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The features I need on a smartwatch:

- eink or lcd display, for always-on and long battery life.

- brightness adjustable LED, for night usage of the watch and as flashlight at night.

- physical buttons, for controls including music volume, skip to next or previous song.

- bluetooth calls and notifications.

- nfc payments.

- functionality allowing to COMPLETELY DISABLE all those fitness functions, such as step counting or heart rate measuring. FU Garmin, I hate you.

- app for plotting tides and moon phases.

- app for voice memos, then transfer to Android/iOS for converting voice-to-text and further editing.

- if the display is touch-enabled, make sure to make it LOCKABLE, otherwise it does self-activates in the shower if the message is received. FU Amazfit, I hate u2.

- solar panel on the sides or even maybe behind eink/lcd display.

At the moment I am using Tissot T-Touch Solar Connect: No nfc payments, no bluetooth calling, no flashlight at night, no tides/moons, no music control But, I never need to charge it!!!!! And I dont need to use my second hand to press the led button to check the time at night, because its a hybrid watch with luminescent arrows.



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