Comment Re:For fitness? Really? (Score 1) 471
Since they both (Apple and the other fitness bands) require the phone to work, the answer is really yes, for all intents and purposes
By that line of reasoning, there's not much point in having a smartphone as you can get text messages on your vintage Nokia and check your email/facebook when you get home.
Uh... no... by my line of reasoning you already have to have your wristband and phone with you anyway, so it's not comparable at all.
Let your wife check messages/notifications in the rain while leaving her phone safely in her purse or pocket. Discretely check messages/notifications in a meeting without the rudeness of digging out her phone. Receive silent signals to turn left or right on a jog or bike ride from tactile feedback.
Granted, but what does that really have to do with fitness or overall capabilities? And why would someone pay hundreds of dollars of extras for being able to text in the rain instead of doing the smart thing and getting out of it? And are you saying your phone can't give you tactile feedback?