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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•29 days agoI’ve read that Samsung and Apple smartwatches are better than Garmin at detecting cardiac issues tho.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish11•29 days agoProblem with the smarter fitness watches is battery life. My Fenix can go about 2 weeks with running 4 days a week. I do t want to have to manage charging my watch so often it’s a pain to capture my life. (Sleeping, steeps, activities)
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•29 days agoTBF I’m rocking a 30€ smartband connected to GadgetBridge lol It gets ~1week battery life regardless of activity tracking
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•29 days agoA week isn’t bad. I just use mine to track a lot if activities, even sailing. So hours of GPS tracking. I’m really happy with my Garmin.
I’ve read that Samsung and Apple smartwatches are better than Garmin at detecting cardiac issues tho.
Problem with the smarter fitness watches is battery life. My Fenix can go about 2 weeks with running 4 days a week. I do t want to have to manage charging my watch so often it’s a pain to capture my life. (Sleeping, steeps, activities)
TBF I’m rocking a 30€ smartband connected to GadgetBridge lol
It gets ~1week battery life regardless of activity tracking
A week isn’t bad. I just use mine to track a lot if activities, even sailing. So hours of GPS tracking. I’m really happy with my Garmin.