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I suspect the intention is to never stop being a phone companion. Having the phone there allows the watch to be very low power, which helps greatly with battery
by jsight 6y ago
I suspect the intention is to never stop being a phone companion. Having the phone there allows the watch to be very low power, which helps greatly with battery life.
It also means that goals such as yours are possible with the mere addition of a companion app on the phone.
If you want more than that, you'd probably want to consider something like an Android Wear device, with the accompanying tradeoffs.
- jolmg 6y agoI suppose the market for smartwatches isn't so well defined. Personally, I don't see much value in smartwatches if they can't be standalone. The prime benefit for me is that they're more portable than phones. I'd like to eventually leave my phone at home. If I have to carry it, then that means the smartwatch is just more baggage to lug around with almost no benefit since nearly all functions are available in the phone, too. > If you want more than that, you'd probably want to consider something like an Android Wear device, with the accompanying tradeoffs. Yeah, I got a Gear S3, but same as my Android phone, I hope to eventually replace it with something more open.