Stuff - UK (2019-12)

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FIRST TEST APPLE WATCH SERIES 5

Gimme five

Out of the box the Watch S5 is
near-indistinguishable from its
predecessor. The dimensions
are the same, there’s a button
for quick app-switching and fast
access to Apple Pay, and you still
get satisfying haptic feedback
from the digital crown.

Five alive

Cellular S5 watches are now able
to make international emergency
calls from nearly anywhere in the
world (Apple’s official line is 150
countries), regardless of where
they were bought. And you don’t
even need to have activated the
cellular plan for it to work.

Five o’clock shadow

Until the battery conks, this thing
stays on. An ultra-low-power
LTPO display allows the refresh
rate to adjust from as high as
60Hz to as low as 1Hz; combined
with an ambient light sensor, this
ensures it isn’t gulping juice like
your five-year-old nephew.

Nine to five

Battery life will vary day by day,
but as long as you remember to
charge it every night the Watch
S5 isn’t going to conk out on you.
Just know that it’s a step down
from the S4... and of course, there
are other smartwatches that can
go for days between charges.

Five towns

As well as the familiar built-in
GPS, the new Watch has a proper
compass. Open its app and you’re
shown which way you’re facing,
your incline, plus latitude and
longitude. It works well and
doesn’t require a cellular or
Wi-Fi connection.

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