Did The Apple Watch Ultra Just Kill Garmin? || A Triathlete’s Impressions 

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Battery anxiety is something I haven't experienced since I started wearing an instinct solar and there is no coming back from that. As simple as that.

No, Apple did not kill off Garmin. However, Garmin made the odd decision of posting a response to the Ultra targeting the differences in battery life. This feels like a self-own because Apple is not trying to directly compete with Garmin in that respective with the Ultra, but Garmin decided to draw additional attention to the Ultra with their statement. To me, this is a sign that Garmin is internally very concerned about the Ultra. Garmin's biggest issue on their wearables is their software and Apple's biggest strength on their wearables is their software. When Apple continues to build upon the Ultra line, the gap between the two will close considerably and Garmin in general is notorious for lack of meaningful innovation in their wearables. So no, Apple did not kill Garmin, but it should ring alarm bells knowing that Apple will continue to innovate while Garmin will continue to not innovate.

This was awesome Matt! Nice preview from a triathletes perspective. I’m excited to get my hands on one of these!

I sold my Apple series 7 to by a Gen 2 Epix. Looking at just my 14 days of battery life I have left and I’m so glad I sold the Apple Watch. Let alone the ANT+ feature and ability to use a chest HR monitor for even more accurate and consistent measurements.

First of all, your videography and editing skills continue to amaze me! Good work! Very impressive of Apple to make some significant upgrades, and look forward to when you get it in your hands and get to put it to the test. But you know, me Garmin for life! Hope you and the family are well!

I was AW user since Series 0. I switched from AW6 to Epix2 when Epix2 came out, and currently I can say I did the right choice. Besides from my point of view regarding the superior sport tracking features on the Epix2, the peace of mind that comes with the really long battery life is what will at least for now, keep me in the Garmin ecosystem for the years to come. Its the intended use, that makes one ecosystem better than the other, and is a completely subjective perspective. Hard to objectivelly suggest one or the other to be better …

Great impressions! I’m super excited about this Apple Watch Ultra to jumpstart my hiking season. Can’t wait!

36 hrs in stand by mode, pretty far from the real sports watches yet.... interesting new player though. Garmin, polar and coros should be aware. The winners in this competition are going to be the users

Thanks for the first comment on the ultra.I’m looking forward to your review when you get the watch.For most of us who just workout regularly and spend time of the grid the convenience and the smooth integration in the Apple ecosystem is priceless.So it would be wonderful if the watch delivers all promised features specially battery life.😁

Extremely helpful review (even for us “non-athlete” types)!! Thank you.

Dude, this video was so dang good Matt! Pumped for my Ultra to show up👊

"max out their money's worth for those race entry fees"🤣🤣🤣🤣 That's me! Love it! Thanks for the entertainment and as always a very solid review.

Great early review 👍🏼 I had an Apple Watch for a few years before switching to Garmin Fenix, never looked back! I do ultra marathons and Bikepacking trips, the Fenix just nails it for battery, gps, health metrics and most importantly MAPS!! I am sure the ultra will be great for a lot of users, but doesn’t quite cut it for me 😅

It's worth remembering that 2 years down the line, with so many charge cycles, that 36 hours may be down to 24 hours or less for your $800 smartwatch. It sounds trivial but I felt quite relieved going from a 245 music which I had to charge after every music-enabled long run to a 955 which'll go most of the week with music and multi-band enabled. If the scuba mode works well (especially if there is reliable wireless air integration) I might be quite partial to that feature though!

Man didn't create his RU-vid to talk Apple Watch. He made it to brag about his running times. Impressive specs my friend!!

Hi, great analysis into triathlon, and you made a comment about lap swim. Question: As is now, is the Apple Watch able to pick up heart rate while you swim, and alert via sound or vibration if it exceeds preset HR zones? Does it work well with swim sets with 10sec rest intervals. I've had to use Garmin Swim strap and it's quite a hassle and you can't see heart rates while in water.

First time viewing your channel. Nice work. I think it's funny that when something new comes along it is questioned to be a potential "killer" of some other product. There's room for both, and I think until Apple comes out with a bike computer and other accessories, Garmin will be just fine. I, for one, have hesitated moving away from Garmin (oddly the same dilemma for many Apple users) because of the ecosystem. I use a Garmin Edge on my bikes, and have had a Fenix for a while. I enjoy the swim tracking functions. That said...Garmin needs to seriously calm down with its pricing. If nothing else, I hope the impact of the AW Ultra is that Garmin will rethink their pricing tiers. I have also tried the Polar Grit X, which I liked, but found the app experience to be too clunky. At least they haven't had frequent downtime and ransomware attacks like Garmin. I look forward to checking out more of your content. Cheers!

