alt Hacker NewsDon't get me wrong, I backed the first Pebble on kickstarter. Still have it. It was a great watch for the time. I loved it.
But these days I just have bigger requirements. The whole heartrate thing I don't even care about. Notifications are the main thing, but route tracking, integration with my alarm system and above all payments are just things I can't do without anymore. I had an Amazfit for a while which also had a 3-week battery life (though no apps) but it missed the payment option.
The charging is not a big deal for me because I only wear my watch outside anyway. And it charges in 30 minutes. It makes it easy for me to keep it charged also because it becomes a routine. With the amazfit it was often empty when I needed it.
But yeah it is great that there are devices for everyone.
> Notifications are the main thing
Maybe you mean types of notifications that I'm not used to using, because notifications were the first thing I would turn off on any smart watch I've used (pebble, Amazfit, galaxy). The last thing I need if to have yet another device (now being worn) vibrating every 5min for some message.
Truth be told I use the least smart feature of the watch: the alarm. I can set quite granular schedules for my alarms and that means no one else needs to wake up but me. The health tracking I barely care, but since I'm wearing it I track it. I could imagine using the payment feature tho, to avoid taking the phone out.