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Re: Apple Watch Series 10

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Post by nradov »

mulderc wrote: post #265
nradov wrote: post #228

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It's amazing that anyone would consider that "pretty good" when competing products with similar features can go literally weeks between charges.

'Similar' is doing a lot of heavy lifting here. Competing products with that kind of battery life offer far fewer features and lack the app ecosystem of the Apple Watch. That might work for some, but it's a dealbreaker for me. As a runner, a Garmin might seem like the perfect choice, but it lacks many features I've come to rely on with the Apple Watch.

Which features specifically? There are a lot of features that are built in to Garmin devices so they generally have less need of additional apps. But there is a rich ecosystem of apps as well.

https://apps.garmin.com/

Re: Apple Watch Series 10

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Post by aspenmayer »

teemaw wrote: post #199
aspenmayer wrote: post #183

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https://support.apple.com/en-us/105048 > Reset your calibration data > Here's how to reset your calibration data: > On your iPhone, open the Watch app. > Tap the My Watch tab, then tap Privacy > Reset Fitness Calibration Data.

I understand this will reset motion calibration data but does anyone know if heart rate measurements also use calibration data? My Ultra 2 always seems to undercount my heart rate compared to my older Series 6. This is especially noticeable during higher intensity workouts.

There’s some info that may help you and the original person I replied to at this other support page as well:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/105002

Re: Apple Watch Series 10

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Post by wlesieutre »

wubrr wrote: post #263
wlesieutre wrote: post #248

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Yes, longer battery life would be better. But aside from the times when I've had bug-induced battery drain, I never run out of battery and it's not something I worry about. So I also don't really care about the battery life being shorter than my Pebble's was. Apple could triple the battery life to 3 days, but as you've just pointed out it should still be part of my daily routine to charge it, and if I'm not charging…

Your personal preference when it comes to not caring about battery life doesn't change the fact that Apple watch battery life is amongst the worst on the market. Just like if you don't care that your laptop has only 2GB RAM - that doesn't mean it's a good amount of RAM or some kind of advantage over 32GB of RAM. Explaining away objective deficiencies with personal preferences and anecdotes is not at all convincing or…

If a laptop with 2 GB of RAM met my needs and I was happy with it, would you get in an argument with me about how actually my laptop is deficient because other laptops have bigger RAM numbers on their spec sheet, even if my RAM usage never exceeds 2 GB?

I think we’ll just have to agree to disagree on how important battery life is. To me, improvements beyond “one day including some time with the GPS and heart rate sensors running” aren’t worth anything.

I’d much rather they keep making it thinner, because compared to the Pebble Time its biggest deficiency is still how chunky it is.

But of course your preferences may differ, and as you noted there are other smart watches on the market with longer battery life. I’m certainly not stopping you from using one of those instead if your preference is to prioritize long battery life.

Re: Apple Watch Series 10

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Post by ThinkBeat »

um.

How do people wear the watch during the night so monitor their sleep? The bloody thing doesnt usually make it 14 - 19 hours before it requires a recharge.

It is the most natural for me to take it off and let it charge when I sleep.

I guess I could take it off when I am at my desk and charge it there, but the various notifications and software is handy to have all day.

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Post by sanswork »

WillPostForFood wrote: post #222
nradov wrote: post #195

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Charging your wearable device shouldn't require "habits". If they do then the device is defective by design. Competing watches from Garmin don't seem to have this design flaw.

Not to mention the Chinese smart watches. I have an Amazfit Bip that will go 60+ days between charges, no problem. https://i.imgur.com/4HT2Q6G.jpeg

How often do you track exercise with it? That watch looks like it doesn't actually run anything on it except a heart rate monitor and is just a passive bluetooth enabled notification display so that would definitely explain the difference in power usage.

Re: Apple Watch Series 10

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Post by fragmede »

WillPostForFood wrote: post #222
nradov wrote: post #195

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Charging your wearable device shouldn't require "habits". If they do then the device is defective by design. Competing watches from Garmin don't seem to have this design flaw.

Not to mention the Chinese smart watches. I have an Amazfit Bip that will go 60+ days between charges, no problem. https://i.imgur.com/4HT2Q6G.jpeg

> Amazfit Bip

I thought you had typoed but no, that's really what it's called.

Re: Apple Watch Series 10

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Post by sanswork »

wubrr wrote: post #263
wlesieutre wrote: post #248

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes, longer battery life would be better. But aside from the times when I've had bug-induced battery drain, I never run out of battery and it's not something I worry about. So I also don't really care about the battery life being shorter than my Pebble's was. Apple could triple the battery life to 3 days, but as you've just pointed out it should still be part of my daily routine to charge it, and if I'm not charging…

Your personal preference when it comes to not caring about battery life doesn't change the fact that Apple watch battery life is amongst the worst on the market. Just like if you don't care that your laptop has only 2GB RAM - that doesn't mean it's a good amount of RAM or some kind of advantage over 32GB of RAM. Explaining away objective deficiencies with personal preferences and anecdotes is not at all convincing or…

Does it have the worst battery life on the market when comparing like to like?

Garmin isn't like to like since it's not really a smart watch it's an exercise tracker. What are android watches like for battery life that would be a better comparison.

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Post by xelfer »

tails4e wrote: post #198
hedgehog wrote: post #100

All that and no improvement to battery life. I've been wearing an Apple Watch for a few years, the data collection is good but the abysmal battery life and associated charge management is a real downer. I'm Apple ecosystem for almost everything but the battery and touch sensitivity issues are enough to get me to do the work to go to a different platform for health data.

Go garmin. I have a vivoactive 5, it has 11 days of battery and loads of stats. I love it. My wife liked mine so much she dumped her Fitbit and now has the same watch. It's great.

My Garmin 965 lasts about a month, I can't believe it compared to my pixel watch which is flat in a day. Haven't touched it since.

Re: Apple Watch Series 10

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Post by nradov »

mulderc wrote: post #252
grujicd wrote: post #186

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When you notice your Garmin is under 10% it still means full day or enough battery to track 2-3h activity and still have some battery left. I'm surprised Apple watch battery is still - more or less the worst in the industry. Even if we forget about Garmin, comparable Samsung watches are multiday devices.

Garmin is great, but it is a fitness sports watch first and less of a smart watch. Once Garmin can have apps like overcast and omnifocus on them I will think of them as being in the some category as the apple watch.

Garmin has apps like Overcast. There are multiple music services built in like Spotify and YouTube that support podcasts. And there are additional third-party podcast apps on the Connect IQ store.

https://apps.garmin.com/search?keywords=Podcast

Re: Apple Watch Series 10

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Post by delecti »

mulderc wrote: post #259
m463 wrote: post #242

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I have a garmin watch. Charge it every day while I'm taking a shower and it's always ready. ...but I can miss a day... or 12 days. 13d = full charge

I don't think a Garmin watch and an Apple Watch are truly comparable. The Garmin is primarily a fitness watch, while the Apple Watch is a smartwatch. When a Garmin can run apps like OmniFocus, Overcast, a Mastodon client, an Instagram client, and even join a Zoom call, then I'll consider it a smartwatch.

Everyone has their own list of needs for a smartwatch though. Mine are always on display, steps and heartrate tracking, and notifications. I can't imagine ever caring about running any of the apps you listed on a watch, and I don't think I'm in the minority.
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