I've been using my AW Series 8 now for a few weeks. Pretty much love the longer battery life and snappier overall feel...but the one thing I wanted to get out of the watch to replace my (relatively new) Garmin FR255 was an awesome outdoor sports experience. So far, I haven't been overly impressed. While the data that I gather is usually pretty accurate, I am often disappointed with some facet of the watch experience, whether that be running, walking or hiking/trail running.
Case in point - yesterday I went out for a 6 mile up/down (1500ft gain) trail run. I wore both my watches while out to try to get a feeling for which one I would ultimately prefer. I'd love to be able to use the AW in everything I do, since the data integrates so well with everything I do all day long.
But - while out, I noticed that the AW often does not display certain fields. Usually it's the "current pace" field (like when I'm running). Yesterday it was current pace + elevation. Attached are two pics - one of the AW the other of the FR255...showing, I guess, that GPS data *was* obtainable...just not being displayed on the AW. If I hit the "Compass" app on the AW, I could see the elevation, but when I went back to the sports workout app, the elevation was gone. I don't know. It's so frustrating. This, in combination with the HR often not being detected on my wrist (so I've reverted to wearing my Garmin HR Duo again to make sure that I capture that data), makes me think for serious outdoor stuff, I'll have to use the Garmin and leave the AW at home...
Anyone else see this? Oh - on a side note, I'm on Watch OS 9.1 Beta 4. But it's been doing this across a couple of betas...
Case in point - yesterday I went out for a 6 mile up/down (1500ft gain) trail run. I wore both my watches while out to try to get a feeling for which one I would ultimately prefer. I'd love to be able to use the AW in everything I do, since the data integrates so well with everything I do all day long.
But - while out, I noticed that the AW often does not display certain fields. Usually it's the "current pace" field (like when I'm running). Yesterday it was current pace + elevation. Attached are two pics - one of the AW the other of the FR255...showing, I guess, that GPS data *was* obtainable...just not being displayed on the AW. If I hit the "Compass" app on the AW, I could see the elevation, but when I went back to the sports workout app, the elevation was gone. I don't know. It's so frustrating. This, in combination with the HR often not being detected on my wrist (so I've reverted to wearing my Garmin HR Duo again to make sure that I capture that data), makes me think for serious outdoor stuff, I'll have to use the Garmin and leave the AW at home...
Anyone else see this? Oh - on a side note, I'm on Watch OS 9.1 Beta 4. But it's been doing this across a couple of betas...