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What Android watch should i get

BlackMask93

Looking at getting a new Android watch after i accidentally damaged my Huawei Watch Series 1. I have a Samsung S8+, i have looked at the Gear S3 Frontier, it seems like the ideal companion to my phone. Just thought i would get opinions before i made the jump.

Thanks

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Shn99

Ush1 wrote: »

Looks very similar to the Apple watch.

Another example of their creativity and originality...not!

gman2k

Ush1 wrote:

Xiaomi have released a teaser image for a smart watch being announced November 5th. Looks very similar to the Apple watch. Rumoured to have Wear OS.

Warning, I was a fanboy of the Stratos Amazfit 2 by Xiaomi, and in many ways it's still a great watch, but.....
They changed the app during the summer and it wouldn't link to the Stratos anymore. Lot's of talk online about it, some people had mixed success with hard resetting the watch, but with continuous problems, loss of function etc. They updated the app again a few times over the next few months but failed to actually fix the issue.
I rolled back my app to an older reliable version by downloading an APK, so my watch/app still works, but I've to constantly ignore update warnings etc.
For some reason the watch is also not receiving notifications from the phone, but this doesn't bother me.
There has been zero support from the manufacturer, and the reviews on Google Play store are very negative.
Based on all this I would advise anyone to steer clear from this brand until they get their act together.

derek2222_ie

Hi There,

I am looking for advice on what smartwatch to get. I am looking for something basic enough but I would like it to get notifications from apps such as Flashscore etc so that the football scores will show up directly on my watch.

Can anyone recommend a cheap enough smartwatch that would do this.

Thanks

FastFullBack

Hey guys,
Is £150 a good price for the Ticwatch Pro

Wondering will it come any cheaper in black friday sales.

heebusjeebus

FastFullBack wrote: »

Hey guys,
Is £150 a good price for the Ticwatch Pro

Wondering will it come any cheaper in black friday sales.

I would imagine Fossil and TicWatch will be looking to clear their stocks during Black Friday and the new years sales. There will be a fleet of new Wear watches coming out next year using a new Snapdragon Wear SOC so if you want a bargain, the current watches will be coming down in price over the next few months.

[Deleted User]

FastFullBack wrote: »

Hey guys,
Is £150 a good price for the Ticwatch Pro

Wondering will it come any cheaper in black friday sales.

Had a Ticwatch Pro. Returned it. Laggy as anything, unbearable to use.

FastFullBack

Basil3 wrote: »

Had a Ticwatch Pro. Returned it. Laggy as anything, unbearable to use.

Yikes. Good feedback. What did you get instead?

[Deleted User]

FastFullBack wrote: »

Yikes. Good feedback. What did you get instead?

Sammy Gear S3 Frontier. Got it for around €200 a year or so ago. Only advantage the Ticwatch had was Android Pay, but even that was a pain in the hole since it always had to be enabled to use it.

Ush1

Basil3 wrote: »

Had a Ticwatch Pro. Returned it. Laggy as anything, unbearable to use.

I have a Ticwatch E and was laggy but when I disabled all the Ticwatch bloat it's very responsive. Battery better also.

[Deleted User]

Ush1 wrote: »

I have a Ticwatch E and was laggy but when I disabled all the Ticwatch bloat it's very responsive. Battery better also.

I even found stuff like how long it took for the display to turn on when you looked at the watch extremely frustrating. I would usually take the time to improve things by tinkering around, but the out-of-the-box experience was just too bad for me.

advertsfox

New Xiaomi Mi Watch looks nice for €175 - https://techcrunch.com/2019/11/05/xiaomi-smartwatch-launch/

New Moto 360 also looks great but more like €350 - https://www.talkandroid.com/345934-hands-on-new-moto-360/ / https://moto360.com/

flangemeistro

Ush1 wrote: »

I have a Ticwatch E and was laggy but when I disabled all the Ticwatch bloat it's very responsive. Battery better also.

