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So I have had a 735XT for ages and used it right up to ironman distance, but thought I would treat myself to a Fenix 6 Pro - maps and music being the main drivers. After about 6 weeks it developed a 'springy' rattle internally that seemed to be centered around the 3 o'clock position - not the strap or pins because I isolated them both. Garmin said that it needed to go back to the retailer for replacement, but the replacement was defective straight out of the box.
I've lost a bit of faith and would like to know what others use as a running GPS with Maps? Is the Fenix the only option?
I've lost a bit of faith and would like to know what others use as a running GPS with Maps? Is the Fenix the only option?
I’ve had this Garmin (Fenix 6s) since the start of the year. I think I wear it far more Han my other watches combined. After 5 years with a Suunto, the Garmin is obviously far more advanced. Suunto watches all seemed to be 48-51mm whereas the 6s is 43mm, so. A perfect size for my wrist, and the screen is plenty big enough.
The mapping display and running routes is a great function too, although with a small screen it’s quite basic (if anyone can tell what route this is that I’m meant to be doing at the weekend that will be quite impressive!)
The mapping display and running routes is a great function too, although with a small screen it’s quite basic (if anyone can tell what route this is that I’m meant to be doing at the weekend that will be quite impressive!)
Bobberoo said:
Bought a Withings Steel HR Sport to replace my Fossil Machine as I wanted a change and wanted the heart rate monitor due to some recent health problems, really impressed with it, great app too, picked it up for £80 opened but unused!!
I really like the Withings Steel HR, I have a sport (which is scratched to hell after a bike fall!) and a Sapphire, which looks really smart. I really love the long battery life and the fact it looks like a regular watch - I get far more comments about that than any other smart watch I ever wore. The one thing that annoys me about them however is the vibration strength is nowhere near strong enough for the alarm to wake me up, which I found annoying.More recently I switched to a Fitbit Sense as I was doing more sport and also wanted more of a smart watch (with the Withings being more of a regular watch with some smart functions) but I really didn’t like it, gave it to the wife after a few months.
Now, having bought a Samsung phone, I have the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 Classic, which I’m really enjoying. I think it looks good and does all the things you want from a smart watch, and plays very nicely with the phone of course. The annoying thing is the 1-2 day battery life, but I get around this by taking off to charge while I shower each morning (I want to be able to wear over night to get the sleep tracking benefits) - It’s enough to keep it going for the next day and night. Here it is with the brown leather strap from my Withings (I also have the black leather strap for when required, and the silicone strap is used for sport):
Tom1312 said:
Old battered and seemingly invincible Garmin Fenix 3 Sapphire.
Goes on all my adventures, nearly worn to work everyday for 4 years of rough and tumble.
Mainly use the tracking for cycling and running but has so many options it works for everything.
Doesn't have HR but when I'm interested in that I use a dedicated HRM.
It's so good I genuinely don't think I'll replace it until it dies and I'll be going straight back to Garmin.
So after a massive crash on my bike I killed this...Goes on all my adventures, nearly worn to work everyday for 4 years of rough and tumble.
Mainly use the tracking for cycling and running but has so many options it works for everything.
Doesn't have HR but when I'm interested in that I use a dedicated HRM.
It's so good I genuinely don't think I'll replace it until it dies and I'll be going straight back to Garmin.
Replaced it with this:
Tactix Delta.
Massive but very clever. Though I still think the less fussy displays work best for these sort of watches.
Can anyone recommend a cheap smartwatch (for use with an iPhone) that offers message/call notifications and Google Maps or Apple Maps directions/turn notifications.
I've had a couple of cheap smartwatches in the last few years (MyKronoz ZeTime and a Honor Band 4) and for the money, they were good, but I fancy something new (I gave the Honor Band to my Mum who isn't giving it back as she likes it!)
I've got a bit of a liking for inexpensive smartwatches as I refuse to buy an Apple Watch, due to me not wanting to wear it everyday and it would therefore be a waste of an expensive device. But I do like to have a smartwatch to wear for the days that I'm walking around the city and need Google Maps directions to new places, without holding my phone in front of me.
