I tried to understand why, and she had some pretty interesting reasoning.
The thing is, you don’t actually need a “smart” watch to do that anymore.
At least when it comes to tracking steps.
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A typical Casio G-Shock will give you up to six years of battery life.
Even the fitness Bluetooth models promise up to two years of battery life.
This wouldn’t be so bad if you could deal with those notifications on the watch itself.
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However, the Watch Ultra would light up randomly during the night, waking her up.
Basically, the Watch Ultra is simply not the advancement she was expecting.
Despite having a cellular model, you’re free to’t just leave your house without your iPhone.
At least not if you want more than the most rudimentary functionality.
No watching videos, no mobile web browsing, not even basic versions of popular apps.
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