So I purchased this lower model even though I had been eyeing the Fenix 7 Pro Sapphire, and I had previously come from Apple but recently switched over to Android when i got the Motorola Edge 2023.
So far I love this watch. Here's my list of Pros.
- It reads my heartrate regularly and fairly accurately
- I get ALL of my notifications (Apple watch had a serious problem with notifications from certain apps)
- I love the map features because I do go hiking often and usually don't have service where I go so having a GPS centralized map helps me figure out where I am going on trailless hikes.
- Steps counter is pretty accurate though sometimes registers my arm movements whenever I play with my kids so I get extra steps.
- Definitely waterproof as I have showered with it on, washed dishes, washed my car, this thing has been dunked in and soaked in water and performs as promised. I'm not a diver though so I can't attest to the depth other than in a pool.
- Love the wrist awareness for when the light goes on. It's pretty sensitive so whenever I have to put my daughter down I have to take off my watch so it doesn't light up the room. It's pretty bright, so the "flashlight" feature is pretty great and works well in the dark.
- THE BATTERY LASTS FOR DAYS. Even with heavy notification activity, I won't need to charge it for at least 3 days, and my watch will tell me for how many days the battery will last. I love that it learns your patterns too and adjusts the battery life accordingly.
Cons! Not really much here honestly.
- My only con is that the screen is not touch sensitive. You HAVE to use the buttons. But I suppose that helps to add to the battery life and reduces the chances of the screen cracking under pressure as the technology for a touch screen is different than standard watch glass.
- The watch face store could have more variety that doesn't require you to PURCHASE the watch face. One thing I loved about Apple Watch is that it had SO may different faces and setting up the complications for the different faces seemed a bit easier and more streamline. Through the Garmin IQ app it can be a little confusing.
- Updating can be a bit of a chore and I am a little disappointed that it doesn't come with a lot of storage space or upgradeable storage space. It really limits how many apps you can have.
Other than that, so far, I give this watch a 5/5. It works great, it looks great and better than an Apple Watch (in my opinion I prefer circles to squares), it does what I need it to do and it does it well. Super happy with my purchase.
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Much better than Apple for athletic and outdoors enthusiasts.
Battery life, watch face size and configurations is phenomenal. I love everything about it except that I cannot respond to text on it. I can live without that more than I can live with a single day battery life of my apple watches.This allows me to travel and go places that are multiple days w/out bringing a charger. I can track fitness rides for as many hours as I like and not worry about the watch dying. This watch would dominate if it could take calls and respond to texts. It's already more valuable to me without those features.The pictures are with an additional glass screen protector over the face. I am very hard on watches and don’t want to risk it.
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