New 2019 Apple Watch.

This post has been edited by westlife: Apr 9 2021, 07:28 AM

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Here's hoping the telcos will actually bring in the LTE model for Series 5... I'm not keeping my hopes up for the ECG feature anytime soon.

I’m a fan of the always on display.
Hoping for LTE version too so I can leave my phone at home, go for a run or market and still receive calls and text

White ceramic so sexy!

will reconsider your thoughts after seeing the price
whopping $1399

I want. When?

fuyooo

so i guess it leaves us with aluminium, stainless steel or titanium

what's the difference apart from price haha

This post has been edited by persona93: Sep 11 2019, 10:22 AM

The always on display is the biggest improvement in the AW5 for me

i am thinking bout the titanium having sky high price

RIP wallet

will head to the fifth avenue Apple store on Sep 20 to test drive the titanium model plus checking out the new layout of the store as well, heard that the SS model is 45% heavy then titanium which is a deal breaker

currently still rocking on the Apple Watch Series 0 Stainless Steel version.

This post has been edited by wengjoe: Sep 12 2019, 11:44 AM

Me still using my stainless steel series 0. Still working fine. Not a single scratch on the screen.

Really hope that our telco in MY will bring in the LTE stainless steel version. I am not going to upgrade to aluminum. Hate to use screen protector on watch...

I hope titanium would come to our market. So sad to see lack of options here compared to the US. And FFS give us the ECG feature as well.

I was wondering , why iphone 11, pro and new ipad already available in Malaysia Apple store but not apple watch. Hmmm

No Cellular Apple Watch 5 again for Malaysia. Suck!

Ahh I feel the Cellular is too important. Wonder will Apple have any plans to make Cellular available in Malaysia?

Really sucksssss...means no sapphire crystal glass...damn. Will need to go south to get one.

Really like the always on display but I can't see myself paying rm1.7k for a secondary gadget

If buy from other countries, can the cellular function still be used in Malaysia? I thought need to see if our local service provided is compatible.

Nope...u can't use the cellular in MY. But I really want to the sapphire crystal glass that is scratch proof. My Series 0 till now still not a single scratch...

Titanium is only $50 more than a Stainless Steel
Stainless Steel 44mm is around $799

Been using Stainless Steel since first gen 😊

for $50 more, u get better material + 1 extra year warranty.

Have to look at the real watch first right? Later the titanium looks like aluminum...then not nice lor.

I like the stainless steel shine shine look....

Watch Edition comes with 2 years warranty?

i think it looks very similar to aluminium.
and since it comes with cellular, very likely it won't be sold in Malaysia

Then too bad. Need to go south...

How come SG got sapphire glass, here dun have?>

Titanium is 2 times harder stainless steel, 45 percent lighter than stainless steel
Ceramic is 4 times harder stainless steel

I think i will get aluminium one, currently using stainless steel s2

Yes. 2 years warranty for watch edition and hermes.

This post has been edited by moodytea: Sep 11 2019, 06:48 PM


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The thing I dislike about the Aluminum is the weight. Makes it look like a cheap watch

LTE band compatible with local telco with esim? If I had to buy from us or sg
I wonder how long it last with LTE on all the time

Coz here don't have the Stainless Steel Model. And I don't think they will offer the Titanium and Ceramic version here if these 2 models are also cellular.

Titanium lighter than stainless steel
But in spec stainless steel same weight with ceramic and stainless steel

Titanium got additional sport band

This post has been edited by xproc: Sep 11 2019, 09:15 PM

I see. I thought they offered all models at here. Naive me

becos bolehland always receives 'special treatment'. haha.

yea, now i am thinking still worth to get the cellular version or not from oversea since here dun have and not supported.

If the cellular version could work without data then why not? I hope it could work in case they wouldn't offer base GPS model with Titanium finish here.

i really like the international sos calling feature.

theoretically i can pop a say, singapore long life prepaid sim into a sg set cellular version watch for it to work right?

only need to keep the line active by top it up every few months.

can anyone confirm?

When are we going to finally get to use the cellular in MALAYSIA? damn..... i never buy a single apple watch because i wanted the cellular feel pointless to buy without it although i really want to use it for gym. Want to leave the phone at home just out with the watch also hard.

Is it coming soon or what i keep waiting also no news on cellular in malaysia for apple watch. What is DIGI MAXIS doing? not sure if its their fault but

Is the aod same as garmin`a?

Power da the fetures.

