News - Samsung's next smartwatch to be SIM-enabled, called the Gear Solo

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Rumoured standalone smartwatch will do calls without a smartphone partner.

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So you can just have it as a phone technically. lets say you have a bluetooth headset and this watch you could use it a phone only no need for text and stuff right ?

I've often thought smartwatches and phones are the wrong way around.

Put the sim in the watch, leave it as a watch with capability of making a call on its own & via bluetooth
(but no fancy displays etc).

Sell the larger remote displays ("phones") that connect to it via BT to make calls (e.g. ipod touch, phones without sims)

Not been negative but do not really see the need for these