So... if anyone knows a device that can display detailed Maps instructions and directions reliably, I would be interested
I've had a couple of cheap smartwatches in the last few years (MyKronoz ZeTime and a Honor Band 4) and for the money, they were good, but I fancy something new (I gave the Honor Band to my Mum who isn't giving it back as she likes it!)
I've got a bit of a liking for inexpensive smartwatches as I refuse to buy an Apple Watch, due to me not wanting to wear it everyday and it would therefore be a waste of an expensive device. But I do like to have a smartwatch to wear for the days that I'm walking around the city and need Google Maps directions to new places, without holding my phone in front of me.
So... if anyone knows a device that can display detailed Maps instructions and directions reliably, I would be interested
JiggyJaggy said:
Random one but does anyone know any Smart Watches which currently measure Glucose levels via the blood stream rather than taking data from a bio sensor attached to the skin?
I don't think it's physically bpossible with an external, optical device. Similar with blood pressure, some watches do it but without an inflatable cuff the accuracy must be questionable.When wearables start giving you information that form the basis for clinical management, and they are marketed as such, they then become classed as medical devices, and the price shoots right up.
It'd be amazing if a watch existed that could track BP, cholesterol and HbA1c (blood sugar) and also integrate with the main patient record systems used in the UK. You would make a fortune....buts it's very hard and expensive, hence why it doesn't exist.
And on topic.... I recently got a Xiaomi MI watch free with my new phone. A bit meh....sold it on.
dave_s13 said:
I don't think it's physically bpossible with an external, optical device. Similar with blood pressure, some watches do it but without an inflatable cuff the accuracy must be questionable.
When wearables start giving you information that form the basis for clinical management, and they are marketed as such, they then become classed as medical devices, and the price shoots right up.
It'd be amazing if a watch existed that could track BP, cholesterol and HbA1c (blood sugar) and also integrate with the main patient record systems used in the UK. You would make a fortune....buts it's very hard and expensive, hence why it doesn't exist.
And on topic.... I recently got a Xiaomi MI watch free with my new phone. A bit meh....sold it on.
I've no idea about the technical feasibility of BP or glucose measurement through contact only, but definitely don't trust the Chinese cheapies in this regard.When wearables start giving you information that form the basis for clinical management, and they are marketed as such, they then become classed as medical devices, and the price shoots right up.
It'd be amazing if a watch existed that could track BP, cholesterol and HbA1c (blood sugar) and also integrate with the main patient record systems used in the UK. You would make a fortune....buts it's very hard and expensive, hence why it doesn't exist.
And on topic.... I recently got a Xiaomi MI watch free with my new phone. A bit meh....sold it on.
As posted earlier on in the thread this is what a cheap watch with BP monitor would read on my desk...
I have the Withings Scanwatch now which I can't fault really. It doesn't do BP but I also have a BP monitor and smart scale from them which all interface nicely with their app. From a health monitoring perspective I'd find it hard to look beyond their ecosystem.
Lord Marylebone said:
Can anyone recommend a cheap smartwatch (for use with an iPhone) that offers message/call notifications and Google Maps or Apple Maps directions/turn notifications.
I've had a couple of cheap smartwatches in the last few years (MyKronoz ZeTime and a Honor Band 4) and for the money, they were good, but I fancy something new (I gave the Honor Band to my Mum who isn't giving it back as she likes it!)
I've got a bit of a liking for inexpensive smartwatches as I refuse to buy an Apple Watch, due to me not wanting to wear it everyday and it would therefore be a waste of an expensive device. But I do like to have a smartwatch to wear for the days that I'm walking around the city and need Google Maps directions to new places, without holding my phone in front of me.
So... if anyone knows a device that can display detailed Maps instructions and directions reliably, I would be interested
2nd hand Apple Watch 4 or 5 should do it. I've had a couple of cheap smartwatches in the last few years (MyKronoz ZeTime and a Honor Band 4) and for the money, they were good, but I fancy something new (I gave the Honor Band to my Mum who isn't giving it back as she likes it!)
