This is just a silly statement.
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Garmin Reacts to Apple Watch Ultra: 'We Measure Battery Life in Months. Not Hours.'
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You'd have to argue longer than 3 days and still lose the argument 😡 I won't bother disappointing you, in telling you why 😊
Show us anything even remotely as advanced as watchOS then.
As a diver the Ultra would make a nice backup for my backup. I don’t see a smart watch ever taking the place of a dedicated Dive computer. On a side note my current backup dive computer is not air integrated either, I run a standard mechanical pressure gauge on my tanks as a backup.
Garmin also includes the HRM-Run chest strap in many models which can make recommendations in your running style.
One thing I do like about my AndroidWear watches is that they last about a week or so. Even if I cannot respond to my messages.
I have 2 Apple watches as well. But, even if I am not able to respond to messages, I like the round faces and long battery life. I know this is about Garmin, but it's also about battery life. I also like BIG watches on my wrist.
I have 2 Apple watches as well. But, even if I am not able to respond to messages, I like the round faces and long battery life. I know this is about Garmin, but it's also about battery life. I also like BIG watches on my wrist.
The first iPhone couldn't shoot video and it's now the best at shooting video. Garmin needs to realize that the Apple Watch Ultra is the Apple Watch Ultra Series 1............
Okay, nice fire back.
But Apple will be back next year slowly advancing to have every single feature Garmin has and then adding to the list.
Garmin needs to stop resting on its laurels and advance their product or they'll end up like Fitbit.
Okay, nice fire back.
But Apple will be back next year slowly advancing to have every single feature Garmin has and then adding to the list.
Garmin needs to stop resting on its laurels and advance their product or they'll end up like Fitbit.
The most important thing is that when the rescuers find you several months later after the ice has thawed that they notice that you had a really pretty watchband.
You're clearly not up to speed on the Ultra
Yup, I'm wearing the Watch Pro 5 now and wish and still have 59% left after 30hrs wearing, with AOD enable. That's pretty much the lifespan of the AW Ultra. I do have the AW Ultra on pre order, but I was hoping for at least 48hrs.
I saw a post from someone that said that it would be perfect for their extreme sports activity of walking their dog twice a day.
Garmin is one of the few companies that doesn't engage in financial engineering (taking on debt to buy back stock). In other words, they survive on true engineering innovation which is an incredible feat in this day and age.
That said, I don't think this type of "your move" chess marketing ends well for anybody.
That said, I don't think this type of "your move" chess marketing ends well for anybody.
A lot of people are bad mouthing the Garmin without having tried one recently. They've improved their products and constantly improving over the last few years. Functionally, the AW Ultra competes with the Garmin Epix 2 Sapphire, but the latter is $200 more expensive. I ordered the AW Ultra as soon as it was available to be in the Apple ecosystem. My progression has been AW3 --> Citizen Satellite Wave --> AW7 --> Garmin Fenix 6X Sapphire --> AW Ultra. The best I could get out of the AW7 was 26 hours and I'm hoping to get 48 hours out of the AW Ultra. If not, I give it away to my kids and go to the Garmin Epix 2 that will easily get 4 days with the always on AMOLED 410x410 display.
the ultra is nowhere close to what a Garmin watch can offer in terms of activity function. Garmins main competitor is Coros as Sunto has not been able to surpass them but Coros surely has.
If Garmin could bring wireless service to it, would be great. Only thing they offer is some Verizon (think it’s them) w text capability only.
There is no way in heck, I would give up my Fenix for an. Apple Watch. If you feel like you would, you probably don’t fit the demographic of us Garmin users. That simple.
If Garmin could bring wireless service to it, would be great. Only thing they offer is some Verizon (think it’s them) w text capability only.
There is no way in heck, I would give up my Fenix for an. Apple Watch. If you feel like you would, you probably don’t fit the demographic of us Garmin users. That simple.
It isn't. One large business is avionics.
Well I went from AW6 SS to Garmin Epix 2, I am getting two weeks of battery in smartwatch mode. When we get Ultra like that, I'll go back Apple route.
I remember Garmin’s gps devices for cars, it was nice, but it’s gone now, soon the whole company may go the way of Blackberry.
I would still rate a Garmin Fenix 7 series above an Apple Watch Ultra for autonomy alone. All the Apple specific compatibilities are great, but 60 hours of battery life with a software update is still weak. A non-solar Fenix 7S can do 11 days on a charge and the solar can do 37 days. I'm sure Apple will improve that number as the new model matures.
As far as use as a dive watch, my one misgiving is no AI integration... once you get used to it it's hard to go back, getting real-time info that encourages you to relax and stop breathing so hard lol.
Having a watch that goes 1+ week is nice, but going for over w/ heavy use is fine.
That's why you'd carry a Garmin InReach with you. We have a couple of people die hiking the White Mountains every year. Of course some of them can get a cellular signal and call for help but some can't.
Garmin will not end like fitbit as garmin is a way more diverse company. Garmin still has running & cycling specific equipment that Fitibit does not, like footpods, cycling computers, power meter pedals, & radar lights(Varia). Plus, there is the Garmin InReach line of devices that many ultra endurance backpackers, bikepackers & expedition folks still use.
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