Hi, I have the pro and notice it getting leggy, especially when I get a call the name of the caller never comes up only the red and green phone symbols, also the cloud with the line through it is constantly on the screen.
Where do I disable the bloat?
Thanks

Ush1

Basil3 wrote: »

I even found stuff like how long it took for the display to turn on when you looked at the watch extremely frustrating. I would usually take the time to improve things by tinkering around, but the out-of-the-box experience was just too bad for me.

Yeah it's not the best but I actually have always on screen as I charge each night.

Ush1

flangemeistro wrote: »

Hi, I have the pro and notice it getting leggy, especially when I get a call the name of the caller never comes up only the red and green phone symbols, also the cloud with the line through it is constantly on the screen.
Where do I disable the bloat?
Thanks

https://forum.mobvoi.com/viewtopic.php?f=45&t=54008

Daveq

Anyone have an Active 2 yet? Any opinions? I'm thinking of getting one for Christmas in 44mm.

sydthebeat

im in the market for a decent android watch

is there one on the market that fulfills the below criteria?

1. has NFC for pay (even through revolute)
2. has storage for music in order to use while jogging without having to bring phone
3. looks good and not "techy" ie i like the fossil designs
4. has decent battery ie one that wont need recharging in less than 24 hours in a years time.
5. doesnt necessarily need wearOS but should be decent at offering notifications, and if necessary, responding to same

flazio

sydthebeat wrote: »

im in the market for a decent android watch

is there one on the market that fulfills the below criteria?

1. has NFC for pay (even through revolute)
2. has storage for music in order to use while jogging without having to bring phone
3. looks good and not "techy" ie i like the fossil designs
4. has decent battery ie one that wont need recharging in less than 24 hours in a years time.
5. doesnt necessarily need wearOS but should be decent at offering notifications, and if necessary, responding to same

Not Android but the Fitbit Versa 2 seems to tick most of those boxes.

[Deleted User]

sydthebeat wrote: »

im in the market for a decent android watch

is there one on the market that fulfills the below criteria?

1. has NFC for pay (even through revolute)
2. has storage for music in order to use while jogging without having to bring phone
3. looks good and not "techy" ie i like the fossil designs
4. has decent battery ie one that wont need recharging in less than 24 hours in a years time.
5. doesnt necessarily need wearOS but should be decent at offering notifications, and if necessary, responding to same

Once again, not Android, but Garmin Vivoactive 3 Music/Vivoactive 4/Venu could be options? More towards the fitness side of things (which most Android Wear watches are terrible at in comparison), with battery lasting up to a week, and I believe Garmin Pay works with Revolut. Also syncs music with Spotify/Deezer/Amazon Prime Music.

[Deleted User]

flazio wrote: »

Not Android but the Fitbit Versa 2 seems to tick most of those boxes.

Only major downside to this is that it doesn't have GPS, so it depends if you want to track your runs or not.

Bacchus

sydthebeat wrote: »

im in the market for a decent android watch

is there one on the market that fulfills the below criteria?

1. has NFC for pay (even through revolute)
2. has storage for music in order to use while jogging without having to bring phone
3. looks good and not "techy" ie i like the fossil designs
4. has decent battery ie one that wont need recharging in less than 24 hours in a years time.
5. doesnt necessarily need wearOS but should be decent at offering notifications, and if necessary, responding to same

Samsung Gear Sport.

1. Supports Samsung Pay
2. Can store music (you have to do it manually though, you can't sync from Spotify or Google Music)
3. I like the design at least. It's quite a subtle style.
4. Under normal use I get 2 days from it. Obviously that drops if I'm using the GPS.
5. Integrates with most the messaging/notification apps on my phone. WhatsApp for example lets you do a quick reply from a selection of options.

