I was going to compare this to my Apple Watch, which I do like. The main reason I purchased, it was to sync up with my Garmin trolling motor and my Garmin chartplotter pair. Although the watch is great and many ways, battery, life, appearance, ease of use, I did not feel it was worth the investment based on what it offered with the interface to the boat. I wanted to continue to try it, but I had a short time to return it so I decided to go ahead and do that.
The watch is excessively complicated, but lacks the most importan app. It needs to detect a fall or accident, check for harm, and auto-call support. Instead it requires me to figure out how to sk for help. All the "Activities", "Glances", and other marketing-speak make it hard to identify, verify and test a clear path to a simple safety watch with other fun properties, That said, the battery life is its strongest point, and far ahead of the completition.
I had the Garmin Epix Gen 2. I then went to the Apple Ultra 3 and for almost a year I tried so hard to not go back to Garmin. Finally, I couldn’t resist and pulled the trigger on the Quatix 8 pro. Wow!! So glad to be back with the Garmin family. There is 0 comparison in the health tracking and training abilities. I absolutely love the data, style, and of course battery life.
It’s nice. But I’ve noticed a couple of glitches it has. For example, when I clear my notifications, a “double screen” comes up for a little while where text is on top of each other. I don’t know if this can be fixed with a software update or not.
Very happy with this watch. Both scuba, boat electronics, and trolling motor integration is what sold me. InReach feature gives me redundant satellite emergency response out on the water. Unexpected surprise in the effectiveness and convenience of the led flashlight. Can’t forget about the amazing battery life.