Let's predict that as Apple Watch success continues to dominate the category….. the lagging rivals will issue lawsuits against Apple's success, labeling it "monopolistic".
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Apple Watch Was Number One Smart Watch in Q2 2019 With an Estimated 5.7M Units Shipped
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Let's predict that as Apple Watch success continues to dominate the category….. the lagging rivals will issue lawsuits against Apple's success, labeling it "monopolistic".
I have a circadean rhythm disorder. I go to sleep at different times every day. Being able to get an accurate sleep log helps me figure out my patterns so I can plan ahead and live a more normal life.
It also allows me to annoy people like @rikscha.
It won’t be long before smart watch market reaches plateau. iPhone took 12 years. Apple Watch only needs 5 years.
I absolutely love my AW4! The convenience and benefits are amazing! It’s also THE one thing keeping me tethered to an iPhone!
I wasn’t talking about the tech just the design as that hasn’t changed or the AirPods. Nice to see two iconic designs from apple under Cook - boo sucks to the anti cook he can’t innovate brigade here..
This doesn't read like its coming from a well informed place. Why not let the sleep disorder guy be the judge of his sleep disorder.
I can get two days out of the watch. When I recharge at night watch is normally at about 70% charged. In the morning it’s about 75% charge, charging for an hour brings it back to 100%. Your other option is to charge for an hour or so during the day if you find it tricky to charge before you sleep. I use an App called Sleepwatch to track my sleep. I cannot understate how much using the App and the watch transformed my life. Using the data for the watch and App I made a number of changes that resulted in restful sleep going from around 40% to around 75%. I am one of the examples of how using the watch really transformed my health.
Not that common watch where I live, only one of my friends has one and its the 1st gen. none at work has one even they almost everyone has some watch.
I've seen lots of fitbits as I've been running.
I'd probably buy one if the battery would last a week rather than day or two.
I've seen lots of fitbits as I've been running.
I'd probably buy one if the battery would last a week rather than day or two.
What's your activity level like? Are you also wearing it for exercise and do you use your watch for much else besides checking the time occasionally?
Me and my OH got series 4 a few months to help motivation with weight and fitness. I have been shocked by how useful it actually has turned out to be. I don't need to walk about with my phone or ipad any more in case of an important message, the amount you can customise it to display what you want and its brilliant for NFC payments.
After a full days use with heart monitoring on i have used 30% of the battery. It should go 48 hours with no problems.
Actually, it's the Watch that makes me want to keep using an iPhone and not the other way around.
Ok, and so it sounds like you're definitely also using it for exercise tracking too, which I would also want. I'm still a bit baffled by Apple's 18 hour rating though, but if lots of people are getting 2 days out of it, I'll be looking at the S5 release with a lot of interest.
True and if the category includes all wearables - doesn't the whole AirPods sales mess the true sales figures up?
You’re probably right. Eventually, you’ll be able to get an android watch that isn’t cutting edge, but is fast enough and has a micro sd slot for $99.
Health is the future for the watch now. It’s no longer a ‘notification’ device as it once primarily was. Consumers are seeing the tangible benefits to monitor their daily lifestyle through fitness/heart rate monitoring, which I also believe the Watch is a direct result for encouraging a healthier lifestyle.
I recharge every night before I go to sleep, so that I can track my sleep and have a fully recharged watch for next day. Definitely not ideal, but for all the features Apple has provided, I am adapting to this recharge cycle.
Of ALL stuff you put in that wall of text, I give you credit of knowing everything you have said is “your opinion”.
Watching TV = Productive?
Ok. I have learned something new today.
The bottom line is automatically ignore or distrust all marketing materials, whether it is from Apple or not. And use your own experience to answer your burning question.
Lol.
I don’t do a lot of exercise each day, if you use the watch a lot for fitness monitoring it will have an impact, which may mean you need to charge it more. However I am only charging it for about 2 hours a day, and that keeps it fully charged. I use the watch for giving and receiving txts, taking the occasional phone call, when my phone is somewhere else in the house, reminders and meeting appointments, sleep tracking and notifications. I had the original series 0, upgraded to series 3 when it came out, as battery life was much improved and also had an integrated SIM card. Did not upgrade to series 4, but will probably upgrade to series 5.
Also the watch gets used a lot for Apple Pay, I almost never make card payments these days. Apple Pay itself is almost worth the cost of the watch as I have had my debit card cloned twice.
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I've never seen not even one person wearing an iWatch. An Apple Watch on the other hand I see...wait, as I type, I'm thinking your post has to be a joke and I fell for it.
Very expensive in my place, it requires iPhone, when I heard of poor battery life, proprietary charger I stop bothering about Apple Watch...I like it's esim feature that you can make calls without iPhone nearby.....but I have Samsung Gear Frontier....which is being used for more than 3.5 years...I intend to use it as long as the battery lasts...very very long replacement cycle
Depending on how much you use it you can get 2 days out of the apple watch 3.
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Funny! Americans are fat because we were all duped by our government telling
us fat was bad and carbs were good.
I was one of those. The Apple watch and others like it help you monitor your health.
Quite often I get into discussions with people telling me that my OMAD diet is wrong.
I don't tell them what to eat, I just tell them to buy a blood sugar meter and then we'll have a real discussion.
Once the Apple watch has blood sugar monitoring built in, we're going to have a lot of people realizing that they are either diabetic or pre-diabetic.
Knowledge is power
Oh and if you want shaming, watch snake diet on YT.As you were.
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I see Apple Watches all the time in public. It was rare a year ago, but now, half the people at the gym are wearing Apple Watches and AirPods. It might be where you live. I work in a business park area with 30-40 year old people with jobs. 1/4 of the people I walk by have Apple Watches.
Depends on where you are maybe? I’ve a bunch of people in my surrounding that has one. From colleges to my PT to a supermarket clerk. But it is far from everyone of course....
