Posts like this really make me miss my old Pebble. Maybe its incredibly niche, but they left a gap in the market that no other offering has yet to fill.
And I have a hunch the rotating bezel on the Samsung classic 4 (or whatever) is The Correct Answer™.
My Apple Watch 4's battery is now pretty weak. So I'm looking to replace.
I kinda hate my Apple Watch. Now it's just an annoying step counter.
It sucks for controlling audio playback. I'm walking the dog, in the cold, wind, and rain. So then I have to take off my gloves, look at the damn thing, navigate to the playback controls (because reasons), tap the button a few times. Etc. So now I just dig out my iPhone.
The Activity tracker sucks. If I stop to pick up some waste, it's smart enough to pause. But not smart enough to resume when I get walking again. So I have to hit Dismiss multiple times during an activity. Grrr. So I stopped using it.
Siri via the watch is turrible. I've stopped trying.
The one huge feature I want for a future watch (or whatever) is tracking my waking breathing rate. For pain management and other mindfulness stuff. I'm supposed to regulate my breathe. Like remind me to stop holding my breathe during a bad spell.
> Samsung classic 4 (or whatever) is The Correct Answer™.
I think it's the whole Samsung Galaxy Watch line. My Galaxy Watch (original) has one, and they'd be total fools to remove it in a later model.
I think the only time I touch the watch face is to dismiss notifications with a gesture. The dial is super nice, and I actually default to spinning it to wake the face instead of hitting a button.
Garmin has an active/outdoorsy slant but out of the big smartwatch players they seem to fill that hole best, a good amount of their models emphasize button navigation and the touchscreen is optional.
