Apple Watch Series 5 vs THE ORIGINAL ⌚ By CNET

I'm gonna, let you in on the little secret, I, haven't always been the biggest fan of the Apple Watch. I would use this Arabic. We but I think the first three versions of it sat at my desk collecting dust. Now, though, I can't imagine not having it on my wrist five years ago, when the Apple Watch first came out, I guess you can say times were very, very different. I, for one, was working for Sing in Spanish. We could leave our houses, and we were still publishing video in 720p yikes.

It is the next chapter in Apple's story. The Apple Watch sure I watch, because everyone called it that was the first new product category in the post, Steve Jobs era and the first truly novel Apple product I'd be reviewing Cervantes and Ariana dice en Espa?ol community tango El. We met Hello Intel, he handed Apple so yeah. It was kind of a big deal for me at the time. Even though I had tested other smartwatches, the problem was I, didn't really get why I needed an Apple Watch or what I would be doing with it.

So, rather than published a straightforward first, look, we decided to take viewers on a journey to see what it was like to live a day with the Apple Watch, especially Marina para Que necessity de l'EAU, intelligent material, rode, a maroon, Pyongyang equip ode SE, Na 8a. Looking back, you wouldn't think the Apple Watch has changed much compared to the current series.5. The screen is a bit bigger and brighter, but it still has the same general design with that squarish watch face digital crown and stoppable bands. In fact, if I still have those ugly green bands, I could even use them with my series 5 today, but I'm pretty sure, I burned them, or at least I should have I. Remember thinking of the time that it was one of the best looking smartwatches I've, seen up until then, but that wasn't saying much most of the other ones I had tested were a lot bulkier and definitely geared more for men than for women.

The fact that the Apple Watch came in two sizes meant it was at least considering the opposite sex, but I think the design has grown on me over the years and not really because of anything that Apple has done and more so because I've gotten used to seeing it on people's wrists. It also helps that the series 5 finally got an always-on display so that it doesn't look like I, have a dead screen strapped on my wrist anymore, and not having to do this. All the time is really, really nice. I still have to charge it every night, though, that much hasn't changed sure the battery has improved since the first one, especially considering it has an always-on display, but you still won't be able to squeeze a full two days out of it, and that's probably one of the main reasons why Apple still has not done sleep tracking, oh yeah, and you still have to type in that tiny passcode when you strap it on in the morning in screen, touch ID. Anyone hey anyone finds my iPhone continues to be one of my all-time favorite features on the Apple Watch that and telling the time it's about the little things it saved me a lot of time when I'm rushing out the door in the morning, especially now that I have kids I have found my phone in some very odd places.

Let me tell you side note that seems like such a chill morning compared to the show that is trying to get out of the door these days, pre quarantine. Of course, it's funny seeing Instagram on the Apple Watch back then I had Facebook Twitter Instagram and a bunch of other third-party apps that I barely used. Now those aren't even an option. I think Apple may have realized how bad of an experience that was because first off photos would take forever to load and, secondly, instar stocking on a tiny screen. Just isn't the same.

I've Marie Condo to my watch since then, and now I have fewer third-party apps, but Apple Watch apps in general have gotten way more useful as its blossomed into its own platform. Now you can download apps straight from the watch which I love, I, remember thinking back then how cool it was that I didn't have to take out my phone to check notifications when I was out on the street and I still liked that about the Apple Watch except now, I, don't feel as silly talking to my wrist Dick Tracy style in public plus. There are more ways to respond. I use the scribble feature a lot because often times I am holding a sleeping baby for two hours and I have to respond to a text without being too loud. Also, I still do not use the digital touch feature like.

Is that even a thing who uses that, maybe in this quarantine era it's the only thing we got Simba consumed a leper watch if Maysville style is love, an Apple Pay having Apple Pay on my wrist was great back then, and it's still great now, especially because it's more widely accepted, except now, it's kind of lost its wow factor. When I had tapped to pay with my wrist on the cash register, especially in San Francisco. There were two features that really changed. My perception of the Apple Watch, the first one was LTE on the series three up until then, I viewed the Apple Watch as just an extension of the iPhone on my wrist having its own cell signal, liberated the watch from the iPhone and in turn freed me from having to tote around my phone all the time. I could go on a run and leave my phone at home and still be comfortable, knowing that I had the basics on my wrist, the ability to call text or call a Lyft or Uber in case of an emergency, and it was tough at first because I had a little of phone withdrawal, but eventually I liked the feeling of not having a full-fledged phone on me all the time to distract me when I had my first baby I made a conscious effort to limit screen time, at least while I was around him, which was all the time considering.

I was nursing 24/7 at that point, I liked that the Apple Watch allowed me to stay connected without taking me away from my baby. Furthermore, I could still log his sleep schedule answer a texture check the headlines during those 2 a. m. feedings, but I wouldn't spend endless hours scrolling through Instagram, like a zombie at 3:00 a. m.

the other feature or features rather that change the way that I use the Apple Watch were those heart health notifications and the ECG app on the series for all of a sudden, all that health data that I had been ignoring for three years felt like it was more credible. The Apple Watch went from being a cute little fitness tracker to me to being a potentially life-saving health tool. I considered myself somewhat of a purist when it came to running I like to run for the sake of running and not for the sake of filling a quota on a tracker. I didn't even listen to music on a run, just the phone in case of an emergency. This coincided with me having kids and all of a sudden.

I did not have the time or energy to go on those endless. Trailer runs for the sake of running I struggled to keep the same level of activity that I had prior to having kids and the ring system really helped me be honest about how much or how little I was doing at the time. I'm not proud of it, but I eventually became that person who obsesses about closing her rings all the time, maybe once the kids are off to college I'll get back to running for the sake of running, but until then sue me I'm at the UCSF Medical Center hooked up to a 12-lead EKG. Now I'm going to compare the results of this test versus the one lead EKG on the Apple Watch and then things got real. I was testing out the ECG app alongside a hospital grade ECG for a CNET story.

When the doctor noticed something strange about my heart rhythm, it was showing up on both the watch and on his machine. So for the purpose of the story, it proved that the Apple Watch was accurate, but I was freaked out turns. It wasn't anything serious. Luckily, just stress and lack of sleep have made my heart skip a beat, but it freaked me out, because you just never know what these kinds of things that Christmas I gave both my parents an Apple Watch. They live in El, Salvador and I can't physically be there to monitor their health.

So I felt like at least the Apple Watch was watching out for their heart health. In a way, it also included the fall detection feature. So if they fell in the middle of the night, I would be notified. The emergency services would be notified. It's just I guess the nice way to keep tabs on your loved ones and I think it opened up a whole new realm of possibilities for the Apple Watch five years later, and there's still plenty that the Apple Watch can do to improve battery life number one I think we're all ready to see a new look from the Apple Watch.

Maybe that round watch face more health features and complete independence from the iPhone, but that said, I think it has stepped out from under the shadow of the iPhone to become its own unique device and one that I use on a regular basis. So why do I need an Apple Watch for me personally, it's about health and staying connected. It keeps me healthy amongst all this chaos, and it keeps me connected without becoming too much of a distraction. So I'm excited to see what the next five years of the Apple Watch looks like you.

Source : CNET