Smart watch or fitness tracker.

inflames · 25 Feb 2022 at 16:31

Well I seriously considering buying one, have resisted the urge for a while but have decided to get one now. I mostly want to track my exercise, heart rate etc. I mostly do weights, rowing and use the cross trainer at the gym. Do the occasional hike.
Not over fussed by having access to all the apps, but having music would be great. I currently own an iPhone, so an Apple Watch would be an easy edition. My friend highly rated his Fitbit. Anyway, was wondering what other have used and recommend. Sorry I am sure it’s talked about before.

djcj · 25 Feb 2022 at 16:33

Plenty of discussion here:

https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/threads/smartwatch-thread-news-apps-updates.18610138/

inflames · 25 Feb 2022 at 17:24

djcj said:
Plenty of discussion here:

https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/threads/smartwatch-thread-news-apps-updates.18610138/

Thanks

Trifid · 25 Feb 2022 at 17:29

inflames said:
Do the occasional hike.

Consider the Fenix 7 and Epix too. I've been a Garmin user for 3 years now and have recently upgraded to the Fenix 7. The metrics it captures are very interesting. https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/01/garmin-epix-vs-fenix-7-detailed-comparison-review.html

inflames · 25 Feb 2022 at 18:20

Trifid said:
Consider the Fenix 7 and Epix too. I've been a Garmin user for 3 years now and have recently upgraded to the Fenix 7. The metrics it captures are very interesting. https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/01/garmin-epix-vs-fenix-7-detailed-comparison-review.html

Was just watching a review of them actually. What’s the battery life like. As that’s the one thing that puts me off an Apple Watch.

Trifid · 25 Feb 2022 at 18:40

inflames said:
Was just watching a review of them actually. What’s the battery life like. As that’s the one thing that puts me off an Apple Watch.

Excellent. I have the 7s which has the smallest battery and give it a 30ish min charge every weekend. Battery is currently reporting 6 days remaining from the charge last week. This is with continuous heart rate monitoring.