I just switched from a Series 3 to a Forerunner 945. I never used much of the features from the apple watch and I love the simplicity of the garmin. AW ultra isn’t even on my radar. Battery life might be better but the garmin interface is just nice

Love that Dialed kit Matt, great video!

I "upgraded" to a COROS Pace 2 from my Workoutdoors App (wonderful!) on my Apple Watch 6 only for the COROS Training Hub to review data. Question please Matt: Does the new IOS Watch OS with running power, improved zones, etc., have a nice and useable interface to study the data? Is it browser or just iOS device? Thank you.

Google Android Garmin for me, but happy to see something for my Apple friends.

Everything I use for tech is Apple…EXCEPT the watch for training. I’ve refused to upgrade from my 5th gen waiting for real battery life and a rugged chassis. Time will tell if the new design is rugged, but it should looks great. 36hrs is a good start, but I can get a week of solid workouts with my Fenix 6. No, it isn’t as handy not having cellular and being highly connected to the ecosystem like my iWatch, but as a weekly business traveler, it sucks having to charge the watch every 12 hours. Let’s hope the battery life is REAL and not just if you leave it in airplane mode.

I’ve been using AW S2&S5 for over 5 years… and I’m ready for a Garmin Fenix 7. Battery 80 days, solar, real physiological metrics, circular design (a device measuring a circular parameter, Time, should be circular)… I think AW Ultra is cool but can’t compete Garmin yet. I only want to know : is Garmin on pair Apple to quality control, user interface, software updates? Data transfer, music GPX files? Any answer would be helpful. Thanks.

First time viewer and your video editing is 🔥 .. Great job!!

I’ve ordered a watch ultra (will be my first Apple Watch), coming from a fenix 6 pro sapphire - I love my garmin and the fitness analytics it gives me but I spend more time wishing I had the smartwatch features and interactivity of the Apple Watch. The new os9 workout app appears much improved with heart rate zones etc so I hope I won’t miss the garmin too much! Battery life not too much of an issue for me as I don’t run further than marathon distance. I spend a lot of time in the gym and play a lot of tennis and found the general workout tracking (without gps etc) pretty ordinary on the garmin and think the Apple Watch is better in that department. I loved the design of the fenix 6 sapphire (titanium with orange band) so am quite pleased that Apple have blatantly ripped off this design with the orange accents and orange alpine loop band! 😂 I wonder what Garmin will have to say about that!

I currently have been using an Apple Watch series 3 for triathlon training (currently only do sprints) and have been looking to transition to Garmin because it fit more of what I was looking for. Now the Ultra is giving me something to consider since I plan to do longer races in the future. Can’t wait to see the impressions from the RU-vid community.

I preordered one. I have never been particularly drawn to the Garmin (or other) gps watches simply because of what you don’t get for the price. I am what you would consider a power user when it comes to tech. I enjoy learning and using as many of the features of a product as possible and the Apple Watch just offers so much and interrogates so well with all the other apple products. (I probably wouldn’t be as excited for it if I weren’t invested in the apple system) But it’s great having it basically be an extension of my iPhone (a display for notifications, input device for email/text/etc and a portable ‘mini phone’ for calls when I can’t have my phone on me), a security key for my macs and even able to access some socials and games when bored and don’t want to use my phone/ipad. Can’t wait to receive my ultra and pass my Nike+ Apple Watch down to my nephew. Win win.

Great review. Look forward on putting to the test in a 100 Miles Ultra Race. The GPS looks impressive.

I have been an Apple Watch user for years until recently when I started using a wahoo rival for triathlons. Even after the announcement of the ultra, I still bought a Fenix 7 solar sapphire. For my triathlons, I will never use an Apple Watch. There are too many limitations and the software updates slow the watches down over the years considerably. My series 6 I’ve had just over a year and it’s certainly slowed down in the menus since I got it. My friends use garmin and have never seen any issues with the speed of their watches and they’ve owned the same watch for 4-5 years. I think Garmin will remain king for a very long time.

Myself and my family all use Apple products- Laptops, ipads, iphones, Airpods, APple TV, Apple Music subscription and have been for 10+ years, but the watch is just something i never got on board with. I'm also a long time Fenix owner (3, 5 and 6) and haven't really considered Apple Watch, until this announcement. BUUUUT. I dont think I'll be a convert for a number of reasons. The battery life of the Ultra isn't really earth shattering if you're a Garmin guy. My Fenix 6 is 3 years old and still gives me 9-13 days of life after a full charge, and probably closer to 3 to 5 days depending on the number of MTB rides I do and that's with HR and GPS/GLONASS running in the background. The GPS provides great accuracy and if i change data gather to every second, its even more accurate- probably at the cost of battery life, but we're talking days, not hours with Garmin. FENIX has actual buttons, built in topo map's, Compass, Alitmeter, Barometric Pressure, Waypoint, incident detection with alerting, all Body Battery things, PulseOX, HR, Incident Detection and alerting. All my data goes to Strava anyway so I don't use the Garmin Connect except to sync and update. I also extend my screen from my watch to my bike computer too. In fairness, Im probably not the target market. This may be targeted at current Apple Watch users who want a more rugged watch like a Garmin, but never considered leaving the "walled garden" of Apple. Once i can get my hands on one, I am going to give it a hard look. I do like the thought of a better display and compared to the EPIX, the Ultra is cheaper. The alerting features in case of emergency are clearly better integrated into the Apple family than Garmin's, which may work on the Wife to state my justification to get one---kinda worked with the iPhone 14 i pre-ordered. I iwll definitely check your channel to see what your impressions are. Thanks for the video.

Appreciate the humble intro! Subbed

Really nice video, Matt! Looking forward to hearing what you think when you get yours. Who is going to test it in an Ironman?

Saphire glass and longer battery life are a very welcome new addition, but 60 hours in battery saver mode just shows how far away they actually are from the real sports watches, would have been interesting to see how much battery life they would get out of a lower res display though.

I think the Apple "Walled Garden" will prevent them from really impacting Garmin's activity metrics and stellar battery life between charges. Garmin plays nice with Android as well as IOS which makes it the better choice for more dedicated athletes. I do however really like the watch faces Apple has available.

Will we see it display current split info while running? Right now i use my garmin for any interval work because while i can log a solit, i cant see the pace ir time of that split. Unless its user error. Critical to replace my 955.

I haven’t been tempted by an Apple Watch in a long time. I do really like this one but I’m going to hold out for at least the winter.

No training load or recovery type metrics, Matt. It’s a nice hardware upgrade with basically zero training software to back it up.

No, apple didn't kill Garmin at all. But looking at the new features it seems apple clearly wants to focus on endurance athletes. Now I'm interested how Garmin will react to this. Add more (smart watch) features or reduce the pricing. There is no way a FR955 has much higher production costs than a FR55.

My Garmin 245 music has a white dot on my screen due to the heat of cooking over a wood fire grill . Curious if this Apple Watch is just as sensitive over heat

Hi Matt ! The only thing that for me seems to be a nice things is the drill mode for swimming. Otherwise I keep my Polar (better ? I don't know) but for sure more affordable!

IMO if you’re not a half/full IM distance triathlete, AWU is a great option. But if you need to be ready to charge it 2-3 times a week. For me it’s too often and because I do long activities it’s pain in the ass not to forget to charge you AW (I’ve had AW6 and Garmin 935 in the same time). Garmin also has a good connect website to analyze activities, that Apple hasn’t. So I think Apple will take 20-30% of garmin/suunto/polar customers this year, but for killing it Apple need to provide one week of battery life, that seems impossible for a next several years.

I’ve used smart watches/fitness watches for the last 15+ years since the bar in forerunner series. Apple Watch series 6 is great for daily wear/workouts- I have a cheap a a fit t-Rex for multi day hikes- the new Apple Watch appeals to me, I havn’t been able to justify a serious fitness watch for lifting, running biking or hiking. I’ll keep my series 6 until the battery life fails in a couple years- apple is hitting a niche in the market- excellent tech integration for daily use as well as upgraded fitness features.

what are your thoughts on dirt getting into the crown area? im assuming it’d be quite painful to have that cleaned regularly?

I use a 945 which I can program my training session. On Apple Watch can I program too? Like an interval training

Now that looked like a wet PNW track! Props for filming on days like that. Growing up we loved to tell the visitors to the PNW that we had two seasons...winter and August.

It takes more then a rugged watch to kill Garmin ;)

Quick question - which band would you recommend for a triathlete interested in the Ultra?

Yo I ordered the Apple Watch Ultra as I needed a replacement for my Apple Watch Series 4. I understand its limitations though and will still use my Fenix 6X Sapphire for my long hikes where I need to follow a course on complicated trail networks. Thanks for the video Matt.

Garmin is well established among many endurance athletes, especially among cyclists (raises hand). As you noted, I'm running a power meter, cadence meter, speed meter, and heart monitor. Those metrics and the integration into Garmin Connect/Strava/MapMy is truly important. I'm sure the Apple fanbase will flock to this for workouts and honestly I might buy one to integrate with my Apple devices (I have a Galaxy watch for my S22), but a Garmin killer? Nah.

I use both Garmin forrunner 955 and AW S7. I am very interested in Ultra. Although I think Ultra might not beat Garmin now. But, I expect one Ultra can replace many Garmins one day.

Really debating getting the ultra because for training it will be perfectly fine and maybe even racing but think I would keep the garmin fenix 6 as a back up if I felt it wouldn’t do the full distance. Although on a full distance ironman likely to use a garmin computer for the bike split as it shows everything at eye level rather than keep looking at the watch

Looking forward to your full review of the Apple ultra watch although it will never beat Garmin on battery life. Considering the size of the ultra, I wonder if it will maintain the usual great accuracy of the heart rate in Apple watches. Perhaps the size might affect it. Looking forward to your full review

The AW ultra is a good thing as it might help keep Garmin honest, particularly with regards to their runaway prices. That said it’s still got a long way to go before I consider swapping. Firstly it’s too big. I have skinny wrists and it would look ridiculous on me. It’s why I have a Fenix 6S, which even after 3 years still has better battery life than the Ultra. I charged mine 3 days ago and it still shows that it’s good for 15 hours of GPS activity. The other big thing is it needs more buttons, like a Fenix. I’ve used an Apple Watch and the touchscreen is garbage, sweaty hands, in the rain, going for a swim, utter trash. After that there’s software. The company that I think has most to worry about from Apple is Whoop. Apple could kill them overnight with a software update that did a recovery score (well it could except the battery on the watch that most people buy isn’t good enough). So yeah, this new model is interesting to me but there’s still a lot that needs to change before I’ll be leaving Garmin behind

As someone who has owned both the Apple Watch Series 7 and several Garmins I can say that they're not in the same category. I personally want a FITNESS watch with an always on display (not an amoled), a round display, I want to be able to turn off notifications and use it like a normal watch (which apple does not let you do), offline music/map storage, and a battery that you don't have to worry about charging every other day. Garmin is hands down much better in these categories for me. However, if you want a SMARTwatch the Apple Watch is obviously phenomenal and does great fitness tracking. It is just not for me for the reasons I've stated above. Garmin also provides more fitness tracking data compared to the Apple Watch and also has a great app, Garmin Connect, where you can compete with friends and people from all around the world.

Awesome video... I use an apple 7.. it is not the best for trail race.. the touch screen makes it difficult... but as you say, hope that the new button will be useful in "difficult" conditions....

I really don’t understand why they didnt just make a 2-3 day watch from the get go. People would have been sold in an instant.

This the only Apple Watch I’ve been interested in since the Apple Watch was released. I’ve never owned one, due to its poor battery life. it’s definitely no Garmin, (which I do own), but I think the ultra is definitely worth having a look at.

Great video! I have a fenix 7x now but can’t get over the fact the AWU has cellular…. I realize the other aw have cellular but the ultra would be a Long run running watch for me too. What about using both??!?!?!

Great first video on the Apple Watch Ultra👍🏻. I used to have a Google Pixel phone and Garmin Forerunner for my triathlon training. Then I met someone and got engaged and they’re on all Apple. SO I bought an iPhone and an Apple Watch. I miss my old setup, but all the Apple stuff does work seamlessly. The Watch is not the best for sports and to your point, Apple doesn’t play well with other apps. The only one that seems to be a good source for all my athletic data is Strava and that’s really not great compared to the Garmin app. I’ve ordered the Ultra and hope it can get the job done better for triathlon training then a regular Apple Watch. If so, I’ll be pleasantly surprised. If not, I’ll be going to a Garmin Forerunner 955. REALLY hoping the Ultra gets the job done though. Be really nice to have one tech platform that can deliver all the functionality I need. Cheers!

