Which is overkill if you’re actually into mountaineering. Serious mountaineers (who this seems to be marketed too) ain’t going to use this lol
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Garmin Reacts to Apple Watch Ultra: 'We Measure Battery Life in Months. Not Hours.'
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I would say that for the serious athlete, you do have to move away from the native apps and use some third-party ones. But you can still use the Watch as a serious athlete (probably not all types of serious athletes) so long as you use third-party apps.
For example, there's no native Apple app as far as I know that can properly display track workouts when one is doing the workout on the go. I use Intervals for that.
34 hours of continuous accurate GPS tracking without using solar technology is some serious stuff! How does Garmin do that? Or are we being mislead?
…. but maybe one does not need 50% of the „things“ of the AWU for extreme sports/outdoor activities …
Charge the Watch while you are taking a shower and getting ready for bed. Charging it for about 10 to 15 minutes generally will allow the Watch to get through the night. It doesn't take long to get the Watch up to about 80% charge level.
Totally agree with you. While I don't know if Apple will succeed, you have a great point that this is ONLY the first version and first (?) step towards moving into that field of technology for ultra athletes. Isn't there a saying about Rome not being built in one day? It's all one step at a time.
For the $1,099, Garmin is including an iPhone, and LTE service for both devices? That is a good deal! Or is that not what you mean?
Yup. Garmin like the market leaders before it (Blackberry, Nokia, Palm, etc.) has nothing to fear from Apple. Even now that Apple has noticed their market and is starting to target it.
Well, and as others have said, bug free software with a great UI/UX. Granted, if they added LTE voice service, I am pretty sure they would not get a month out of a charge.
You are right. There will be a shrinking market of Garmin users who do Ultra Marathons and Iron Man Triathons who will buy Garmin Watches. As that market shrinks, you will be even more elite and you will be able to continue to explain to everyone else how you really do not want more users.
I don’t see the Apple Watch ever getting that much battery life.
If we want to use the blackberry example, it will be like how the iphone never got a physical keyboard, and not only did the user base not care, but their use case also evolved to make the keyboard more of a liability than it was a benefit.
I wouldn’t count out Apple’s ability to make existing users care about other features beyond battery life. Sure, the Garmin might last longer on a single charge, but maybe at some point, people start going - you know what? That 1 week battery life is sweet, but so are the new features in the latest Apple Watch.
That’s what Apple does best. Change the rules of the game until eventually, the competition find they are increasingly forced to play on Apple’s terms, rather than the other way around.
You do realize that Apple's HomePod mini outsells all of Sonos's speakers combined, right? Sonos total units. HomePod minis.
And it does nothing but tell time and needs to be readjusted. Every month or so.
Sure. And Garmin still fails for me because of no cellular radio. The radio makes up for a lot.
Personally I’m going to wait until they go one better: the iPhone Beyoncé.
I really don’t like the rugged/tougher look, but I have one on order for the bigger screen (text), brighter screen, and battery life…
A) The Ultra is a competent dive computer.
B) Divers never use O2, because pure oxygen becomes toxic at ~30' depth. Divers use compressed air, Nitrox or some other mixed gases.
c) Although they can be fine devices, most sport divers do not use tank-attached computers.
I just pre-ordered the Apple Watch Ultra and I have a Garmin InReach. I‘m excited about extended battery life claims and their implications for when I’m in the backcountry. I do question some of Garmin’s battery claim. My inReach mini is supposed to last up to 30 days, I see it run down in 2-5 days. I will be testing out the low power mode on both the iPhone 14 Pro and the Apple Watch Ultra. If I can save on carrying chargers into the back country that will be great!
Garmin has reacted to Apple's new rugged Apple Watch Ultra, saying in a tweet following the iPhone 14 and Apple Watch event that it measures battery life in "months" and "not hours," promoting its latest Enduro 2 watch for athletes.
While the Apple Watch Ultra has the longest battery life of any Apple Watch to date, with Apple promising up to 36 hours of normal use and up to 60 hours with watchOS 9's new Low Power Mode setting and other optimizations, the Enduro 2 can last significantly longer depending on usage scenarios.
Despite Garmin's claim that it measures battery life in months, the company actually advertises the Enduro 2 as having "up to 150 hours of battery life in GPS mode with solar charging" and "up to 34 days of battery life in smartwatch mode." The Enduro 2 has a 1.4-inch solar-powered display, compared to the nearly 2-inch display on the Apple Watch Ultra that can reach a peak brightness of 2,000 nits, the brightest ever in an Apple Watch.
The Apple Watch Ultra also has a wide range of advanced sensors, including the ability to take an ECG, measure blood oxygen level, alerts for high and low heart rates, and a new body temperature sensor focusing on women's health.
The Apple Watch Ultra is offered in a 49mm case and costs $799, while the Enduro 2 costs $1,099. The Apple Watch Ultra was made available for pre-order earlier this week and will begin shipping on Friday, September 23.
Article Link: Garmin Reacts to Apple Watch Ultra: 'We Measure Battery Life in Months. Not Hours.'
I hear ya. I not crazy about the loss either. The one feature that I really, really like is the addition of that third customizable button. The other nice feature is a more accurate GPS receiver. Other than that, I don’t care for any of the others features.
Hmm…not getting one though. Lol. Sigh.
Watch Ultra should ~ double the that to 10h of running with music. Should outlast 99% of runners.
And if you are the 1% runner, you might consider taking iPhone with you and end up with a lot more battery life (assuming music will be streamed from phone and GPS measurement can be delegated to phone).
Sonos isn't really in the cheap speaker market though. Apple gave up on their premium speaker pretty quickly because the competition at that level is much greater.