G Shock GBD H2000... or something else?
Discussion
I've had a Samsung Watch for a few years... And the battery seems to be giving not enough life now, disappointingly (ran out after about 6hrs today... Used to give over a day's use easily).
It's a phone model, but I've realised that's not really useful enough to be a must have.
HR monitor, step counter, fitness tracking etc has been handy. As has relatively subdued looks so it can get worn as a "beater".
So am looking to replace it with something that will last a lot longer, both on a charge and battery wise.
I had a G Shock previously that was solar and lasted a good 15yrs before giving up the ghost (obviously didn't have all the features I'd now like). Maybe longer. So looked at G Shocks and noticed the H2000 may do what I want...
Does anyone have one? Or can recommend alternatives to look at?
It's a phone model, but I've realised that's not really useful enough to be a must have.
HR monitor, step counter, fitness tracking etc has been handy. As has relatively subdued looks so it can get worn as a "beater".
So am looking to replace it with something that will last a lot longer, both on a charge and battery wise.
I had a G Shock previously that was solar and lasted a good 15yrs before giving up the ghost (obviously didn't have all the features I'd now like). Maybe longer. So looked at G Shocks and noticed the H2000 may do what I want...
Does anyone have one? Or can recommend alternatives to look at?
I upgraded from GBD-H1000 to the GBD-H2000.
With recent software changes to both the watch and the Casio app - it's a little better than the old Casio Move app but still crashes from time to time on startup. The H2000 seems slower to aquire a GPS signal and slower to sync as it downloads a activity log and a life log.
My biggest complaint is the solar charging is not as good as the H1000. Leaving the H1000 on a sunny windowsill for a day would add one bar of battery but the H2000 doesn't seem to add bars and I have to use the USB cable every 2 weeks or so - but am using the watch for tracking running with heart rate sensor, GPS all on when running 10km 4 times a week.
The new DW-H5600 looks good if you don't need the GPS, compass, altimeter, barometer etc.
Same MIP display and software in a smaller form factor.
With recent software changes to both the watch and the Casio app - it's a little better than the old Casio Move app but still crashes from time to time on startup. The H2000 seems slower to aquire a GPS signal and slower to sync as it downloads a activity log and a life log.
My biggest complaint is the solar charging is not as good as the H1000. Leaving the H1000 on a sunny windowsill for a day would add one bar of battery but the H2000 doesn't seem to add bars and I have to use the USB cable every 2 weeks or so - but am using the watch for tracking running with heart rate sensor, GPS all on when running 10km 4 times a week.
The new DW-H5600 looks good if you don't need the GPS, compass, altimeter, barometer etc.
Same MIP display and software in a smaller form factor.
Murph7355 said:
The charging situation is annoying... Though my days of doing 10km runs are likely over.
I was hoping it'd be like my last one where it only had to have a glimpse of sun and would be powered to full. I guess the amount and type of features precludes that.
Don't get me wrong - it's better than an Apple Watch.I was hoping it'd be like my last one where it only had to have a glimpse of sun and would be powered to full. I guess the amount and type of features precludes that.
With normal wear I don't have the heart monitor or GPS running so with 4 runs a week and daily wear, I get about 2-3 weeks charge before I have to plug it into the USB charger.
I've just ordered a Garmin Instinct 2 Solar. It's replacing a Garmin Forerunner 910XT. Hoping I've done the right thing, and not made a massive error now, but then I'm good at overthinking stuff. The Solar was £80 more than the non-solar Instinct 2, but I was ordering direct from Garmin on their 'Birthday Sale' and the Solar delivery forecast was days, whereas the non-solar delivery forecast was two to three weeks.
yellowjack said:
I've just ordered a Garmin Instinct 2 Solar. It's replacing a Garmin Forerunner 910XT. Hoping I've done the right thing, and not made a massive error now, but then I'm good at overthinking stuff. The Solar was £80 more than the non-solar Instinct 2, but I was ordering direct from Garmin on their 'Birthday Sale' and the Solar delivery forecast was days, whereas the non-solar delivery forecast was two to three weeks.
I really like mine. It just does what I need it to do, is pretty rugged and looks great (I found a way to invert the main display so that the bits that are black on the image above are now "white" and vice versa - works better for me).Customisation of the faces is very flexible, as are quick access methods to often used functions.
I'm not convinced we get enough sun here for the solar piece to really make a difference, but I thought it worth having. (I think this could be an area that Casio have the edge). With the settings I have on (most things on...though GPS only on demand and Pulse Ox only overnight) the battery lasts 18 days.
The app is handy and nice and clear too.
If you ordered on line, you can send back within 14 days if you're not happy.
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