A lot of their sales won’t come from athletes for this watch,myself being one. No matter where I travel to everyone has an Apple Watch on. It’s freakin crazy how many people have Apple watches.Apple is the leader in smartwatch segment but not the premium segment which Garmin holds.

The only reason I will not completely switch to the Apple Watch for triathlon tracking is the unavailability of ant+ and that is never coming because I think the ultra is so well priced compared to garmin

Went from AW S3 to Garmin Instinct 2. All I used my AW for was alarms, weather, basic activity tracking (just 3 rings) and, obviously, time and date. After 5 years I'd say battery life was almost the same - always had to put them on charge after ~30 hours of use. Decided to switch to Garmin because I'm not using all the "smarts" that much. The battery life improvement is insane. The rugged looks are awesome, the weight is identical. It actually constantly measures HR and can create my body profile and track all the changes. I have done couple of training sessions in them and battery barely drained. I like them a lot. The screen is not a problem for me as well. AW Ultra looks like a miniature smartphone on your wrist. To each their own :)

Does it pair to cycling computers from Garmin , wahoo , etc ?

I'm just going to stick with Garmin, I've been in the Garmin ecosystem a long time and their stuff just works. They have incredible support, you can call them you will speak to a person in the same country, and they will guide you through every step of the way if you want and how to make a change on your watch. And Garmin also keeps supporting their devices, long after they've been released. I have a regular Edge 1030 bike computer, and it just got an update last week, I think the 10:30 was released in something like 2016 🙂. Apple doesn't have updates for things they they released in 2016. Nothing bad against Apple, they have fantastic computers and phones, but I don't see them as a sports watch of GPS company.

"Did The Apple Watch Ultra Just Kill Garmin?"... hell no!

First of all, very good quality videos. Regarding the discussion itself I moved from AW7 to Epix2, due to case and screen resistance, battery life and sport modes. Im very happy but then I booked an Ultra... I think the Ultra won't be as good as Epix2 for sports at least this generation but the Ultra has a better software and a better choice when not racing. I hope the Ultra will have a bare minimum to track my training and triathlon races correctly. (pd: I missed connectivity, payments (Garmin pay sucks), apps..etc when moved to Epix2)

Here is the biggest problem with the Apple Watch ultra - no ant+, no broadcast heart rate, not able to plug into power meters for bikes, he still not actually monitored full day. Garmin still blows Apple away with sleep monitoring, stats you can get, the adjustable data screens, WEEKS of battery without need to charge, and whip bike packing or rides over 100 miles it’s garmin, by a mile. This watch will be VERY popular with marathoners, triathletes, some trail runners, and parents that just want a cool watch. I’ll keep my fenix7x , it delivers and the only issue I have is that the app can be more polished. The devices are top notch.

Garmin is already solar. The only thing Apple is killing its own battery

I'd say not. A big improvement to what the AW can do, but a) it's not comparable to Garmin and b) not everyone is an Apple fan or user.

Thanks for this info! I’m a distance swimmer and it would be nice to see which stroke I’m doing side-by-side with my split time. Would this ultra version provide that? Also, what do you know about the heart rate data accuracy? My I-watch (ver 7) shows bizarre rates of 210 bpm for like 15 min stretches - this can’t be true- I’m 64 & I’d be dead, lol!

Once again great video Matt! So far i think Garmin is pretty far ahead from Apple for "sport watches" but if Apple really want to go in it that might be impressive (they have everything for). I'm a garmin fan and user😀 but i also like Apple product but not for these kind of products

Great review as always Matt, however, NOPE. I am a loyal Apple user in all forms except - anything triathlon. I use Garmin for all things fitness. Nothing wrong with some competition and good on Apple for recognizing the need to step up their game, but this won't touch Garmin's offerings. They've owned the market for far too long to lose ground just because Apple has finally crafted a half decent battery at least...

I preordered mines already can’t wait to try it out hopefully it will be a homerun for me. I’m not a “triathlete” so don’t need it to do all that but I workout regularly and enjoy backpacking regularly. Don’t disappoint me Apple 😂.

I ordered an ultra I’m a bit worried it looks like around the new button is a little too exposed and cushion can perhaps be fragile with a couple of years of use

Is it possible to navigate with gps track with the AW ultra. Epix and many other can do!