I feel you macha.

i am waiting for stainless steel + cellular AW as well..too sad that still no cellular for MY market..
there is no cellular AW for MY market most probably is because of the price..a stainless steel + cellular AW costs you a USD699 which equivalent to around MYR3,000...not many people willing to spend that much for a watch..i guess..

They still could give an option to sell the cellular version but it seems even for Series 5 they don’t give it here in our market. Very disappointed. RM3k+ for a titanium watch is actually not a bad price. Compare it with Titanium made G Shock for example, the MRG series, it could go way up to 5 digits figure and people still buy it.

Now could it work if we buy the Singapore version and use it here without the cellular capability? Anyone tried before?

Hope it comes with the ECG function..

yes..i understand...the price with that material may be appropriate..the question is how many ppl would buy it..i think that is what apple considering..
another thing is..as long there is official Apple store in that country..there will have all range of the product for their customer..like Thailand and SG both have official Apple store..both have cellular version..correct me if i am wrong
some ask why SG have it for the consumer but not for MY..because in SG the price may be around SGD1k+ for the cellular version..ppl are more affordable to purchase..

as what i know, e sim in malaysia only support Huawei watch GT(since last year Oct), iPhone xs & xs max(since this year Feb )..
there are cases that back to last year Oct when the e sim only support watch GT from maxis..user try to port it into xs but unsuccessful..

This post has been edited by sam04563: Sep 12 2019, 01:54 PM

While I will totally get the Titanium AW at RM3K+...but can't really compare with a mechanical watch la.
Mechanical watch last forever (theoretically), but a smart watch will only last as long as the battery inside last

This post has been edited by PHI_1.618: Sep 12 2019, 01:56 PM

yes, the buying power for working people in bolehland are not very high seriously. so apple devices to most indeed are not cheap. this should be the reason why bolehland is never in first wave due to the demand and supply issue.

dragon-i land last time also not in first wave, but the demand is high there and eventually they are in first wave. becos over there actually got huge market and a lot of people actually like iPhones.

agree...
though it is called a watch..it is a technology stuff..in some mean..it will be "eliminated" after some time(mayb few years or ten years later)...
and it dont have the value to keep it that mechanical watch does..

of course like you say AW cant really compare with a mechanical watch..

yes..due to demand and supply issue..this bolehland is in the "first" wave as well..just 1 week later than the official selling date..not sure is because of demand or supply issue...haha

dragon-i has huge market

yeah. global demand changed changes the speed for bolehland to get to purchase earlier as well. haha.

G-Shock of which I mentioned can't be considered as a mechanical watch. it is analogue with electronics inside with battery. Though yes its an apple to orange comparison but the point is Apple should give it a try here.

Anyway if anyone knows whether the cellular version could work without the cellular capabilites, that would be great. I just want at least the SS finish and upon checking on Apple SIN only aluminium version has the basic GPS one. I have the Apple Watch Series 3 aluminium version and it doesn't feel nice actually. Feels too light IMO. I've watched hands-on on the aluminium version of the S5, most say it feels different.

yes, you can use cellular version in Malaysia.

i like the SS material as well...how good if there is SS for My market..so that i can match it with xs max..

Yes, Apple should at least gives it a try here....

By the way, u can use the watch in MY without cellular. Same as u, I just want the SS finished. For me it is because of the sapphire crystal scratch proof glass. My Series 0 doesn't have a single scratch till today.

u can always get from SG....I will be travelling to SG next month for wedding dinner. I can help to buy from Airport. Since I am also buying 1 for myself, I think I can only buy1 more additional. I think they limit 2 per person...

thanks for the offer i had AW4 already..will skip the AW5...u getting the SS or ceramic material?

I will go there molest molest the demo and see see first. But Ceramic damn expensive weii....SDG 1979

haha...even u dont buy it..at least u can molest it first...i only can molest it when i going oversea on Nov
just notice the price is so big diff for diff material

This post has been edited by sam04563: Sep 12 2019, 03:09 PM

i like ceramic outlook but aluminium price... lol

Apple seems to be turning a deafening ears on their fans in Malaysia. We want LTE Apple Watch and also Apple Pay here.
I’m already using esim on my XR, so I’m sure Apple Watch LTE can be easily supported here!

Unfortunately Apple won't launch Apple Watch Cellular until local carriers can support eSIM for Apple Watch according to their specifications. :/ The fault lies more on carrier's side, because their network stack is not up to it.

