Well, if it is the Apple watch ... and is it really worth it? It is a recurring question every time you meet someone who does not know well what the capabilities of the device are, there are not a few in fact who have confessed to me believing that the watch literally "It tells the time and little else ... right?". Having to justify your purchase to others is increasingly complicated, in fact I want to say on more than one occasion that I simply wear it because I like it, but I would be lying.
The Apple Watch is an accessory that can generate many discrepancies not only because of its usefulness, but also because we do not know the real scope of what we have in our hands on many occasions. Today I address you, readers of Actualidad iPhone, to answer the classic question: Is it worth buying an Apple Watch?
It was the time of the launch of the Apple Watch Series 1, it was already available in the Apple Store in Spain and I had been following the daily information about this device for a long time, how could it be otherwise. It was time to go after him with the motivation of the price reduction for this new unit and with the fear that haunts the head of most of you who read these lines, musings about the usefulness of the device and whether or not it really justified its acquisition.
Needless to say, it depends a lot on the type of user we are dealing with, If you are not a lover of technology, if you do not have professional needs, or if you simply do not use watches over 200 euros, you can stop reading from this moment, you will save time and you will appreciate it.
What is the Apple Watch for?
To begin with, it is logical, but The Apple Watch is nothing but an extension of your iPhone that on more than one occasion will allow you to save battery and time. The smart watch of the Cupertino company has many utilities among which its fitness features stand out, the possibility of making payments, reading and quickly answering our notifications, and what for me is the greatest virtue, filtering at a glance the content that must be attended or not. The Apple Watch has allowed me to silence the iPhone for 95% of the time, and even with those, not stop attending any call / mail / message that really requires my attention. These are mainly the things I use it for:
- Fitness tracking
- Make payments through Apple Pay
- Notification management
- Use of loyalty cards
- Navigation on foot, by car and by public transport
- Notes and task management
- Quick email management
And all that can be done from the clock? Yes, in fact you can do a lot more, it all depends on the type of user and the needs of each one.
The Apple Watch is an accessory, even a whim
It is not a smartphone, nor a work tool, we are faced with a device that at the same time it is fashion and technologyThat Apple knows quite well and that is why it has been able to make the straps of it profitable to the point of exhaustion. In many respects the watch is a whim, and unless your time is money, your profession requires it or you have money, the Apple Watch It is not necessarily what we consider "a good buy."
But ... what is a good buy? We often do not need to justify our purchases, in fact if we take into account Any watch from well-known brands such as Lotus, Jaguar ... etc, we will easily reach the 350 euros that the Apple Watch costs on average, and why settle for just seeing the time.
Anyway, don't forget that Apple gives you 15 days to rethink the purchase, and perhaps the best way to know if the Apple Watch is worth it is to test it in real-life conditions.
Hello everyone. In response to Miguel's question, I tell you my opinion about the Apple Watch.
It helps me a lot during the day, both in transport and in the office or in a meeting.
At these times in Buenos Aires it is not very convenient to use the Iphone in public places, due to the possibility of theft, so I can interact with the Iphone directly from the clock, I see the WhatsApp, email, music as well as when I exercise. It is important to see what one receives to decide whether to use the iphone at that moment. The only drawback that I see is the lack of autonomy of the battery, which barely reaches me until the night. When I handle and receive a message or email, I quickly see the title and decide to stop or not to respond. I have used it to take photos, pulse control and on one occasion I paid (in the USA) with Apple Pay. In summary, if you have the $$$ to gauge it and also have ease in handling it, I am very satisfied with the purchase, I plan to sell mine and buy, when it is available, the next model. Greetings to all.