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Can an iPhone 15 pro do everything a watch can?
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Phone can’t give you haptic notifications only in a way that’s subtle like a watch can, and even if you configured that it doesn’t really work bc it’s not a watch
Wake you up without any noise.
Not be an akward presence in your shorts pocket while still being connected.
Also, many things the phone can do, but the Watch can do much faster and/or more conveniently. Data that is glanceable from your wrist vs. having to pull the phone out. Apple Pay, too.
Not be an akward presence in your shorts pocket while still being connected.
Also, many things the phone can do, but the Watch can do much faster and/or more conveniently. Data that is glanceable from your wrist vs. having to pull the phone out. Apple Pay, too.
The haptic wake up feature of the watch is great. It makes it so much more pleasant to wake up to versus the jarring loud noise option.
I have been using the watch since series 3 and find myself going without my phone more and more.
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What about GPS related stuff? Is the Watch any better or more capable than an iPhone in that department?
The Apple Watch Ultra 2 features dual GPS ability. As to whether or not it is more accurate than the latest iPhone, I think that depends on the environment and terrain.
yes
- although the phone can do some minimal fitness tracking things (like step counter), even at that level its less accurate than the Watch
- an iPhone can do almost nothing in terms of any health related monitoring
- iPhone 15 Pro is huge and heavy; you won't be carrying it around your house or yard all the time. the Watch will be always with you with no effort. pick up calls effortlessly no matter where your phone is.
other than sensors that the Watch has that the iPhone doesn't have, what you will discover after you buy a cellular Watch is that a wearable is totally different tech and valuable to you in ways the iPhone isn't.
the iPhone is a computer with a nicely viewable screen and great camera.
the Watch is a notification device with a large array of sensors.
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A 15 Pro strapped to your wrist would be pretty uncomfortable......
I don't often use an alarm to wake, but when I do the watch always makes sound. Are you just silencing the watch before bed? or is there an actual "haptic wake" feature that I've missed?
I use sleep focus which silences the watch thus invoking haptic response.
So do I, but I have it tied to my sleep schedule. So I guess when my wake time hits, it's turning off sleep focus automatically. I guess I'd have to manually turn on the sleep focus, and not tie it to my sleep schedule. Thanks.
I have sound on the Watch turned off at all times. I can‘t even imagine a scenario where the Watch making sounds would be more useful than annoying. Maybe if you‘re kinda insensitive to the vibrations? I have those on „strong“.
I agree in theory, but I do often miss the vibrations somehow. sometimes it's because I don't have the watch band tight enough, or if I'm moving around a lot. The ding sound is a nice compromise, not too intrusive but makes it more likely that I'll notice the alert.
Do you have the vibrations on „strong“? That may help. But yeah, I prefer to wear the Watch pretty snug, that could make a difference.
Well here’s a great test from yesterday January 13, 2024, caveat it’s an Ultra 2 vs a iPhone 14 Pro.
I did a snow shoe trail grooming with my wife local MTB trail loop 1.
The ultra 2 was much better tracking than my iPhone 14 Pro.. and this was not fast as snow shoeing so I’m surprised.
I started both and stopped both same spot, 20 feet from car.
Here’s the ultra 2 info
Here’s the iPhone 14 data, via Trailforks with its gps settings as shown
Well I’m amazed again.
My ultra watch 2 shows 3.54 miles for same snow shoe as TrailForks shows 3.2 miles on iPhone 14 Pro.
The dual gps should resister near same for both devices, why is the U2 watch more accurate?
My ultra watch 2 shows 3.54 miles for same snow shoe as TrailForks shows 3.2 miles on iPhone 14 Pro.
The dual gps should resister near same for both devices, why is the U2 watch more accurate?