( this was meant as a reply...sorry!)
I made the switch, or at least am in the process! lol! Came from the 7+ and apple watch. Had a Note 5 for about 4 months then went back to the iphone. So far I'm loving the Note 8! Will detail that in another post. However, as for the watch "replacement", I went with the S3 Frontier. So far I'm really impressed with it! Nice having a round watch face again! lol! Truthfully, ease of use on this is really better than Apple Watch. At least from a navigation stand point. I battled with waiting for the Sport version that's waterproof, but decided that it really wasn't that big if a deal. I went with the Apple Watch not being waterproof forever, so no big deal. In the few days I've had both phone and watch, it's been pretty awesome! Biggest game changer as far as the watch goes...battery life! I can go 2+ days without dropping it on the charger. So, you can't go wrong with the Frontier, IMO. Hope that helps!
That does help, I love reading other apple switchers thoughts. If money was not a factor I'd pick up the frontier for sure. I am leaning towards waiting for the sport or picking up an S2 as I'm still perfectly happy with my series 0 apple watch. I am currently on the hunt for an old iPhone 5 or something to get the $300 from AT&T. Don't see any reason to trade my iPhone 7 so I will either give that to the wife or sell.. thanks again for the info!