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I'm most annoyed that they've locked competent GPS tracking behind a $799 price tag. It's the one reason why I didn't get an Apple Watch originally. It was cons

by Sakos 4y ago

I'm most annoyed that they've locked competent GPS tracking behind a $799 price tag. It's the one reason why I didn't get an Apple Watch originally. It was consistently less reliable and inaccurate in weird ways than similarly priced Garmin and others.

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imchillyb 4y ago
Apple Watch is significantly more accurate than a Garmin or other handheld 'portable' GPS unit. Significantly so, especially when paired with a phone (which users already own).
- brianwawok 4y ago
  Well, most runners do not run with a phone - so that isn't helpful. (Some do, but many of us specifically leave the phone at home, and run with our apple watches to save having a big clonkly phone)
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- entropie 4y ago
  > Apple Watch is significantly more accurate than a Garmin or other handheld 'portable' GPS unit. Any source on that - because I really doubt it.
  - astrange 4y ago
    It should be, it has wifi/cellular/map assistance and is paired with a phone with L5 GPS.
    - entropie 4y ago
      I have a 10-30 seconds fix with like 10m accuracy with my watch (fenix 6 pro) only.
      - astrange 4y ago
        Yeah, there shouldn’t be any issues with GPS in an outdoor area, it’s only in cities where the buildings block/reflect the satellites that it’s an issue. (Maybe forests or valleys? Not sure.) A-GPS doesn’t need to wait for a fix to be pretty accurate though, which is nice.
- nradov 4y ago
  Independent tests have shown that the latest high-end Garmin devices are more accurate than previous Apple watches due to support for dual-frequency GPS. This makes a significant difference when signals are obstructed by buildings or trees. The new Apple Watch Ultra will now have feature parity so it should be just as accurate.
brianwawok 4y ago
I have used both Garmin and Apple watch (currently rocking an Apple Watch 6), many distances from casual walks to full marathons. I have found the apple watches did fine? What didn't work for you? This is a review of an Apple 5, and it's within a few % points of a Garmin https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/11/apple-watch-series-5-sports-fitness-in-depth-review.html https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/11/apple-watch-series-5-spo...

by Sakos 4y ago

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imchillyb 4y ago

Apple Watch is significantly more accurate than a Garmin or other handheld 'portable' GPS unit. Significantly so, especially when paired with a phone (which users already own).

brianwawok 4y ago
Well, most runners do not run with a phone - so that isn't helpful. (Some do, but many of us specifically leave the phone at home, and run with our apple watches to save having a big clonkly phone)
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entropie 4y ago
> Apple Watch is significantly more accurate than a Garmin or other handheld 'portable' GPS unit. Any source on that - because I really doubt it.
- astrange 4y ago
  It should be, it has wifi/cellular/map assistance and is paired with a phone with L5 GPS.
  - entropie 4y ago
    I have a 10-30 seconds fix with like 10m accuracy with my watch (fenix 6 pro) only.
    - astrange 4y ago
      Yeah, there shouldn’t be any issues with GPS in an outdoor area, it’s only in cities where the buildings block/reflect the satellites that it’s an issue. (Maybe forests or valleys? Not sure.) A-GPS doesn’t need to wait for a fix to be pretty accurate though, which is nice.
nradov 4y ago
Independent tests have shown that the latest high-end Garmin devices are more accurate than previous Apple watches due to support for dual-frequency GPS. This makes a significant difference when signals are obstructed by buildings or trees. The new Apple Watch Ultra will now have feature parity so it should be just as accurate.

brianwawok 4y ago

I have used both Garmin and Apple watch (currently rocking an Apple Watch 6), many distances from casual walks to full marathons. I have found the apple watches did fine? What didn't work for you? This is a review of an Apple 5, and it's within a few % points of a Garmin https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/11/apple-watch-series-5-sports-fitness-in-depth-review.html https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/11/apple-watch-series-5-spo...