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Smartwatches Introduction
- 1. Smartwatches By Neil Ye and Allen Zhu
- 2. What are Smartwatches? - A wearable computer in the formof a watch - First developed in the late 1990’s - From niche to Popular
- 4. Smartwatch Companies Apple Samsung Fitbit Garmin
- 5. Apple Watch Series 6 ● Industry leader; excellent design, functionality, and brand recognition Pros: Extensive Customization, Health Features, and Third-Party Support Cons: Very Expensive, Limited Non-Apple Support, and limited Battery Life Price: Starting at ~$530
- 6. Apple Watch SE ● Excellent design, functionality, and brand recognition Pros: Customization & Features, with ReducedPrice Cons: Non-Apple Device support, and limitedBatteryLife Price: Starting at ~$370
- 7. Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 ● Modern device, with good activity tracking, and sensors. Good for keeping connected Pros: LTE option, Customizable, Third party app support Cons:Poor Battery Life, Expensive Price: ~$480+ (May go on sale)
- 8. Galaxy Watch Active 2 ● Fitness focused device, with good activity tracking, and sensors. Good for keeping connected Pros: Customizable, affordable, Third party app support Cons: Mediocre Battery Life, Less stylish Price: ~$290+ (May go on sale)
- 9. Fitbit Sense ● Focuses on Advanced Health Features and tracks Stress Levels, Skin Temperature, and Mindfulness Pros: Advanced Health Focus, Biometrics Cons: Few Colours & Pricy Subscription Services Price: ~$330
- 10. Fitbit Versa 3 ● Affordable and Functional, with all the expected Smartwatch Features Pros: Increased Customization & Lower Price Cons: Basic Features & No Specialization Price: ~$260
- 11. Garmin Fenix 6 ● Premium device that focuses on MultiSport Support, Accurate location tracking, Great Endurace Pros: Long Battery Life, Accurate GPS sensors, Waterproof Cons: Very Expensive, No touchscreen, No LTE Price: ~$750 +
- 12. Garmin Venu 2 ● Affordable Device with great hardware, and sufficient software. Focuses on the essentials trackers, and applications Pros:, Stylish, Lightweight, Feature rich for the price Cons: Pricy jump for premium features ($520), Has Decent Battery Life Price: ~$280+
- 13. Which is the right for you? It depends!
- 14. If you own an iPhone Apple Watch SE or Series 6
- 15. If you need a long battery life Garmin or Fitbit
- 16. If you need accurate fitness tracking and sensors Garmin or Fitbit
- 17. If you need 3rd Party applications and LTE options Samsung or Apple
- 18. Still Unsure? Make a list Compare Set your budget
- 19. Thank you for listening
Editor's Notes
- What are Smartwatches? They’re essentially a wearable computer in the form of a watch, strapped around your wrist, chock-full of productive apps and features. While watches have been around for a far longer period of time, smartwatches as electrically powered and with digital screens as we know it first appeared in the early 1990’s. However, it was only in recent years have Smartwatches and Smartwatch technology improved to move the Smartwatch from niche to popular. Famous tech brands have produced smartwatches full of style, technology, and most importantly, helpful features. Photo by Rachit Tank on Unsplash
- There are many features, characteristics, and functions that leading Smartwatch’s are expected to have. In this word map you can see a few including Health, Exercise & Fitness, Time, Apps, and goals.
- These are some of the most popular smartwatch companies that sell their products in major retailer stores (like BestBuy). There are a lot of other smartwatch companies, but we decided on these recognizable names in the North American region.
