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I think the screen quality is very different. Newer Garmins have screens that are more comparable, but if you run them in always-on mode, battery life is a few
by gnicholas 3y ago
I think the screen quality is very different. Newer Garmins have screens that are more comparable, but if you run them in always-on mode, battery life is a few days IME. I don't leave my screen on, and the battery lasts 5-6 days.
I agree that 24 hours is lousy, and I won't buy and Apple/Google watch for this reason.
- radlad 3y agoCan you define newer? Which watch do you have? I have a Fenix 6s and with Always On mode it lasts about a week. However, if I record activities, I'll need to charge it that night. At one point, battery life got really bad but a factory reset fixed it. And the thing still gets updates years after its release! I once broke my Garmin bike computer screen and they sent me a new bike computer free of charge. Honestly, I'm a big Garmin fan at this point.
- gnicholas 3y agoI have a Forerunner 265, which I think was refreshed earlier this year to have the new AMOLED display. It looks nice, but it doesn’t last more than about 3 days in always-on mode. I don’t understand how the Amazfit watches get 2+ weeks, with such nice-looking screens. I would have gotten one but don’t feel comfortable due to data/privacy issues, and the menus were clearly not written English-first. But the battery life was amazing!