Smartwatches – Bluetooth and Cellular

A smartwatch is a watch that is able to host and activate some functions that are commonly found on smartphones, such as making and receiving calls and messages, scheduling events, providing directions, check the weather and many more functions.  They usually have touchscreens and often record your heart rate and other vital signs.

Standalone smartwatches have a built-in cellular connectivity that allows then to make calls or send messages without having it connected to a smartphone.

Type of accessory: Standalone Smartwatch

How do you use these accessories?

You can access the different functions and settings of your smartwatch by using their touchscreen, dials and buttons. Some brands allow you to speak commands to them.

Compatibility:

Apple smartwatches are currently only compatible with iPhones and iPads. While Smartwatches based on Google Wear operating system (former Android Wear OS) are compatible with Android phones from different brands, and they and can also have certain compatibility with Apple iPhones.

Please check compatibility with your retailer before purchasing any smartwatch.

Popular Standalone Smartwatches in Australia:

1. Apple Watch Series 8

Features

• Activity Tracker
• Click speed adjustments
• Display Characteristics options - Grayscale, Negative colour, and High Contrast
• Enable direct access to accessibility settings
• Emergency call feature based on heart rate monitor and fall detection service
• GPS, Bluetooth, and Cellular capabilities
• Make calls from your wrist
• Messaging Options - Predictive text, MMS, IM, Email, and Text messaging/SMS
• Personal Assistant / Voice Control (Siri)
• Screen Magnifier
• SOS messages
• Speaker-phone capable
• Haptic Engine: Vibrating Alerts for incoming calls, messages or notifications
• Visual and Vibrating Alerts - Incoming calls, messages or notifications
• Voice Notes and reminders
• Water resistance to 50 meters
• Crash detection
• Skin temperature sensor

You can buy this device on a plan from Vodafone and Optus. Also outright at Apple, JB Hi-Fi, Bing-Lee, Officeworks, and Harvey Norman.

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2. Apple Watch Series 3

Features

• Activity Tracker
• Click speed adjustments
• Display Characteristics options - Grayscale, Negative colour, and High Contrast
• Enable direct access to accessibility settings
• GPS, Bluetooth, and Cellular capabilities
• Make calls from your wrist
• Messaging Options - Predictive text, MMS, IM, Email, and Text messaging/SMS
• Personal Assistant / Voice Control (Siri)
• Screen Magnifier
• SOS messages
• Speaker and microphone capable
• Haptic Engine: Vibrating Alerts for incoming calls, messages or notifications
• Visual and Vibrating Alerts - Incoming calls, messages or notifications
• Voice Notes and reminders
• Water resistance to 50 meters

You can buy this device from Bing Lee, Target and other retailers.

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3. Samsung Galaxy Watch 5

Features

• Sleep Tracking
• Health and Wellness Monitoring
• Display Characteristics options – Adjustable brightness, screen timeout
• Enable direct access to accessibility settings
• GPS, Bluetooth, and 4G Cellular capabilities
• Make calls from your wrist
• Messaging Options - Predictive text, MMS, IM, Email, and Text messaging/SMS
• Screen Magnifier
• SOS messages
• Speaker and microphone capable
• Text-to-speech setting - language, speech rate, notifications
• Touch sounds – Sound made when apps or options are selected
• Visual and Vibrating Alerts - Incoming calls, messages or notifications
• Voice Assistant
• Voice Notes and reminders
• Water and dust resistance

You can buy this device on a plan from Telstra, Vodafone and Optus. Also outright at JB Hi-Fi and Harvey Norman.

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4. Spacetalk Life Smart Watch Phone

Features

• This watch is designed to maintain Seniors independence while providing peace of mind for the whole family. It uses a subscription based App to manage the device.
• SOS Alerts
• Fall detection
• GPS locator
• 4G phone
• Step counter

You can buy this device from Spacetalk

More information at:

Spacetalk

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