering sapphire is 20% more reflective then glass it would make sense that they would put a coating on it
If that's true, what the hell is the point in using sapphire if it's not the outer most durable surface?
@Hexagonian I agree, watch brands SHOULDN'T use anti-reflective coating on both sides. But companies do it anyway because it makes them look nicer on the counter. By the time they scratch, or worse - start peeling, you have already bought the watch. If you are brave enough, you can remove it with abrasive polish without damaging the sapphire itself, but given the price of the watches in question - not really something you want to do.
@Hexagonian also to be clear, not every brand does this but many do (if not for all of their watches, at least some)- including big name brands like Rolex and Tag Heuer.
I 👍 like...."of I find myself 100 meters under water something is really wrong". Lol
7:35 good one Jerry, lmao
0:50 we can all see Jerry trying not to laugh while saying it
9:04 underrated line😂
The Garmin Epix gen 2 would be a great alternative to the Fenix 7 if you want a brighter display. It also rocks Sapphire as well.
cellphones scratch at level 6 and deeper grooves at a level 7? man, I'm learning new things everyday.
Here’s another happy Garmin Fenix 7 Sapphire Solar owner without any scratches or marks on the screen. However, the DLC coating on the bezel showed one tiny chip after a bump, nothing to worry about but definitely not “diamond like”. Loved the video, I waited so long for it!
My nearly 5 year old Fenix 5 Sapphire has a nearly immaculate display even to this day. There's like 2 very slight hairline scratches when looking at it from the right angle in the right lighting. The bezel is an entirely different story, hahaha. But then again, I was doing network and systems admin work the entire time I owned that watch, which at one point involved some construction on a new building my company acquired and running all the cabling, installing the entire camera system, some electric work, building out a server rack and its contents, and manhandling a ton of equipment. That watch scraped against a ton of sharp metal and all sorts of nasty construction gunk (dust, dirt, "sandy" as in scratchy stuff, etc). Not sure if the Fenix 5 (not 5X) Sapphire had "DLC" bezels or not. But the bezel is practically 2 tone from all the abuse it took, lol! I now own a Fenix 7X Sapphire Solar for the last 2-3 months, and I absolutely love it (especially the built in flashlight - total flex). Even though I've since temporarily retired from full time work to be a stay at home dad to our toddler son, my bezels are also scratched up a small bit, with "deeper grooves" along the 6 o'clock position. Probably since I am still doing a ton of house work and upgrades since we just bought our first house 2 summers ago. While I have total faith in the integrity of the sapphire glass, I just consider the "DLC" coating to be total marketing jargon and basically always have assumed as such going into my purchase, haha.
@10:42 you can see that the Apple Watch and the Samsung reflect the overhead light. There is a purple iridescence that is visible above the specular highlight of the reflection of the overhead light. This is a sign that an anti reflective coating has been deposited on the sapphire using vapor deposition, an additional manufacturing step that happens in a vacuum chamber. They bombard the surface with rutile, a titanium mineral. This would diminish the hardness but improve the user experience. The Garmin is shown seconds later and it doesn’t have the purple iridescence above it’s specular highlight of the overhead light. So this test is more of an investigation of product design rather than conclusive science. If anything the first two watches will have a better user experience than the Garmin because of their brighter, anti reflective coatings.
interesting. So it would be possible to lap down that layer with a softer compound to reveal the bare crystal if it's bunged up and the only thing you would loose is the antiglare property right?
@@Noise-Bomb yes you could. Removing an AR coating could be tough. And polishing sapphire would definitely be challenging.
You wouldnt want an AR coating on a screen that needs sunlight to be visible and charge. Thats why theres no coating on the Garmin I think.
@@mick0matic You're absolutely right. If it reflects the sunlight it won't absorb as much of the sunlight to charge the device.
@@mick0matic wait wut? Doesn’t reflection mean that it’s bouncing the light back out? So if it’s anti-reflective, doesn’t that mean that it should let more light through? So shouldn’t you WANT and anti reflective coating on solar power?
Very interesting video, thank you! I just got my first Apple Watch and your video made me wonder about getting a screen protector since the “sapphire” is not the highest quality and may get scratched. I use a scree protector for my phone and hardly notice it. I’m sure there are videos on this topic to check out but it would be really interesting to get your perspective on using a sacrificial screen protector to preserve a pristine screen vs how well the “sapphire” screens in these watches hold up in real life?
