As a gift, I think it is a good choice. Battery life is fair, you can go out for a 5 to 7 days of travel without charger or cable for Venu 3. In the daily life, I usually charge it once every week, but it can definitetly last even longer than one week. I have Venu3, Instinct 3 AMOLED and one Apple Watch, but my favorite is still Venu3.
I love both but after owning the Instinct 2, then owning a Galaxy watch, this time, I went with the instinct 3 amoled.
MIP is awesome but I love colours popping on the display, plus the added extras (red shift, font size) are also nice imo.
Since I'm not on the sun 50% of my day I prefer low light visibility and would not benefit from solar charging at all.
Plus, I have some Gshocks in my collection and my previous MIP i2 was kinda similar in terms of how a watch feels with the monochrome display.
Yes. For that price its worth it. It's a flasghip watch, expected to get features and updates for multiple years. It's on par with the Fenix/Epix line, has all the top-tier features, just a different segmentation. Just to give you an idea, the Instinct 3 amoled tactical also costs like 600 new but that's an a upper-mid tier watch where the Enduro is the top of the line product.
For some the 50mm case might be daunting but I also got the 50mm instinct 3 after owning a 45mm instinct 2 and I have to say it feels better.
45s>265>epix pro gen 2>instinc 3 45>vertical 2>255>enduro 3. That was my way.
After couple years can say- 255/955 mips are one of best ever for lot of sports and mip lovers, their amoled sibilngs are also great.
Instinct 2,3 also great rugged tanks. A little smaller screen for me (like 6-8 metrics for one screen during runs, ins.can go up to 4-5).
F7 pro or 7x for bigger wrist, epix pro gen 2- fanstastic options but bulkier- just dont swim with them because buttons can get smooshy (mine did!). Flash and newest opt.hr great!
Dont like too bright screens on vx1 and 970, and lame battety.
Now enduro 3 comes in a way. It is truly fantastic. Smaller wrist about 17.5cm and it is not heavy like epix pro gen 2 47mm. Battery is 40days with little sun a day and 1h of gps 6 times a week. Crasy. Didnt now what to except, many here adore it, but now- I am one of them.
Just dont swim with epix pro- having faulty buttons. Happened to me, so no watter and watches. If not- you can go for it. It is fantastic option. Tried f8- also great. 255 is much cheaper but with all functions for marathons and much more. 265 amoled also, 955 mip with maps, 965 amoled... 970 is fantastic, 570 is expencive without maps so no. So you are considering best ones in the market. Go try them if can. Epix fenix was too heavy for me, enduro 3 too big, instinct 3 solar interesting, but not visible for fast running, vertical 2 too heavy. Now rocking 970 and I am very pleased, despite loving mip more. But thinking that my beloved 255 worked pretty good- light, reliable, with all metric that we really need. Cheers
45s>265>epix pro gen 2>instinc 3 45>vertical 2>255>enduro 3. That was my way.
After couple years can say- 255/955 mips are one of best ever for lot of sports and mip lovers, their amoled sibilngs are also great.
Instinct 2,3 also great rugged tanks. A little smaller screen for me (like 6-8 metrics for one screen during runs, ins.can go up to 4-5).
F7 pro or 7x for bigger wrist, epix pro gen 2- fanstastic options but bulkier- just dont swim with them because buttons can get smooshy (mine did!). Flash and newest opt.hr great!
Dont like too bright screens on vx1 and 970, and lame battety.
Now enduro 3 comes in a way. It is truly fantastic. Smaller wrist about 17.5cm and it is not heavy like epix pro gen 2 47mm. Battery is 40days with little sun a day and 1h of gps 6 times a week. Crasy. Didnt now what to except, many here adore it, but now- I am one of them.
I had a galaxy watch 4 for awhile (I use it because I am an android user) but I got a Venu 2 had it for about 2 years and the battery life was insane and since then I switched to a instinct 3 amoled, and the battery life is even better, I charge maybe every 2 weeks or more. I dont do crazy runs but want to soon. Rn it just tracks walks i do every day
I would go for either the Instinct 3 or Vivoactive 6. Both new watches are great, no issues. Vivoactive 6 is just in your budget range but isn't very 'rugged', which is the perfect desciption of the instinct 3 (which is a bit more pricey). You can go for the black and white screen of the Instinct E ($299), but the tech is a bit more dated, and if you are coming from an apple watch, im guessing you like the bright screens. Another option is the Epix 2 (refurbished) from amazon for $349 (what I would go for). This is their top of the line watch from a few years ago, but still very advanced with most of the new features.
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