This past week, as I was testing the Meta Vanguard smart glasses, I was reminded why there’s still a need for a smartphone that isn’t the size of a Pop Tart.
Normally, when I go for a run, I want to be as completely untethered as possible — my Garmin Forerunner 570 is often the only tech I’ll bring. However, I needed to test a new feature where the Meta Vanguard could read out data from my watch mid-run. To make that happen, I needed to bring my phone — an aging iPhone 14 Pro — along with…