Thanks for putting up this video! I own both the Galaxy Watch 5 Pro and the Garmin Fenix 7X Sapphire Solar. By far my favorite watch ever is the Garmin. I'm glad to see both watches use high grade Sapphire.
How is the display on the Garmin vs Samsung? I was thinking about going with Garmin. I have a Watch 5 Pro now.
I was wondering this about my Galaxy Watch 5. Thanks for the check with the hardness picks. I'm still running a screenprotector though.
Thank you for Garmin Fenix 7 in advance! I always watch your videos, specially in teardown, it's help Me to familiarize hardware inside the gadget.
4:17 Haha have the same Fossil watch on my hand right now, tried out smartwatches but i really enjoy regular watches more. But i do use smart bracelet for fitness stuff.
11:05 "Far superior to the average person" Why thank you!
Had a Garmin Fenix 3 Sapphire for years and now on a 6X Sapphire - never scratched the crystal on either, despite bumping them both on various objects. Garmin claim the bezel on the newer watches is coated with ‘DLC’ - ‘Diamond-Like Carbon’. From my own experience, this seems pretty durable too. Would like to know what it is and just how hard it is.
7x solar here. Easily scratchble both the screen and bezel lol with normal daily use. No sports. Had o put a screen protector and a metal bezel on top just in case
YES! Been waiting for this!
Sir Jerry. Thanks for your videos. Very inspiring as always.
I’ve got a Fenix 6X Sapphire and after three years the screen is still immaculate! Really impressed
Brilliant content as always. Answering the important questions in life, one mohs pick at a time! 👍🇮🇪
Thank u. I am wondering if there is a step up with the ultra 2? but i doubt it.
Just got the ultra 1, do you have recommendation for screen protector?
''But i shouldn't downgrade to upgrade my watch' ' Jerry 2022
He's right
at least quote him correctly man
The Garmins also come with varying quality of coatings on the glass, had a 6 Saphire that scratched easily, after polishing the coating away completely, it looked like new. Maybe that was also the thing with Samsung or Apple?
The wear 5 didn't show scratches at 6 or 7 though, right?
Super interesting. I was wondering about the Samsung Watch 5 Pro since I have that one. Had strongly considered the Garmin but the display doesn't look great. Can you do a tear down?
What do you do with the divices after you tested them? It would be nice if we can buy them for an discount. Id realy like to have the garmin watch but it is kind a expencive.
Honestly this is the video I totally wanted to see ever since the AW Ultra⌚️ came out. Cheers from Italy 👋🇮🇹
Finally you tested the Galaxy Watch5, Ive been curious about it since it came out. One thing i do wish they added is sapphire on the sensor as I already scratched on something when I placed it in my backpack. Thanks for the video Jerry and how much you spend in these, excluding sponsor.
I'm using watch 5 with screen protector earlier purchased but then i removed screen protector and still no scratch at the glass
@@The555kim Lol I still have a screen protector on my Watch5🤣 I dont want to get it shattered
@@PrimePixelKZhead display screen still no scratch but the back glass got one scratch 😅
@@The555kim Haha same🤣🤣🤣
@@catboy3471 Lol how
The garmin watch is exactly the kind of watch I've been looking for.
“I don’t have to downgrade my phone to upgrade my watch”
I would be very interested in testing sapphire screen on Coros watches as almost all of them features sapphire screen and are quite affordable. I am curious if build quality level is on par with Garmin 🙂
Hey Zack, great video as always. I just ordered a small 5 bits screwdriver set to open up phones and the like, so I noticed there's no "tri-point" and hexagon screwdriver bit! Where do you recommend I can buy the screwdriver BITS only (and not the body of the screwdriver because I have it)? Thanks!
where did you get that hunk of sapphire? and won't the thermal conductivity make it colder/hotter in colder/hotter environment wouldn't that be a jarring feeling?
@9:45 Dan (What’s Inside) did not just lose a normal Apple Watch… That thing was the $10,000 gold edition one. I don’t know what would possess him to keep that on while cliff jumping. But I have indeed already watched that video, and was impressed you were able to bring life back into it.
No it was a normal one that he gold plated for him. No where near $10000
I'm literally choosing between Garmin epix (same as fenix in many aspects) and Apple Watch Ultra right now - timing couldn't be better!
The ultra has mobile data, the garmin is a better sports watch and has way better battery life. I eventually went with the ultra, but I still have some buyers remorse (but I do like my Ultra). If you're using Apple Pay, see if your bank is supported on the Garmin!
Check out suunto, way nicer looking watches.
