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Apple Watch vs ASUS ZenWatch

green9206

green9206

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Anybody interested in the ZenWatch? I was considering buying the Apple Watch but the ZenWatch seems cheaper alternative.I mean look that marketing campaign where Asus is openly mocking the Apple Watch. I mean Apple Watch is all good but too expensive not to mention those ridiculous prices of the bands.How many of you already own or would rather buy another company's smartwatch? Or is Apple Watch really worth the price comapred to other brands smartwatches?
 
do you have an iphone? If yes, no zenwatch for you. At least not until android makes android wear compatible with iphones (which is in the works, IIRC).
 
mattopotamus said:
do you have an iphone? If yes, no zenwatch for you. At least not until android makes android wear compatible with iphones (which is in the works, IIRC).
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I have an iPhone 3GS and also Moto E. However am not sure if 3GS is compatible with the Apple Watch? The ZenWatch is only $199 though.
 
The true value of the Apple Watch, like the iPhone and iPad, is the App Store. When I buy something I consider "utility" before "value" or "price," because something more expensive can end up having a lower cost of ownership than a competing product with an lower "price."

For example, a ugly shirt on sale for $24 that is never worn and ultimately given away, tags in tact costs more than a $100 shirt that is worn 3x a month for two years.
 
Chupa Chupa said:
The true value of the Apple Watch, like the iPhone and iPad, is the App Store. When I buy something I consider "utility" before "value" or "price," because something more expensive can end up having a lower cost of ownership than a competing product with an lower "price."

For example, a ugly shirt on sale for $24 that is never worn and ultimately given away, tags in tact costs more than a $100 shirt that is worn 3x a month for two years.
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As per forum rules - please go back and edit this post to reflect a car analogy ;)
 
No thanks. It's still Apple Watch for me. Just not the gold one, so I am really hoping people will not think I am out of my mind because it really really matters a lot to me what people think :rolleyes:
 
samcraig said:
That could change in a matter or weeks - even before you can pre-order the watch though.
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even so, how gimped will android wear be on IOS? I am almost certain it will act just like a pebble. In other words you will only be able to receive notifications with no chance of interaction.
 
mattopotamus said:
even so, how gimped will android wear be on IOS? I am almost certain it will act just like a pebble. In other words you will only be able to receive notifications with no chance of interaction.
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Fair point - but for some people - that's all they will want or need. Not everyone wants a smart watch to replace the activities they do on their phone. Some really want it for those types of alerts.
 
samcraig said:
Fair point - but for some people - that's all they will want or need. Not everyone wants a smart watch to replace the activities they do on their phone. Some really want it for those types of alerts.
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I completely agree. I have a pebble now and love it (battery life is untouchable). However, the apple watch not only looks better but will offer those features (calls, dictation) that I will use. That to me is work the premium price :)
 
mattopotamus said:
I completely agree. I have a pebble now and love it (battery life is untouchable). However, the apple watch not only looks better but will offer those features (calls, dictation) that I will use. That to me is work the premium price :)
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No argument if that's what you want, of course.

My initial response was because "noobinator" stated that there was no point in discussing this watch here and that if you have an iPhone you can't get a ZenWatch.

I wanted to point out that I think it's completely legit to discuss.
 
My uncle wore a Zen watch to a formal event that we attended last month, and, although it may be one of the better Android watches, it still looked large and geeky, and the fit and finish is about as good as a low end Fossil. The strap was fine, though. My uncle is very successful and can buy anything he wants, but I practically felt sorry for him wearing it. It looked bad. Too big.
 
I've mentioned this a few times in other threads and will mention it here as well.

The built in Apple watch app gets special treatment by iOS as it is a system level app. This means that iOS will most likely never kill the app to recovery memory and will likely restart the app every time someone tries to close it.

3rd party watch apps installed from the Appstore will not have system level privileges. This means if the app is closed by iOS' memory management because it's idle and needs to recover memory it will disable the notfications on the watch. Pebble has worked around this by asking its app to have background app refresh turned on so it won't be idle-killed.
 
Armen said:
I've mentioned this a few times in other threads and will mention it here as well.

The built in Apple watch app gets special treatment by iOS as it is a system level app. This means that iOS will most likely never kill the app to recovery memory and will likely restart the app every time someone tries to close it.

3rd party watch apps installed from the Appstore will not have system level privileges. This means if the app is closed by iOS' memory management because it's idle and needs to recover memory it will disable the notfications on the watch. Pebble has worked around this by asking its app to have background app refresh turned on so it won't be idle-killed.
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Closing the pebble does not stop notifications for me.
 
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