Apple Watch 7 , no iphone

itischandu wrote:

I am trying to buy an apple watch Series 7 for my brother (in India) who uses an Android phone. Will he be able to setup the Apple watch without his own iPhone . I mean , I can use my phone for the setup purpose . ?.

Well, yes but the Watch won't have all the features it would have if it was connected to his phone. And, I suspect, it's going to be more trouble than it's worth. If anything goes wrong and it needs to be reset, the watch and your phone will need to be together.

Set up Apple Watch for a family member - Apple Support

The intention is not to make calls/send message/share location from iPhone.

Have you considered getting him a watch that will pair with his phone?

Apple Watch Family Plan

Set up Apple Watch for a family member - Apple Support

Set up a family member’s Apple Watch - Apple Support

Some limitations: Cannot receive SMS/MMS messages, as that depends on a fully paired iPhone. Messaging is pretty much limited to Apple's Messages, unless the messaging service provides an Apple Watch app. Alarms, alerts, notifications on the iPhone are not sent to the Apple Watch. Apple Pay via a credit card is not available. Also not available: Medications, respiratory rate, irregular heart rhythm notifications, ECG, AFib History, Cycle Tracking, Sleep, Wrist Temperature, Blood Oxygen, Walking Steadiness, Audiobooks, Camera Remote, News, Shortcuts, and the double tap gesture.