Apple Watch Series 5 44mm Space Gray Aluminum Black Sport Band
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According to our smartwatch expert
With the Apple Watch Series 5 44mm, you can see what time it is with a single glance. The new Always On Retina Display is always on and doesn't black out. This screen doesn't affect the battery either: it still lasts 18 hours. In addition, the Apple Watch Series 5 features all the conveniences of the Apple Watch, such as an electric heart rate sensor and the possibility of tracking your workout. With the integrated compass, you never lose sight of your goal. In addition, when you're using the compass, you can also see your altitude. With the Apple Watch 5, you can use Apple Pay to quickly make payments in the store.
The Apple Watch is suitable for a wrist circumference of 14 to 21cm. Note: to use the Apple Watch, you need an iPhone 6S or newer with iOS 13 or newer.
Compatible with operating system | iOS | |
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Height | 44 mm | |
Recommended for wrist circumference | 15 - 22 cm | |
Type of heart rate measurement | ECG heart rate measurement, Optical heart rate measurement | |
Required iPhone model | iPhone 6s or later | |
Independent music player | ||
Width | 38 mm |
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I think the Apple Watch Series 5 is a stylish watch and a handy sports companion. While exercising, I can easily see the time and my workout on the sharp always on screen. I do miss a built-in sleep monitor on the Apple Watch; I download an app to measure my sleep quality.
Always on screen does not disturb, just nice I thought it would always interfere with the Apple Watch screen, but it isn't at all. The screen stays on when I'm not looking at the Apple Watch, but it dims and doesn't shine as brightly. Even when I'm working out, I always see what time it is without being distracted by the lit screen.
The right size Watch for everyone I have quite a small wrist; about 16 inches in circumference. The 40 millimeter clock fits well on my small wrist. Apple Watch Series 5 is also available in 44 millimeters. I think that's too big for my wrist, but I think the larger clock looks good on the average men's wrist. The supplied silicone strap is available in 2 sizes. The strap fits nicely on my wrist, even during exercise. For business use I think I would buy another strap, for example the link strap.
heart rate monitor I had already read a lot about the electric heart rate monitor, but now I test it myself. I open the ECG app, put my finger on the Digital Crown and Apple Watch starts measuring right away. The 30-second heart rate measurement is very precise: if I breathe more slowly, my heart rate slows down visibly on the clock. After 30 seconds I get an overview of the measurement. Even when I start a workout in the gym, the Apple Watch carefully tracks my heart rate.
All apps directly on my wrist All messages that come in on my iPhone, I also see on Apple Watch. When my friend texts me, Siri even reads the message. If I want to respond, I choose from a number of standard answers. I can't type my own answer on Apple Watch, but I can record it via Siri.
Lots of storage space for all my apps Apple Watch Series 5 has a whopping 32 GB of storage. That would be too little for my iPhone, but that's more than enough for Apple Watch. I've downloaded all my favorite apps and put Apple Music playlists on Apple Watch and still have plenty of space left.
Robyn. Apple Watch specialist.
28 February 2020
Automatically translated from Dutch
After much deliberation, I decided to return the Apple Watch 5. The reason? You can do too much with it, which it often just isn't, but what you paid for.
For almost 500 euros you have a huge Apple lock-in (because the watch doesn't work with Android) and you have a kind of small extra computer on your wrist. When the novelty wears off, you quickly wonder what extras the Apple Watch offers on top of the iPhone you also carry with you. That's where I'm going wrong.
It's nice to have a decibel meter on your wrist, but once you start measuring that taking a pee is about 45dB, you've left the peak of usefulness behind you. I never needed a compass. The always-on display is nice, but you can't schedule it so that you can't wear the watch at night because then you are in the light. Diving into the settings every time is something like that. The battery lasts a day, so every day you need an hour somewhere to recharge the watch. If you do that at night then you don't have a sleep registration, so you have to do it somewhere during the day. During the day I am busy with other things. Of the dials that are included (and you cannot expand), there are mainly those that are a showcase of the beautiful screen, but functionally there are only 2 or 3. For a primary purpose as displaying time, it is quite scanty.
