The Garmin Forerunner 35 is a great choice for runners who want to track their runs and get more serious about running. It offers built-in GPS and heart rate monitoring in a waterproof design, long battery life, push notifications, and the option to control music from your phone. The watch is also cost-effective and provides accurate GPS readings with fast acquisition and no dropouts. However, it does not offer features that are available on other sports watches such as Strava.

Verdict

The Xiaomi Mi Band 7 is a great fitness tracker for those who don't need all the features of a smartwatch. It has an always-on display with customizable watch faces, and settings can be adjusted within the watch itself or within the Mi Fitness app. The battery life is also impressive, lasting up to 10 days on a single charge. However, some users have reported that the sensor at the bottom of the watch can become uncomfortable after extended periods of exercise. Additionally, some users have found that the Mi Fitness app can be confusing to use and doesn't accurately record sleep during daytime hours.

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Battery Life

Great activity tracker, average smartwatch

While I have found getting these alerts on my wrist pretty useful, this particular feature falls short of what the Pebble offered. There's no queue or timeline for reviewing notifications as there is on the Pebble and I find I miss the ability to simply scroll back through previous alerts. BATTERY LIFE The Forerunner 35's battery life is outstanding. I get between 8 and 10 days between charges, and a full charge takes only a few hours

4/5

7 years ago

amazon.com

Could be better but good enough for the casual user

I think my biggest pet peeve is how sensitive to touch the watch face is, anything it brushes up against it "wakes up" which just drains the battery. And speaking of battery, this doesn't get nearly as many days as it claims. I would say 5 days tops before you'll want to start charging the battery. The user experience on the app leaves a lot to be desired but it works well enough

3/5

2 years ago

amazon.com

Notifications

Like the GPS features, but the stock band "burns" my wrists

What I don't like: ------------------ Phone integration for text and call notifications is spotty. Sometimes they work and sometimes they don't. It's a nice feature when it works. The phone downloads slowly but reliably to my Moto G7 Power

4/5

4 years ago

amazon.com

Replaced High End Smartwatch

I had a Huawei Watch 2 that finally gave up. I'm not too concerned about all the health metrics other than heart rate and steps. What I needed was a watch that shows notifications more than anything due to the nature of my job. What was not very clearly stated about the notifications is that you can select what apps push a notification and/or you can set it to mirror all notifications that occur on your phone

5/5

2 years ago

amazon.com

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