Apple - Watch Series 4
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"I unlock my computer and phone with it."
"the fact that they integrate to the Apple Watch simply cannot be understated for me, I couldn’t go back to Garmin now, it is just so much part of my life now. ... Tracking weightlifting workouts, nutrition and other stuff, analysis of the data, send messages to HomePod, changing NC automatically, sending emails …."
"On the Apple Watch you can be listening to Spotify at your desk, phone, livingroom, car, etc and then hit the device button on the watch and select the watch and Spotify Connect will transfer playback to the watch without missing a beat. ... You don't have to fumble around on a tiny touch screen to locate the playlist you were listening to on your phone so you can continue on the watch. You simply transfer playback and go. ... Mid run if you want to listen to something else, you simply ask Siri and it will play what ever you ask for, no presyncing or phone is necessary."
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"never thought apple would let any 3rd party access the data their devices collect. ... That is a game changer"
"I use it every swim. ... I installed the Swim.com app and it’s great"
"authentication apps ... doorbell camera where you can actually talk through your watch ... various email/chat apps ... todo list software"
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"I’m one of those people the Apple Watch sent to the doctors 6 years ago and I had heart surgery in August! So it technically saved my life!"
"my AW alerted me to heart irregularities that sent me to the ER and findings of a small heart attack and a secondary artery in my heart with 99% blockage. I am AW for life now."
"it has even detected heart issue during my sleep that got fixed by surgery later on."
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"It’s also pretty well established that AW has the best motion tracking which shows up when you use the swim feature for distance. ... In swimming, it’s not even close. 100% of garmins worn during our pool swims are incorrect, regardless of swimmer level. ... Every single Garmin incorrectly reported swim distance vs manual counting. Freestyle 4000m in 25m pool."
"even detected kickboard sets, where on a Coros or Garmin those don’t register at all."
"I had an Apple Watch, replaced it with a garmin forerunner for 1 month it was the worst! So inaccurate and when I’d swim in pools it would so often double count my lengths… I went back to Apple Watch"
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"The watch definitely helps me. ... It tracks your progress each day (standing hours, exercise minutes, and active calories). ... You configure goals for yourself and the watch will periodically remind you. ... And if you don't make your goal, you have it forever marked against you on the calendar. ... This kind of pushes me to do the bare minimum to close my rings every day I can, lol. ... I definitely exercised more today than I wanted to (and more than I would have if I didn't have the watch) just to get the damn move ring closed. ... It works for me."
"My watch has really motivated me to exercise more which has been awesome!"
"the activity tracker and goals has made a big difference in my weight loss goals."
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"Yeah the battery life on Apple Watch is pathetic. ... Like I have the 4G Apple watch which I wear when I am out of town just in case my iphone dies or gets broken and I am in an emergency. That happened to me a few months back. I had my watch and only my watch. I had 4G turned on for emergency services and GPS turned on so I can find my way home. Convienent and life saving right? Except the stupid thing died after an hour and after that I was stuck with no communication abilities at all in the middle of the night wandering the streets. What good is having all of those capabilities if they are just going to die on you after 10 minutes? ... other than as an emergency backup for my phone (which I have now proven is a joke in a real life emergency)"
"If I record for more than 14 minutes it will freeze and battery is already almost dead. This is at night night by the way so temperature isn't high."
"the battery now wears out very quickly - after about 1 hour of usage."
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"If you are in long sleeves in the rain, you need to lock the touchscreen to prevent accidental touches. But that prevents you from using the touchscreen without holding to unlock for a few seconds. So if you are doing intervals, it can be hard to end the interval quickly."
"the Apple interface being badly interfered with by water/and clothing contact in heavy rain. ... I lost a trail marathon stats and mapping etc mid run. ... It was frankly infuriating"
"I already got sick and tired of touch screens with my Apple Watch ... Dripping sweat, rain and sleeves really screw with touch screens ... where I live we have like 6 months worth of snow so needing to take off my gloves and disable a screen lock before being able to pause my workout is an annoying PITA."
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"sleep is a disaster ... I was watching TV and I was already asleep ... when I go to the bathroom in the evening, the venu didn't even notice that I was sleeping, or didn't even recognize that I went to the bathroom."
"Sleep tracking is great if you are an amazing sleeper who doesn’t have interrupted sleep or gets up in the night. I get up to pray and when I go back it doesn’t pick up that sleep again. It is an issue because sleep tracking was a major reason for me buying a fitness tracker."
