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What's the benefit of this over a cheap LTE Apple Watch? I'm not an AW fanboy (Pebble/Garmin for me), but I had always anticipated getting my kid an LTE AW when

What's the benefit of this over a cheap LTE Apple Watch? I'm not an AW fanboy (Pebble/Garmin for me), but I had always anticipated getting my kid an LTE AW when the time came. It doesn't look like the pricing is much different, and for families with iPhones it would presumably be simpler to stay in the Apple ecosystem. Is there something I'm missing, or is this just for Android families? Regardless, I'm happy to see innovation in the space.

m3kw9 2y ago
It’s an Android watch rebranded as kids version, add some restriction features. Apple has all of that already
- wilsonnb3 2y ago
  It isn't an Android watch, fitbit has their own OS that works with both iOS and Android phones. Only the Pixel watch uses android.
  - m3kw9 2y ago
    Replace Android with Fitbit, imo worse
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wilsonnb3 2y ago
You can (in fact, I think you have to) get the data plan straight from Google. Lots of carriers, particularly cheaper MVNOs, don't support LTE watches and even less support the standalone Apple Watch setup. So in that sense, it is convenient.
- gnicholas 2y ago
  Huh wow, I can see that. [1] I didn’t realize that not all carriers that support Apple Watch support the family setup feature. I hope that changes soon! I was counting on that for our kids, but we’re not going to triple our monthly bill to enable this one feature! 1: https://www.apple.com/watch/cellular/#table-family-setup https://www.apple.com/watch/cellular/#table-family-setup