Some thoughts and experiences about the Watch after a week of use.
Telling Time: I like the different watch faces. I used to wear the iPod Nano as a watch and having configurable complications is nice. What I didn't like (but can be tweaked in future updates) is activating the Watch screen to come on. I often have to raise my arm twice to get the screen to turn on.
Text/Calls: This is where it shines. Voice dictation works well and the speaker for calls is very usable. There is a sometimes ridiculous delay when the text comes in on the phone and when it finally arrives on the Watch. On average, it's around 15-20 seconds which is a little too long.
Schedule: Download Sunrise - much better than the default app. The future update will allow you to "timetravel" from the clock and see upcoming schedules in the complication. This would be helpful.
Siri: I didn't use it at first because I forgot about Hey Siri. It works 70% of the time on the first shot and is somewhat useful. I've been spoiled by Cortana on Windows Phone which was used heavily particularly with geofencing alerts. Here's a
screenshot redacted transcript shortly after my friend asked me about the Hey Siri function.
Hey Siri oh (bleep) you actually work.... Your language!
Interface: As mentioned before, it is inefficient. Hard to find anything with those little bubbles and not visually appealing. I don't expect much to change here in future updates, much like the dated icon based launcher that is iOS.
Apps: There's a lot of it for sure and maybe developers will find better use for utilizing the Watch, but for now it's mostly slow loading or with incomplete information that you will almost pull out the phone. The camera app is really cool though, but even then I didn't use it much.
Battery: I wasn't expecting much here, but I'm pretty impressed that it went a full work day under regular use and still had half the charge left.
Fitness: I run with my Nike GPS watch, so I tried the Nike app. Launching it only activates the app on the phone since the Watch doesn't have GPS (Band did) and it took forever for a GPS lock without notification on the Watch app. Didn't bother with it. Looking at the data however, I'm a bit disturbed at its inaccuracy. Looking at Tuesday's Caloric burn data, it said I only burned around 650 calories. That can't be right. I average closer to 1,800 when I look at Band data. I will be wearing the Band side by side with the Watch just to compare them, but right now I think the Watch is just plain wrong.
All in all, it is a nice device. If this is your first and only wearable, I can see why you'd think it's great and would never think about returning it. It pairs well with your iPhone (and only iPhones). For me, I'm on the fence, but leaning on returning it. I have other wearables that can handle most of what the Watch offers. It is exciting to see the wearable space grow though!