r/apple • u/exjr_ 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/laxpwns Sep 07 '22

Your Garmin 920 is multiple generations old, and you should check out the new Forerunner 955 (or Fenix 7 which is getting all the stuff the 955 has later this year if you want the rugged look, both have touch screens). They’re certainly going after the Garmin crowd from an aesthetic standpoint, but once you take the new features into account, the only reason to keep using an Apple Watch is if you’re so deep in the walled garden that you couldn’t find your way out with turn-by-turn GPS.

I wanted to like the Ultra so much, and was holding off upgrading from my Series 5 to the new forerunner hoping the Ultra would impress, but outside of walled garden features it seems the forerunner and Fenix are better in nearly every single way and I can still use Siri on the Garmin.

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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '22

Dang I couldn’t disagree more. I think garmin is absolute trash and the Apple Watch gives me a million reasons to dump my garmin. I don’t do multi day sporting events so the battery isn’t an issue. Looks like this Apple Watch will last two days so it can be used for sleep tracking whereas garmin basically doesn’t track sleep (I know it says it does but it’s beyond shit). I can’t think of any practical benefit to my garmin at this point besides battery life