I have a Garmin FR645 "smart" watch. It lasts two weeks between charges if I don't use GPS a lot; if I run 5 times in the week (w/ GPS on) it'll go most of a week between charges.
But, it doesn't have much of an app ecosystem. Just a few widget-type things. Notifications are basic, and mostly unidirectional. The screen is nowhere near as nice as an Apple Watch. And no cellular.
But, for basic smart things - GPS, simple notifications, and telling time - it's excellent. And costs less than the Apple.
Until Apple can make their watch last most of a week, I'll stick with slightly dumber smart watches that I don't have to think about too much.
Another difference is the CPU, which is really bad on 645 (and all the others). If you play music from it it dries up the battery pretty fast. It goes nowhere near 2 weeks, as you say, for me at least. I’m keeping all the features active, though (bluetooth, gps, glonass, garmin pod, heart rate monitor).
Feature wise I honestly think that Garmin makes better sport watches, while Apple does better smart watches.
I have a Garmin FR645 "smart" watch. It lasts two weeks between charges if I don't use GPS a lot; if I run 5 times in the week (w/ GPS on) it'll go most of a week between charges.
But, it doesn't have much of an app ecosystem. Just a few widget-type things. Notifications are basic, and mostly unidirectional. The screen is nowhere near as nice as an Apple Watch. And no cellular.
But, for basic smart things - GPS, simple notifications, and telling time - it's excellent. And costs less than the Apple.
Until Apple can make their watch last most of a week, I'll stick with slightly dumber smart watches that I don't have to think about too much.