r/apple Island Boy Sep 07 '22

Apple Unveils Apple Watch Ultra With Large-Screen Design for Athletes and Explorers Apple Watch

https://www.macrumors.com/2022/09/07/apple-unveils-apple-watch-pro-athletes/
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u/Dr_Sirius_Amory1 Sep 07 '22 edited Sep 07 '22

So here’s the deal. Those who say Garmin so much better, they mean battery and that’s about it (for most part). I have AW and a Garmin 920 for tri training. Pure sport use and training, Garmin hands down. The rest of the day, Apple. Garmin can’t show me my front door when doorbell rings. AW gives me super quick access to notifications from many apps with a few swipes. Garmin I’d be mashing that side button all day. Ultra is definitely aiming at Garmin crowd but they’re well aware they’re way behind to take everyone. If you’re doing multi day hunting or hiking, use your Garmin. Other reason Garmin lasts so damn long is it isn’t powering a touch screen with ton of sensors. Trade offs. For the weekend warrior or triathlete or marathoner who until now had to either own two watches or go all in on Garmin and lose functionality, Ultra brings those folks squarely into Apple arena and keeps them put.

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u/imnothereurnotthere Sep 07 '22 edited Sep 07 '22

I'm on a Fenix 7 and this Ultra watch seems like a meh. And no, it's not purely the battery. The best thing about the Ultra watch is it's going to push Garmin to be more competitive.

I'm still not going to wear some weird rectangle on my wrist, and 2 days battery life? no way.

Hell, this things even too big for me and I wear a FENIX 7. It looks ridiculous.

Is there a Garmin Connect alternative? Can I go to a webpage and see all my stats and change features? Nice new watch face, I've got 10 of them that show more information and data views and people can custom make them.

This thing doesn't even have ANT. Backtracking was a really cool feature but I have apps that do that.

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u/ricky1030 Sep 07 '22

What apps do you use for backtracking? Recently jumped over to the Forerunner 955 two months ago and it’s much more useful to me than my previous Apple Watch.

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u/Forestbici Sep 08 '22

I use WikiLoc for watchOS for maps and because I can leave my iPhone at home. The Ultra looks great for being the first series, it promises but I expected more battery life