Forerunner 405

I have a garmin epix pro gen 2 and a galaxy watch ultra , in past have a fee apple watch and galaxy watches and some old garming for runner 405 cx and for me the the epix for example is sturdy it look great the titanium band is awesome it have a LED light(not using the screen) the gps is precise(at least for what i need) the battery last a lot and that why it keep me plus it looks good and feel more a watch and multitool than an extension of the smart watch, not saying apple watches and samsing watches are trash but for me they still have long way to go and garmin basically would need to add a good lte and ability to add the esim and it will be perfect (for me obviously)

I was a Garmin user starting with the Forerunner 405 and most recently with the Fenix 6 Pro. I dipped my toe into the Apple Watch water with the S9 Cellular a couple of years ago, mostly for the cellular functionality. I hate carrying my phone on runs. I thought I would miss the stats from the Garmin like training readiness, etc., but I realized that the Garmin wasn’t telling me anything I didn’t already know lol. Now I’m on the Ultra 3 and it’s great. I don’t feel like I’m missing out on anything from my old Garmin. Yes, I have to charge more frequently but it’s painless for me to toss the watch on my nightstand charger while I shower. My Garmin required less frequent charging but the process wasn’t great with that finicky connector. Nowadays the Garmins have gotten so expensive that the Ultra seems reasonably priced in comparison.

Apple watch is the best smartwatch, Garmin is the best sportwatch. If your runs are under xhours, than go for the AW; if you are going to train seriously, Garmin all the way

I have used AW, Garmin, Polar and Suunto and AW is by far the worst sportwatch. After switching back to Polar after AW the quality of life improved immediately by not having to charge the thing more than once a week.

Garmin is a sportwatch with some smart features. Apple Watch is the opposite. The battery of Apple Watch is a nightmare, I always forget to charge Apple Watch, i think a Watch should be a help no another task.

i second that. wrist HR with F8 is also faulty for me like 30% of the times, could be because of a wrist or a strap. But i did not see any with F8 improvement compared to F6 or older forerunners

Garmin Forerunnner has several models in that range. Work like a charm.