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Looking for a new smartwatch for the wife
Posted on 11/15/21 at 7:14 am
Posted on 11/15/21 at 7:14 am
We’ve both had the Fitbit versa’s for the past three years but we’ve had to replace them every 12 to 18 months because they don’t hold up
My wife’s is barely a year old and just started going crazy yesterday and not taking a charge.
She’s at the point where she’s done with Fitbit. The reason we like Fitbit is it’s basic and we don’t use our smart watch for much other than time and steps, but she is now slightly interested in the Apple Watch
I just don’t know if we need a $400 watch
Any recommendations?
My wife’s is barely a year old and just started going crazy yesterday and not taking a charge.
She’s at the point where she’s done with Fitbit. The reason we like Fitbit is it’s basic and we don’t use our smart watch for much other than time and steps, but she is now slightly interested in the Apple Watch
I just don’t know if we need a $400 watch
Any recommendations?
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Posted on 11/15/21 at 7:36 am to dallastiger55
Im on my second apple watch…when this one needs replacement i will look to Garmin smartwatch as replacement
Posted on 11/15/21 at 7:56 am to BabySam
Pros/Cons?
Posted on 11/15/21 at 7:56 am to dallastiger55
Take a look at Garmin. They have some basic watches that are great for what she needs. Start by checking out the Vivosmart and Vivomove offerings for women. But they also have the high end offerings like their Fenix line with all the advanced capabilities.
Posted on 11/15/21 at 8:03 am to dallastiger55
We're a Samsung smartphone family, and I got my wife the Active 2 last Christmas. She'd previously had a fitbit before that. After some hesitancy with the additional features, she really has enjoyed it. Her favorite feature is the "find my phone" widget. It was roughly $150.
But my guess is since she's looking at an apple, the Samsung platform isn't a viable option...
But my guess is since she's looking at an apple, the Samsung platform isn't a viable option...
Posted on 11/15/21 at 8:18 am to dallastiger55
If she has an iPhone, the Apple Watch is almost a no brainer. I have a series 6 and really like it. They’re worth the price. Not sure what the series 7 offers compared to the 6 though.
Posted on 11/15/21 at 8:46 am to dallastiger55
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I just don’t know if we need a $400 watch
Apple Watch but just get a previous generation model. I’ve been rocking a Series 2 for about 5 years now and the find my iPhone feature is nice.
Posted on 11/15/21 at 9:14 am to Lonnie Utah
quote:do samsung watches not work on apple?
But my guess is since she's looking at an apple, the Samsung platform isn't a viable option...
i just returned my active2 to costco after some shenanigans getting the ECG and blood pressure features to work.
i definitely think the fitness & health markets are where smartwatches shine.
having said that (and after going through my 4th android smartwatch) i'm kinda done for now.
i'm going back to a nice diver-style watch and chilling on the electronic watches for awhile. too much hassle.
This post was edited on 11/15/21 at 9:30 am
Posted on 11/15/21 at 9:22 am to CAD703X
We have mostly apple stuff so that would be preferred
Posted on 11/15/21 at 12:16 pm to dallastiger55
Get an apple watch SE. Black Friday deals coming up should be able to snag one for approx $250.
Posted on 11/15/21 at 1:45 pm to CAD703X
quote:
do samsung watches not work on apple?
I dunno. I haven't owned an apple product since my 5th gen Ipod. I honestly can't say either way.
Posted on 11/15/21 at 3:19 pm to Dav
quote:
Get an apple watch SE. Black Friday deals coming up should be able to snag one for approx $250.
Just bought one for my wife. Our daughter dropped hers and shattered the screen, so being good parents we made her pay for half of the replacement, and still gave her the hand me down. Wife got an SE with Cellular and they were running some promotion on those that when you activate the cell line on them you'll get a $100 gift card in the mail later. I think it has to remain active a month or so first, but it will be nice when Christmas shopping starts up.
Posted on 11/15/21 at 6:56 pm to dallastiger55
The apple watch has terrible battery life. You have to charge it every night.
Posted on 11/15/21 at 7:46 pm to hob
Not true. I hardly ever charge my series 6. The SE on the other hand, needs to be charged often.
Posted on 11/16/21 at 7:52 am to lsuguy84
I go three days before charging my se. Great battery life
Posted on 11/16/21 at 8:19 am to hob
quote:
The apple watch has terrible battery life. You have to charge it every night.
My Series 3 I charge every other day. I usually try to get it to 100% before going to bed, and it makes it through two days just fine after that. Plus they charge pretty quickly. Take it off after dinner and put it on the charger and by 9:30 it is full.
Posted on 11/16/21 at 8:33 am to TU Rob
a smartwatch is no different than a smart phone. a poorly running app could be draining the battery or changing the wake behavior (brightness, time wach face stays on, etc.) as well as health settings (having it constantly monitor heartrate as opposed to doing it once every 15 minutes or something) and some of the fancier watch faces with more doodads can cause excessive battery drain over the basic watch faces provided by apple.
Posted on 11/16/21 at 9:24 am to dallastiger55
It's simple if you got an apple phone get an apple watch m, if you got a Samsung phone get a Samsung watch.
Posted on 11/16/21 at 9:28 am to dallastiger55
Fossil has some nice (not awesome, but also not expensive) smart watches. I have an older generation sport model and it is still kicking after 2 years. I will be buying another fossil soon because my favorite one (original Huawei) finally died.
Posted on 11/16/21 at 12:16 pm to burke985
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It's simple if you got an apple phone get an apple watch m, if you got a Samsung phone get a Samsung watch.
Sadly, this is pretty much it for 95% of folks that use digital watches. The only other options are Garmin, Suunto and a few other smaller brands.
I wish Suunto and Google would pair up and make a true Pixel Watch by Suunto with a true WearOS that goes with the Pixel brand.
Apple has long been known to lock you into their ecosystem which Samsung used to mock. Now Samsung does the exact same thing with their Galaxy ecosystem. They won't even allow Google Pay or "Hey Google" to work on their Samsung watches all while using the internals of WearOS (with their own cherries on top). That's so fricking childish, especially if you try and bash apple. At least apple makes their own software and hardware, Samsung.
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