Series 4: 40mm vs 44mm
I have the Series 4, 40mm watch. After trying on both at the store, I realized the 40mm watch face was the best fitting on me.
I also have the cellular option, so my battery lasts me from the start of my day to the end. Sometimes I have to recharge for a bit before going on a run. I have as yet have a dead watch, and I’ve had my watch since New Year’s Day.
When I bought my Apple Watch at the Apple Store took great length to show me how the 40mm and 44mm watch faces had the same quality. There is a difference in terms of how many words the screen can fit at a time, but the Infograph Modular is my main watch face.
Buy when you want it. There’s always going to be a new device around the corner. If the device suits your needs, the best time is now. The Series 4 checked all my boxes, so I bought it once I could afford it.
Is Apple Watch Series 4 still worth it in 2024?
40 vs 44 - what made you choose which one and why? Can’t decide...
44 here. But that’s just what fit my wrist best. I have wide wrists to the point where I can’t even wear sports bands without first spending time to stretch them out a little bit and even then it only fits on the 2nd hole.
As far as battery goes, might be a bigger battery on the 44 but that’s for the bigger screen. If you’re leaning toward the 40 then get the 40; you’re not missing out on much.
If you really want extra text then you can shrink the text size on the watch. A watch that might be too big for your wrist is not worth an extra line or line and a half of text at the end of the day. You won’t be watching videos on it and even with texts, you’ll likely not even notice scrolling to read an entire text. It’ll just be second nature to you. No app I use has all the information fit the screen so you’ll likely be scrolling no matter what
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I changed my 44mm for a 40mm.
44mm looked like a wrist device instead of a Watch.
I have small to average sized wrists.
Last few days I have seen a lot of photos of people wearing 44mm Watches with small wrists. It's almost comical to see those "clunky" wrist devices (AW 44mm) on those small wrists.
But just like iPhones, for a lot of people, for some reason, "bigger is better" mantra works for the new Series 4 as well ;)
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Greetings!
To preface this, yes, I have used the search bar to look up prior discussions of this topic, but have yet to find anything conclusive or recent.
I am currently in the process of trying to purchase a Series 4 Apple Watch (non-LTE), but have encountered a few questions that I’m hoping you wonderful people can help me with.
Which size did you purchase and why?
Does the 44mm get more battery life than the 40mm?
In your daily use case, what is your average battery life?
Is the screen of the 40mm really that much worse than the 44mm?
Would it be worth it to wait on the Apple Watch 5 to release?
Any help is greatly appreciated!
I have the Series 4, 40mm watch. After trying on both at the store, I realized the 40mm watch face was the best fitting on me.
I also have the cellular option, so my battery lasts me from the start of my day to the end. Sometimes I have to recharge for a bit before going on a run. I have as yet have a dead watch, and I’ve had my watch since New Year’s Day.
When I bought my Apple Watch at the Apple Store took great length to show me how the 40mm and 44mm watch faces had the same quality. There is a difference in terms of how many words the screen can fit at a time, but the Infograph Modular is my main watch face.
Buy when you want it. There’s always going to be a new device around the corner. If the device suits your needs, the best time is now. The Series 4 checked all my boxes, so I bought it once I could afford it.
Guy here... 40mm for me. I prefer smaller watches, and the 44mm was just too large for me, almost absurdly large since I came from wearing fitbit’s.
But it depends on your wrist size. And taste. But I think 44mm looks too large on most people.
But as other say, try them out if you have a local store lie Best Buy or apple store. If not, order the 40mm if you like smaller or normal watch sizes, or the 44mm if you prefer large watches.
2. Don’t know.
3. Battery life - I get 2 days per full charge easily with my non-LTE version. Usually at 55-60% battery after one day.
4. Who said it was worse? Same screen, just slight smaller.
5. I’d buy one now, very happy with my series 4. (My 1st smartwatch)
I’m looking to get an Apple Watch more for email, text message & fitness (step tracking & heart rate). I am on a budget don’t want to spend a ton and don’t need brand new so I am looking at the series 4 secondhand but I know they are not making anymore upgrades for it but does this really matter or is it more so if I want all the newer stuff? I pretty much just want basics so I’m thinking it would be ok but what are your thoughts?
TIA ☺️