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This pains me. I have been an Apple user (fan) since 1983, and I am about to ask questions that expose a huge gap in knowledge and understanding that is embarrassing to me. If you can, please refrain from pointing out my idiocy. If you do pile on, however, I kind of understand.

I currently have an Apple Watch (Series 3 GPS) which I have only had for the last two years. I am a late adopter of the Apple Watch because my cellular service does not support Apple Watch. My hope for the watch was to be able to run without a phone. I have had moderate success. The real trouble is that I use Audible, and my current phone lacks storage and speed to easily load full books as I cruise through them. So, I only use the Apple Watch as a watch now, and I still run with the phone.

The other problem is that the watch is so old that updating the OS is slow, laborious, and frequent. For a while I didn't update it. It is current now, but I still lament the fact that I have not really been able to use it for running and listening to audiobooks. Wow. Even I am tired of my post. Anyway, I have a few quick questions to be considered in the context of my lame context and use case.

1. Is the current Apple Watch SE (44mm) capable of storing a couple of big novels and a few playlists to be used apart from the phone during a run?

2. Is it better to get an Apple Watch 8 (44mm) to accomplish the same?

3. Am I the only one that is now mad that watch faces are exclusive to particular models? (I love the faces for Ultra, and just learned today that the face is exclusive... which is infuriating because the Ultra isn't available in GPS mode only... Additionally, yes, you are right. I could just get a cellular account for the phone... or I could just not complain. However, I don't want to do the former. As for the latter, check my history. I am not a big complainer. So, this query/rant represents a relatively small part of my overall participation on this site. You are free to call me out, but I am just trying to find the best watch for my narrow use case.)

Ok. Thanks to whomever is still here. I appreciate the time and insight.

This pains me. I have been an Apple user (fan) since 1983, and I am about to ask questions that expose a huge gap in knowledge and understanding that is embarrassing to me. If you can, please refrain from pointing out my idiocy. If you do pile on, however, I kind of understand.

I currently have an Apple Watch (Series 3 GPS) which I have only had for the last two years. I am a late adopter of the Apple Watch because my cellular service does not support Apple Watch. My hope for the watch was to be able to run without a phone. I have had moderate success. The real trouble is that I use Audible, and my current phone lacks storage and speed to easily load full books as I cruise through them. So, I only use the Apple Watch as a watch now, and I still run with the phone.

The other problem is that the watch is so old that updating the OS is slow, laborious, and frequent. For a while I didn't update it. It is current now, but I still lament the fact that I have not really been able to use it for running and listening to audiobooks. Wow. Even I am tired of my post. Anyway, I have a few quick questions to be considered in the context of my lame context and use case.

1. Is the current Apple Watch SE (44mm) capable of storing a couple of big novels and a few playlists to be used apart from the phone during a run?

2. Is it better to get an Apple Watch 8 (44mm) to accomplish the same?

3. Am I the only one that is now mad that watch faces are exclusive to particular models? (I love the faces for Ultra, and just learned today that the face is exclusive... which is infuriating because the Ultra isn't available in GPS mode only... Additionally, yes, you are right. I could just get a cellular account for the phone... or I could just not complain. However, I don't want to do the former. As for the latter, check my history. I am not a big complainer. So, this query/rant represents a relatively small part of my overall participation on this site. You are free to call me out, but I am just trying to find the best watch for my narrow use case.)

Ok. Thanks to whomever is still here. I appreciate the time and insight.