Don't waste your time waiting around. GET IT!!! it's the best Apple Watch ever. This is coming from someone who is upgrading every single year from Apple Watch S3. It's worth it and you won't be disappointed.
It makes no sense for the guy wearing it to the office everyday who would prefer more battery life without sacrificing function (Me). But for the guy who broke his ankle hiking alone in the middle of nowhere, sacrificing functions to extend the battery could be the difference between life and death.
Plan a camping trip for 72 hours and you will appreciate your Apple Watch Ultra. During that time it will be your only friend. It will blow your mind away. Happy Camping! 🏕️⛺
Honestly, I didn't even hear of a Garmin Watch until Apple Watch Ultra was announced and I discovered it here. I feel like Garmin only offers 1/10 features compare to the Apple Watch Ultra. Does Garmin Watch even get weekly/monthly OS upgrades?
I think they will do it, I’m not too surprised that it wasn’t included at launch either for BT integration or information display. My bet is, it’s coming.
As none of my posts have done that, and from my limited observations, Garmin are not comparing themselves, I assume you refer to its users. In the sweeping statement, I hope you have excluded those who 'watch comparisons' are part of their jobs. There are an awful lot of AW Ultra vs Garmin 'insert watch model', articles and videos, and the response from the watch testers, and the Garmin community has been fierce, this AW Ultra is not 'out of the box' a sports watch, nor with it's pathetic battery life, a Ultra watch. Sadly the fanboi aspect of Apple, leads to those who have tunnel vision around its products. Apple make great products, but don't own all of the spaces within them.
I retired my Instinct for a Venu 2. Now I only get 10-12 days
Life is too short. Just buy it and catch up with the finances later. September was a very expensive month for all of us. I'm glad, Apple is not going to release the M2 MacBook Pro. Gives us time to save money. Life is too short. Money comes money goes but precious time doesn't. I think you should totally get it. Treat yourself!
I don't, that is why I don't own an AW Ultra, and I would like to one day, but not yet. It's half baked.
Are they? Like how? Maybe I missed it but I haven't seen Apple materials that specifically compared to Garmin watches or others. I'd like to see those comparison if they made any.
I have another solution... Apple Card, LOL. It makes it easier, haha! Yeah, CompTIA is very old school and outdated.
Garmin trades off battery life for smart watch features. If your primary variable for deciding which watch to buy is battery life, buy a Garmin. If the primary variable is 'smartness,' buy an Apple Watch.
A watch you have never heard of? Or a brand you've never heard of? Garmin are the leaders in GPS technology, and if you had an interest in sports like running, cycling, swimming, hiking etc, you would have heard of them. To suggest that the selling point of AW is its software updates, is to highlights its flaws, with buggy beta software, and the need to push them out. You are slightly off the mark when you suggest OS upgrades as weekly/monthly, try yearly. And yes, Garmin do put out updates, and upgrades fairly often, and in those they offer alpha/beta upgrades, as well as the final product. Here is a link to see what companies do what in that regard. http://gpsinformation.net/allory/new.htm
Yeh, I only get 6 days now that I have upgraded from the Enduro to the Epix 2, but I wanted the oled screen.I retired my Instinct for a Venu 2. Now I only get 10-12 days
For weeks until they find you...
I get 70+ without low power mode. I am not a runner or heavily using GPS like some are so I assume my experience is indicative of using it like a normal user of a regular Apple Watch. I wear it 3 full days and 3 full nights of sleep tracking before I need to charge it and usually have about 10% give or take when I do charge it. I will charge it earlier sometimes if we are going to be camping or something going somewhere that I wont have access to my charger. I have also forgotten my phone on a few occasions and my battery life was degraded due to taking/making calls on it but I assume with low power mode I will get a full week or more with it. Not sure how accurate the sleep tracking will be with it in low power mode but if that doesnt take a big hit on accuracy then I will probably use it in low power mode all the time. I think it is worth it to say that I never use the always on display. I dont feel it adds anything to the experience at all.
