OPINION : There ’s a newspaper headline I never thought I ’d write , but after swap out my Apple Watch 6 for the Apple Watch SE 2 , the sentiment has get to the point where I can no longer discount it .
I should probably caveat this stage by say that I have nothing against anything with an always - on showing , per se . I arrive plenty of use out of the feature on theApple Watch 6and it was ready to hand for second when I could n’t do a full baseball swing of the wrist like during a rowing physical exercise .
If you ’re working with a wearable like theGarmin Enduro 2orWithings ScanWatch , then a perpetual depiction of the sentence is a no brainer , but for something like the Apple Watch , or even the recentGalaxy Watch 6 , I believe it ’s less of a necessity and more of a dainty idea that does n’t quite figure out in exercise .
The biggest issue , and this was particularly dead on target for Samsung ’s belated watch , is that the always - on video display is a killer for battery life . fortunately for Apple fans , the battery drainage is n’t quite as pronounced as it is on Samsung ’s equipment , but it was n’t until I made the barter to theApple Watch SEthat I realised how much battery life I was missing out on .
For lesson , after a Clarence Day and Nox of economic consumption , I would wake up up with around 30 - 40 % left in the tank on my Apple Watch 6 , which in some instances would force me to give it a immediate kick before hitting the gym . With the SE 2 , which lacks an always - on display completely , I ’ve wake up with just over 60 % left so if I really wanted to , I could in all probability go for another daytime before needing to institutionalize .
What this equates to is peace of mind of judgement in have it off that I do n’t have to keep one eye on my Apple Watch ’s battery life just to verify that I never take a chance contact an empty army tank before making it home , and that has left me unencumbered to bask the smart feature of the Apple Watch a lot more .
Smartwatches are n’t designed to be used in the same way as picket ( obviously ) , so it ’s a bit daft to expect them to operate in the same elbow room . The caveat of being able to pay for things , search for direction , respond to subject matter and more is that smartwatches need to be charged regularly , and I ’d much rather have the ability to practice those features freely than keep the exhibit always – on for the saki of timekeeping .
It moil down to two thing : if you desire to tell the time , grab an analogue , but if you want an teemingness of smart characteristic to be just a tap away , get a smartwatch . Heck , there are plenty of hybrid watches out there if you want a commixture of the two ( just look at theTicWatch Pro 5 ’s low-pitched power junior-grade display ) , but if you really want to make the most out of a smartwatch then battery sprightliness should come through out every time against an always - on display .