"I also found the sleep tracking on the GW6 to be much more reliable. ... I have small kids so I wake up every now and then during the night and on the Garmin - it's so frustrating to be told in the morning that I had a great night of sleep with only 10 mins of time awake when I spent 40 mins trying to get my 2yo to fall back asleep."
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"notifications from my phone which was such a big distraction."
"hated feeling like my phone was strapped to me (disabling all notifications did not work!!)"
"I also hated having notifications and apps and stuff on my wrist. ... It was cool at first and then it was annoying and distracting. ... My big motivation away from Apple Watch was this."
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"atrocious gps I inaccuracies because of low refresh time"
"my gps/distance was always a bit off from my friends"
"GPS tracks was zig zagging"
AmitBrian 1.0too! I have an Applee Watch and I love what it can do but I hate that it looks like I am wearing a computer on my wrist.
Yeah the battery life on Apple Watch is pathetic. Like I have the 4G Apple watch which I wear when I am out of town just in case my iphone dies or gets broken and I am in an emergency. That happened to me a few months back. I had my watch and only my watch. I had 4G turned on for emergency services and GPS turned on so I can find my way home. Convienent and life saving right? Except the stupid thing died after an hour and after that I was stuck with no communication abilities at all in the middle of the night wandering the streets. What good is having all of those capabilities if they are just going to die on you after 10 minutes?
I can certainly see that point. The Apple Watch is great at health monitoring. And unlike withing it has the capability of sending SOS in its own. Capability wise it is the superior watch, no doubt. But I still say it’s fugly and I would never wear one on a date. Frankly I don’t know why we can’t closer to a middle ground. Where either Apple started actually making their watches look like watches OR Withings can stuff some more tech into their casing like Apple does even if it kills a bit more of battery life.
anonymouse_213 1.0Battery life was a no brainer for me. My old Apple watch series 4 provided me with all the stuff I need but at its best, it only gave me 2 days of battery. Maybe not even. My garmin FR165 slaps. Lasting 8-10 days in 1 charge.
ArticleHaunting3983 1.0I have a stainless steel S4 that I bought on release. It’s generally ok for fitness tracking but otherwise showing its age. Is now the right time to upgrade, or do I hold out for the 2026 releases in the hopes it will be special? I’m not in a rush to upgrade, and whilst the cost isn’t an issue per se, I just find the current watches to be really similar to my old one, doesn’t really seem to be a stand out feature I’m missing out on? And the watch body largely looks the same?
Baz_EP 1.0Used a series 4 for a few years and recently upgraded to an Ultra2. All trackers will generally struggle with a few aspects - underwaters, starts, kick sets. The apple watch is as good as most in these aspects. Beyond that I have absolutely loved my apple watches and thoroughly recommend them for swimming.
Blazingfireman 1.0I have a Apple Watch series 4…I’m wondering if I should just snag the Series 10 at a cheaper price now since it’s not much difference. The 18hr battery life is fine since I’ll let it charge during my daily showers
brianlefebvrejr 1.0Mine too buddy! Shit I had my series 4 until the ultra was released. I’ll rock this for 5 years
Brilliant_Quote_3313 1.0I don’t really get the recommendation not to swim with the Apple Watch either. I used to swim with my old Series 4 for a year or two, before the battery got completely trashed. Now I’ve been swimming with the Series 8 for two years, and it’s been absolutely fine. I am considering switching to a Garmin for better battery life, but I hate the idea of having to give up Apple Music. Not that I need it for swimming (I swim with MP3), but if I ever get back into running, I’d definitely want to run with music on my watch.
Hi! Yes, I swim with my Apple Watch and use it for all my workouts. However, I’m currently considering switching to Garmin for the longer battery life. In general, I’d say Apple Watches are very popular among people who aren’t super serious about training but still work out regularly.
drakontas_ 1.0I still use my series 4 daily for strength training and cardio tracking. I charge it every day after my workout when I shower.
Euqirne 1.0I can go 2 days without charging and still had 20% left. No workouts or anything but I would have to charge my old s4 daily for sure
fallenac0rn 1.0Went for a series 4 to U3 and I’ll never go back to non-ultra. Screen size perfect for me, battery life is absurd comparably, I’m a happy man
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