A few months ago and some year, the smartwatches or what is the same smart watches. After many initial doubts, it seems that they have managed to establish themselves in the market and more and more people are wearing one on their wrist, exploiting the functions and options that they offer us to the maximum.
The number of models available for purchase has grown greatly and if just a few months ago we could only choose from a dozen models, now the difficulties in acquiring a smartwatch have grown to a great extent. If you are looking for one of these devices to wear on your wrist today we are going to help you with a series of interesting tips for you to buy safely and get it right.
Before delving into the real tips for acquiring your new smartwatch, we must tell you that it is important to buy without haste and not opt for the first device that we like because of its design or its price. And is that not all devices of this type can be compatible with a new smartphone or be what we are looking for, depending on our needs.
If you are thinking of purchasing a smart watch, pay close attention to the advice that we are going to show you below, and if you apply them and follow them correctly, you will surely be right when buying your new device.
Find a smartwatch that is compatible with your smartphone
To this day not all lsmartwatches sold on the market are compatible with all mobile devices. A clear example is the Apple Watch, one of the best-selling smart watches worldwide, and that no matter how much you like it, if you have a smartphone with an Android operating system, you will not be able to have it, because it will not allow you much more than to check the time.
In a short time it is possible to use smartwatches with Android operating system with iOS or what is the same with an iPhone. They do not offer us the same possibilities as in Android, but they are functional and as we have been able to know Google works intensively to improve the possibilities of Adroid Wear devices in Apple devices.
- A: Works with Android 4.3 or higher and iOS 8.2 or higher smartphones
- Watch OS: Works with iOS 8.2 or higher
- Tizen: compatible with most Samsung smartphones and with various Android models such as the Asus ZenFone 2, the HTC One M9 or the Huawei P8
These are the most popular operating systems, but some manufacturers have designed their own software, such as Garmin or SPC. In these cases, most mobile devices on the market are compatible, although it is not too much to make sure before launching to buy the smartwatch.
In addition, and to finish this section, it is important to take into account the type of connections that your mobile device has and that is that all the asmartwatches on the market need bluetooh to synchronize with the smartphone. It is also important to bear in mind that many wearables connect via Bluetooth 4.0, so if your terminal has Bluetooth 2.1 you will not be able to synchronize it with the problem that this supposes.
Keep in mind what use you are going to give it
Depending on the utility that you are going to give the smartwatch that you are thinking of buying, you should lean towards one or the other. And it is not the same to just want to wear it and check the notifications from time to time, than to want it to play sports or to be your inseparable companion in the day, when you cannot or should not take out your smartphone to consult it.
If we want a smart watch to use while doing sports we can lean towards two devices specially designed for this, the Moto 360 Sport or Samsung Gear S2 Sports. Another good option would be the Apple Watch Sport, although it does not seem highly recommended due to its design and especially its price.
There are also smartwatches on the market oriented mainly to the practice of sports, which in some cases will not notify us of the WhatsApp messages received, but which will offer us a huge amount of data regarding our physical activity.
If what we are looking for is a smartwatch for day to day in which to check the time, your emails and have control over your mobile device, the options are enormous.
Standalone smartwatches
What many of us would like to have is a totally independent smartwatch, which can function fully without the smartphone. Although many think that it does not exist, it is totally false, and although there are few devices of this type, there are some on the market.
El Samsung S Gear or LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition LTE They are two smart watches that work completely independently of our smartphone. With them you can make and receive calls, answer notifications or surf the Internet without the need to be linked to our mobile device.
The problem is that we must have a SIM card for our smartwatch since having to continually change the card between our smartphone and our smart watch is a huge waste of time.
Design, display and handling
In the market today dozens of smart watches are sold, from different manufacturers and each with a different design. Some time ago, most devices had a square design that attracted attention, mainly because of its roughness. However in recent months most smartwatches have been refined and streamlined.
Currently many of these gadgets have a circular design, with elegant straps and that closely resemble traditional watches. The Huawei Watch, the Gear S2 or the Moto 360 are clear examples of 3 smartwatches with a careful design that will attract the attention of anyone.
A little linked to the design is the screen, which is not usually too large and depending on the device it will be square, rectangular or circular. Depending on what you are looking for or want, you should lean towards one device or another.
Finally, when buying a smartwatch we must take into account its handling. In a very personal opinion, I think that no smart watch that is complex to handle is sold on the market right now. Most smartwatches, whether from Motorola, Samsung or Pebble, are very intuitive, and they are certainly simple to operate. For all this you should not have any fear since it will not take you too long to handle your new smartwatch like a true expert.
Price and Battery
Finally when buying a smartwatch We must take into account the price, since there are devices on the market that range from 20 or 30 euros and up to 18.400 euros which is worth the most luxurious version of the Apple Watch.
It is true that most smart watches usually move between 100 and 300 euros, although some go out of this range either above or below. The amount of money that we must spend to succeed with the purchase is difficult to know, and it will depend very much on the budget that each one has.
In addition to the price, we must also take into account the battery that the smartwatch will offer us and it is that in my opinion charging these devices every day is a real nuisance. Any smartwatch with Android Wear will have to be charged practically on a daily basis, while those that carry the Pebble seal can be used without charging for about a week.
Opinion freely
I've never been a big advocate or a lover of smartwatches, but I have to confess that with the passage of time and with the improvements and design changes that these types of devices have undergone, they have ended up becoming essential in my daily life.
I currently have two smartwatches that I use depending on the day and what I am going to do. I chose both of them taking into account their design and especially their battery. The first smartwatch that I fell in love with was a Pebble, because of its battery and because it was extremely discounted and it was impossible not to buy it. I use it daily to check all notifications in it and I can forget about the battery that it has left and it lasts more than 5 days without any problem.
For special days or those in which I have a meeting or family meal I have a Huawei Watch, which is one of my greatest treasures. With an elegant design, a battery that is up to the task and some really interesting options and functions, this smartwatch has made me fall in love from day one and continues to fall in love every time I wear it.
Everyone has to be very clear about what they want or when they are going to use their smart watch. If you don't do sports, it doesn't make sense to buy a sports-oriented smartwatch. If you don't stop at home other than to sleep, you need one with a lot of battery. And finally, if you dress in a somewhat different way, it makes little sense to wear a Huawei Watch that has a perhaps too sober design.
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