It's not android (wearOS) but I found it hard to find good wearOS watch TBH.

sydthebeat

Thanks lads

The garmin vivoactive 3 music seems to be the best suited to my requirements.
i dont need the mainly fitness features of the vivo 4 and venu.

does garmin pay work with revolut in ireland?

and im slightly worried about its batter life... 160 mAh is nothing really.

the fitbit versa 2 not having GPS is a major negative, plus it looks terrible too.

sydthebeat

Bacchus wrote: »

Samsung Gear Sport.

1. Supports Samsung Pay
2. Can store music (you have to do it manually though, you can't sync from Spotify or Google Music)
3. I like the design at least. It's quite a subtle style.
4. Under normal use I get 2 days from it. Obviously that drops if I'm using the GPS.
5. Integrates with most the messaging/notification apps on my phone. WhatsApp for example lets you do a quick reply from a selection of options.

It's not android (wearOS) but I found it hard to find good wearOS watch TBH.

thanks bacchus

does samsung pay work with any card?

no problem manually changing music, and the 300 mAhs is twice the garmin

i see the active 2 is out with slightly better battery too.

sydthebeat

is the amazefit verge an option?

is there a way of making the NFC work in ireland?

[Deleted User]

Bacchus wrote: »

Samsung Gear Sport.

1. Supports Samsung Pay
2. Can store music (you have to do it manually though, you can't sync from Spotify or Google Music)
3. I like the design at least. It's quite a subtle style.
4. Under normal use I get 2 days from it. Obviously that drops if I'm using the GPS.
5. Integrates with most the messaging/notification apps on my phone. WhatsApp for example lets you do a quick reply from a selection of options.

It's not android (wearOS) but I found it hard to find good wearOS watch TBH.

You have Samsung Pay working in Ireland?

Skill Magill

Samsung pay doesn’t work in Ireland, got the Samsung gear s3 and it’s not supported over here

jester77

sydthebeat wrote: »

im in the market for a decent android watch

is there one on the market that fulfills the below criteria?

1. has NFC for pay (even through revolute)
2. has storage for music in order to use while jogging without having to bring phone
3. looks good and not "techy" ie i like the fossil designs
4. has decent battery ie one that wont need recharging in less than 24 hours in a years time.
5. doesnt necessarily need wearOS but should be decent at offering notifications, and if necessary, responding to same

I have the Skagen Falster 3, it meets 1-4 and looks nice than the Fossils imo

sydthebeat

jester77 wrote: »

I have the Skagen Falster 3, it meets 1-4 and looks nice than the Fossils imo

thanks for that

looks good yes, how are you finding the battery life??

can you mode it down so you get 48 hours out of it if necessary?

and any issue with google pay?

and just looking at the fossil gen 5 now... that could be a winner !

jester77

sydthebeat wrote: »

thanks for that

looks good yes, how are you finding the battery life??

can you mode it down so you get 48 hours out of it if necessary?

and any issue with google pay?

and just looking at the fossil gen 5 now... that could be a winner !

I have everything turned on, except tilt to wake. That feature annoys me. I am not a heavy user user it mainly for Google payments, notes for shopping list and checking calendar. Gets around 40 hours on a charge. It has custom battery modes where you can turn off features, mine comes in at 10%.

No issues with Google pay, I have my top button set for that. Just click the button and hold close to the device, even works through a shirt.

It's the exact same hardware as the Fossil gen 5, just a different design and made by Fossil.

[Deleted User]

jester77 wrote: »

No issues with Google pay, I have my top button set for that. Just click the button and hold close to the device, even works through a shirt.

.

Do you have to use the pay enabler app?

Ush1

jester77 wrote: »

I have everything turned on, except tilt to wake. That feature annoys me. I am not a heavy user user it mainly for Google payments, notes for shopping list and checking calendar. Gets around 40 hours on a charge. It has custom battery modes where you can turn off features, mine comes in at 10%.

No issues with Google pay, I have my top button set for that. Just click the button and hold close to the device, even works through a shirt.

It's the exact same hardware as the Fossil gen 5, just a different design and made by Fossil.

Are you in Ireland?