GPS is the same for walking as jogging. Golf probably uses a higher GPS setting as the Garmin can act as a range finder.
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The AW Ultra suddenly seems like a bargain now with Garmins silly pricing
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I currently have the top end Fenix 8 AMOLED Sapphire titanium 51mm (which I think is the one you’re getting) and it’s fantastic. I also have a titanium MIPS Sapphire Solar Fenix 7 Pro 51mm. Sometimes I just like the MIPS and so go back to it, not sure why 😊
What can a generic external heart rate monitor do to drain the battery of a Garmin watch? The entire logic for connecting/disconnecting and reading stuff from an external heart rate monitor is implemented inside Garmins firmware?
Problem is also appearing with Garmin belts, btw.
Would also say a heart rate monitor is used by quite a lot of runners - especially those who want even more details
Cool, mine is also the 51mm version. I didn’t expect the AMOLED version to last this long as the salesperson told me that the AMOLED version has a higher battery drain.
It should arrive this week, so let’s see.
I know no runner who is not using an external heart rate monitor.
Wrist based optical heart rate monitoring is working fine for me for all sports except for running. And this did it with Garmin or Apple. Both of them worked ok for running too most of the time but when they did not work, the heart rate measurements were a complete mess. Not really seeing a pattern when that happens and when not. Maybe it is the temperature, maybe it is the chilling wind, maybe the band is too tight or too loose. Don't want that so I switched to an external monitor back as I am a number nerd and nothing angers me more than a messed up recording of my run.
Same goes for all of my friends, no one relies on wrist based heart rate monitoring for runs.
Another fresh example. This guy is doing 6.5h of GPS stuff a week and has to charge his Fenix 7 Solar.
Battery life - fēnix 7 Series - Wearables - Garmin Forums
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How can this be true if the promised values are realistic?
Now this guy is getting answers. Can't directly link the post, so here is the thread (again) from the Fenix 7 forum:
Battery life - fēnix 7 Series - Wearables - Garmin Forums
A dedicated community for Garmin users to ask questions, provide answers, and share feedback.
forums.garmin.com
I quote:
"One week with the use you describe seems about right. If battery life is a major concern for you, you may wanna make some adjustments:"
Then he proposes to switch off things like All Satellites, using airplane mode, not listening to music, etc.
Just as @Zelegorm stated over and over again.
So either these guys in the Garmin forums have different watches or they are holding them wrong or whatever.
I can only speak from my own experience rather than hearsay from a website.Now this guy is getting answers. Can't directly link the post, so here is the thread (again) from the Fenix 7 forum:
Battery life - fēnix 7 Series - Wearables - Garmin Forums
A dedicated community for Garmin users to ask questions, provide answers, and share feedback.
I quote:
"One week with the use you describe seems about right. If battery life is a major concern for you, you may wanna make some adjustments:"
Then he proposes to switch off things like All Satellites, using airplane mode, not listening to music, etc.
Just as @Zelegorm stated over and over again.
So either these guys in the Garmin forums have different watches or they are holding them wrong or whatever.
The basic point is the Garmin offers a multiple in number of days over the best Apple has to offer. So far we’ve only discussed the AWU2 rather than the smaller versions of the series 10 which can struggle to get through a day
No but it didn’t come out of the box with that on. I also didn’t have AOD on my AWU2 (does it have that option?)
AOD is ON on all AW (except SE not supported by hardware)
If you turn it off, battery lasts way longer, it's eating a lot.
When you put lower power mode (which almost doubles battery life), it's turned OFF
On mine, it's always ON.
Define “way longer” for AOD off?
im not interested in low power modes beca that puts the Garmin well over a month
You can also put AOD off without lower power mode.
You have at least 50% more battery life.
Low power mode only puts AOD off and reduces CPU usage by reducing background activity (things that your Garmin is not doing like getting mails, refreshing app content, reduces LTE usage ...).
It doesn't reduce any workout feature, you still get the full precision from all sensors.
There is also un ultra low power mode which reduces GPS and other sensors sampling, but it's more extreme and should be used only for super long trails.
I am very surprised that an ex AWU owner like didn't know AOD was available on it
Why you guys keep comparing battery life? Because you are comparing a Kindle versus an iPad.
The Garmin is just a sportswatch while the Apple Watch Ultra 2 is a smartwatch that is basically an iPhone on your wrist with many 3rd party fitness apps to choose from.
The Garmin is just a sportswatch while the Apple Watch Ultra 2 is a smartwatch that is basically an iPhone on your wrist with many 3rd party fitness apps to choose from.
I didn’t keep any of them for long.You can also put AOD off without lower power mode.
You have at least 50% more battery life.
Low power mode only puts AOD off and reduces CPU usage by reducing background activity (things that your Garmin is not doing like getting mails, refreshing app content, reduces LTE usage ...).
It doesn't reduce any workout feature, you still get the full precision from all sensors.
There is also un ultra low power mode which reduces GPS and other sensors sampling, but it's more extreme and should be used only for super long trails.
I am very surprised that an ex AWU owner like didn't know AOD was available on it
Hmmm. Interesting analogy.
I am reading a lot on my Kindle and also on my iPad. My favorite though is the Kindle. Lots "eye friendlier" for reading, lighter and has way better battery life. Also, it is cheap, robust. On the downside: it can only do one thing, displaying books (maybe there is an audio player too, never mind).
So the analogy breaks here for me:
I would never buy a Garmin to supplement my AWU2 for doing sports as I would see absolutely no reason (was a Garmin user) and I am getting no reasons from the Garmin fanboys here.
I actually ordered a Garmin just to see what the hype is all about. It should still work, because I already use multiple devices (for example, I use a real bike computer and not a smart watch for my bike) and have apps that combines the data from these different devices on 1 place.
The Apple Watch Ultra 2 will never be replaced because with the Titanium Milanese loop, it actually looks like an expensive premium watch, even in a business setting. So I would never use a Garmin watch at work for example. Also the Apple Watch Ultra 2 has fall detection which calls 911 without needing a smartphone, and I can also call people in case of an emergency without needing a smartphone.
I have no idea yet how this Garmin will be used, but let's see.
Ok great. So maybe you could do the battery life experiment I described for us. You should be unbiased enough to perform this test.
And you can be sure you aren't the first one joining the dual wrist game - Hellah took one for the team
:-D. I am happy with one watch, an AWU2 actually.
I have seen photos of DC Rainmaker with even more watches. Can't find them though.
I think they are holding it wrong 😂🤣Now this guy is getting answers. Can't directly link the post, so here is the thread (again) from the Fenix 7 forum:
Battery life - fēnix 7 Series - Wearables - Garmin Forums
A dedicated community for Garmin users to ask questions, provide answers, and share feedback.
I quote:
"One week with the use you describe seems about right. If battery life is a major concern for you, you may wanna make some adjustments:"
Then he proposes to switch off things like All Satellites, using airplane mode, not listening to music, etc.
Just as @Zelegorm stated over and over again.
So either these guys in the Garmin forums have different watches or they are holding them wrong or whatever.
Yes. And turn off crippled SATIq and use multiband for the GPS workouts. 😎