Garmin - Lily 2
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"it's smaller than the chunky masculine watches that have more capacity."
"I also have small wrists."
"not bulky, aesthetically pleasing ... I currently use my garmin more as a watch"
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"Just track my routes, my pace and heart rate, etc. Basic stuff. Anyway, I love it."
"tracks heartrate ... I've only really used the heartrate/activity tracker for both."
"and even the HR monitor seems to stay pretty accurate."
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"The battery still lasts 4-5 days"
"About a week without the O2 saturation monitoring, 3 days ish with."
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"I like the Garmin app"
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"reasonable low price"
"When I chose the Lily, I wanted to go with a lower cost option to try out the brand."
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"I personally didn't find Elevate 5 more precise nor accurate than the 4. ... Actually the main purpose of this switch was to improve the accuracy of hr tracing. ... I also was convinced that results of chest strap and elevate sensor are very different from each other."
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"the Lily does not unless you look at the Lily Active 2."
"I decided to switch to the Venu because it has GPS built in, so I no longer need to rely on a connection with my phone as I did the Lily."
"It does not have built in GPS so you do have to carry a phone if you want your location recorded."
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"It barely registers climbing,swimming,or yoga as an exercise automatically."
LukasKhan_UK 1.0My wife has the Lily 2 (non GPS version). I bought it so she can check her SP0² - which has now vanished from the watch I get the appeal, but as a fitness watch, it just doesn't do anything very well
anasv7 0.1Surprised no one said lily 2. I have it and its very feminine
ArtsyGrlBi 0.1I went this route. They have different watches with different styles and for different needs. I use the Lily 2 because I have a tiny wrist. I love it.
Automaton_Willow 0.1I don’t know why, but my Garmin was bad at tracking sleep compared to my Fitbit and now my AW Se 3. I had the Lily 2, so maybe it was because it’s a cheaper model idk. It could never get my sleep times right and would say I was sleeping 9 hours every night and falling asleep at 10pm when that wasn’t even close.
dmkemi1027 0.1I have the Lily 2, and while I like it because it's smaller and more stylish, I've found I'm already outgrowing it. You have to carry your phone with you to connect to GPS. (UNLESS I'm doing this wrong and I'm happy to be educated!!) I've decided I want to get back into running, and being able to ditch my phone but still have GPS is really the main reason I'm buying a Forerunner. I'll still wear my Lily for daily wear, as it's small and pretty. But I'll be swapping to the Forerunner for outdoor stuff.
drphil07734 0.1I have a garmin lily 2 and love it. It was around $300. I'm able to alert up to 3 contacts if I press a certain button. It has a feature called "body battery" that helps me pace myself. The sleep tracker is nice too. It does what I need it to do, since I wasn't interested in all the other things that Apple Watches can do. I just use it purely for pots tracking. It does show me my text messages though. And the battery life is up to 11 days which is awesome.
Flashy_Lab222 0.1I have the Lily 2 as well and like it, especially for the body battery feature.
Humble-Lab-3950 0.1Definitely don’t get the Lily or Lily 2. The Lily 2 Active does have built in GPS so it might be okay for your needs. However, I had it for about 7 months and changed to the Venu 3s which is 100% better. The Lily series is a basic fitness watch that is not worth the price when there are other watches at the same price point that give you way more features. I also have small wrists and the slightly larger size of the Venu 3s if just fine for me and honestly not noticeable when wearing it. I’ve been using Garmin Pay on my watches over the years and it works great. (Saw someone said it doesn’t work for them, but I’ve never had an issue) If you haven’t already, you can compare watches side by side on Garmin’s website which is very helpful! But I’d recommend a watch in the Vivoactive, Forerunner or Venu series.
Definitely don’t get the Lily or Lily 2. The Lily 2 Active does have built in GPS so it might be okay for your needs. However, I had it for about 7 months and changed to the Venu 3s which is 100% better. The Lily series is a basic fitness watch that is not worth the price when there are other watches at the same price point that give you way more features. I also have small wrists and the slightly larger size of the Venu 3s if just fine for me and honestly not noticeable when wearing it. I’ve been using Garmin Pay on my watches over the years and it works great. (Saw someone said it doesn’t work for them, but I’ve never had an issue) If you haven’t already, you can compare watches side by side on Garmin’s website which is very helpful! But I’d recommend a watch in the Vivoactive, Forerunner or Venu series.
Ill-Condition-9232 0.1You said you didn’t want a fitness watch but I really like my Garmin. It has a body battery so while it may not give you a specific “pace point” it shouldn’t take long to get the hang of what your body battery measurement means for you and how much activity you can do with each day’s measure. I got the Lily 2 since it’s on the smaller side.
Major-Fox-7646 0.1I went from Fitbit, to Apple (was majorly annoyed by Apple Watch) and have a garmin now. I have the Lilly 2 and the oh I would have gotten something else but I love it. Some sync issues and there’s no button which annoys me but over all I like it. If Apple came out with a fitness tracker/watch that held a charge I would love that. I don’t want a mini phone strapped to my wrist.