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Title: Fitness tracker or smartwatch: Which should you buy?
Post by: HCK on April 25, 2017, 04:05:21 pm
Fitness tracker or smartwatch: Which should you buy?

Should you buy a simple fitness tracker or a full on smartwatch? Here's how to chose!

If you're in the market for something smart for your wrist, how do you choose between a fitness tracker and a smartwatch? Can you keep it simple or do you need all the features? Is cheaper better or do you get what you pay for? Let's weigh your options and see which is best for you.

Smartwatches
Fitness trackers


Smartwatches



A smartwatch is a true extension of your phone onto your wrist (well, the good ones are, anyway). With top-of-the-line smartwatches like Apple Watch, you can read and respond to texts, use a whole host of wrist-based apps (often extensions of the phone apps themselves), usually track your heart activity, set reminders, and much more.

Think a smartwatch may be best for you?






Pros

So. Many. Features.
Customizable faces
Interchangeable bands
Wide array of decent options
Receive and respond to notifications
Voice assistant capabilities (Siri, Google Assistant)
No need ...

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