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▲ gosen 4 hours ago

I've lost my apple watches recently, and I've been using different versions of apple watches for about 7 years. I thought I won't come back to regular watches, but I've decided to try and bought a cheap classic Casio watches for ~30 bucks. After 2 months I must admit that I don't really need smart watches :D

▲anoojb 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I've been thinking about buying a cheap Apple watch just as a sleep tracker.

▲camcil 10 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

Do you already sleep with a wrist watch on? I got one for the same and realized I can't stand sleeping with something on my wrist. Also realized if I want to use it for anything else throughout the day, that's the best time for me to charge it.

▲gosen 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Sleep tracking was important for me too, but I've solved that by having whoop (it was a gift, though). It's tracking that stuff nicely, and I only have to charge it once in 1-2 weeks.

▲nvme0n1p1 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

You're probably better off with a cheap Garmin for that. The battery will last a month instead of a day. (Or multiple months if you only wear it at night and turn it off every morning)

▲mikestew 3 hours ago | parent [-]

That would be a reasonable answer most of the time, but as the topic was sleep tracking I'd disagree. Consensus I've seen seems to be that Apple has better sleep tracking (having used both, I would agree). Even if they don't, one can swap out to use another sleep tracking app. I think you're stuck with what you get out of the box with Garmin. (Though I've not looked at Garmin's app store. Knowing what I do about their SDK, I doubt a 3rd party could write a usable replacement app.)

▲stasomatic 2 hours ago | parent [-]

I find that Apple sleep tracking concentrates on how early you go to sleep and how many times you get up. I haven’t tried anything else, but the Apple thing doesn’t tell me what I don’t already know. Any suggestions for something basic, BPM and simple alarms ant timers? About to ditch my Ultra S3.

▲astura 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Apple watch starts at $250, Fitbit does sleep tracking too and starts at $70.

▲lysace 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

And you don't even have to charge them nightly. I kind of want a smartwatch, but not until this is solved.

▲synecdoche 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

We use cheap Garmins that track sleep and many other things. Battery lasts a week before it needs charging.

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▲gosen 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

YES! it's really one of the most annoying things about smart watches. I had a reminder for myself for every evening to charge my watches :D

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