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Apple Watch 'Pro' May Feature Additional Physical Buttons for Workout-Related Functions
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I would consider that a better thing than what these renders show. The weird bulbous base capped off with a flat top just seems so far out of the Apple aesthetic and it doesn’t look “tough” like a G-Shock does. I’m disappointed, but also happy as I won’t be tempted by it either. And if Apple sticks to their small annual iterative changes to the Watch, I won’t get tempted by it for the foreseeable future.
These extra buttons worry me, the Apple Watch doesn’t need more reasons for it to go on an reboot loop after a swim more than ever.
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you can easily mount the fenix on the quarter turn with a low cost adapter from garmin and its rock solid, downhills etc. no prob.
the point is, if you do sports in several disciplines its not a super good idea to mix the brands. so if you‘re running, biking and/or swimming for ex. one single brand has much more benifits because it sums up everything.
i own a fenix and an edge.
you can easily mount the fenix on the quarter turn with a low cost adapter from garmin and its rock solid, downhills etc. no prob.
the point is, if you do sports in several disciplines its not a super good idea to mix the brands. so if you‘re running, biking and/or swimming for ex. one single brand has much more benifits because it sums up everything.
Is durability the only thing they are adding? No, by your own admission that's only part of the equation. But let's focus on "Extreme" for a moment. The top athletes in extreme sports participate in sanctioned events and have many sponsorships. They are professionals paid for their work... There are many things to be said about Apple's use of the Pro branding throughout the lineup, but it's honestly not a bad fit for a watch. There plenty of athletes and outdoor professionals (i.e., guides) out there that would benefit from a "Pro" watch.
I guess those millions haven't found google yet. There are plenty of third party handlebar mounts out there.
...and I was hoping a fitness oriented model would be coming down market...not going up into Pro area (and pricing)
Can the Apple Watch pair to my heart rate monitor, foot pod, temperature sensor, power meters, radar, speed sensor? No? Okay so Apple will never replace Garmin unless you’re a casual athlete who doesn’t care for the metrics and likely never even heard of strava.
I would generally agree. That's why I had so many ANT+ sensors: Long time Garmin user. Garmin helped birth ANT+, and they sure used it on a lot of their goodies...
The Peloton, getting rides into Garmin Connect is a Sisyphus-ian struggle. You can do it, but in the end, 'Why?'...
Yet, so far, the Apple Watch and Garmin Edge experience has been pain free. I love 'pain free'... I hate drama and having to use shims and programs to 'process' data to be accepted.
Waiting to see it in action! Hopefully the new Pro watch has many added features.
Well I wouldn't consider myself a casual user so I have a Garmin Edge to pair my radar and cadence sensors.
I hate regular HR monitors so I put up with the less precise optical sensors from my Garmin and Apple watches.
For running though I would prefer to only have to wear one watch, that has buttons, an always on display, the ability to receive and place calls (without my phone) and the ability to pay with pretty much any bank account I have (Garmin pay supports very few banks in Europe) on the go. Currently there is no watch that does it all.
I wish Garmin could do it but I think they'll have a hard time matching the Apple Watch in terms of connectivity.
I do think that Apple could learn a lot from Garmin though in terms of pairing with accessories (not to mention battery life). For instance I find it a bit ironic that my Garmin watch can stream my HR to my mac over BT (for Zwift), but my Apple Watch can't !
Btw, you may not know it but Strava actually has a pretty decent Apple Watch app and you can even import runs from the regular Workout app into Strava.
Important reminder that we have no idea if it is actually called Pro or not. We'll find out tomorrow.
It was never a fashion device despite what the initial marketing drive tried to make it one. It was also never a watch despite Apple's conviction that it should always look like one and restricting the real functionality to "complications".
Yeah. I think both Active or Extreme would be better names for a sports Apple Watch. But hey. Apple will do what it wants. Just as long as the regular Apple watch gets the same health sensors. Not everybody wants a bigger watch on their wrist to get them. I’m a big guy, so i don’t mind. But my gf has tiny wrists and prefers the regular size… but wants all the latest health sensors.
I was wearing two watches for a while.
It got old though. I wish Apple would take on what Garmin can do but we know it will never happen.
Love Garmin radar!!! A must for any cyclist.
I would never buy or wear an Apple Watch. Not that I don’t like Apple, I do. A watch for me tells time, maybe the date. I certainly don’t need to monitor my B.P., or pulse rate daily, or a cardiovascular workout routine.
Truth is I thought that the Garmin fenix was a joke. I come from a history where an IBM printer I used almost every day (in the 80's) had three lead counter weights in the chassis so that when its print head zipped from one side to the other it rocked the building. That printer was really rather heavy, and even the IBM service tech said that 'IBM sells their equipment by the pound', with a smirk.
The fenix looked like it was a near porcupine on my wrist with all of the buttons and nubs that supposedly protected them. It looked, to me, like it was trying too hard. Like a 75 pound color dot matrix printer. Buttons and more buttons.