With the tendency of smartwatches becoming a trend, they quickly evolved. Years ago, they were used only to show time and date, but now you could perform countless things on them – similar to a smartphone. In 2017, we could see innovative and jaw-dropping additions like the Asus ZenWatch, Samsung Gear S3 and some Apple watches as well.
One of the last year collaborations between Apple and Nike+ technology is just phenomenal and I think that we should take a throwback look. Just the thought that two of the worlds leading innovative companies will work head to head, heightens the expectations from the audience and the come-up is surely not disappointing.With built-in cellular, GPS, and altimeter, Apple Watch Nike+ has all the features you need to take your run to the next level. You can even pair your watch wirelessly with compatible gym equipment. The 2017 Apple Series 3 is already compatible with Nike + technology.
Design
The looks of the Apple watch are both sporty and casual. You could use it not only in times of practice but when you go out as well. I love the way it’s created and the materials are surely made to last a long time. It comes in few different styles so that you can choose by your preference not just in looks, but performance as well.
Designed specifically for Apple Watch, these faces boldly display the time in both digital and analog styles. The structure is familiar to smartwatch fans, having a 1.65″ AMOLED capacitive touchscreen front, with only 2 control buttons on the left side. The bands, that hold the watch to your hand, are Nike Sport Loop and Nike Sport Band. The difference between these two is huge, with the Sport Loop featuring textile-like materials (looks like Nike Flyknit technology), and the Sport Band featuring rubbery-like material with dots for breathability all the way along the loop. The combination of comfort and lightness (the watch is estimated at ~50grams weight) is phenomenal!
Performance and features
Not just the design but the features add to the completeness of this smartwatch. You can trace your steps, the distance that you’ve covered, heart rate and much more activity/training aspects. It doesn’t matter if you are a beginner, intermediate or expert at running because the Nike+ Run Club app surrounds you with exactly what you need to make your running better than ever. With the app that’s, specially created for the purpose of connecting runners in a social environment, you can find lots of advice, tips, lessons and other educational or motivational interesting subjects of discussion.
Hardware is not really different from the known Apple Watch 3 series, remaining the same with 16GB internal and 768MB RAM. The chipset is Apple S3 with a dual-core processor and a PowerVR general processor unit. The phone does not only have GPS navigation for tracking but Wi-Fi connection as well as Bluetooth 4.2. One of the best things in it is the SIM card compatibility, which therefore means that you can make calls through the watch. It is a fully-capable smartphone, that’s been tucked into the form of a beautiful sports watch.
The A-GPS, GLONASS system used is essential not only for all the features that are presented to you but also those that you can’t see. The GPS is important not only to the way your performance and distance are being tracked, but it works for safety purpose because if you happen to get into a bad situation, you can always send an SOS message and be traced immediately. From Apple say that the servers are encrypted and what’s been heard through the microphone of the device can’t be heard or traced by a third party, but I don’t know If I am fully able to believe this statement.
