I've used the new Apple Watch Series 4 for awhile now -- I also had the first and second generation Apple watches -- but I am currently intrigued by the Samsung Galaxy 46mm Watch -- especially in the ability to use really great-looking watch faces.
Everything I have right now is in the Apple Ecosystem...MacPro (2013), an older but still reliable 15-inch MacBook Pro, and the newest iPad/iPhone/Apple TV. I'm not too much of a power user with my Apple Watch as I only really use it for fitness (steps, workouts, etc.), to tell the time, monitoring heart rate, etc. I look up sports scores and read messages sometimes but I use my iPhone for all my mobile heavy lifting needs.
If I buy the Samsung Galaxy Watch, I probably would use my Apple Watch as my main fitness watch and the Samsung for more of an everyday wearable watch. I wore a Garmin Fenix5 a couple of years ago -- between wearing my 1st/2nd gen and 4th gen Apple Watches -- but their watch faces always looked washed out and a bit hard to read to me. I do love a larger watch face area as well as my eyesight seems to be getting worse with the older I get.
I really have no desire to switch mobile phones as I do like/love my Apple iPhone but, goodness, the ability to have really unique and fun watch faces to better show off my personal style seems so much better with Samsung's offering than what Apple does with (my opinion, of course) its very bland watch faces. I'm very big into Pop Culture and wanted to enjoy looking at my watch again and this has me thinking about the Samsung Galaxy Watch. If Apple would allow 3rd Party Watch Faces I might not even be asking this question to you all today.
Plus, at the end of the day, I ultimately prefer a round watch face to the rectangular one Apple currently employs if I had to choose between the two styles.
The Apple Watch has worked great for me over the last year or so but I was thinking of possibly changing this one aspect of my computing/electronics life. Also, I'd love to hear about other's experiences before I put down about $400 or so on a new purchase.
So...Has anyone had experience with the Samsung Galaxy Watch while still on iOS with the newest iPhone? Does the Galaxy Watch work well with iOS or is this grandiose idea I have to switch watches more of what I hope it will do than what that other watch actually does? Thanks!
Everything I have right now is in the Apple Ecosystem...MacPro (2013), an older but still reliable 15-inch MacBook Pro, and the newest iPad/iPhone/Apple TV. I'm not too much of a power user with my Apple Watch as I only really use it for fitness (steps, workouts, etc.), to tell the time, monitoring heart rate, etc. I look up sports scores and read messages sometimes but I use my iPhone for all my mobile heavy lifting needs.
If I buy the Samsung Galaxy Watch, I probably would use my Apple Watch as my main fitness watch and the Samsung for more of an everyday wearable watch. I wore a Garmin Fenix5 a couple of years ago -- between wearing my 1st/2nd gen and 4th gen Apple Watches -- but their watch faces always looked washed out and a bit hard to read to me. I do love a larger watch face area as well as my eyesight seems to be getting worse with the older I get.
I really have no desire to switch mobile phones as I do like/love my Apple iPhone but, goodness, the ability to have really unique and fun watch faces to better show off my personal style seems so much better with Samsung's offering than what Apple does with (my opinion, of course) its very bland watch faces. I'm very big into Pop Culture and wanted to enjoy looking at my watch again and this has me thinking about the Samsung Galaxy Watch. If Apple would allow 3rd Party Watch Faces I might not even be asking this question to you all today.
Plus, at the end of the day, I ultimately prefer a round watch face to the rectangular one Apple currently employs if I had to choose between the two styles.
The Apple Watch has worked great for me over the last year or so but I was thinking of possibly changing this one aspect of my computing/electronics life. Also, I'd love to hear about other's experiences before I put down about $400 or so on a new purchase.
So...Has anyone had experience with the Samsung Galaxy Watch while still on iOS with the newest iPhone? Does the Galaxy Watch work well with iOS or is this grandiose idea I have to switch watches more of what I hope it will do than what that other watch actually does? Thanks!
