You can find out more about buying the Apple Watch, here: Apple Watch buying guide and price list Apple Watch vs Microsoft Band comparison review: design, build quality But where the Watch is a shrunk down smartphone, the Microsoft Band is a souped-up activity tracker. The Microsoft Band is here now and much cheaper than is the Apple Watch. At the time of writing there is nowhere in the UK into which you can walk and buy an Apple Watch. It will be interesting to see how popular they prove. The most expensive Apple Watch is £13,500. You can spend more by opting for the Apple Watch Edition which starts at £479. At juat £299 Apple's cheapest model is bound to be popular, but prices soon scale up and there are lots of optional extras on which you can splash your cash. The Apple Watch Sport Edition is the cheapest you can buy. More likely in our view it will be discounted, and fall away from view. If it becomes more successful, you will find it all over the place.
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You can also buy the Microsoft Band from PC World (and Currys), also for £169 inc VAT. The Microsoft Band is now available direct from Microsoft for £169 inc VAT. You can buy the Microsoft Band today and get it delivered tomorrow, or walk into PC World and walk out with a Band. Apple is shooting for the moon, Microsoft keeping things tight. The different ambitions of Apple and Microsoft can be witnessed in the respective prices of the Apple Watch and the Microsoft Band. Read next: Which Apple Watch should you buy? | Apple Watch review | Best Apple Watch apps | Best Apple Watch games | Apple Watch tips & secrets | Best Apple Watch straps Apple Watch vs Microsoft Band comparison review: UK price, value, availability
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You can buy one today, but you probably don't want to. The Band is a quirky device from the all-new quirky Microsoft. Wait, you hadn't heard of the Microsoft Band? Well, quite. In this case we are comparing the Apple Watch with its Microsoft counterpart the Microsoft Band. The Band also buzzes to alert you of incoming email and texts, and allows you to manually scroll through the first few words.Hold on to your hats, guys: it is Microsoft vs Apple, just like the old days. The Band already allows you to ask Cortana questions using the Band’s built-in mic, set a reminder, or do something similar. Microsoft has beefed up the Band’s voice-recognition capabilities as well. (So far, the app appears to provide a nice, comprehensive summary of your recent activities, but nothing further.) Talk to the Band But the company has added a new Web dashboard, which it says will offer more analysis the more you use your Band. Microsoft already shows you some of the insights it culls as part of Microsoft Health, its associated app. And if you live in the frozen Northeast, several spin workouts have been added to the Guided Workouts feature, too. GPS will track your ride (as well as any changes in your elevation), and Band’s built-in intelligence will analyze your speed and the recovery time that you’ll need. Those with flat feet will be thrilled that the Band now includes a Cycling tile, where users can now tell the Band that they’re going for a ride.
You can now track your sleep habits for the month using the new Web dashboard.