Apple Watch worth it?

[Anonymous]

Do you feel like it much better than a Fitbit or garmin?

Specifically if you run do you think it's better/worse than the others?

[Anonymous]

yes

better

[Anonymous]

NP. What makes the Apple Watch better? What additional fitness features does it have?

I love my Garmin. It's 2+ years old but works like day I got it. Tracks my steps, GPS works great, solid battery life, waterproof, Bluetooth transfers data and other stuff automatically. Connects to heart rate monitor or newer ones have them built in. What else will an Apple Watch provide?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:NP. What makes the Apple Watch better? What additional fitness features does it have?

I love my Garmin. It's 2+ years old but works like day I got it. Tracks my steps, GPS works great, solid battery life, waterproof, Bluetooth transfers data and other stuff automatically. Connects to heart rate monitor or newer ones have them built in. What else will an Apple Watch provide?

Stores music. Gives you notifications depending on what apps you have on your phone - texts/missed calls. You can check the weather on it. Use it for Apple Pay or your boarding pass. Make/take phone calls. Find your phone.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:NP. What makes the Apple Watch better? What additional fitness features does it have?

I love my Garmin. It's 2+ years old but works like day I got it. Tracks my steps, GPS works great, solid battery life, waterproof, Bluetooth transfers data and other stuff automatically. Connects to heart rate monitor or newer ones have them built in. What else will an Apple Watch provide?

Stores music. Gives you notifications depending on what apps you have on your phone - texts/missed calls. You can check the weather on it. Use it for Apple Pay or your boarding pass. Make/take phone calls. Find your phone.

All of these you can do on my old Garmin Vivoactive, except send text and answer calls (you can read texts and get notifications - but I turned that function. Off the moment I got caught in a group message). You can't store music, but I don't see the point when it syncs with my phone, and I can pause or forward songs on my Watch.

What else does it do related to exercise?

[Anonymous]

In my experience, Apple watch is worse than the fitbit at counting steps. It's also bad at tracking exercise if you are holding and pushing something with that hand (eg stroller, lawn mower, shopping cart). Great for runs though.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:NP. What makes the Apple Watch better? What additional fitness features does it have?

I love my Garmin. It's 2+ years old but works like day I got it. Tracks my steps, GPS works great, solid battery life, waterproof, Bluetooth transfers data and other stuff automatically. Connects to heart rate monitor or newer ones have them built in. What else will an Apple Watch provide?

Stores music. Gives you notifications depending on what apps you have on your phone - texts/missed calls. You can check the weather on it. Use it for Apple Pay or your boarding pass. Make/take phone calls. Find your phone.

All of these you can do on my old Garmin Vivoactive, except send text and answer calls (you can read texts and get notifications - but I turned that function. Off the moment I got caught in a group message). You can't store music, but I don't see the point when it syncs with my phone, and I can pause or forward songs on my Watch.

What else does it do related to exercise?

Well, it doesn't do the work for you if that's what you're looking for it to do. I imagine it looks better than that old Garmin Vivoactive though.

[Anonymous]

I'd much rather have a vintage Rolex.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'd much rather have a vintage Rolex.

Helpful.

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Anonymous wrote:NP. What makes the Apple Watch better? What additional fitness features does it have?

I love my Garmin. It's 2+ years old but works like day I got it. Tracks my steps, GPS works great, solid battery life, waterproof, Bluetooth transfers data and other stuff automatically. Connects to heart rate monitor or newer ones have them built in. What else will an Apple Watch provide?

Stores music. Gives you notifications depending on what apps you have on your phone - texts/missed calls. You can check the weather on it. Use it for Apple Pay or your boarding pass. Make/take phone calls. Find your phone.

All of these you can do on my old Garmin Vivoactive, except send text and answer calls (you can read texts and get notifications - but I turned that function. Off the moment I got caught in a group message). You can't store music, but I don't see the point when it syncs with my phone, and I can pause or forward songs on my Watch.

What else does it do related to exercise?

Well, it doesn't do the work for you if that's what you're looking for it to do. I imagine it looks better than that old Garmin Vivoactive though.

I love my iPhone as much as the next person, but buying something you don't need for hundreds of dollars simply because it "looks better" and offers zero functional benefit... yeah that's not a waste at all.

[Anonymous]

no.
battery life is too short and takes too long to charge.
Yes, it's cool to answer your watch when your phone rings, but i liked my Jawbone up 24 better (too bad it died 2x)

My son has a garmin and it is really good.

[Anonymous]

I have an Apple Watch but don't use the fitness features. I still wear my Fitbit for steps and tracking sleep and a Garmin for running and biking. What I like on the Apple Watch is checking text messages & email ( good during boring meetings), the breathing app, timers, reminders, & alerts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have an Apple Watch but don't use the fitness features. I still wear my Fitbit for steps and tracking sleep and a Garmin for running and biking. What I like on the Apple Watch is checking text messages & email ( good during boring meetings), the breathing app, timers, reminders, & alerts.

Haha! The breathing app drives me INSANE! That and the stand up feature that pretty much heckles me on lazy weekends.

[Anonymous]

No - absolutely not.

Air Pods on the other hand, may be the best invention since fire

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:no.
battery life is too short and takes too long to charge.
Yes, it's cool to answer your watch when your phone rings, but i liked my Jawbone up 24 better (too bad it died 2x)

My son has a garmin and it is really good.

The battery on my Apple Watch 2 lasts for two full days including a 5 mile run daily with a exercise app running the entire time. I love my watch and would recommend in a second. I also love being able to text from my watch. I can leave my phone sitting on the counter at home any texts I get come straight to my watch. Very easy reply back to from voice command.