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Great battery life (up to 6 days AOD on and 16 days AOD off)

Reliable and durable

Can take a beating

Easy to navigate with touch plus buttons

Compatible with Garmin Explore for tracking and saving points

Great features

Comfortable to wear

Accurate instruments

Intuitive menu system

Sleek look

Not great for new users, lacking step-by-step usage instructions

Calendar and weather updates are often inaccurate or outdated

Does not have features such as music playback or media controller like some other brands do

Not suitable for outdoor use due to scratches and damage

Dim display even when backlit

Battery life could be better

Verdict

The Garmin Epix is a reliable and durable watch that can take a beating. It has a long battery life, with up to 6 days AOD on and 16 days AOD off. However, it lacks in step-by-step usage instructions for new users, and its calendar and weather updates are often inaccurate or outdated. Additionally, it does not have features such as music playback or media controller like some other brands do. Despite these drawbacks, the Garmin Epix is still an excellent choice for those looking for a reliable and durable watch.

Verdict

The Suunto Core Alu is a great watch for backpackers, photographers, and international-traveler types. It has an intuitive menu system, is comfortable to wear, and has accurate instruments. However, it is prone to scratches and damage if used outdoors, has a dim display even when backlit, and the battery life could be better.

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Battery Life

Smartwatch under 300€

Other brands have some models that can do own music and most have media controller now. Pro is battery life is often +5 days (some like the Garmin Instinct 2 Solar is unlimited with enough sunlight) - however most are transflective MIP screens, though you do get some like Garmin Venu 2 which is AMOLED (2-3 days AOD on, up to 10 AOD off) or Garmin Epix (up to 6 days AOD on, up to 16 days AOD off).

Positive

2 years ago

reddit.com/r/smartwatch

Good watch with some shortcomings.

I was hoping to love this, but a few things bother me. The good: comfortable to wear, accurate instruments for a watch, sleek look, intuitive menus (subjective) The bad: battery life, prone to scratches/damage if used for its' intended outdoor purpose, fairly dim display even when backlit. At added cost, I would love to see a fortified solar version with a reserve and a backup battery. Water resistance is decent, but no where near my Casio Mudman 9300, which was half the price and put up with a LOT more abuse

3/5

11 years ago

amazon.com

Design

Bye bye apple watch, hello high end smart watch!

I got tired of my apple watch never being able to read my heart rate, always having issues with any type of sports tracking. This watch destroys the apple watch in every way possible! Looks- Fantastic looking watch, looks high end, feels high end Tech- Tracks everything, and accurately, no spinning wheel of death to figure out your heart rate. Syns perfectly with the app on my iPhone. Battery- Lasts 5 days+ with always on, takes 2 hours to charge

The watch itself is fantastic, The watchband is very comfortable and the features are fairly easy to figure out. Very cool design and a watch I plan to have for years to come. Just be prepared to have to hound the shipping company every step of the way.

4/5

11 years ago

amazon.com

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