The jokes and references you slip into your videos might just be my favourite thing about your channel
Haha agreed! The “ I shouldn’t have to downgrade my phone just to upgrade to an Apple Watch” was funny!
Nice validations! Always good to see an unbiased validation. Thank you!
I just shit myself laughing at 7:32-7:42...those ironic statements are just golden
I have been waiting for this video to answer that question! Also just bought a watch 5 recently and I was dead curious wether it was actually "sapphire crystal hardness" thanks Zack for the great videos 👍🏼👍🏼
@Jisoooya 👑 bro a watch 5 is $300 that's like 3 days of work even if you make minimum wage
@@propersod2390 not everyone lives in USA or England, that's literally a whole month for someone on minimum wage here in my country
@@Bastyxx227 I make 20x my country's minimum wage
@Jisoooya 👑 get a job bruh
@@Bastyxx227 where r u from? Venezuela?
Been waiting for your durability test on the Apple Watch ultra
Just loved the way you speak, calm, composed and so precise. Loved it
"I dont wanna downgrade my phone to use the watch" Savage! and so real
Garmin Fenix is an awesome watch. I bought a Fenix 6X Sapphire last year and the display glass is still like brand new. Not a scratch on it after wearing it in all conditions, including a barn renovation. And the 7 day battery life is so much better than daily charging an Apple watch!
well considering there is very little stuff that is harder than saphire it makes sense xd
I just can‘t get along with the systemwide stuttering of the Garmin Watches or generally most non Apple Watches👌 Performance wise it’s unfortunately like a phone from 2010.
I tried the Fenix 6 and Fenix 7, but in the end there was nothing really that convinced going with something other than another Apple Watch… To be honest the round display on the competitors is a huge downside for me. In the end I decided to went with the Apple Watch Ultra this year and it’s a massive improvement over the older Apple Watches.
I‘m glad that, even though apparently it doesn’t make much of a difference to those picks, it seems to make a difference in day to day life and activities. My other Apple Watches have scratched more easily (even just by being wiped clean with my shirt) than my current Apple Watch. It still looks like it’s just been unboxed, at least the screen. In the time I’ve had it, the others have collected many micro scratches that are hard to notice but if the sunlight hits the screen just right, they’re fairly apparent.
Sir Which Without Sponsering tell me which cover is best for ruggedity
Can you see the differences in a microscope? That would be interesting
Curious do you use saphire making your mobility stuff? Like for touch screens on them I guess. If not what's that big piece of sapphire for?
Sapphire would be overkill and completely against the point of his company. He wants to make affordable mobility equipment. Sapphire is the exact opposite of that and not really necessary for most things
I’ve had my Ultra for months. I’ve hit it against walls and other hard things quite a few times in ways that definitely would have caused deep gouges in my old Watch. The titanium bezel is scuffed but not a single scratch yet on the screen. Very promising.
i’ve had my series 4 stainless + sapphire for a few years now, just today i accidentally scuffed the screen well working on a car, i panicked and thought i’d just messed up my watch but it turns out the screen itself must’ve been harder then whatever scuffed it because with a small felt polishing cloth the scuff came off entirely, meaning the screen had actually scuffed the material not the other way around, pretty impressive, not to mention me and my father bought apple watches at nearly the same time, he however didn’t spring for the sapphire version, his screen is covered in microscratches well mine is still perfect with no zero scratches, apple may not use perfectly pure sapphire but it can definitely take a beating
My previous applewatch 4, had scuffs all around the rounded edges but my applewatch ultra I've smashed against doorhandles, dropped on shower floor screen side first and I've got a few tiny chips missing out of the edge. The ultra is a tank.
I have an apple watch series 6 and it is so scratched up, the aluminium and the display is scratched and a while ago I hit a ledge making the screen to detach from the case. I'm getting the ultra 2 and hopes it will hold up way better!
Thanks for the knowledge about Thermal Conductivity.
I had to subscribe to your channel because your voice sounds so nice, like a sapphire. Awesome we can count on you to verify these things. Many times we buy these expensive gadgets but never really know what they are.
You mentioned that the apple watch uses an LCD display but in reality it uses an amoled display just like the samsung, but great video!
Great video as always, but sapphire actually occurs in nature. It is aluminum oxide and has a variety of colors depending on traces of other ingredients inside the crystal. Like diamonds, it can also be created artificially.
That's awesome. Thanks for all your great videos. 👍
Been watching Jerry from video number 1. Much love from Kenya, this your second home, don’t forget to bring me that already scratched ultra watch when coming to open “the Jerry Junior library”😂 I’ll call it “Deeper groove”
Interesting fact. Sapphire is a pure Aluminum crystal. So when Scotty said he was giving us the formula for transparent Aluminum, it was really just a way for us to make large Sapphire crystals. I just wish we had a cost effective way to make it in large sheets or curved shapes for things like windshields.
That wouldn't probably be too practical as sapphire is far too brittle to be used as a windshield.
That's not a fact that's a myth. Sapphire isn't pure aluminum, it's aluminum oxide Al2O3, with several trace minerals such as iron magnesium and chromium.
@@lensofthenorth42 bruh
@@lensofthenorth42 no traces of other metals in synthetic sapphire I believe, only natural crystals would have them (which will give their color)
@@MrJef06 yeah but regardless sapphire isn't pure aluminum, it's aluminum oxide
I've always been waiting to see a Jerryrig-style Garmin durability test. I have a Forerunner 945 and 255 and they've both held up well in my daily usage. You should try durability testing a Garmin Epix gen 2, its basically a Fenix 7 with a amoled screen
I bought a fenix 7 but returned it due to the poor light coming from screen. I replaced by an Epix 2, that has a far better screen, with a long battery life too. And the EPiX2 Sapphire is at the same price level of Apple watch ultra.
@ Ethan Chen Have you noticed any battery life issues on the 255? I’m seriously considering one but I’ve heard that there are some major battery drain issues and some people are getting as low as one day of battery life.
@@TopG5887 The battery life on the 255 is doing great so far, lasting about 2 weeks at 20% Brightness. The 945 is the one with the battery issues, lasting less than a day and returning home with 30% battery left after around 40 minutes of music playback and 1 activity tracking session
@@EthanChen-wt3wb Thanks for the reply, that’s good to know!
@@TopG5887 You should also consider a standard instinct two, they are currently still the same price with much better battery life (28 days), 100-meter water resistance, a more rugged build, and buttons that are less prone to damage if you don't mind the screen. The buttons on my 255 are as of now broken because a month ago I went to Sanya (In china because by my last name, you can probably tell I'm asian) and when I got out of the ocean, the up and down buttons have lost their click and i'm regretting not choosing the instinct 2
I’m so glad you put that last case on, ocd satisfied
I think something people forget often is that the harder and more scratch resistant something is, the more prone it is to cracking. Sapphire would be very fragile on a phone, and I’d prefer scratches over cracks any day. Hence why we use hybrids, that help a little in both directions.
Don’t know. The ultra drop test have been better than normal apple watch
@@MrBuzzoVerde probably more to do with the build of the titanium and the cover the actual glass has. I know you’re not questioning physics, at least I hope you’re not. The ultra cracks less because it’s designed that way. It had to be or else people would complain the “super strong glass” cracks easier.
5:24 No, it's because the outer watch face is called a crystal, and it's made of Sapphire for these. Cheap watches will have a glass crystal. Many Seiko watches feature "hardlex" crystal.
Yes, however it's like that for all devices using sapphire.
Great video Jerry with 2022 awards, let's continue the journey of smartphone repairability and any Electronics in general into 2023! Happy New Year!!!
I have a casio protrek wsd-f30 with saphire and sadly I forgot to take it off one day that I needed to quickly mig weld something. I now have 4-5 melted dots.
I've been buying the stainless steel apple watch since series 3 because of the sapphire and I've never had more than level 6 or 7 marks you see on the apple watch ultra. And very few of them. I work in a light construction trade where I scratch it against sharp metal corners, and all manners of abusive surfaces, and it holds up really well. My watch 6 has been just as good.
The answer is in your comment. Most metal is softer than even glass. Start working with rocks and sand. Thats where scratches really start taking off.
The Fenix line of watches are amazing, I wouldn't recommend any other smart watch.
I love how you put Apple in its place about the sapphire stuff! Great video man!
i like how he made Samsung look inferior at the same time always losing lol
Galaxy watch has a better features compared to apple watch though like galaxy watch has bia and stress monitor
I just suscribe considering the high expense you already did, appreciate nice test!
I guess Apple watch ultra has LTPO Oled panel .. in the video it was mentioned retina LCD Display
Indeed. No Apple Watch has had an LCD
Samsung and apple probably have anti reflective coating. Those scratches easily
Requesting a video with sapphire manufacturing process!!
almost curious enough to grab a mohs pick set for my older garmin vivoactive 3, i've been using it for 4 years quite abusively every day in chemical manufacturing and it's somehow managed to not get any scratches