- The apple watch series 6 is the premium offering from Apple which comes with ECG heart monitors, Oxygen sensors, and a stylish build. It has an always on display, fairly accurate fitness tracking, sleeping tracking, and good for supporting third party applications. Third party applications can cover the shortcomings of some features that is not already on the watch which is good for things such as google maps, strava (biking applications), and other health apps. However, It has the shortest battery life of all products at about 18 hours, and does not have all the features when connected with a non apple device. It is also fairly pricey. https://www.techradar.com/reviews/apple-watch-6-review
- The Apple watch SE is the more affordable Apple option with all the essentials. It has all the features that that the series 6 has except the Oxygen monitor, ECG monitor, always on display. It is built using a lower quality screen, and comes in fewer colours. Similar to the Apple watch series 6, it has a short battery life, and does not have all the functionality with non apple devices. https://www.tomsguide.com/news/apple-watch-6-vs-apple-watch-se-which-smartwatch-should-you-buy
- The Samsung Galaxy watch 3 is the more expensive offering from Samsung. It has features like oxygen monitoring, ECG monitoring, sleep tracking. It has okay third party support compared to apple watches, and is very customizable, easy to stay connected, and stylish. It is swim proof, and fairly lightweight. It has slightly better battery life than the apple watch at around 2 days, but it is expensive for features given. https://www.tomsguide.com/reviews/samsung-galaxy-watch-3
- The galaxy watch active 2 shares many features of the Galaxy Watch 3, like the third party application support and customizability. But lacks the ECG, and blood oxygen monitoring found on the Galaxy 3. Battery life is variable at 24-60 hours, still relatively poor compared to Fitbit and Garmin. It is less stylish, and also comes with less storage compared to the Galaxy watch 3, which can hamper offline listening https://www.tomsguide.com/news/samsung-galaxy-watch-3-vs-samsung-galaxy-watch-active-2
- Fitbit offers a more ‘purist’ selection of smartwatch products, given that they do not own a phone brand, hence the name. The Fitbit sense focuses on providing its users additional health features, including tools to measure stress levels, such as with electrodermal activity apps, skin temperature measurement, and mindfulness reminders/trackers. It has a 6+ day battery and biometric measures. However this model comes in few colours and some pricy subscription services. Overall, however, it has no major pros or cons compared to the other watches, but has a comfortable price of about $330. https://www.fitbit.com/global/en-ca/products/smartwatches/sense?sku=512BKBK
- The FitBit Versa 3 is similar to the Sense, but has reduced functionality, including not having the electrodermal activity measuring app for stress. However, the FitBit Versa 3 comes in more colours than its cousin, and has many other leading functions of a smartwatch, such as heart rate tracking, customizable watch faces, and calling, alerts, and music functions. Like the Sense, the Versa 3 is advertised to have a 6+ day battery life, but also has a significantly lower price of just $260. https://www.fitbit.com/global/en-ca/products/smartwatches/versa3?sku=511GLNV
- The Garmin Fenix 6 is a premium smartwatch with intense focus on monitoring many different sports. It has a battery life of 24 hours on GPS, and weeks while on standby. It has very accurate GPS location tracking, and supports sports like golf (with golf maps), and skiing (with mountain maps, and can even feature offline maps for off-the-grid exploration. Like premium smartwatches, it has blood oxygen sensors, but no ECG (there is still heartbeat monitoring). However, it comes at a significant cost of more than $750. There are some models for more than $1000. IT also does not feature a touchscreen and uses buttons. https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/08/garmin-fenix6-pro-solar-series-review.html
- The Garmin Venu 2 is a more affordable Garmin option that has many basic functionalities compare to the Garmin Fenix 6. Like other affordable options, ECG is not on this model, but it does have a Blood oxygen sensor. It has a touchscreen, accurate gps tracking and tracks a lot of sports like the Fenix 6. However, the battery life on GPS is low, and the price to get premium features such as music storage, a better screen, and health snapshot is a huge jump from the base price. https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/04/garmin-venu2-venu2s-smartwatch-review.html
- So how do we know what type of smartwatch may be the right one for you? Well from the different features, functionality, and style offered by each Smartwatch, it depends!
- The apple watches have seamless integration with IOS operating system found on all apple smart devices. Apple products works significantly better when pair together and is a very logical choice for iPhone users.
- Fitbit and Garmin have exceptionally better battery life compared to the other two companies offerings. the power management, and power usage of the devices, is better and lower. If you need to be disconnected from the world,these two companies have good offers for battery longevity.
- Although all four companies install accurate sensors. Garmin, the GPS company, excels at including very accurate GPS tracking, and mapping potential and supports multiple sports. These two companies also include fitness focused applications also known as widgets that record more data points than the other two. If you enjoy endurance sports, or extreme sports (Swimming, Skiing, Triathlon, Hiking), then these are the watches for you
- Samsung and Apple smartwatches are optimal for third party application support for other fitness applications such as strava, and google Maps. They are also the only two companies that release watches that support LTE, which allows users to stay connected without bringing their phone. They both support replying to text messages, emails, and phone calls on the watch itself. Apple has the app store, which is the biggest application market.
- If you are still unsure, you can delve deeper into smartwatches by search them up by name, following by the word review (“i.e. Apple watch SE review”). Check technology focused forums like techradar, wareable.com and Toms Guide. Youtube is another platform where comparison are made in a video format. First, make a list of your desired features This can range from battery life, LTE, fitness tracking, types of sensors, applications, music, widgets, and compatibility with your smartphone Then, set a budget Remember to factor in additional costs such as subscription services, acquiring a smart device, mobile data plans, different costs for different models of each device. Finally, compare the devices Compare Quality features, Sensors, ecosystem, applications, subscriptions, etc Most differences come from screen size, screen quality, build quality, features included, etc
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