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minus-squaredmtalon@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·4 months agoProblem with the smarter fitness watches is battery life. My Fenix can go about 2 weeks with running 4 days a week. I do t want to have to manage charging my watch so often it’s a pain to capture my life. (Sleeping, steeps, activities)
minus-squareDamagelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoTBF I’m rocking a 30€ smartband connected to GadgetBridge lol It gets ~1week battery life regardless of activity tracking
minus-squaredmtalon@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoA week isn’t bad. I just use mine to track a lot if activities, even sailing. So hours of GPS tracking. I’m really happy with my Garmin.
Problem with the smarter fitness watches is battery life. My Fenix can go about 2 weeks with running 4 days a week. I do t want to have to manage charging my watch so often it’s a pain to capture my life. (Sleeping, steeps, activities)
TBF I’m rocking a 30€ smartband connected to GadgetBridge lol
It gets ~1week battery life regardless of activity tracking
A week isn’t bad. I just use mine to track a lot if activities, even sailing. So hours of GPS tracking. I’m really happy with my Garmin.