I will start this review with this: this isn’t my first Apple Watch. Not even my second. It is my third. The series 3, then the series 5. Now, finally, the 46mm series 10. I honestly wanted to give this watch a 3 star review. Just slightly above average. Just at 60% instead of the 80% I decided on. The reason I got this watch, isn’t even a reason I can use this watch for because of some stupid legal crap between Apple and whomever owns the patent they allegedly used for the blood oxygen app. The reason I upgraded my watch after 3 1/2 years and the feature is no longer available. Apple makes billions every year, I think they can fairly pay the patent holder to use the tech they built in to their watch, seeing that there are those of us that found ourselves in need of that very feature for our own safety.
Not much separates this watch from the five as far as health features go. I did benefit upgrading to the 46mm from the 44. I have a big wrist and big fingers. Typing on the 44 was a pain. Playing around with apps on there was frustrating. When I can’t dictate a text response because I’m in an area where I don’t want to be heard, elevator/restroom/movie/bad date, typing it out was terrible on the tiny keyboard. It’s amazing what 2mm more provides. Bigger keyboard for better typing. The communication between the watch and the phone is faster and when I go out of range of my phone, my Titanium case cellular watch automatically connects to the network quickly. Unlike on the series 5, which I had to constantly turn the watch off and back on to realize the phone was nowhere nearby, the series 10 was on the cellular network almost immediately. Also, I can select playing audio without having to only rely on linked speakers or AirPods. The apps I have that can allow me to browse the web on my watch seem to work better. I also noticed that the series 10 took the current watch OS. The series 5 didn’t.
Those are what earned that extra star. But I really hope someone takes advantage of that oxygen sensor, since the app is still there I know the tech is still in the phone.