I recently switched from a Coros Pace 2 to a Garmin Fenix 7 Pro Saphire Solar and absolutely love it. Feels much more substantial than the Coros and battery life is awesome. The Coros battery life had severely degraded over the last 6 months.
I’ve had Apple Watches for a long time. I never bought the ultra line but I couldn’t imagine leaving my garmin to go back. The battery life difference alone is a massive difference. I don’t want or need my watch to put on a show via my wrist (I have a 7 pro SS mips) and it’s just a better experience for me with tracking etc. I don’t think I will ever own another Apple Watch unless garmin really starts screwing up. Oh and I use my flashlight CONSTANTLY. I don’t care for how the Apple Watch achieves similar.
do you like hiking at all? The fenix series as well as the Forerunner 965 IIRC have some pretty awesome integrations with AllTrails...I'm also a huge proponent of buying used on Facebook...it takes some research, but the used market is solid for these devices and a great way to start...I've bought 6 watches(family of 4) only one was new(fenix 7 pro saphire titanium) as it was a great new price during some sort of seasonal sale... :)
I couldn't recommend the garmins more over any apple or fitbit devices...tjeu are great watches and battery life measured in days instead of hours is a luxury you will also appreciate....On my fenix 7, I love the flash light...totally unexpected top 3 feature. :)
Had a 265, moved to a 47mm Fenix 7 Pro because I wanted full mapping since I started trail running and MIP display and didn't care about potential new features.
Yes, the Fenix units weigh more, but a good chunk of that weight comes from the stock chonky silicone straps. The difference between case-only on my kitchen scale was \~10-13g if I remember correctly.
When running, I definitely noticed the additional swing weight on my wrist with the F7 on stock silicone, but don't really notice it now that I have it on a nylon band.
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