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I'm still trying to figure out what an Apple Watch does that my iPhone doesn't do better. Notifications might be nice, but if I'm sitting down my phone is gene

I'm still trying to figure out what an Apple Watch does that my iPhone doesn't do better. Notifications might be nice, but if I'm sitting down my phone is generally on the table/desk in front of me, and if I'm on the go I probably have my phone out anyway, or can pull it out in about a second. Fitbit-type functions would be nice, I suppose, but I'd rather just get a Fitbit for a fraction of the cost. A smart watch just doesn't seem to add anything significant in the way that smart phones did. Smart phone benefits over a laptop are huge, but smart watch benefits over a smart phone are quite small. I think we're just seeing the natural limitations of a product with this form factor.

nilkn 11y ago
The watch is a pretty decent fitness tracker. Certainly better than an iPhone. It's more expensive than a FitBit, though the FitBit Surge is not cheap at $250. Notifications are actually really nice. My phone has been on silent for months. When I'm at home, I never, ever have my phone with me anymore. Basically wherever I go I just put my phone down and forget about it because the watch is a sufficient proxy. Is it life changing? Nope, but it's definitely convenient. I've taken phone calls through my watch when cooking before. That was actually really cool. I think you're forgetting that it's also, well, a watch. I always find it silly how people underplay the fact that smartwatches are also just watches. In my case, I have the time, date, temperature / weather conditions, next meeting time, activity tracking, and the time of sunrise/sunset all available with a split second glance on my wrist. Again, it's not life changing, but it sure is convenient. The sport band is also way more comfortable than almost all traditional watches I've ever worn; I often barely notice I have it on. I flew a bunch recently and I loved having my gate and terminal information for my next flight right on my watchface. I don't regret getting the watch at all. It's been a really pleasant companion on my wrist. I've never really understood why people are mystified by smartwatches. They're just watches that do more and provide more information. People wear them for the same reason they would wear any watch. They're not even that expensive. Maybe $350 sounds like a lot, but I can find you hundreds of Citizen quarts watches for that price or more. $350 is just not high in the watch world.
- mdorazio 11y ago
  Great points. I think I'm just not a smart watch person in general. The added convenience factor just doesn't seem worth wearing a bulky device on my wrist that I can't use to get work done. I still have an iPhone 5s because I like being able to easily carry my phone in a pocket everywhere, and still have full-fledged input/output and connectivity capabilities. If I had a phablet things might be different.

nilkn 11y ago

The watch is a pretty decent fitness tracker. Certainly better than an iPhone. It's more expensive than a FitBit, though the FitBit Surge is not cheap at $250. Notifications are actually really nice. My phone has been on silent for months. When I'm at home, I never, ever have my phone with me anymore. Basically wherever I go I just put my phone down and forget about it because the watch is a sufficient proxy. Is it life changing? Nope, but it's definitely convenient. I've taken phone calls through my watch when cooking before. That was actually really cool. I think you're forgetting that it's also, well, a watch. I always find it silly how people underplay the fact that smartwatches are also just watches. In my case, I have the time, date, temperature / weather conditions, next meeting time, activity tracking, and the time of sunrise/sunset all available with a split second glance on my wrist. Again, it's not life changing, but it sure is convenient. The sport band is also way more comfortable than almost all traditional watches I've ever worn; I often barely notice I have it on. I flew a bunch recently and I loved having my gate and terminal information for my next flight right on my watchface. I don't regret getting the watch at all. It's been a really pleasant companion on my wrist. I've never really understood why people are mystified by smartwatches. They're just watches that do more and provide more information. People wear them for the same reason they would wear any watch. They're not even that expensive. Maybe $350 sounds like a lot, but I can find you hundreds of Citizen quarts watches for that price or more. $350 is just not high in the watch world.

mdorazio 11y ago
Great points. I think I'm just not a smart watch person in general. The added convenience factor just doesn't seem worth wearing a bulky device on my wrist that I can't use to get work done. I still have an iPhone 5s because I like being able to easily carry my phone in a pocket everywhere, and still have full-fledged input/output and connectivity capabilities. If I had a phablet things might be different.