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Garmin's smartwatch line and SOS communicators now have a massive target on their back. Now that the satellite availability issues are going to be solved, they
by alp1n3_eth 2y ago
Garmin's smartwatch line and SOS communicators now have a massive target on their back. Now that the satellite availability issues are going to be solved, they just need to push battery life further for the watches and they'll be golden.
There will be no point other than simplicity / physical buttons to get a Garmin watch over an Apple watch if you have an iPhone pretty soon.
Garmin w/ eink screen, not great app, bad Apple compatibility = $300, latest AW series 10 = $380
- lxgr 2y agoIf you don’t care at all about battery life and, as you say, have an iPhone (the majority of smartphone users globally doesn’t, I believe).
- bn-usd-mistake 2y agoGarmin still has training readiness, training status, training plans, suggested event-based workouts and much longer battery life which makes them work better for endurance (hobby) athletes. On the other hand, Garmin UX is horrible and the watch faces are utterly ugly (saying as former Apple Watch owner and now Garmin FR 965)
- jajko 2y agoPopularity of Garmins go way beyond what you try for some reason reduce it to. These are serious sport and adventure watches, apple doesnt really have a comparable product for many folks, ie for me or my wife (who has apple+garmin mix). I personally also prefer wearing round watches than blocky mini phone. Latest garmins, any garmins, with oled displays look much cooler.