I honestly don’t wear a watch at all, my phone is always with me and fulfills every function I could ever need from a watch. The only exception I can think of is vitals monitoring, which I don’t need.
If it could replace my phone, I’d get one. But until then, it’s just another accessory that needs to be charged and can spy on me. I’m honestly kinda interested in those kids watches that can make and receive calls, but they’re chonky and don’t have interesting apps.
So smart watches in general are a nonstarter for me until they can replace my phone. I only really need calls, texts (receive only), alarms, Libby + bluetooth support, and a couple TOTP apps (one for work, the other for personal). Bonus points for a simple calculator.
I’m with you, for the most part. There are a couple vitals I would like to track for my own reasons, but yeah same otherwise. There are a few handy tools but none I can’t live without.
You can get the Apple Watch with cellular to receive calls, but I think it will only be a companion to your main phone.
I honestly don’t wear a watch at all, my phone is always with me and fulfills every function I could ever need from a watch. The only exception I can think of is vitals monitoring, which I don’t need.
If it could replace my phone, I’d get one. But until then, it’s just another accessory that needs to be charged and can spy on me. I’m honestly kinda interested in those kids watches that can make and receive calls, but they’re chonky and don’t have interesting apps.
So smart watches in general are a nonstarter for me until they can replace my phone. I only really need calls, texts (receive only), alarms, Libby + bluetooth support, and a couple TOTP apps (one for work, the other for personal). Bonus points for a simple calculator.
I’m with you, for the most part. There are a couple vitals I would like to track for my own reasons, but yeah same otherwise. There are a few handy tools but none I can’t live without.
You can get the Apple Watch with cellular to receive calls, but I think it will only be a companion to your main phone.
I thought it always needed the phone nearby, no? I’m really only interested if it’s 100% standalone.
If it has a SIM slot or eSIM then probably standalone.