This post has been edited by KaiHD: Sep 13 2019, 10:53 PM

If that is so, carriers really have poor priority of choices.
They would rather support Huawei Watch (how many Huawei watch vs Apple Watch out there in the wild)

Hi, I would like to get an Apple Watch in SG probably cellular+GPS version. I read through the thread and the cellular not supported by local carriers but I am wondering whether I can still use all other functions (like ECG, pairing with iPhone, receive messages from iPhone, tracking, heart tracking) in the Apple Watch (Cellular+GPS version) except the cellular? Thanks

This post has been edited by ASAP: Sep 14 2019, 12:35 PM

you cant use ECG also, it is locked by region.

Thanks. Meaning if I buy from SG Titanium version Cellular+GPS, I can still use all the functions except things related to cellular + the EC?

I heard if I change the region to SG, then I can use the ECG?

Please confirm. Thanks.

Wondering if the latest version prone of cracks on the screen like last time ?

Which mean the new Noise feature will not be available for Malaysia since we don't have cellular version?

That I am not sure. But if it is not a region specific and no need cellular, where it can based on the connection with ur phone. It should be available.

my bad, after further checking, i believe even Apple Watch with GPS only got microphone as it is needed for Siri functionality etc... do correct me if i am wrong

So the noise apps will be able to utilize this microphone

Yes. even GPS only has mic. My wife has Series 4, she can use the Walkie-Talkie function and Siri is pretty responsive.

Although our model here does have mic, but the noise app only Tim Cook will know whether they will open to MY or not.

so you are saying even with Mic, there're still possibilities that features such as the noise app may not be available? Oh man.. what a bummer. Now need to wait for WatchOS 6 released to find out.

i tot Mic is available since the first apple watch as you can answer calls from the watch?

Yes. Just like the ECG. The hardware is definitely there in the Series 4, but we are not getting the function in MY. We will only know when it is launch in MY.

Yes. It is there since the very first watch.

yep, thank you for the clarification on this

when available in malaysia?
what is your choices...

There is a post in Series 4 thread regarding on this matter, one of our S4 guys got their ECG installed and able to use while he is in Malaysia

The noise feature is available for all range... i've been using it since first beta of WatchOS6 on my S4



This post has been edited by Marcus95: Sep 18 2019, 09:22 AM

cool.. thank you so much for sharing with us. Extremely happy to know

Can't wait another 1-2 days to get watchOS6 on my AW4.

This post has been edited by yclam5729: Sep 18 2019, 01:59 PM

you need iOS 13 to work with watchOS 6 if i am not mistaken

Oh, definitely in iOS 13 on my iPhone

haha just so you know la.

By the way, who is working in MV?

MV? the MV in JB?haha

Just curious....

Why do you sound like you need the Noise function so badly? U working or living in an area that has very bad noise pollution? Or it is a health issue?

Just curious what are the use cases for this app...

They market the noise level detector as a feature. I think most of us who have the intention to purchase one would love to have all features enabled even though it might not be used.

KL one haha. Needed to know Machines got stock for S4 or not. but this is S5 thread, so is ok la haha

oh, i just want my watch to warn me when i am in a situation that are harmful to my ears. Above 85 dB then is harmful to ear edi.. prolong in such situation = risk my ear been damaged.

Since buying this , might as well utilize it as much as possible.

Based on what you said, we do have ECG feature just can't be use, hopefully when I step-in to region with enabled ECG, can it be use.

OK. Then maybe it would be useful for me too. Coz my ears always feel unconformable when expose to loud noise for long. For example, when I am in a club, or sit near those stupid speaker in a chinese wedding dinner where those uncles aunties singing Lu Bian Yi Ke~~~Rong Shu Xia~~

This post has been edited by PHI_1.618: Sep 18 2019, 05:27 PM

yea, you are using S4 or waiting for S5?

hahaha....nope. I am using S0. But I bought my wife a S4 earlier this year.

I am thinking do I want to get the S5 or not...

why not S4 since S4 cheap?

I am only looking for the Stainless Steel model. Can only get in SG. Need to see if they still selling or any smaller reseller still got stock or not when I visiting SG next month. Of coz, most importantly...the price. Let see in Oct.

Oh i see.. totally forgotten this. Cool.. keep us update

Anyone knows when Series 5 is coming to our shores?

No estimation even on Apple Malaysia site.

On another note, does anyone know whether the ECG function can be activated in Singapore if purchased at the Apple Store using our Malaysia Apple ID?

I bought one of the AW4 in Apple Store Sg, I can't activated it, guess I need to travel back to Sg to activate it. My friend who got AW4 in US can activate ECG though in Mys, weird.