5/5 - GREAT smartwatch! Tons of features, sensors, and data! Only few minor complaints
Originally, I wrote a 767-word review about this watch, but eBay for one reason or another wouldn't let me post it. But to paraphrase it:
So far, I truly love this watch overall. There are a couple things which could be improved, but they're by all means negligible for my daily use.
Pros:
- Screen: Great daylight visibility, if slightly low resolution
- All-day heart rate tracking
- Watch faces: Customizable and plenty of options
- Build: Looks great, light, durable as far as I can tell
- GPS
- Garmin Pay: Haven't used it yet, but I like the idea and I like that my purchase history isn't going to Apple or Google
- Customizability
- Touch sensor on the side: I can't recall what weird branding thing they called it, but on the opposite side of the watch as the button, there's a textured strip which will detect your touch. This is used to scroll in the watch interface. It's Garmin's response to a rotating crown or rotating bezel. It could function a little better, but I definitely prefer this 90% of the time over scrolling by touching the screen.
- Sensors: Lots of them, very useful
- Water resistant
- Garmin Connect app: lots of data
- Sleep tracking
- Battery: Without charging, it'd probably last anywhere between 3-6 days. It doesn't take long at all to charge, though, so if you just take it off to charge it only when you shower and brush, it'll last a good week and a half
- Standard interchangeable watch strap
Cons:
- GPS altitude: Seems inconsistent and inaccurate, but from what I've looked up it seems this is a software issue which will be fixed at some point
- Charging cable isn't magnetic, but it is very snappy so it won't come out, so there's that
- Scroll bar on the side can be a bit clunky as I mentioned, but I like it overall
In summary: It's really good. I love it. Especially if you can find it for cheaper (as you can here on eBay), it's a great deal.
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned