Recommend a smart watch

Recommend a smart watch

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xx99xx

Original Poster:

1,921 posts

73 months

Wednesday 25th April 2018
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Firstly, apologies if this is better suited to the gadgets forum. I'm sure someone will move it if it causes any unrest.

I'm considering a smart watch but don't really know much about them or what's out there. Yes I have googled but some recommendations are always nice.

I already have a daily watch that I'm still happy with after 10 years but I just thought a smart watch might be interesting for some amount of time. I also like the thought of a heart rate monitor, pedometer, GPS etc.

So here's what I'm looking for:
- heart rate monitor
- pedometer
- GPS
- WiFi and BT connectivity
- android
- waterproof (ideally but not essential)
- wireless charging preferred (on a dock)
- round face, not square
- something not too big on the wrist. Big is ok, but not massive

Here's what I'm not bothered about:
- apps
- games
- voice control
- 3G connectivity
- Huge RAM
- strap material
- colour

As this would be an occasional watch and pretty much just a gadget (which may well lose its novelty), I'm not looking to spend more than £100.

Anyone have any experience or things to look out for?

xx99xx

Original Poster:

1,921 posts

73 months

Wednesday 25th April 2018
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I like the look of that Garmin and it has exactly what I'm looking for in terms of features. It's just out of my price range at the moment.

Are there a lot of watch faces available for it? Battery life any good?

xx99xx

Original Poster:

1,921 posts

73 months

Wednesday 25th April 2018
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Cheers for info.

Kingwear seem to look good and have plenty of features. They aren't waterproof though.

It's hard to tell what a lot of watches would look like in real life on a wrist from pictures on a screen. Some turn out to be massive, I E. Tag connected. I liked the look of that but when I saw it in a shop it was huge (I would never buy one for £1k+, I was just curious)

xx99xx

Original Poster:

1,921 posts

73 months

Monday 30th April 2018
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Ok, slightly over my intended budget, but I'm probably going to go with a S3 frontier. Ticks all my boxes. Thanks for the info.