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by thirdsight 4543 days ago
Is that more a problem that your phone has crappy battery life? Mine charges whilst I'm asleep and lasts fine for the rest of the time. Also it fits in my pocket fine and is never inconvenient unless I want it to be (i.e. Turned off). You now have two things demanding your attention.

Also, what if you get a phone call when your phone is downstairs and you are upstairs?

Limited utility.

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The first thing I do when I get home is remove everything from my pockets and put them on my counter. I usually forget that my phone is down there, so getting phone calls/texts on my wrist is better than missing them all together. Even if I get a call I at least know someone called and can call them back immediately if it's required, as opposed to not realizing that they called at all.
Most of my pants would fit little more than a few bills or a single credit card, so my phone often lives in my purse. My watch, however, is something that's always on me, and now that it's a Pebble, I get the added benefit of having the important messages from my phone alert me as well.
I can read and respond to texts without finding or touching my phone. This is tremendously useful in the house or while bustling through a train station in a heavy coat and gloves. And if I have my bluetooth earpiece on I can take calls the same way.