Apple Watch Ceramic Vs Titanium

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Apple watch ceramic vs titanium.

The titanium and aluminum versions of apple watch series 6 are nearly identical in every way. Apple watch series 5 models with titanium and ceramic casings include an extra color matching sport band in the box. In this scenario apple could position the titanium watch as a 499 step between 399 aluminum and 699 steel watches somewhat akin to the 2019 ipad air with ceramic retaking its edition. For these reasons to my mind of all the non aluminum material choices for the apple watch titanium makes the most sense especially given the device s general price range.

Apple has never released an apple watch in a titanium finish but 9to5mac notes that this is the same finish used on the company s new apple card. Thoughts on ss vs alum vs titanium vs ceramic for context i have owned every aw since series 0 in either ss or aluminum. It s greater price gap in fact than the one between the starting prices of the aluminum and stainless steel watches. As a device that you wear on your body and touch frequently the apple watch really benefits from materials like steel titanium and ceramic.

Compared to titanium or stainless steel watches ceramic watches are less likely to heat up quickly. I went to the store today and spent an hour trying on every different combination i thought would look good with the new models. This is a major benefit if you work in a hot environment and one of the reasons why some of the best watches for chefs are ceramic or at least partly made of ceramics the watch band or bezel. The titanium apple watch on the other hand has two colors and starts at 500 less than the ceramic model.