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Apple Watch is significantly more accurate than a Garmin or other handheld 'portable' GPS unit. Significantly so, especially when paired with a phone (which us
by 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 agoWell, 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 agoIt should be, it has wifi/cellular/map assistance and is paired with a phone with L5 GPS.
- entropie 4y agoI have a 10-30 seconds fix with like 10m accuracy with my watch (fenix 6 pro) only.
- astrange 4y agoYeah, 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 agoIndependent 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.