Comments on: Smartwatches may be superfluous to you, but not to everyone

By: Death89

Death89 — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 09:29:00 +0000

In reply to khouryrt. I do get the argument for them, but for me they'll only ever be an option if/when they get to a minimum of a fortnights battery. Having bought a galaxy note I'm reasonably happy with the 'get through any day' battery but even with that I still miss the ol' 5800 with its 3-4 heavy day use life (unless you use sat-nav of course). Charging daily does annoy me.

By: khouryrt

khouryrt — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 08:24:00 +0000

In reply to Abhijeet Mishra. Depends on how often you use them and how convenient they are to you. Given my scenarios explained above, it made sense financially. But a ~$100 watch would certainly break the barrier for many more users.

By: Abhijeet Mishra

Abhijeet Mishra — Thu, 17 Jul 2014 19:28:00 +0000

Smartwatches certainly make sense, and the Galaxy Gear, despite all its critics, was quite a useful thing when I had a Note 3. My main issue is the price, and while I understand these watches can’t be more cheap since they are a new product category, I just don’t see a reason to spend $200 on one. I got the Galaxy Gear for free, otherwise even that would never have been in my possession, haha.