So is it a worthless smart-watch? No not at all. It even has its own app store and you can do a lot with it, but little that you can't do more conveniently with your iPhone on the larger screen. In the end I noticed that for me the apple watch mainly became a buzzer for new notifications. So that I could quickly and discreetly check my wrist to see what's coming in. But, we are talking about a notification-transmitting device of almost 500 euros (without extra straps) and yes, hello ... there are really a lot of other smart-watches and sports-watches for much less money. .
Therefore: return. I can spend this money better.
Peter B
24 November 2019
Automatically translated from Dutch
As we know from Apple, the watch comes in a very nice stylish box. You take the watch out of the box and place it near your iPhone and ... that's the installation. Your iPhone takes care of everything for you. The watch and your iPhone ask a number of questions and voala. Your watch is ready for use. You even control your Apple TV with your watch because it simply hangs on your wrist.
Jeroen Seijen
21 September 2019
Automatically translated from Dutch
Product number | 838374 |
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Manufacturer code | MWVF2NF/A |
Brand | Apple |
Warranty | 2 years |
Processing of your defect | Carry-in warranty |
Compatible with operating system | iOS | |
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Required iPhone model | iPhone 6s or later | |
Operating system | WatchOS | |
Year introduced | 2019 | |
Guaranteed support with updates | Unknown |
Watch case color | Gray | |
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Watch case material | Aluminum | |
Watch case shape | Rectangle | |
Height | 44 mm | |
Width | 38 mm | |
Depth | 10,74 mm | |
Weight | 36,7 g | |
Size watch case | Average | |
Recommended for wrist circumference | 15 - 22 cm | |
Total storage capacity | 32 GB | |
Water resistance | 5 |
Watch strap material | Plastic | |
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Watch strap color | Black | |
Closure type | Snap button | |
Interchangeable watch strap | ||
Compatibility watch strap | Product specific | |
Minimum wrist circumference | 14 cm | |
Maximum wrist circumference | 21 cm |
Screen type | OLED | |
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Always-on display | ||
Data display | Digital | |
Touchscreen | ||
Color screen | ||
Type of glass | Mineral |
Wireless charging |
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Internet connection options | WiFi only | |
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Bluetooth | ||
ANT+ | ||
Independent music player | ||
Music controls | ||
Built-in microphone | ||
Built-in speakers | ||
Call options | [Answer calls], [Call indepedently], [Call stores contacts] | |
Smartphone notifications | Accept incoming call, Caller ID, Decline incoming call, Music controls, Notifications, Read messages aloud, Receive messages, Send messages | |
App installation possible | ||
Camera operation | ||
NFC | ||
Contactless payment | ||
Contactless payment system | Apple Pay | |
Country contactless payment | Belgium, The Netherlands |
Speedometer |
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Heart rate measurement | ||
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Heart rate zones | ||
Heart rate sensor | Integrated pulse sensor | |
Type of heart rate measurement | ECG heart rate measurement, Optical heart rate measurement | |
Heart rate measurement moment | Continuously | |
Notification exceedance heart rate zone | Yes | |
Irregular heartbeat notification | ||
Heart rate measurement under water |
Oximeter |
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Recommended for sports | Biking, Fitness, Hiking, Mountaineering, Multisport, Running, Swimming, Tennis, Triathlon, Water sports, Winter sports | |
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Adjust sport profiles | ||
Save personal records | ||
Measure fitness age | ||
Recovery advice | ||
Interval training | ||
VO2 max measurement | ||
Automatic pausing | ||
Measures minutes of intensive training | ||
Measures average speed during activity | ||
Lap counter | ||
Race prognosis | ||
Measures step distance | ||
Measure running cadence |
Built-in GPS receiver | ||
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Global satellite navigation system | GLONASS, GPS, Galileo, QZSS | |
GPS application | Navigation, Route registration |
Compass | ||
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Altimeter | ||
Type of altimeter | Barometric, GPS | |
Accelerometer | ||
Thermometer |
Fall detection | ||
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Alarm function | ||
Emergency button | ||
Geofencing |
