Would love to know what you guys think and your reasoning for it. I’m starting to see a lot of Apple Watches/Fitbits/Galaxy Watches in my area compared to more traditional timepieces.

  • aordogvan@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Tried various smartwatches and the problems always came down to one thing: battery.

    Some of the watches batteries last a few days or a week but the screen remains dark and to see time you have to touch the screen our flip your wrist which gets on my nerves.

    Now wearing a regular watch and each time I look at the time I’m in awe of the miracle of seeing the time displayed clearly.

    When they come up with a watch that can keep the screen lit for at least a week without recharge I’ll reconsider…

    • antizero99@lemmynsfw.com
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      1 year ago

      You should look at garmin. My 7x goes for weeks with all data collection on and the screen is clear enough to see without the back light when there is enough ambient light.

      Unless I am recording tons of workouts, I don’t have to charge the battery but every few weeks. I sometimes plug it in when I take a shower so I don’t have to worry about it.