smakkadoula's comments

Here's one benefit: Accuracy.

If you're looking for a more accurate reflection of your fitness, or if you're getting more serious with your running for example, you'll want something that is accurate.

I recommend reading the reviews from DCRainmaker. The reviews are extremely thorough and he covers just about every fitness watch out there.

I suspect the person who wrote posted this blog isn't into fitness on any serious level beyond 'how many steps did i get in today'.

The first and second generation Apple Watches were average fitness companions at best. Even the weakest Garmin did the job far better. More specifically, the accelerometer was just awful unless you run at one pace, forever. For anyone who is actually interested in tracking real-time their peformance there are too many cheaper alternatives to justfiy this thing for fitness.

Apparently, this is not just my opinion: https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/02/apple-watch-review.html