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Post by Gigachad »

dcchambers wrote: post #14

I had no idea the battery life on most smart watches is so bad that "24 hours of screen on battery life" is something to brag about. The apple watch is no better. My Garmin Forerunner 945 (a running focused smart watch), more than two years old at this point, gets nearly two weeks of battery life on a single charge, and it's got an always-on screen as well. --- Quick edit: Even the latest Forerunner 965, which has an…

Never really impacted me. I take my watch off when I go to bed and stick it on the charger beside my bed. Never have to think about the battery life.

I used to have a pebble watch that had 10 days battery but it would always go flat on me mid day because I didn’t have a regular charging schedule. Apple Watch has never gone flat mid day for me.

Re: Google Pixel Watch 2

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Post by nradov »

teaearlgraycold wrote: post #49
clnq wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How can people tolerate charging a watch each night? I can't get behind this idea of having a basket of electronics you need to babysit all the time so they don't run out of battery. Especially when we already have really battery efficient tech, like hybrid watches with e-ink display.

I'm more on the level of wondering why people want a mini smartphone on their wrist. Isn't one in your pocket enough? I do like having a heart-rate tracker, but having had a couple of fitbits the novelty eventually wears off and the reality that knowing the numbers isn't important sets in.

The numbers are important to athletes.

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Post by anuraaga »

lawgimenez wrote: post #63
dcchambers wrote: post #14

I had no idea the battery life on most smart watches is so bad that "24 hours of screen on battery life" is something to brag about. The apple watch is no better. My Garmin Forerunner 945 (a running focused smart watch), more than two years old at this point, gets nearly two weeks of battery life on a single charge, and it's got an always-on screen as well. --- Quick edit: Even the latest Forerunner 965, which has an…

My affordable Fitbit inspire’s battery life is also more than 2 weeks that I have to set a reminder to charge it because the battery life is so long.

Happy user of a Xiaomi band which has similar life and likely hardware.

The strategy I found for charging is to habitually plug in when in the shower, the few mins of charge per day provides "forever" battery life for me.

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#105

Post by drcongo »

anuraaga wrote: post #103
lawgimenez wrote: post #63

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My affordable Fitbit inspire’s battery life is also more than 2 weeks that I have to set a reminder to charge it because the battery life is so long.

Happy user of a Xiaomi band which has similar life and likely hardware. The strategy I found for charging is to habitually plug in when in the shower, the few mins of charge per day provides "forever" battery life for me.

That strategy also works for my Apple Watch.

Re: Google Pixel Watch 2

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Post by lawgimenez »

anuraaga wrote: post #103
lawgimenez wrote: post #63

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My affordable Fitbit inspire’s battery life is also more than 2 weeks that I have to set a reminder to charge it because the battery life is so long.

Happy user of a Xiaomi band which has similar life and likely hardware. The strategy I found for charging is to habitually plug in when in the shower, the few mins of charge per day provides "forever" battery life for me.

That’s a good strategy. I’m afraid I might miss some steps or valuable data during shower.

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Post by ChatGTP »

macintux wrote: post #42
clnq wrote: post #11

It's ironic or a bit disingenuous that a device putting constant notifications on your wrist is advertised for stress relief. Not unique to PW2, quite common in tech, but regardless...

I can’t speak specifically to the Pixel products, but my Apple Watch has significantly reduced notification angst for me. I limit my watch notifications to the most important ones, allow more on the phone but the mute switch is always on, so I’ll check it when I feel like it. And because I don’t need to drag my phone out of my pocket when important notifications arrive, I can respond or ignore them with much less lit…

I agree, I'm not sure if I'm just a complete blind Apple fan boy but I truly think their products have mostly improved many aspects of my life including their "Focus Modes". I am rarely disturbed when I don't want to be and I get the notifications I need at the right times.

By far the greatest feature of my Apple watch is being contactable while out on a hike without access to any Meta products. It's absolute bliss. I guess someone at Meta is trying to workout how to make us all completely addicted to our watch screens too but until then, it's paradise. A smart phone on my risk with zero distractions.

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Post by footy »

dcchambers wrote: post #14

I had no idea the battery life on most smart watches is so bad that "24 hours of screen on battery life" is something to brag about. The apple watch is no better. My Garmin Forerunner 945 (a running focused smart watch), more than two years old at this point, gets nearly two weeks of battery life on a single charge, and it's got an always-on screen as well. --- Quick edit: Even the latest Forerunner 965, which has an…

Just got a Venu 3, largely because my OG Venu battery life was down to two days after 4 years.

I've had thing thing a week and haven't charged it yet. It's even a 3S (shorter battery life than the base model). I've had it always-on, HR tracking, done three indoor workouts, a hike, and a run...

I could never have a device that needed to be charged every day.

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Post by MisterBastahrd »

quantumsequoia wrote: post #95
MisterBastahrd wrote: post #91

I'd rather be without a watch than wear one that looks like a cheap toy out of a bubble gum machine.

There's a lot of legitimate reasons to be skeptical of pixel watches. But I've never heard anyone cite aesthetics. They are some of the best looking watches in the market

You've got to be joking. It's a ball attached to an ugly plastic strap.

Re: Google Pixel Watch 2

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Post by MrMember »

dcchambers wrote: post #14

I had no idea the battery life on most smart watches is so bad that "24 hours of screen on battery life" is something to brag about. The apple watch is no better. My Garmin Forerunner 945 (a running focused smart watch), more than two years old at this point, gets nearly two weeks of battery life on a single charge, and it's got an always-on screen as well. --- Quick edit: Even the latest Forerunner 965, which has an…

I've been buying previous generation Garmin watches and I could never go back. Earlier this year I bought a Fenix 6X Pro Solar for $400. It's not the latest and greatest but it's still a phenomenal watch at that price. During the summer I average maybe an hour of GPS a day and I still get a week and half of battery life easily. If I don't use the GPS at all it's 3-4 weeks depending on how much solar power it gets. And it has several power save modes that extend it even further if for some reason that isn't enough.
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