I've got a bit of a liking for inexpensive smartwatches as I refuse to buy an Apple Watch, due to me not wanting to wear it everyday and it would therefore be a waste of an expensive device. But I do like to have a smartwatch to wear for the days that I'm walking around the city and need Google Maps directions to new places, without holding my phone in front of me.
So... if anyone knows a device that can display detailed Maps instructions and directions reliably, I would be interested
Piginapoke said:
2nd hand Apple Watch 4 or 5 should do it.
The Apple watch is really good if you're in the Apple universe. I shamelessly double wrist mine, although I don't wear it all the time and got it primarily for fitness tracking and the ability to leave my phone at home if I got out running.I think downloading music and podcasts on to it if you don't use Apple Music (which I don't) is a complete mess, but otherwise I am happy with it.
This Kickstarter project arrived a couple of weeks ago.
Hybrid powered healt watch.
Electro-Mechanical, traditional rear case weight spins around magnets, causing a current and charging the battery.
It is becoming a non-site daily.
Inner dial can report steps, battery level, heart rate or blood sugar level depending on crown pushes and links to an app.
Hybrid powered healt watch.
Electro-Mechanical, traditional rear case weight spins around magnets, causing a current and charging the battery.
It is becoming a non-site daily.
Inner dial can report steps, battery level, heart rate or blood sugar level depending on crown pushes and links to an app.
As a me (and some Christmas money) to me present, I've got myself a Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 Pro, replacing my Ticwatch E. I got the Pro over the 5 for the battery life being days rather than maybe 1 day as the Ticwatch is now. It's on sale for £329 from £429 just about everywhere, and there's an offer going with it for £100 trade in on your old smartwatch (we will see, but IF they accept the Ticwatch for £100 it will be within a few quid of what I paid for it in 2018).
I was worried about it being big but after looking it up, it's a similar size (about 45mm) casing and screen (1.4") to the Ticwatch, heavier by about 5g so it's not noticeable. So my old Ticwatch was actually a bit of a chunky monkey but plastic
. Samsung Wear OS is slightly different to the old Wear OS version on the Ticwatch. 2 buttons instead of 1 is good tooz along with the touch sensitive screen edge/bezel for scrolling. So far, so good. I might get a different strap, I'll see how I go with this one.
A few pictures, with the Ticwatch E, and a £2 coin and a pen for scale, and on my wrist.
I was worried about it being big but after looking it up, it's a similar size (about 45mm) casing and screen (1.4") to the Ticwatch, heavier by about 5g so it's not noticeable. So my old Ticwatch was actually a bit of a chunky monkey but plastic
. Samsung Wear OS is slightly different to the old Wear OS version on the Ticwatch. 2 buttons instead of 1 is good tooz along with the touch sensitive screen edge/bezel for scrolling. So far, so good. I might get a different strap, I'll see how I go with this one.A few pictures, with the Ticwatch E, and a £2 coin and a pen for scale, and on my wrist.
ajprice said:
As a me (and some Christmas money) to me present, I've got myself a Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 Pro, replacing my Ticwatch E. I got the Pro over the 5 for the battery life being days rather than maybe 1 day as the Ticwatch is now.
Did the same thing myself (although replacing an Amazfit GTR) nothing wrong with the GTR I had just bought a new Samsung phone and wanted both. I bought the silver titanium as well as it goes better with leather straps, bought a few Barton leather straps.Battery life is great, compared to what I heard about the 4. Although if you forget to turn GPS off indoors it will lose 50% in around 8 hours. And it also gives me plenty of opportunity to finally spend my google play balance accumulated with their surveys to buy watch faces
I am annoyed with Bixby, I have turned it off, changed assistant to google assistant both on options choice and button activation and yet WITHOUT SAYING Hey Bixby she randomly pops up and says "Yes".
ajprice said:
FourWheelDrift said:
I am annoyed with Bixby, I have turned it off, changed assistant to google assistant both on options choice and button activation and yet WITHOUT SAYING Hey Bixby she randomly pops up and says "Yes"
The same thing happens with Bixby on mine Gassing Station | Watches | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff