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I tested out Pixel 3 (or 4 .. i don't remember at this point). The 30 hours is when you have all the functionality enabled all the time. Like the always on disp

I tested out Pixel 3 (or 4 .. i don't remember at this point). The 30 hours is when you have all the functionality enabled all the time. Like the always on display, always on notifications etc ... I used to auto set the watch into DnD / battery saving mode at night, and used the "raise hand to turn on the display" functionality.. I used to get 3-4 days of continuous use. Charging used to be like "put the watch into charger after waking up. It'll be ready by the time you get ready for office". I did miss the 30 day battery life of my Amazfit bip and 2 week battery life of Pebble before that.. but charging once a week wasn't all that bad... But again, I mostly used my Pixel watch as a fitness tracker. Didn't really care for most of the apps - except maps.

Mogzol 2mo ago
I have all the features enabled on my Garmin watch (vivoactive 5), including always-on display, and still get at least 4-5 days of battery.
mrheosuper 1mo ago
AOD is a must for me, other thing can be disable, a watch that i cannot tell time at a glance is no more than a brick to me
_se 1mo ago
My Fenix 8 lasts for about a month with 10 hours per week of training. 30 hours with everything enabled is pathetic for a smart watch.
- Moldoteck 1mo ago
  fenix is huge so it's understandable
  - _se 1mo ago
    The mid-size Fenix that I'm talking about is 47mm. The Pixel 5 with this shitty battery life is 45mm. And the also-shitty Ultra is 49mm. So, no, size is not the difference at all.
    - Moldoteck 1mo ago
      Oh, for sure, but Garmin's watches do operate under a different principle. They got a lot of SOC's doing specific tasks more efficiently vs software and their OS is more limited in terms of apps. Android/Apple watches are more like miniaturized smartphones. To each their own. The only reason I don't wear a garmin is that the interface navigation is much less intuitive vs my pebble

Mogzol 2mo ago

I have all the features enabled on my Garmin watch (vivoactive 5), including always-on display, and still get at least 4-5 days of battery.

mrheosuper 1mo ago

AOD is a must for me, other thing can be disable, a watch that i cannot tell time at a glance is no more than a brick to me

_se 1mo ago

My Fenix 8 lasts for about a month with 10 hours per week of training. 30 hours with everything enabled is pathetic for a smart watch.

Moldoteck 1mo ago
fenix is huge so it's understandable
- _se 1mo ago
  The mid-size Fenix that I'm talking about is 47mm. The Pixel 5 with this shitty battery life is 45mm. And the also-shitty Ultra is 49mm. So, no, size is not the difference at all.
  - Moldoteck 1mo ago
    Oh, for sure, but Garmin's watches do operate under a different principle. They got a lot of SOC's doing specific tasks more efficiently vs software and their OS is more limited in terms of apps. Android/Apple watches are more like miniaturized smartphones. To each their own. The only reason I don't wear a garmin is that the interface navigation is much less intuitive vs my pebble