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Battery life hasn't been an issue for me on the Series 5. I put it on when I wake up at 7am and when I go to bed around 10:30 I usually have about 40% battery l

Battery life hasn't been an issue for me on the Series 5. I put it on when I wake up at 7am and when I go to bed around 10:30 I usually have about 40% battery life left. I don't sleep with mine on, so it charges at night, but even if you did you could probably get by on charging it for about an hour a day. My wife plops hers on the charger when we watch TV in the evening. The one nice thing I've enjoyed on this version is I went with the one with cell service. I haven't used it a ton, but it -is- nice to be able to leave your phone at home. I wouldn't intentionally make or accept calls on it, but having kids you always want to be reachable so in the case of an emergency it works fantastic.

billti 5y ago
It's a good way to force yourself to disconnect from work email and social media for a bit, but still be reachable. Leave the phone at home, and just wear the watch. You can still take a call or reply to a text from the wife in a pinch, but doing email or checking twitter/Facebook/hacker news isn't an option. I try and do this now when I go out with the kids to the park so I'm not tempted to be buried in my phone.
StevePerkins 5y ago
I put on my $30 watch on Monday, and usually have 30-40% the following Monday when I put it on the charger again for an hour. I’ve developed the habit of charging it during a weekly meeting Zoom call that I have at work. If you really want a “smartwatch on your wrist”, because you’ve wired up all your home appliances into Apple’s ecosystem or some use case like that, then great. A smartphone’s battery life may be acceptable. But if your use case includes, “track my heart rate 24 hours a day, my overnight sleeping patterns, and be an alarm clock and practical timepiece”, then paying hundreds of dollars for 18-36 hours of battery doesn’t really make a lot sense against the other options available now.
- rootusrootus 5y ago
  > But if your use case includes, “track my heart rate 24 hours a day, my overnight sleeping patterns, and be an alarm clock and practical timepiece”, That's how I use my Apple Watch. But I don't leave it on for a week straight, I take it off and charge it when I hop in the shower. I haven't found a use case for the shower yet, but it could happen.

billti 5y ago

It's a good way to force yourself to disconnect from work email and social media for a bit, but still be reachable. Leave the phone at home, and just wear the watch. You can still take a call or reply to a text from the wife in a pinch, but doing email or checking twitter/Facebook/hacker news isn't an option. I try and do this now when I go out with the kids to the park so I'm not tempted to be buried in my phone.

StevePerkins 5y ago

I put on my $30 watch on Monday, and usually have 30-40% the following Monday when I put it on the charger again for an hour. I’ve developed the habit of charging it during a weekly meeting Zoom call that I have at work. If you really want a “smartwatch on your wrist”, because you’ve wired up all your home appliances into Apple’s ecosystem or some use case like that, then great. A smartphone’s battery life may be acceptable. But if your use case includes, “track my heart rate 24 hours a day, my overnight sleeping patterns, and be an alarm clock and practical timepiece”, then paying hundreds of dollars for 18-36 hours of battery doesn’t really make a lot sense against the other options available now.

rootusrootus 5y ago
> But if your use case includes, “track my heart rate 24 hours a day, my overnight sleeping patterns, and be an alarm clock and practical timepiece”, That's how I use my Apple Watch. But I don't leave it on for a week straight, I take it off and charge it when I hop in the shower. I haven't found a use case for the shower yet, but it could happen.