Just as Samsung, Google and the Wear OS gang look like they're catching up to Apple, it goes and streaks ahead. The truth is that the Apple Watch Series 4 is in a different league right now, and balances style, features and specs to make an excellent smartwatch.

Better design; Lifesaving metrics; Top sports features

More expensive; Battery life still short; Siri integration still not great

It's disappointing that the Apple Watch 4's groundbreaking new features won't make an appearance in the UK anytime soon.

Larger screen; Thinner; Excellent performance

Battery life still not great; Expensive; No sleep tracking

This beautiful and well-made device is a wonderful piece of art and superb engineering! - I have the black stainless steel case model. It combines a multitude of functions, including monitoring heart-rate, electrocardiograph, multiple exercise functions and calorie-burn, breathing etc.

Apple clearly believes smartwatches are here to stay - the Watch 4 utterly proves that. The design alone is a big upgrade, with the screen offering far more visibility, and while the health benefits are only going to help a subset of users, they're welcome and show the direction Apple is heading.

Larger display; Lightweight design; Louder speaker

Still on the pricey side; Battery life needs to be more than two days

It’s bigger, it’s better-looking and it could save your life

The larger screen (30% larger no less), especially as the Watch itself has barely grown at all. The Series 4 comes in 40mm and 44mm versions (measured vertically), compared to 38mm and 42mm for past Watches.

There’s no native sleep tracking, and even if there was the battery life is still too short to allow you to wear the Watch at night. The battery will last a day comfortably, but not two, so you have to plug it in every night.

The updated Series 4 Apple Watch is a fantastic wearable. The bigger screen makes a huge difference, as do the niceties such as the haptic feedback when you turn the crown. WatchOS 5 is by far the best of its type, and its easier and speedier than even on the Series 4.

Apple Watch Series 4 is the best reason yet to buy a smartwatch

Sleek redesign, Huge, gorgeous screen, Novel health features

Significantly more expensive than Series 3, No always-on display option

The new Apple Watch Series 4 is available today and this new wearable from Apple may have been the best new product launched at the event and couple of weeks ago in California. The Apple Watch Series 4 has been "redesigned and reengineered" with a focus on the features that people use the most:...

Expanded viewable area, Light weight, Solid battery life, Gorgeous display with stunning animations for watch faces

No advanced sleep tracking, No always-on display option, No support for third party watch faces, Swipe to switch watch faces is annoying

“It looks like you’re working out,” the watch face reads. That’s followed by a big, yellow button, suggesting I start an indoor run. I tap the neon button and the clock starts, comping me a reasonable approximation of the time it took for the Watch to be sure what sort of activity it was detecting.

W hen the Apple Watch debuted four years ago , there was quite a bit of skepticism from the traditional watch industry, media, and enthusiasts alike. Personally, as many aBlogtoWatch readers know, I was enthusiastic about it from day one and continue to be so to this day.