A GPS only model is even less expensive, and as long as your iPhone is nearby, does everything the cellular model will do. Nearby is somewhere in the same moderate sized wood frame constructed home. You can go for walks, runs, bike rides, etc… without the iPhone, and the GPS only Apple Watch will track your exercise, then sync that data to your iPhone when they are in Bluetooth range. It will just not make phone calls and access the internet while away from the iPhone.
The cellar model shares your iPhone’s number, and can leave the iPhone at home. A cellular model has a higher starting price, and has an additional monthly fee of about $10 U.S. added to your iPhone cellular bill. Here is a list of iPhone cellular carriers that support the Apple Watch
Apple Watch - Carriers - Apple
Things I do with my GPS Only Series 10 Apple Watch:
• It tells time, date, day of the week
• Every iPhone alarm, appears on my wrist, where you can acknowledge it, dismiss it, etc…
• I like the iPhone 3rd party “Alarmed” app (http://yoctoville.com), for my alarms
• Ring.com door bell can display a static image on the Apple Watch
• Weather (this gets used a lot)
• MyRadar 3rd party app will display radar image and send weather alerts
• Rain Alarm 3rd party app will display a moving radar image
• Make/Receive phone calls
• Make/Receive FaceTime audio calls
• Use Walkie-Talkie to other Apple Watches anywhere on the planet
• Silence phone ringing by pressing the digital crown (great for SPAM calls)
• Send & receive iMessages
• Send & receive SMS TEXT
• Say “Hey Siri, 14 and a half minute timer”
• Say “Hey Siri, remind me when I get home to do xyz”
• Say “Hey Siri, message my wife/husband/Susan/George/etc…”
• Say “Hey Siri, start Outdoor Walk”
• Say “Hey Siri, end workout”
• Say “Hey Siri, find my iPhone”
• Say “Hey Siri, flashlight”
• Use a 3rd party garage door opener app and device (such as MyQ)
• You can check your calendar
• Read your email
• If you need to take an iPhone picture where you cannot see the screen, use Apple Watch Camera app as a view finder/shutter release
• Built-in Tides app, or you can get a 3rd party Ocean’s Tide app for beach visits
• Hand washing reminder and timer
• Unlock your Mac (I do this several times a day)
• Unlock your iPhone when you are wearing a mask
• Track your exercise and physical activities
Since my Wife got her Apple Watch, we have been able to reliably iMessage each other, as she never keeps here iPhone on her person.
If my Apple Watch was lost, stolen, or broken, I would order a replacement as fast as possible, as I would miss it so much.
