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Tartarus

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Me too but I think Apple has an aversion to making a round watch and just wants to stick to the square. The traditional round watch lover in me would like to have one made by Apple but I'm not sure if it'll ever happen though. We can only hope to one day have the option to choose between a round or square Apple watch but it's only a dream.

Less of an aversion and more of a functionality.
By making it round you lose lots of screen and information.
Better said, a round smart watch, is a crippled smart watch.
 

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The problem is that Apple apps that are designed to run on both the watch and iphone are designed for 4 sided devices for maximum operating area.
In order to have a round watch, developers would have to produce separate apps for round devices and square sided devices, which would limit the functionality and compatibility between both app designs.
It’s probably why there’s never been a call for a round iphone!
 

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Just gave my wife my series 5 and I picked up the new samsung watch 3 let's see how this turns out lol.

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Got the watch 3 yesterday and so far I am very happy with it. It has a bigger screen and all the same features that the apple watch has.
 
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Just gave my wife my series 5 and I picked up the new samsung watch 3 let's see how this turns out lol.

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Got the watch 3 yesterday and so far I am very happy with it. It has a bigger screen and all the same features that the apple watch has.

Does it talk to your health app on your BMR as well?
 

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