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Just out of interest, what is the benefit of GPS on your watch if you already have it on your phone?
by Anonbrit 1y ago
Just out of interest, what is the benefit of GPS on your watch if you already have it on your phone?
- nradov 1y agoWith a GPS (GNSS) receiver on the watch you can get instant position and speed data without having to maintain a stable Bluetooth connection to the phone. Some athletes prefer to record activities on a watch without having to bring a phone. And in certain races, such as most sanctioned triathlons, phones aren't allowed on the course at all.
- bcraven 1y agoSounds like a use case for a fitness watch, not a Pebble.
- crispinb 1y agoOr to put it another way: a Pebble would cover more uses with a GPS. They're clearly not expensive nor necessarily profligate with battery. My now 5 year old Amazfit bip, which was cheap as chips, still gets 3 weeks of battery life with a daily gps-mapped run.
- akvadrako 1y agoRunning without a phone.
- crispinb 1y agoQuite. Phones & watches are mutually exclusive from my pov. The whole point of the watch (especially when running) is not to have to carry a phone.