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My smartwatch purchase partially. It's a Galaxy Watch4 Classic, it does stuff like track my workouts, heartrate, etc., run WearOS-optimized apps that I basically never use like Spotify, and I have to charge it every 2 days. I noticed that the only real feature I need is to get my phone's notifications on my wrist. Not really worth the โฌ 200-300 purchase imo, but it works okay-ish.
I bought a refurbished galaxy watch 4 and I love it. I use it mostly for reminders and timers and it works really well for me. I put it in the charger while I shower and that basically the only time I'm not wearing it. I understand it's a pretty unusual use case, I don't really care about the fitness aspect of it, I just want a voice assistant on my wrist.
Wow, I paid less than half that for my Garmin Instinct Solar and charge it maybe once or twice a month. Supposedly with the newer model, you don't even have to charge it as long as you take it out in the sun for a bit every day.
I use mine all the time for contactless payments and for two-factor authentication codes (using Authenticator Pro, which is free and open-source). Saves having to get my phone out.
Same use case for mine but I got it with my phone purchase (Pixel 7 Pro with the watch).
I wouldnt buy another one and once it's dead and want a watch, I'll get my actual watvh that's collecting dust.
I had the fossil cause it did all that and still had NFC pay for like $72 but... They are done and I don't think I mind. They were never that useful other than the notifications.
I'm still rocking a xiomi watch that shows me notifications. I charge it once a week and it's like 8 years old.
I had a Samsung Smart watch before, but the battery life was the same you're experiencing.