Apple Watch Series 5 GPS

The Apple Watch Series 5 (GPS) is a solid smartwatch with an always-on display, smooth performance, and accurate fitness tracking. It includes heart rate monitoring, ECG, GPS, and safety features like fall detection. Build quality is premium and water-resistant. However, battery life lasts about 18 hours, requiring daily charging, and it’s only compatible with iPhones. Compared to newer models, it offers limited upgrades. In 2026, it’s worth buying only if you get it at a low refurbished price; otherwise, newer options provide better value and features.

Beautiful watch which can be improved by improving the battery capacity. Would be better if not for the daily and proprietary charging honestly. But I still use it daily as I’m an Apple phone user.

This is the first smart watch I've ever gotten. It has been with me since 2019 and has been working great! Does its job of allowing me to see the time, messages, take quick calls without having to whip my phone out from my bag that seems to have never ending stuff that hinders the process of finding my phone quickly. Overall a worthwhile buy! Like that I can track my heart rate and close activity logs to be more healthy as well.