smart watches are starting to come of age. Apple and Garmin are the watches of the moment, but Google has come to the party with its interesting and rapidly evolving wear-OS that’s joined the race and brings something new to the party. lifestyle without the sweat.
the watch as an extension to your phone – not just vice versa
Its not that smart for a watch to track your fitness. But it seems not that easy to get a watch that does smart stuff you really need when you’ve showered and are getting on with your life – like answering your phone calls, tracking your messages and most importantly, paying for stuff.
How Google could be the only game in town for non-Apple people
Sure Apple has Apple Pay for payments. But it has no critical mass (less than 10%) to be considered the leader. The Gold Medal for that goes to Google with its renamed Google Pay – now called Wallet.
So that’s why two leading watches are lined up on the starting grid for this fitness and lifestyle marathon long term test, the Galaxy Watch 5 and Mobvoi’s TicWatch Pro Ultra GPS. Both cost around the £200-250 mark were the mainstream smartwatches all sit. So over the next few weeks, I’m going to see how they stack up against the opposition.
Stay tuned!