Yeah I actually just got Fenix 7 pro solar (non-sapphire) because of that. My Vivoactive 4's battery died, Garmin offered a replacement in Vivoactive 5 but thst watch just looks plasticky to me so I went and got the "older" Fenix. I don't need all the bells and whistles, but I will admit I have NEVER EXPECTED to use the flashlight so much haha
I recently got into fitness this year and lost about 60 pounds, I got an apple watch to track my activity (I mainly do cardio workouts) but I didn’t like how it looked on my wrist and the fact that it wasn’t that accurate. Also the battery life was trash, I’d leave my new series 10 in the drawer charged and it’d be dead the next day. I bought a new Venu 3S, it’s beautiful, I exchanged a Vivoactive 5 for it and I can say the Venu’s appearance is better and feels smoother however Vivo wins in terms of battery life. Venu dies much quicker, and I feel like the software design of Garmin feels a little lackluster however I’ve grown used to it and I love the comfortability, accuracy, battery life and design of garmin. I wont be going back to Apple, however the new paid subscriptions and having to pay for some watch faces that look decent, and then the watch itself being very pricey feels a bit like a drawback. The strap doesn’t really feel that strong and having to buy more is just more costs, not to mention it didn’t come with a charging block and it requires a USB port, so I have to use my apple one to charge it. All in all, I love the device for fitness and how much better it looks but there are some downsides imo.
I’m surprised as well but my Venu battery goes down quicker than it did with the Vivo, not sure why. Maybe it’s something wrong with the individual devices.
Yes i’m using the same watch face but I don’t know about settings I didn’t alter anything differently from each other as I’ve only had both for a little bit of time. I also didn’t workout with either yet just did walks. I don’t have the vivo anymore so I can’t really compare but I did notice my Venu goes down a bit quicker
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