Both models are available in 40mm and 44mm sizes — which have been the sizing options since the Apple Watch 4, and which replaced the 38mm and 42mm sizes of its predecessor.
Some color options are limited to certain size watches, but our simple advice here is go for the larger version if you want a watch with a bigger screen and you don't mind spending a touch more.
It's difficult to get the difference in size across here, but if you're uncertain on size it's worth trying each on in the shop to be sure. Below we've got three examples showing off the four different sizes, as well as a comparison of the screen sizes. You've then also got to choose the color of your watch as well as what material you want it to be made of. For the Apple Watch 6, you can pick between blue, gold, space grey, silver, graphite or red cases - many but not all of which come in both aluminum and stainless steel versions.
If you opt for an Apple Watch SE then you have the choice of gold, silver, or space grey, all made from aluminum. The Apple Watch 3 is currently just available in a silver or space grey finish and aluminum for the material.
The Apple Watch 5 meanwhile while no longer available from Apple, can be found elsewhere, and comes in gold, space black or silver if you want it to be made of aluminum, and the same colors come in stainless steel too. White is also a color option if you choose the ceramic version, but this is quite a bit more expensive.
That's not all though. Again, it's the same old Apple Watch, but here you get exclusive watch faces as well as high-end leather straps for your wrist. There are dozens of straps sold by Apple that offer a huge variety of styles for your wrist.
When you first buy your Apple Watch you'll have a strap included, but you can buy and easily switch out different straps that you buy separately. There are material and color options available including leather link, solo loop, Milanese loop, braided solo loop, and much more.
Any Apple Watch strap works with any Apple Watch, as long as you've got the right smaller or larger size watch. Plus there are lots of third-party bands available too, but make sure you get the right size as it won't support all watch straps.
Since the original Apple Watch, we've seen the company grow its titles that you can use on the watch as well as the amount of watch faces you can switch around to give the screen a different look. For a full guide to our favorite bits of software on the wearable, check out our best Apple Watch apps guide as well as best Apple Watch games and best Apple Watch faces.
Below are a selection of the how-to guides we have at TechRadar to help you understand some of the complicated parts of setting up, customizing and using your new smartwatch. James is Phones Editor for TechRadar, and he has covered smartphones for the best part of a decade bringing you news on all the big announcements from top manufacturers making mobile phones.
James is often testing out and reviewing the latest and greatest mobile phones, smartwatches, tablets, virtual reality headsets, fitness trackers and more.
Be sure to follow him on Twitter for all the latest smartphone news. North America. Included in this guide: 1. If you're looking to buy the best Apple Watch there are lots of models to consider, and while the newest the Apple Watch 7 has unsurprisingly topped our list, it won't be the best for everyone.
Apple Watch 7. Most users are going to have no compatible aps. I feel like a dufus asking but I'll be that guy. So notifications, fitness So if I'm not into fitness big time and don't need to see my notifications all the time, I would get nothing out of these? Somewhat unsurprisingly, Android device manufacturers have never really been able to come up with a wearable as seamless and supported as the Apple Watch.
Google neglects its Wear OS platform, which was already playing catch up. And that leaves watches powered by this further and further behind. Third-party developers have had little incentive to spend time and resources supporting Wear OS. Edit: Last edited by stevenjazz on Wed May 12, pm. As someone who grew up wearing G-Shock watches, the Garmin Instinct is an incredible upgrade that keeps the same design language but comes with a killer feature set, 3rd party sensor support, and long battery life.
It also works with the same Garmin app on the back end as the rest of the Garmin watches, which makes for great activity analytics. Did you consider the Coros Pace 2? It is recommended by DC Rainmaker as a great value sportswatch for data driven athletes. Device compatibility is underrated. At least from a technical point of view, which is not so bad.
I'm an avid cyclist, so pretty firmly in the Garmin camp. The app and website are both really good, and continually improving. If you're strictly a runner, the Garmin Forerunner is the way to go, but for overall fitness tracking for a variety of activities, consider the Vivoactive route.
I've enjoyed mine for some running, cycling, weight-training, hiking, general health. I also use a Garmin cyclocomputer for more detailed telemetry on the bike, but sometimes just use my Vivoactive for a quick casual ride. I'm usually using both so my watch can track my intensity minutes. Cheshire Cat wrote:. Overview Wearable device shipments worldwide by product category Wearable device shipments worldwide 1Q to 2Q , by product category. Wearable device shipments share worldwide 1Q to 2Q , by product category.
Quarterly wearables shipments worldwide , by vendor. Leading Android health apps worldwide , by revenue. Leading health and fitness apps in Google Play in Canada , by downloads. More interesting topics Related topics. Internet of Things IoT. Go to report. Lionel Sujay Vailshery. Research expert covering the consumer electronics industry. Many fitness and health devices are compatible with Google Fit, most of them being Wear OS smartwatches.
Google Fit is the default fitness app for Wear OS devices unless a company includes its own fitness app , so you can expect to use Google Fit if you pick up a Wear OS smartwatch. Here are our favorite Google Fit-compatible devices:. We expect this to change in due time, as Fitbit is now owned by Google. You can learn more about that here. However, as mentioned, the company also recently bought Fitbit, which already has a stellar fitness application.
We have no idea, and it sounds like Google is still figuring that out, too. For the time being, Google Fit and Fitbit will continue to coexist. Yes, Fitbit plans on launching a Wear OS device in the future.
The question is, what fitness app will it use? The main aspect missing from Google Fit is any kind of social platform. Other popular fitness apps, like Fitbit or Strava, emphasize community. Being able to reach out to a community of like-minded people to help you along your fitness journey can be extremely helpful in certain situations. Strava focuses more on activity progression and staying up to date on how your friends are performing.
None of that is available in Google Fit. Also read: Fitbit vs Garmin — Which ecosystem is right for you? The app also lacks any training programs.
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