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I so want to move to a standalone smartwatch and not have to carry a phone. I need nfc payment with a bank supporting the whatever (Google Pay or something), GP
by kungito 6y ago
I so want to move to a standalone smartwatch and not have to carry a phone. I need nfc payment with a bank supporting the whatever (Google Pay or something), GPS with a maps app, LTE with support for whatsapp and calls + sms and bluetooth for wireless buds for calls. Don't even need music. Maybe I could even skip NFC payment by having a slot to insert a cut contactless credit card although I like the extra security of having to unlock the device to use Google Pay. I only wish Android smartwatches supported whatsapp voice message sending and weren't so slow to the point of being unusable
- bb123 6y agoDoesn’t the 4G Apple Watch support all of your requirements? I suppose if you had to a buy an iPhone to set it up that could be a substantial investment but an iPhone 6S would do the job.
- krzyk 6y agoBut switching OS environment is a bigger issue than the price. If you e.g. depend on more "hackability" like Tasker app you would be in a big surprise on iOS.
- ShakataGaNai 6y agoThe crux of the issue will probably continue to be battery technology, for a while. The latest Apple Watches have basically everything you already want, including GPS & Cellular. They're not designed to be master devices though, since the watch formfactor is really hard to get much done on without some sort of master device for login, etc. Longer and more intensive use (more mapping, more calls) would probably kill the battery in nothing flat. While they're really good smart watches, they already struggle to keep up with the cpu/power/battery tradeoffs that are required for even a reasonable 1-day life. Some basic things you wouldn't expect, like crypto for HTTPS, take a LOT of work on a tiny wrist-mounted CPU.