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As of now, the battery in a smart watch isn't robust enough for mainstream talk and text like on a cell phone. It would be kind of bulky to wear a watch over 5 inches long/wide.
Do you light up the screen just to see what time it is on your phone, I do sometimes.
Yup - even when I have my watch on....
I have an apple watch and a Citizens. The former is from work, the latter I've had for years. I will wear the Citizen more as a clothing accessory. Sure, I'll use it to tell time. But since I don't always wear it, it's become a habit to just grab my phone. So yea, I do feel foolish when I grab my phone to see what time it is... then realize I have my watch on as well.
The apple watch is strictly used when I'm exercising /playing sports. I initially liked it and had it on all the time. But I feel it's too light. Great for controlling my playlists or quickly reading texts when I'm exercising/golfing. But I just prefer my old analog watch otherwise.
As for watches taking over phones.... I don't see that happening until the battery can last longer. I would wager glasses coming back before watches take over phones.
Generally, I think this is already happening now. With a watch + wireless earbuds (airpods and such), LTE watches are taking over for phones as the primary digital device.
It doesn't replace the phone altogether because you still need the big screen for certain functions, but many people with watches use them to check email, texts, and make phone calls. If they need the larger screen (to write an email, play a game, etc.) they will pull the phone out of their pocket (making their phone their secondary device).
Generally, I think this is already happening now. With a watch + wireless earbuds (airpods and such), LTE watches are taking over for phones as the primary digital device.
Definitely is not taking over until batteries become dramatically more powerful. When I first started using my Samsung smartwatch for cellular phone calls via Bluetooth connection, the battery ran down far too fast to be used on a regular basis, short of putting it back on the charger between phone calls. My current Samsung S3 smartwatch has a capacity of only 380 mAh, less than 10% of my Galaxy S21 that has a battery of 4000 mAh. No comparison and that was my point from my earlier post.
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