Alternative to Apple Watch for iPhone

whitelightrider · 11-10-2021 2:31pm #1

Hi folks,

Im starting to lose my mind having to charge my Apple Watch 5 every single day. I was looking for recommendations for another watch? I like the Polar Watches as Im sporty enough and the battery seems to be good.

Honesly, I mainly use the watch for notifications rather than anything major because of the battery life.

harr · 11-10-2021 2:40pm

I use a cheapie garmin the vivoactive cost me about €100 on the Amazon refurbished page. I had the original Apple Watch and to be honest the novelty wore off after a few months. The garmin has what I want including all notifications and garmin pay which I use a lot ..

11-10-2021 2:41pm

I love my fossil smart. Battery life is between 2 weeks and a month. It has notifications, step counter, heart rate and weather. Plus it looks stylish, rather than a blob on your arm.

whitelightrider · 11-10-2021 2:47pm

Thanks a million folks. Novelty has definitely worn off for me with the Apple Watch. Im going to look at those as possible options too. Thank you both!

harr · 11-10-2021 2:55pm

Plenty of stylish smart watches currently on the market. Like mentioned above fossil have some lovely ones .. I use this one when going out our don’t need the fitness aspect of the watch it’s stylish enough but still has most of the smart stuff I need

whitelightrider · 12-10-2021 10:44am

Theres a really nice Gen5 online for around 150. Could be an option and it looks nice.

whitelightrider · 17-10-2021 7:13am

Just came across the Polar Ignite 2 and I think it may be an option. Price is good, has the notifications and packs in some good notifications.

Now to bang up the Apple Watch on adverts :)

BionicRasher · 25-10-2021 5:30pm

are all notifications just read only?

whitelightrider · 25-10-2021 9:59pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118071615#Comment_118071615

I think so. But its all I need to be honest. Decent battery life

Mantis Toboggan · 26-10-2021 6:46am

If you're sporty then can't go wrong with a garmin. Can also be used for running, golf, cycling etc.

whitelightrider · 27-10-2021 9:57pm

So the Polar Ignite 2 arrived today. Really nice watch, but definitely noticed a couple of things:

Its slow - well slower than the Apple Watch.
No Always on Display - Thats something I like about the Apple, but it did drain the battery.
Very light - Barely know its on your wrist
Battery seems good. Playing with it for the last few hours and its still at 85%

Alternative to Apple Watch for iPhone

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