The competition that Apple Watch will meet as of April 24 is going to be important. Its biggest adversary, Google, will then also have its smartwatch, Android Wear, on the market, which has been adopted by many manufacturers, including Samsung and LG, for example. We are going to do a review through twelve features that Apple Watch has and that the Google model lacks, to explain why the apple company will be the one to take the lead in this battle.
Calls from the watch
Thanks to the speaker and microphone that are integrated into Apple Watch, we can enjoy one of the great attractions of this device. Users of the Apple smart watch can make calls from it, as well as receive them. Of course, the obvious requirement is that the Apple Watch must be paired with the iPhone, but the same is true for most of the device's features.
Sending Drawings to Other Apple Watch Users
If you are one of those who like to send drawings to their contacts and entertain themselves with it, don't worry, not only are we not going to censor you, but we are going to give you a means to do so. This feature is probably not something essential for any user, but surely this possibility finds its role within communication between devices. It is a point that conveys the importance that Apple has given to the watch as a social and communication device.
Touch screen + Digital crown to navigate the interface
In addition to the touchscreen, the digital crown offers an added advantage to the Apple Watch over its competitors. This crown, which is used in traditional watches to set the time, is used in Apple Watch to scroll or zoom, in a similar way to the use of the click wheel on an iPod. It is one of the most prominent features of the watch.
Share your heartbeat with other Apple Watch users
This feature is like the one in the drawings. It is not something that is essential for any user when deciding between one and the other, but it is another of those details that make Apple devices special and differentiate them from their competition.
WiFi connection
Wi-Fi connectivity is something that is taken for granted, today, in any technological device, but in the case of Apple Watch it is another of its outstanding characteristics. This is because, unlike its competitors, Apple Watch is the only device that can connect to the phone through the same Wi-Fi network. While others connect only via Bluetooth, Apple goes further.
Sending touches or vibrations to other Apple Watch users
This characteristic is one of the "not indispensable" ones. In fact, I'd say it can be an intriguing feature. It's similar to Facebook tapping, but on your watch and through vibrations. For example: How to notify the person who is waiting for you that you have already arrived with your car to pick them up? Well yes, just as you thought: sending a vibration to your watch.
Screen customization
The Android Wear screen can be changed relatively easily, but on Apple Watch, we can modify and add different elements of information (time, timer, dates…) and give the screen more dynamism. For once it seems that Apple has surpassed Android when it comes to customization.
NFC payments
Apple Pay is about to land on our devices and through the clock we can make payments in stores just by bringing the device closer to the receiver.
Display pressure
Apple has implemented in its watch a sensor to detect the degree of pressure that we exert on the screen with our finger. This allows that with different degrees of pressure we can carry out different actions. It is the same sensor that is included in the trackpad of the new XNUMX-inch MacBook Retina, recently introduced and that is presumably integrated into every new product that Apple presents from now on.
Sending animated emoticons as responses
Emoticons are an essential part of social communication today. If you want to quickly send a reply when you receive a message, you can do so using this feature.
Opening the hotel room using the clock
Apple has probably rolled out the NFC world a bit late, but it's doing a lot to make up for lost time. With Apple Watch it also presents virtual keys. Bring the clock to the door of your hotel room and let it open. It is no longer imagination, but reality.
Sending audio messages
Apple Watch users can send audio clips with just a couple of taps on the screen. This is one of the most useful features of the new Apple Watch.
I know it must be a bit of a silly question, but I haven't seen Keynote or read much about the iWatch, but these features like sending audio, heartbeats, emoticons, drawings, etc. iPhone or just between an iWatch and another iWatch ?. I ask this because if another iWatch is needed in the end the functionality is very limited to that your friends and loved ones also have it and if not, I see that it would be more useful than anything to answer / make calls and notifications.
It is very important to be able to send drawings. And the thing about sending the heartbeat. I laugh a lot at the legend I have a lg watch and most things do. In addition, it was worth 99 euros in the google store. Besides, it does many more other things that apple watch will never be able to do because of apple policy. Search on youtube for home automation things, for example with android wear or tasker, the Apple watch has many shortcomings and also has an exorbitant price. By the way, my battery lasts 2 days of use
For wearing something as ugly as the LG Watch on your wrist, THEY SHOULD PAY YOU 99 euros ...
Yes, what you say, but I take it for the service it offers me and the use that I give it
Obviously, because if it were by design you would be blind ...
logically, but it is not something horrible to wear, but I admit things. Let's see if you do the same
Who would "you" be? At least in my case the iWatch seems deficient if you do the price / performance ratio. It is nice yes, but it does not justify what it is worth, at least I would wait another generation or 2 to see how the product progresses and it may be that it may never seem worth it. Greetings
then I agree with you, totally.
by the way, calling from the watch is done by Samsung, the screen customization is carried out by all.
Virtually all of these options can be implemented by google with a software update. I think this is the first time that apple has disappointed me.