Apple - Watch Series 7

From what I’ve seen on Reddit, especially on the running side of things, are people training for a half marathon or full marathon and have like a Series 1-4 and complain that the Apple Watch battery wouldn’t last the whole race. But they’ll go out and buy a brand new Garmin🤔 Like if you search Apple Watch battery in some running subs you’ll see people complaining about it and recommended Garmin. I’m biased because I’ve always had an Apple Watch and I have no plans at this time to replace it, but at the same time I feel people have these old series watches with terrible battery life and think the newer models are the same. The battery life definitely needs improvement though… I’m still on my Series 7 because I’m waiting for some major improvement to the form factor, health feature, and battery life. But after all of that, I can still make it through the entire day. I charge every morning for like 20mins and then it doesn’t need a charge until the next day and I’m a pretty active person.

Had AW 6, 7, 10... Had Garmin Fenix 7 somewhere between AW... Now with Garmin instinct 3. ALl has pros and cons. none is perfect. For me it's great to switch from time to time... I would happily do the same between iphone and android, but the cost of switch in terms of software is crazy...

It all depends on your requirements. Recently bought a used series 7 and i am happy with it. Mostly use it for workout and sleep tracking.

Apple Watch 7 with dawn patrol. More than 400ish surf sessions. You need a real watch band :)

Hello guys.. I am using an Apple Watch serie 7 but the battery is now almost dead. I would like to buy something different and I am evaluating both Garmin and Coros. I know no solution is really precise for CrossFit, usually I also wear a polar h10 band to have more precise data. What I like is to collect data when we mix run section during the workout or also to have an overall overview during workout with also stress levels and health data, that is what is partially missing on Apple Watch environment. I was looking to the new garmin 570, but also evaluating coros. Garmin sounds to me more accurate with also new v5 sensors, I am not a pro so it would be just a new way of tracking activities with different approach on battery side and health parameters such as body battery, stress levels and so on. What do you think!? 570 could be a good option? Thanks

You need to ask yourself what the Garmin would be adding. A modern Garmin vs. a 4-year-old Apple Watch would likely be more accurate for GPS tracking, but you've stated that is not important to you. Garmin would add a 5-button interface that can be used without a touchscreen, better battery life, and a bunch of fitness metrics of dubious value. Meanwhile you would lose the following on-the-wrist features: Siri, Apple Pay, Apple Music, Home, phone calls, responding to messaging, full email client, etc. If I were you, I would keep the Series 7 or perhaps upgrade to a more modern Apple Watch. It doesn't sound like the Garmin would add much of value to your setup, and you would be losing a lot of features.

I had a series 7 and recently switched to the Watch Ultra 3, I would say it's spectacular.

I legit had to bite the bullet and get a portable watch charger for the times I just didn’t have time to charge it before work. (I have a variable schedule so I can’t just charge it at the same time every day, and charging it when I shower the night before leaves me with at best 70 ish battery when I wake up—this is not always enough and sometimes I end up cutting it real close.) To be transparent, I have a refurbished S7 with 84% capacity, so it’s certainly not at its peak, but it’s also a rude awakening coming from fitbit. My old blaze I only had to charge every 2-3 days, the newer versa 4 I could get away with 4-5. But I eventually had to ditch the versa because notifications were inconsistent, I’d reboot it to fix it and it’d get stuck in a reboot cycle, and I got tired of not being able to control my music with it like I could on the blaze. (Unless you specifically use YT music… I don’t, lol.) I 100% get there are reasons it drains faster than other stuff but it’s still wild to me how much faster it goes than literally anything else I’ve owned.

I used a Series 7 watch for a bit, battery would crap to on any ride over 50 miles assuming I was wearing it not just during the ride. Was able to fix that by getting a used Apple Watch Ultra 2. The metrics it provides are useful, mostly in hindsight for comparing rides or understanding what you just did. The data presentation in the iPhone is good enough. Where the watch falls flat though is if you want to use the computer to help you during the ride. Things like cadence (watch doesn’t even track), speed, heart rate, climbs - are all metrics I find useful to help me control my efforts on a ride - and looking at my wrist for any of it disrupts the flow. Also there are bike computers (Garmin, Wahoo, and presumably others) that will help you with directions or finding alternative routes if you’re in an unfamiliar area. For reference, I am not a competitive rider - I just want to ride far and be able to make it back to my starting point.

I got sick and tired of charging my dang apple watch 7 battery all the time, now I only charge my ultra 3 about 1 hour every 2 days or so it's liberating. I am a pretty intense bicyclist but my bike computer is better than the watch anyway for a bunch of reasons. Loving the new watch like crazy maybe I'll have to take up deep sea diving to fully enjoy it!!