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by foobar33333 1764 days ago
I feel like the more practical version of this is the Apple Watch cellular version. You can do those things easily but stuff like wasting time on IMs or checking emails is cumbersome. Its the ideal device when you want to get away from distraction (you can turn off non essential notification) but still lets you make a phone call or receive one if its important. As well as streaming music.

I assume everyone using the OP phone also has a fully featured phone to go with it so the OP product does not seem very compelling.

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This 100%. I seldom, if ever, carry a phone with me when I leave the house. I finally activated cellular on my Apple Watch and it is liberating. I find it nice for those times the spouse says "pick up bread" when I am out. Otherwise, there is nothing on my phone that I need to use when I am out and about.
I agree.... but unfortunately the Apple Watch cellular is not available in many jurisdictions, including mine :weep:
Can you explain reasoning for that? It is literally phone in shape of the watch.
It doesn’t have a physical SIM card that you swap in, so carrier support is required.
It uses an eSIM and has a limited set of supported frequencies. This constrains its use to specific carriers and regions.