We are a magazine about Samsung, but so that one does not have shutters in front of one's eyes, it is advisable to try out the competition from time to time. Apple Watch they did the practically impossible. It's the world's best-selling watch, even if you only pair it with iPhones, and has fueled the wearables boom. They even copy their design with a large seamcarmanufacturers of classic watches. It's safe to say that while there are a lot of things I like about them, there are a few that just annoy me.
We can Apple vilify as we will, but not be his Apple Watch, they wouldn't be Galaxy Watch where they are. Just because of popularity Apple Watch the Samsung solution looks the way it looks and can do what it can do. Just thanks Wear Because we got the real smart watch OS, which has the opportunity to use its full potential.
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No group competitions
Apple Watch allow you to share statistics with friends, including the status of activity rings and training details. You can also hold weekly competitions with others. However, these competitions are only between individuals. So you can't create group competitions for some points against multiple users. So whether you have friends with Apple Watch, as many as you want, they cannot be mass-challenged.
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But in the Garmin Connect application, you can create as many challenges as you see fit, both between individuals and between groups. You can compete in steps, cycling, running or swimming. Whoever wins gets a badge as well as points that count towards reaching the next level. In addition, prizes are announced here, which are fun and motivating.
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No ring to count steps
I like how Apple invented circles of activity and their fulfillment. But there is one major drawback. At least for my needs, I find the necessity of standing rather unfortunate, but the ring for normal steps is simply missing. Apple Watch thus, they put this very important data completely on the back burner. It has the advantage that if you cycle all day long, it actually closes the circle for you without even having to walk, but calories are an imaginary figure for many. You can easily take 15 steps a day, but you still won't close the circle, because you probably didn't burn enough calories (this is logically because you don't "burn" as much during leisurely walking as during activity).
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Need more apps for iPhone
Apple Watch you manage from your iPhone and app Watch, just like you manage Galaxy Watch from the application Galaxy Wearable. But you also have other applications here, such as Health or Fitness. Just the last one mentioned was added for iPhone owners who don't own one Apple Watch, but why her Apple not integrated directly into Health is mysterious. It's kind of schizophrenic figuring out which app gives you which data. Of course you get used to it after a while, but it can be a bit of a problem for a newbie. However, it must be admitted that Samsung still has the Samsung Health application, while Garmin has ConnectIQ for Connect. Apple but he still has one more useless title.
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Notification
Notification system u iOS I don't find it confusing and unclear. You can get used to it. After pairing iPhone with Apple Watch but automatically iPhone they are silent, and the watch informs you about the events. To change this, you have to dig into the settings, which is frustrating even to figure out how it all works by trial and error. So you send messages to yourself to see how your phone and watch react. Enough springs.
Tiles are one of the things that on Apple Watch miss
Straps
Apple he invented it brilliantly. He gave his smartwatches a proprietary strap attachment so you can't use the regular ones and ideally buy his. His, which are extremely overpriced. Yes, you can go for a competitive solution, but it's still a limitation. It is not enough to go to a watch store and buy a great leather strap for 900 CZK, but you have to buy a leather strap with Apple terminals in the order of several thousand. You can also get around it with a solution from China for literally tens of crowns, but will you trust it so that the attachment will not fail and you will not lose the watch or break it? AT Galaxy Watch and Garmin's, you just need to know the width and you can change the straps according to your will, mood, clothes for more friendly money, without losing quality.
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Dislikes:
1/ the tragic endurance barrier
2/ impossibility of third-party maps
I have third party offline maps on my watch.
I don't like the extremely low battery life.
And then that the shape and cheap look of the watch evoke my childhood.
I would really miss a vibration and sound notification when disconnecting from the mobile phone. On galaxy watch it's a great feature and I know right away that the mobile has moved away from the watch, or vice versa.
Adapters for straps are sold for a few hundred.
I don't like the tragic endurance on AW! And then most of all how about us Apple he makes fools and with the arrival of new models he just renames the chipset, while the old one is still there, I personally take it as fraud and deceiving the customer. This is not what a company that plays on the "prestige brand" should do. I understand that he is abroad Apple for socks, especially in the USA, but even then he wouldn't have to lie.
Also, I don't like how they introduce a new feature and even if it works on an older model, they don't make it available…
This year it probably won't be too bad either, microLED is being postponed and the 3nm processor won't be until God knows how many generations 🙁 at the same time it is said to be extremely energy-efficient, which together with microLED could mean at least more units? % extra, which would be great.
See you in September. It would be cool if the classic AW aluminum/steel grew up, like AWU, and if they changed the design to a square one, as it is now with iPhones + maybe white ceramic, or titanium, or some other interesting material. Enamel white color would also be TOP! I don't understand when he has Apple enough products in white, it doesn't even have white AW, shame...