• jenny_ball@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    circle is absolutely the wrong form factor for a smart watch. I’m so annoyed only apple does rectangular. and Fitbit i guess. but we need more flagship rectangular watches and ideally not paired to any existing ecosystems

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      9 months ago

      circle is absolutely the wrong form factor for a smart watch. I’m so annoyed only apple does rectangular.

      Apple Watches and their copycats (which exist) are ugly as hell.

    • OhNoMoreLemmy@lemmy.ml
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      9 months ago

      Lots of the cheap Chinese watches Xiaomi, amazfit etc do a rectangular face. Rectangular lets you use standard screens and is cheaper and easier to get.

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        9 months ago

        I got one of those ten years ago when they came out. It was a little ugly but it was snappy and could go for a couple of days on a charge. I can’t say the same for any of the WearOS watches I had since then.

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        9 months ago

        I went through 3 of them, the charging pins kept corroding within a few months. Seemed to be something to do with my skin. Only paid for 1 fortunately. It was a good watch otherwise, I even wasted my time making a wear os app.

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      9 months ago

      I don’t know why you’re getting downvoted. A circle made sense for an analog clock face. But if you prefer that, just… use a regular watch. Everything else from digital time, to notifications, to texts, to fitness trackers look better, fit wrists better, and display more information.

      Apple is an annoying company but I would buy one of their watches if it worked with my Android phone.