Apple Watch worth it?

For me it was the workout capabilities. You'd be surprised how much you actually want to close those rings.

But basically, I had a fitbit and enjoyed using it, and the Apple Watch is the fitbit with more capabilities.

I have the GPS-Non LTE version, and yes, as you pointed out...

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anything you can do on the watch you can do on your phone.

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But a lot of times, using the watch comes in handy by itself. For instance, you have 8GB space to store things like music.

So, it you want to go workout/run/hike and leave your phone at home, you can still have music to listen to.

If you want two have two cell phones, pay the extra for the LTE version, because that's basically what you'll be paying for.

Ideal gift to receive as you don't NEED it.


I still bought my own and enjoy it very much.

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My main drawback is that anything you can do on the watch you can do on your phone

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This is the wrong way to think about it.

Think of it as a notification center for your wrist. Instead of having to pull your phone out of your pocket, or have it on you all the time walking around the house, you get texts, emails, calls, any number of app updates, all from your wrist. You can use Siri to send texts, emails, call, etc.
There's also a ton of use as a fitness tracker. Apple has their own Activity app that tracks movement, calories, exercise, stand time, steps. Has the Nike Run app to help track runs. Pretty sure I read it has the most reliable heart rate tracker in a wearable as well.

If you don't find any of that useful, I wouldn't get one. It's not another device to have a ton of screen time on, it's basically a phone extension.

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How durable are they? Can you wear them cutting grass and shite?

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Yes. Wear mine cutting grass, running, working out and so on. Been a year and a half. Only issues as of today is I have to recharge it once a day for about 20-30 mins. If I cut grass or have a long workout where I use watch for music; then I have charge for 15 mins to make it through the day.

do y'all get apple care with these?

I went ahead an ordered a nike series 3 today.

Looked for a series 2 but they were hard to find and when I did the price difference wasn't enough. I figured go with the faster processor and memory as it will serve me better long term with apps and updates

I don’t think much aside from the band and maybe a few little things with the apps, they’re the same price

I was mostly looking at fitness trackers but then decided on a happy medium between the two

Love mine. Don’t use the fitness capabilities at all. But for email, texts, calendar, notifications and turn by turn navigation it’s fantastic. I punch in an address for work on my phone, set my phone down and don’t have to touch it again while on the road. Turn your wrist quickly towards your face and the watch provides a quick glance at the map, how far you are before the next turn, the current time and your ETA. As you approach each turn, the phone vibrates to provide haptic feedback to let you know to turn. If you use navigation a lot it will be a huge efficiency upgrade for never having to take your eyes off the road and look down and press buttons again.

In meetings, you never have to pull out your phone. Just casually glance at your watch to see who texted, emailed or is trying to call. Tap or scribble out quick responses without ever reaching for your phone. I’ve actually answered a few calls and had conversations Dick Tracy-style. It’s better than you may think. Not perfect, but useful.

Office and work productivity are big deals for me and the Apple Watch shines for me in that regard. Very pleased with its battery life and how quickly it charges. Owned it over a year now and 100% charge lasts over 30 hours. It charges back to 100% in hours if that.

Great product in my experience.

$10 a month data plans seem like a real cash grab by the carriers, how much data can you really be using on those ?