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[–] 2tone@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I've always associated Garmin with big over the top styling, but I like that Venu Sq 2. Garmin also seems best quality

[–] Drewsteau@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have a vivoactive 4s and it’s got all the features I want in a smartwatch while also being discreet and small. It doesn’t feel any different on my wrist than an analog watch and that’s what I love most

[–] 2tone@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Been going through their product line now and this is the one I've landed on. Battery?

[–] Drewsteau@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I can get mine to last 5-6 days depending on usage. The GPS function obviously drains it faster so if I’m going on bike rides multiple days in a row it’ll be about 4 days tops, but if I do stationary bike and weight lifting it’ll get 5 days easy, even going on GPS walks it usually doesn’t drain as bad as the bike tracking.

Also worth noting I don’t have any phone notifications on my watch because I just don’t need another device getting my attention. So I think that helps to extend my battery life.

Additionally, I disabled the Pulse Ox sensor by default as that thing drains juice so fast. My girlfriend had hers on 24/7 and was getting like maybe 2 days out of a full charge.

[–] pyrosive@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I have this watch and can confirm it is excellent

[–] Tiefa@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

yeah that's the issue for me with choosing a watch. I like the Charge 4 because it's sorta small and doesn't have a huge face.

[–] NeedsMoreSpice@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Waiting for the new garmin smartwatch to finally move away from fitbit.