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Weird take. Do you think your Garmin and your 10 year old watch can do the same things as an Apple Watch? No. Apple Watches are more like mini-iPhones. For exa

Weird take. Do you think your Garmin and your 10 year old watch can do the same things as an Apple Watch? No. Apple Watches are more like mini-iPhones. For example, I can take calls from my watch without a phone nearby, which is more appealing to me than multi-day battery life.

giaour 2y ago
Do you actually use the mic and speaker on your watch like Maxwell Smart, or do you need to also carry a bluetooth headset or pair of AirPods to take calls from your watch?
- CooCooCaCha 2y ago
  I do use the mic and speaker for short and simple conversations. Overall I like that I can go on a run and leave my phone at home while also being able to take a call if I need to. Look, I’m not claiming it’s life changing. The way I describe the Apple Watch to people is that you can definitely live your life without it but the little conveniences add up. It’s silly that I’m getting downvoted because it’s true. The Apple Watch and some android watches are more powerful devices more akin to a mini-phone. And because they’re more powerful they use more power. Do people really think Apple is purposefully gimping their own device or maybe there’s more too it than “these are all smart watches”. I’m totally ok with charging my watch every night and the extra little conveniences I get from a more powerful device are worth it to me.
  - pphysch 2y ago
    > The way I describe the Apple Watch to people is that you can definitely live your life without it but the little conveniences add up. For a Garmin-style watch, the convenience of only needing a ~30min charge once or twice a month is pretty big.
    - CooCooCaCha 2y ago
      I throw my watch on the charger when I go to sleep, so I don’t really seen the benefit. I’d rather have a more powerful device as a tradeoff. If that matters to you then great but I take issue with putting all of these watches in the same bucket and pretending that they’re all the same except for battery life. It’s just not true.
      - drewg123 2y ago
        Your pattern would not work for me, and a few other the other commenters on this thread, because we value sleep tracking. I had an Android Wear watch years ago (2016?) that started with 36hr battery life and did great sleep tracking and fitness tracking. Between updates and battery degradation, after a year or so, it would barely make it 18 hours. Then I had to start charging overnight so it would be charged enough for my 5am runs, and so I lost the sleep tracking feature.
        CooCooCaCha 2y ago
        Yeah that’s why Android sucks. Apple has way better hardware that lasts longer.
alexey-salmin 2y ago
Your take is much weirder for me. I barely even make calls on my phone nowadays but I use my Garmin watch many times a day. I also use them to track my sleep which would be very inconvenient if I had to charge them daily.
- CooCooCaCha 2y ago
  How is it a weird take? These devices serve different purposes, and their designs optimize for different things. I like that my watch serves as a mini-iPhone, and I don’t mind charging it while I sleep. I like that I can install some of the same apps on my phone and watch.
  - alexey-salmin 2y ago
    You wrote above that preferring a week-long battery life for a watch over an ability to make calls and install apps is a "weird take". For me it's exactly the opposite, I take the week-long battery any time. So if anything at all is weird here I'd vote for your viewpoint.
    - CooCooCaCha 2y ago
      Congrats you completely misunderstood. Preferring a week long battery life isn’t weird. What is weird is saying an Apple Watch is inferior to a 10 year old watch because of the battery life, when these are different devices with different purposes. Think about this for a second, would Apple purposefully gimp their watch’s battery life or maybe, just maybe, there’s more going on.
      - joecool1029 2y ago
        > Think about this for a second, would Apple purposefully gimp their watch’s battery life Yes? Design a device with just enough to get through the day, forces getting replaced in a few years when battery degrades. Apple is a hardware company with the capability to optimize battery life but they don't since 80% health on a batt that lasts a week won't force a replacement for most customers.

giaour 2y ago

Do you actually use the mic and speaker on your watch like Maxwell Smart, or do you need to also carry a bluetooth headset or pair of AirPods to take calls from your watch?

CooCooCaCha 2y ago
I do use the mic and speaker for short and simple conversations. Overall I like that I can go on a run and leave my phone at home while also being able to take a call if I need to. Look, I’m not claiming it’s life changing. The way I describe the Apple Watch to people is that you can definitely live your life without it but the little conveniences add up. It’s silly that I’m getting downvoted because it’s true. The Apple Watch and some android watches are more powerful devices more akin to a mini-phone. And because they’re more powerful they use more power. Do people really think Apple is purposefully gimping their own device or maybe there’s more too it than “these are all smart watches”. I’m totally ok with charging my watch every night and the extra little conveniences I get from a more powerful device are worth it to me.
- pphysch 2y ago
  > The way I describe the Apple Watch to people is that you can definitely live your life without it but the little conveniences add up. For a Garmin-style watch, the convenience of only needing a ~30min charge once or twice a month is pretty big.
  - CooCooCaCha 2y ago
    I throw my watch on the charger when I go to sleep, so I don’t really seen the benefit. I’d rather have a more powerful device as a tradeoff. If that matters to you then great but I take issue with putting all of these watches in the same bucket and pretending that they’re all the same except for battery life. It’s just not true.
    - drewg123 2y ago
      Your pattern would not work for me, and a few other the other commenters on this thread, because we value sleep tracking. I had an Android Wear watch years ago (2016?) that started with 36hr battery life and did great sleep tracking and fitness tracking. Between updates and battery degradation, after a year or so, it would barely make it 18 hours. Then I had to start charging overnight so it would be charged enough for my 5am runs, and so I lost the sleep tracking feature.
      - CooCooCaCha 2y ago
        Yeah that’s why Android sucks. Apple has way better hardware that lasts longer.

alexey-salmin 2y ago

Your take is much weirder for me. I barely even make calls on my phone nowadays but I use my Garmin watch many times a day. I also use them to track my sleep which would be very inconvenient if I had to charge them daily.

CooCooCaCha 2y ago
How is it a weird take? These devices serve different purposes, and their designs optimize for different things. I like that my watch serves as a mini-iPhone, and I don’t mind charging it while I sleep. I like that I can install some of the same apps on my phone and watch.
- alexey-salmin 2y ago
  You wrote above that preferring a week-long battery life for a watch over an ability to make calls and install apps is a "weird take". For me it's exactly the opposite, I take the week-long battery any time. So if anything at all is weird here I'd vote for your viewpoint.
  - CooCooCaCha 2y ago
    Congrats you completely misunderstood. Preferring a week long battery life isn’t weird. What is weird is saying an Apple Watch is inferior to a 10 year old watch because of the battery life, when these are different devices with different purposes. Think about this for a second, would Apple purposefully gimp their watch’s battery life or maybe, just maybe, there’s more going on.
    - joecool1029 2y ago
      > Think about this for a second, would Apple purposefully gimp their watch’s battery life Yes? Design a device with just enough to get through the day, forces getting replaced in a few years when battery degrades. Apple is a hardware company with the capability to optimize battery life but they don't since 80% health on a batt that lasts a week won't force a replacement for most customers.