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so for the last year or two I've been really missing out I didn't purchase the first generation Apple watch but I've been testing android watches and fitness bands like there's no tomorrow now this year things are a little bit different I'll put prices on your screen right now for the new Apple watch series too and all those apples website says they start at $269 that's actually for the first generation model the cheapest second generation is priced at three hundred and sixty nine dollars for the smaller 38 millimeter size I did personally purchase the 42 millimeter watch which you'll see throughout this video and that comes with this silicone bed now I'll place my links in the video description below click on my links and they'll give you the most updated prices in real time so without further ado my channel is here to help you make a purchase decision welcome everyone to jim's review room after physically owning physically wearing an Apple watch instead of looking at photos and videos online the Apple watch it looks quite classy and it feels modern once you have one in your possession the aluminum casing the very smooth rotating crown and the tactile button are all quality there's no scratches during the time of me testing this and that silicone ban is a must if you're a fitness nut or intend to swim with us on as well and yes that's one of the newest features you can get up to 50 meters or 165 feet underwater unlike the first generation it was only splash resistant and for those who are asking here's a demonstration I'm a speaker blowing out water supposedly but like the previous generation Apple graciously offers interchangeable bands it's very straightforward to swap them out simply hold the release button on the back here slide the ULM out and slip the new one back on I recommend getting the base model if you do decide to do any sport activities plans sweating in this thing and then purchasing from third party vendors where you get different styles for cheaper versus purchasing direct from the Apple store now being transparent and upfront with my viewers here one of the largest band makers for Apple watch's mono where did help sponsor this video to make this review possible then I'll be showcasing several bands throughout this video to showcase other style options out there they're sold at Target Best Buy and on Amazon but they did offer me a discount code for my viewers to use the link is in the video description below and also my code here and as a side note this is me personally saying this they do make some very good quality stuff from the samples I received and they do make a band for nearly every occasion again check them out at mono we're calm now getting into some of its features the screen is seriously bright and direct sunlight had zero problems whatsoever there's built-in gps which i recommend for any fitness watch as it does provide much more accurate results and with my testing running at my very familiar park it's as awkward as my phone's GPS and as accurate as my other GPS smart and Fitness watches I'll get into detail about running and working out pretty shortly now one of the features I absolutely love is answering phone calls right on your wrist technically this isn't new I've seen this on a Sony SmartWatch that I've reviewed in the past some time ago but other smartwatches if they offer this feature they usually have to get a separate data plan for the watch itself now with the Apple watch here at piggybacks right off of your phone and the positive side if you are in a silent room a salad area it works perfectly for my test with my friend on the other side she says that I sound very clear there is some distance though but other than that that's very common with most speaker phones if you're in a slightly busy area there's some background noise it's somewhat hard to hear your friend and you're then placing your wrist next to your ear trying to have a listen but when it does work though it's such a handy feature especially if your phone is in your pocket or maybe you're away from your phone in general now notifications comes through perfectly with options to respond back to text message either by quick responses provided at the bottom of the screen here or voice recognition it works very well and it's possibly the fastest method here basically if you want to do some full-on sentences to respond now scribbling is also an option it surprisingly does work very well here but I do wish my finger recognition could be more exact I feel as though I have to exaggerate or perfect each letter at times to ensure the Apple watch registers that particular letter I'm trying to type in but overall all the options available has been good - great not to mention emojis are also available but here let's take a look at the home screen here one of the best features is the option of having the home screen change without needing to download or exit through the app on your phone that is that you can indeed download more backgrounds but having summer pre-installed on a watch already makes it Streamlight now so I've been left and right it's pretty simple to do but as you can see in the video here once in a while I don't perform that perfect edge swipe so the Apple watch isn't too forgiving but understandably so I'm sure to prevent accidental screen changes now pressing the crown down the side brings up all of your apps which works great here and something that would be great to see on iPhones and iPads eventually as an alternative instead of swiping and flipping through your screens a long press on that though that same doubt brings up Siri which works great when you want to use a voice command now the bottom below that below the crown