We’re roughly four years into the Great Modern Smartwatch Experiment, which means we’ve learned what smartwatches can be good for (fitness tracking, notifications) and what they are definitely not good for (replacing your smartphone entirely). If you’re in the market for a smartwatch, whether that’s because you’ve never owned one before and are curious about them or you’re looking to upgrade your older-generation model, you can expect today’s smartwatches to last a little bit longer between charges, be a little faster to accomplish things, and perhaps do a couple of new tricks you weren’t expecting.
