With the flood of technological options on the market, it's extremely difficult to choose between a band or a watch, especially since bands are increasingly close to what a watch can offer. However, watches are developing more and more applications that make them better, and this leaves us a bit hanging. We won't tell you what to choose, but we'll leave you with the differences between the two so you can decide for yourself which is better.
1. The design
We believe that this is the most notable aspect of this, but in a certain sense, we give the watch its versatility, because you can interchange the straps, obviously the band as well, but the watch allows us to change it for straps of other brands and shapes, that is, it is more adaptable, unlike the band, you always have to acquire this accessory for your specific model.
2. Features
Due to size issues, watches generally manage to add more details, microphones, cameras, etc., which makes them great, but many of us want to be able to get more out of our device, and in this regard, bands take the prize. Less is more; fewer extras with a good battery guarantee at least 10 days of charge! Yes, that's the minimum a band will last with regular use.
3. Applications
There's a lot to cover here because most of them are the same. Of course, the band generally only lets us interact with exercise and music apps, aside from the basic ones. Nothing else matters. Now, I don't think having a video game console on your arm or an editing app is essential, but each person's mind is different.
4. Durability
This depends entirely on the use you give it as a user, what is true is that in the case of bands, these are designed more for sports, therefore they tend to be much more durable compared to use underwater or in places with a lot of land, BE CAREFUL, watches too, but consider that if it has a microphone or cameras there is a greater chance of damaging it, even due to its size.
Summary
Ultimately, both adapt to your needs, and only you know which works best for you. What we do recommend is that, given the current situation with Covid-19, whatever you choose, consider getting one with an oxygen saturation sensor. This can help rule out one of the symptoms caused by the virus.
Which one would you choose?