here allows you to close apps or select which ones to bring forth that are already open now speaking of apps for those who are unfamiliar Apple does have a great lineup of third-party app vendors all my social media on there like Twitter Instagram etc all of my most used fitness apps like run keeper and Strava are there as well and you can initiate a workout right on your wrist now there's apps wierdo absolutely as you can say down to like Zillow and Redfin those are on there because I've been searching for some new homes recently but again that's some of the variety that is offered in the end a very robust lineup of apps and I'm sure most average consumers average users will find something worthwhile to them on there now as for the fitness side of things the daily activity tracking is very good but I believe very much for the average consumer everything Fitness related that the Apple watch offers is technically offered but it likes a Fitbit and other mainstream fitness bands out there that's being honest and that's just the reality but what I see and how or why Apple succeeds it's how simple it is on the surface it's not geared towards those counting steps it's not geared towards specifically how many calories you've burned but that colorful wheeled colorful display throughout the day gives you insight and how much movement you've had as indicated in this pink color here now Green is for exercise and less than aqua color here in the middle is how much you have been staining for now steps and distance are still counted but again the main focus is and be easy to read activity wheel and how much activity in general that you have performed now when you do an activity or log in a run here it does get quite interesting GPS kicks on the heart rate sensor starts reading and at your fingertips you have distance pace heart rate and a timer going all at the same time just enough to see how you are performing during your run is just enough data at least for me here to ensure I'm performing it as I desire here the only thing that I really saw missing from the factory was heart rate zone training from the Apple's dedicated activity app and the fact that I can't have some sort of bar chart or line graph here to show my progress throughout the month all on one screen on the phone here it's somewhat of a bummer so long-term trends for more fitness focus individuals who like some data and numbers the factory app is an ideal but in a big but that doesn't mean the Apple watch is any less as you can use third-party apps like the very popular RunKeeper to track those needs now as for a heart rate accuracy I've proven through two years or so possibly three years of testing these things on my channel here most risk based heart rate trackers are not as accurate as chest Wrentham with the Apple watch series - it does a very good job at reading the very peaks and the very lows but the consistency throughout the run isn't dynamic or as responsive as I've seen at the chest strap you can see each one I performed here the blue or somewhat purple line is very blocky now this could be due to noise when running and I try to ensure the best fit and placement per instructions each time but every one I'm doing I'm getting these results sometimes it's spot on at time that's completely off in the end I would say it's still a were the heart rate tracker for general readings the readings are accurate enough but if you're looking for pinpoint accuracy it's not there with the variability I would say the readings performed as well as most other risk heart rate trackers out there it was an average performance you can say so coming to the end here one of the biggest gripes in the last generation was better life lasting only 18 hours maybe 20 hours or so from some people now from my experience I don't know if this is a gimmick or one of those under-promise and over-deliver situations I've actually been getting a day and a half and on days I'm not using it too much I can get two full days worth of use and with a run-in with text messaging periodically throughout the day and of course checking that time once in a while I've been averaging well over 18 hours that Apple is claiming now if you're an owner of a series - let me know in the comment section below I'll be very intrigued to hear what others are getting and the time to recharge the series - from a dead battery it was almost two hours to complete now to conclude and answering the question what's new - series 2 versus the last generation and should you upgrade there's a new faster processor I don't know how much faster is but my series 2 has been buttery smooth to be honest with you it now features GPS it's now water resistant up to 50 meters not just splash resistant the screen is crazy bright possibly one of the best screens in direct sunlight that I've tested so far and any SmartWatch that is one thing I forgot to mention though there's also media controls on here better yet you can store music on the Apple watch itself through Apple music and leave your phone completely in the car or maybe in your locker and you can listen to your music with Bluetooth earphones now the overall experience has been really good and features nearly everything we want out of SmartWatch the flaws that I did notice there were equivalent to the other flaw that I've seen in other devices so the Apple watch it's technically not worse than others if you're on the fence for an Apple watch I'd say it's surely worth the purchase it complements your iPhone very much so that's it for this review be sure to LIKE and subscribe if you haven't done so already follow me on Facebook Twitter and or Instagram this has been another review from Jim's review room you guys take care and I'll see you in the next one bye