Heyguys! So I’ve been reading a lot about the AW recently and I’m thinking about buying one, mainly for running but I have a few questions I have Depends If you’re always with your phone the GPS only. Cellular is in my opinion only great for going for runs etc where bringing your phone along is kinda bulky . But if you’re getting a Stainless steel or more expensive material option eg Titanium or Ceramic then there is only Cellular + GPS option for them. Anew Series 7 can still be found at a much discounted price. Even a new SE first Gen is about $80-100 cheaper than the SE 2. It's a cheap way to determine if an AW is even something you enjoy/need using. It will last you another good 2 years in which time you can decide if an Apple Watch is worth it to spend more money on. Ata glance, the Apple Watch Cellular and the Apple Watch GPS look near identical. The only noticeable difference is a small red ring around the digital crown on the Cellular model. Inside is a different S7was my first to go cellular (S0 and S4 before this). Main deciding factor was moving to r/visible which has $5 cellular plan (although I’ve not personally had any issues with visible this is not an endorsement because seems like lots of Throughoutthe day I read and/or responded to dozens of texts, emails, news, stocks, used Siri commands, used Apple Pay, GPS, listened to 3 hours of stored music, a couple podcasts, checked Reddit and Twitter occasionally (Chirp/Nano), Logged into Amazon to check tracking on a package (via email URL). I got 14hrs and 16min before it finally died. Id say stick with GPS. People got along fine for ages without having a cell phone attached to them everywhere they went so I figure going for a run without one isn't so bad. Yeah it's nice to have the peace of mind that if anything happens, you can get help with the device on your wrist, but only you can decide if that peace of mind is worth Unlessyou truly feel like you're going to be away from your phone regularly I'd say don't bother with the cellular model. I fretted over this decision myself before buying my watch recently and I have no regrets going with the GPS watch. In the rare instance I'm not near my phone wi-fi is often an option anyway. .

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