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How can people tolerate a watch that's half an inch thick? That's like twice the thickness of my phone.
...but its 12mm thick?! xD
And it's free with purchase of their flagship? Who could resist?
PS> I don't work for Google/Pixel or any affiliated group.
I had no idea the battery life on most smart watches is so bad that "24 hours of screen on battery life" is something to brag about. The apple watch is no better. My Garmin Forerunner 945 (a running focused smart watch), more than two years old at this point, gets nearly two weeks of battery life on a single charge, and it's got an always-on screen as well. --- Quick edit: Even the latest Forerunner 965, which has an…
There is almost no point in comparing the two, they're completely different devices. My apple watch has 4g and can stream spotify for example, I can take phone calls from anyone anywhere.
Regardless, I find a fast charger while showering makes the watch last plenty long.
I had no idea the battery life on most smart watches is so bad that "24 hours of screen on battery life" is something to brag about. The apple watch is no better. My Garmin Forerunner 945 (a running focused smart watch), more than two years old at this point, gets nearly two weeks of battery life on a single charge, and it's got an always-on screen as well. --- Quick edit: Even the latest Forerunner 965, which has an…
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How can people tolerate charging a watch each night? I can't get behind this idea of having a basket of electronics you need to babysit all the time so they don't run out of battery. Especially when we already have really battery efficient tech, like hybrid watches with e-ink display.
I'm more on the level of wondering why people want a mini smartphone on their wrist. Isn't one in your pocket enough? I do like having a heart-rate tracker, but having had a couple of fitbits the novelty eventually wears off and the reality that knowing the numbers isn't important sets in.
Also, if my hands are full/dirty I can still control media playback (granted that using the nose to tap on a watch probably looks pretty funny), and have weather right on my wrist (which is surprisingly handy).
Edit: Also it turns out to be the best kind of alarm for me. Audio alarms are annoying (also to anyone else who has to hear it) and don't really tend to wake me up nicely. Turns out the slight vibration of the watch wakes me up pretty nicely without bothering people in other rooms.
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Yes, transflective screens consume MUCH less energy than a OLED/LCD or whatever display tech that these watches have that require backlights to function. The Garmin works just fine without an active backlight (due to transflective) and has much fewer colors and worse resolution and worse refresh rate. It also does not have a touchscreen which also consumes lots of energy. The modern smart watch advertises always on s…
My Amazfit GTS 2 mini also manages 2 weeks on battery and it's got an OLED screen that I've set to always on, and it's got a touchscreen. And it's a small and light watch so the battery can't be that big. I think the biggest battery waste is the full OS. Like the Garmins my watch doesn't have installable apps. Ps Garmin also sells OLED touch models with long battery life. Like the venu
I had no idea the battery life on most smart watches is so bad that "24 hours of screen on battery life" is something to brag about. The apple watch is no better. My Garmin Forerunner 945 (a running focused smart watch), more than two years old at this point, gets nearly two weeks of battery life on a single charge, and it's got an always-on screen as well. --- Quick edit: Even the latest Forerunner 965, which has an…
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Yes, transflective screens consume MUCH less energy than a OLED/LCD or whatever display tech that these watches have that require backlights to function. The Garmin works just fine without an active backlight (due to transflective) and has much fewer colors and worse resolution and worse refresh rate. It also does not have a touchscreen which also consumes lots of energy. The modern smart watch advertises always on s…
My Amazfit GTS 2 mini also manages 2 weeks on battery and it's got an OLED screen that I've set to always on, and it's got a touchscreen. And it's a small and light watch so the battery can't be that big. I think the biggest battery waste is the full OS. Like the Garmins my watch doesn't have installable apps. Ps Garmin also sells OLED touch models with long battery life. Like the venu
I had no idea the battery life on most smart watches is so bad that "24 hours of screen on battery life" is something to brag about. The apple watch is no better. My Garmin Forerunner 945 (a running focused smart watch), more than two years old at this point, gets nearly two weeks of battery life on a single charge, and it's got an always-on screen as well. --- Quick edit: Even the latest Forerunner 965, which has an…
My Fossil Hybrid HR has (real) motorised hands sitting on top of an e-paper display. 2 weeks of battery pretty easily. Just a shame that the syncing software halves the battery of your phone, requires privacy-invasion talking-back-to-the-server bullshit, and is ugly and useless to boot. But still required for watch functionality. Christ I wish more smartwatches were hybrid & e-paper displays. I just seems the most ob…
400 bucks for a device they refuse to repair if you break it, and refuse to make spare parts. Not a very wise purchase.
The device’s utility is what gives it value. I appreciate that repairability is a desirable aspect, but it’s not the tipping point for most people. Repairabilty is a “what if” feature.
Just telling the customers "just buy a new one" if they have a cracked screen is just not acceptable in 2023.
How can people tolerate a watch that's half an inch thick? That's like twice the thickness of my phone.
How can people tolerate charging a watch each night? I can't get behind this idea of having a basket of electronics you need to babysit all the time so they don't run out of battery. Especially when we already have really battery efficient tech, like hybrid watches with e-ink display.
I understand that they're getting to the point where you can charge just while showering, but aren't quite there yet.