A smartwatch can help you stay connected and multitask so you never miss a beat. Whether you would rather keep your phone stashed away or you always find yourself missing important calls, smartwatches sync with your smartphone so you can manage your digital life conveniently and discreetly.

Even if you’ve done the research and know which model you want, there are still a few things to watch out for. A smartwatch should be a suitable fit for your needs and your lifestyle. One thing to remember is that smartwatches are a lot like smartphones when it comes to choosing one. In fact, a lot of the elements you should look at when purchasing a watch are the same you should look at when picking out a new phone.

What are the benefits to having a Smartwatch?

A travel buddy right on your wrist

It may seem like your phone already has you covered for travel. But that’s before you’ve had a smartwatch. The GPS in a smartwatch works similarly to your phone. It can pull up a map, guide you to nearby locations, or search out a specific destination. The biggest advantage is that you only have to glance at your wrist instead of pulling out your phone.

Make Phone Calls

A smartwatch lets you take, and screen, calls without having to pull out your smartphone. In order to take advantage of this feature, you’ll need one other piece of equipment, a wireless headset. But, with the appropriate equipment, it’s a much more convenient experience.

Some watches will also let you avoid the headphones entirely. You can talk directly into the smartwatch and hear responses the same way. Although its still better to use the headset, but it is handy for those who like to walk away from their phone

Health and Fitness

All smartwatches are capable of step counting, and most will run fitness apps. The benefit of smartwatches is that they hook users in with other useful features, making them less likely to be sidelined. Health-related benefits such as tracking your activities, sleep quality and time, heart rate, and overall health and fitness level.

Entertainment on Your Wrist

You can watch videos and play music on the go. It’s never going to replace the big screen quality of your phone but for those quick moments, it’s unbeatable for convenience.

Very Handy For Finding Your Missing Devices

For all we know, missing your keys or phone is a frustrating experience. It usually seems to happen before some critical occasion that we can’t be late for. Gladly, smart watches can render this inconvenience an issue of the past since most of them have now integrated with a “Find Phone” feature. You can link your phone or any smart device with it, and you’ll be able to ring it through your watch whenever you wish.

What to look out for when buying a Smartwatch?

Notifications

One of the best features of any smartwatch is that they can synchronize data and display notifications originally received on a smartphone. The data is transferred in real-time, but in order for the system to work the watch has to remain within wireless range of the phone at all times. Naturally, you’ll need to make sure the smartwatch you have in mind is compatible with the alerts you want.

Smartwatches are capable of displaying a variety of notifications like incoming calls, missed calls, text messages, e-mails, social media posts, appointment reminders, alarms and much more. Similar to Bluetooth headsets, a few smartwatches allow you to make and receive phone calls directly through your device rather than just receiving an alert (provided it’s within wireless range of your smartphone).

Display

Just like smartphones, every smartwatch has a different display. Some of them include a full touchscreen with brilliant color, while others may have a simple black and white screen.

Nearly all smartwatches now available use a colorful LCD screen or AMOLED display, which let you view photos, apps and other content in richer color and tend to be brighter. The trade-off is shorter battery life, though smartwatch makers are improving the devices' efficiency.

Personalization

This may seem a bit silly to many, but a watch is going to compliment your fashion and style. The better smartwatches offer a choice of straps and/or the ability to swap them out for a third-party option. This is important if you want to personalize the look of your device.

Keep in mind that comfort counts for a lot, as does the ease with which you can fasten the watch to your wrist. We would definitely avoid any smartwatches with cumbersome clasps that require too much force to open and close. Thankfully, most new watches use standard buckles.

Battery Life

The battery life of a smartwatch can last half a day while others can last over 1000 days at a time. Power cycles depend on the features supported, how often the watch is being used and how big the internal battery is. That’s why rated battery life is something you’ll want to look at when picking out a smartwatch.

Interface

On the surface, opting for a touch screen on your smartwatch would seem to be a no-brainer. Still, it can sometimes be difficult to target items on a smaller touch display, and some of the gesture-based interfaces aren't intuitive.

Conclusion

Smartwatch are a very convenient accessory to have in this modern digital era. Moreover, smartwatches have survived a lot of criticism in the past few years. You should consider investing in a smartwatch because it offers a whole ton of benefits and features as mentioned above.