A lot of my friends have Apple watches and I’m wondering what you feel are the benefits compared to just having your phone in your pocket or in your pocketbook?

  • Alternative-Corner29@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    I love the possibility of getting away of the phone and screen addiction. I usually go outside just with my LTE Apple Watch. Lifechanger for me.

  • Foreign_Curve_5089@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    I really like what one review on YouTube said. It was essentially this: an Apple Watch isn’t going to change your life, but it makes everything about 5% better.

    Examples include paying for stuff with the Watch—not necessary at all, but it adds a little moment of coolness and fun to your day. Also, listening to lossless albums on the go without my phone—such a simple thing, but it feels just a little magical.

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    1 year ago

    I have one and quite like it but honestly it’s overrated and overpriced.

  • iwashere33@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    Big things for me:

    Leave house without phone or wallet. Can still make calls and pay for shopping.

    Sleep tracking

    Heart rate and ECG i check at least once a day

    And when driving, the watch reminds me that a turn is coming up. Useful when driving for hours .

  • butterflypup@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    My main reason for having the watch is so I don’t have to have my phone with me or I can just leave it in my bag where it’s much safer than in a pocket or pulling it out all the time for whatever reason.

    Bonus is the health tracking apps.

  • Dexter12955@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    So I do not have to take my phone out when I go running. Listen to the music from the watch. Also if I go out for the evening I do not need to carry the phone. Lots of benefits having one.

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    1 year ago

    I feel like something is missing when I’m not wearing it. I go to check the time, my notifications, the weather forecast, use it as a handy torch, controls my music when at the gym, an alarm that vibrates so won’t wake up my wife when I go to the gym early etc etc, the list goes on and I’m far from a power user.

  • Eriol_Mits@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    It’s not a replacement for the phone, however I wanted a fitness watch. I’ve got some cheaper ones in the past and while they have done okay they have broken after a while.

    Got the SE2 recently and have no idea why I never got one sooner. Give me all the fitness and sleep tracking information I want, plus the ability to get notifications, respond to text messages and pay for items from my wrist. Had it for a month now and it’s well worth the price.

  • tooold4urcrap@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    I wouldn’t get the cellular one.

    I don’t wear watches or jewelry… My wedding ring is somewhere. lol

    I have the biggest size latest version, but not the Ultra.

    I had the smallest size, previous generation and I only had it to tell time…

    I dunno why the bigger sized changed things, but I use it for everything now. My phone’s always close by so I don’t see the need for cellular on it. I have a macbook too so it makes unlocking it magic.

    I’m really into the eco system though.