Why do people spend money (and quite a lot of it) for devices that have less functionality than a smartphone?
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Tablet is just a bigger screen, but not same power like a laptop.
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Smartwatch is just tracking device that sends even more of your personal data.
And BOTH are another battery that you have to worry about.
Tablet for me is mostly comfortable media consumption. Especially when the wife and kid are sleeping or when traveling.
My primary use for smartwatch is media controls when running, so I don’t have to pull out my phone to play/pause/skip tracks etc.
I’ve also found that it’s handy to use for timers for cooking.
I use a smartwatch as a second phone that’s always on me. Especially when I forget my main phone.
A smart watch certainly has more functionality to the wearer than a forgotten phone.
Smart watch will be what I get my kid instead of a smartphone. Its basically the modern day bepper in my eyes.
My partner is a mechanic and is often underneath a vehicle when a notification comes through; so for him, the watch acts like an extension of his phone that he doesn’t have to worry about falling out of his pocket.
And while he does have to worry about damaging the watch, this would still be true if it was a phone in his pocket; but would just be more surface area to get knocked into things.
Personally, I work at a desk all day; so outside of a few phone calls a month, I probably don’t even need a phone…
Tablet: TV in my camper van. But it wasn’t expensive. I spent $120 on it new.
Watch: Companion to the phone. Does strava things beyond just riding a bike.
