Apple Watch Nike Plus, Did Apple have a legitmient reason to release this version of the Apple
Watch Series 2 6 weeks after the initial release date?
Well, were going to find out right now.
The Apple Watch Nike Plus has all of the same features as the Apple Watch Series 2…
It has a built in GPS so you can track your runs without having to carry your phone, its
water resistant up to 50 meets and spits out water from its speaker, it has a duo core
processor which makes it very fast, and it has that very bright and beautiful screen.
You get all of this for $369 for the 38mm case or $399 for the 42mm case.
Getting inside the box is exactly the same like the Normal apple watch, except its black
this time.
You’ll also notice “The Designed By Apple In California” phrase is now replaced with
“Designed For Athletes By Apple And Nike”.
Inside the sleeve youre going to find some documentation, setup guide, and a small wrist
band if the pre installed one is too big.
Under the sleeve, you'll find the actual apple watch itself and under that you'll find the
magnetic charging cradle and a wall wart.
On first inspection of the Watch, you'll notice the star of the show here is the black and
volt wrist band.
Its made out of silicon like the base Apple watch, but its perforated all around to allow
for air circulation.
Aside from looking like black and lime green octopus tentacles, the wrist band looks pretty
cool.
There are a few other color combinations to choose from Apple’s site.
Also, if you look on the back of the watch you'll notice theres a Nike Plus Logo.
The Apple Watch Nike Plus does feature 2 exclusive watch faces that you can customize, but don't
worry… you also get all of the standard ones as well.
Just as you’d expect, the Apple Watch Nike Plus can connect to your iPhone to show you
notifications and do certain functions and tasks right from your wrist.
It also puts siri right on your wrist so you can get things done faster if youre always
on the go.
Theres also a built in heart rate monitor thats fairly accurate.
You can also take calls right from your wrist.
You can even store up to 2 gigs of music directly on it so you can listen to them while you
go for a run.
And like i mentioned earlier, its water resistant..
so you can swim with it too.
Just be ready to charge this guy every night and even sometimes twice a day if youre a
power user.
The Apple Watch Nike Plus Edition is meant to be targeted towards runners and should
be used with the Nike Run Club app.
The App it self is a pretty basic, you get a feed where you can read advice on how to
be a better runner, get motivated and even get curated playlists.
You’ll even see Nike’s latest product release…
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Your runs are all logged under the activity tab so you can track your progress.
The App also has a built in coach that can help you get started running, help you become
a better athlete, or even help prep you for an upcoming race.
You just have to tell it how often you can run, how many miles youre currently running
over the course of a week, and your hight and weight.
Just like other competitors in this space, Nike has also included a social element to
their running app where you can share and compete with friends.
One unique thing you can do with The Apple Watch Nike Plus edition that you cant do with
the Apple Watch Series 2 is start a run via siri.
All you have to do is say, Siri Start a 4 mile run for example and a count down will
start.
But really, are these minor changes enough to make you think Apple needed an extra 6
weeks to release this product…
not really.
Don't get me wrong, the apple watch is great at being a smart watch but not so much a dedicated
fitness tracker.
If youre a young professional thats constantly getting emails, calendar reminders, phone
calls, and texts from work, then the Apple Watch can certainly help.
And if you are considering getting an apple watch for those reasons then yeah you should
just go for the Nike Plus Edition because they're the same price but come with a cool
wrist band.
You can then get a professional leather wrist band for work.
this way you get two completely different styles from just one watch.
But if youre looking for a dedicated fitness tracker because you want to monitor your health,
or track your runs… then you should look into either a garmin GPS watch or a Fitbit
Charge 2.
Although the Apple Watch is a great smart watch, it still falls short as a fitness tracker.
It even suffers from a design flaw due to the digital crown, hear me out.
If you decide to wear this Watch while you workout, exercises that require you to bend
your wrist like push ups or barbell squats will cause you to accidentally press down
on the crown and activate siri.
if you listen to music while you workout then activating siri and pausing your music mid
set will drive you crazy.
In conclusion, the Apple watch is a decent smart watch… but this is not the fitness
tracker youre looking for.