I mean, for Gamin to achieve something like Apple Watch seems likely at a rocket-science level; but for Apple Watch to improve all those new complaints, it’s not hard for them.

Battery life is a big factor, I can’t do 36 hours I need at least 2 weeks of battery life. This is the fitness realm we’re talking about. Garmin has proved itself worthy of my money. Apple has a place in my heart always, if they can get there battery life down and actually embody the fitness world on their watches then yes it would spark my interest but until then, it’s Garmin.

Hey Matt, I’m getting started on training for an Ironman and my worry with the Ultra is that is doesn’t link to many training programs or training data tracking programs that coaches can track the data with. Is this true and what are your thoughts? Thanks in advance!

Hardware seems there. But a big thing that’s still not there is stuff like auto sync workouts from TrainingPeaks to the native run app!

For me I’d go with the Ultra because I need lifestyle watch with sport features , Garmin is like pure sport watch it’s not my taste

I like that I charge my Fenix once a week.

Going to buy the Fenix Enduro 2 And the Apple Watch Ultra because I have both now and to a tuxedo I wear the Apple more likely 😊 you have found a new follower 😎

Considering one if it becomes available. However, I will first wait for reviews, including yours of course, especially on its claimed battery life. This is very important since I do trail ultra marathons. Lugging around a cable and much more a heavy powerbank on big mountains on a multi day ultra isn’t really ideal. I just hope that the claimed 36hr battery life has gps factored in.

I did a 13.5 hour race with a 2.5 year old Apple watch 5, it lasted the whole time with battery to spare. Who’s going to use the full amount of the Apple Watch ultra short of going away for weeks at a time? That’s very much a niche segment and they can get a Garmin with bugger all other functionality for those times EDIT: my bad, I had my phone with me that day and it would’ve taken the GPS load off the watch, see other comments below. Apologies about that

The question itself is hilarious to say the least, in a polite way. A (beautiful, fully packed of features), watch with a battery life of 36 hours that pretends to be the ultimate sports watch ?? I guess at Garmin and Coros, and every other serious sportswatch maker are all shaking in fear. 😂😂😂

As a cyclist trail runner occasional climber and yogi, I been waiting for this Watch for a while. I already bought it and look forward to put it through its paces. It won’t replace my fénix for major mountain adventures, but it will replace my 945 LTE as an everyday driver.

How’s the Bluetooth, WiFi, and cellular service on the Garmin? Making and receiving phone calls? Sending and receiving email? Sending and receiving text messages? All while operating in standalone mode with iPhone 10,000 km away and/or powered off.

My Garmin FR255 is so accurate and offers so much useful data without the need of charging every other day that I will not consider an Apple watch with a battery life of only 36 hours. My FR255 lasts easily 8 days on one charge with 3 10K runs with all GPS switched on. In addition, if you have to charge 5 times more than another watch, the battery longevity will decrease also much faster. What a deception that Apple is not able to manage this on par with the competition.

SWEET internal overall on the chest area. That's really cool! Love the tanwalls on your bike. How many tracks do you guys have to choose from? it feels like there are so many more tracks available in the PNW than there are here. The battery life comparisons are huge. THREE ironmen, back to back? That's pretty incredible. I think Garmin watchs ARE expensive!!! "Nobody asked me" HA! Whoa, there are a lot of views on this video! Have you been seeing lots of growth on the channel or is this specific to having "apple" in the video title? XOXO

Great video Matt, again. I expected you to be unbiased and you are delivering. Unlike your DCR and Desfit peers who seem to get so much attention from Apple that they recorded a commercial from Apple HQ. Great you are not following their example. Keep up the great reviews. 👍

I just want to know if the gps part of it will give you grid coordinates of your location

36 hours versus 2 weeks of my Fenix 6? GPS on the apple watch may or may not be able finish an Ironman?

A great preview and I’m genuinely interested in if this will be worth swapping from my combo of Garmin Forerunner 245 and Whoop 4.0. Subscribed mate. Keep up the awesome work.

I did the apple watch ultra pre-order as well. But mine is more for the best tech option. Currently I just have the Watch SE (poor man's version), and wanted to get an upgrade with all the bells and whistles. I started off with the cheap-o version to make sure I was actually going to use it, since I have other nice non-apple watches. And yep, it's been my daily driver all day every day since then. Another thing for me, since I'm not the super-sporty athlete (bad back, bad knees), is to just have a larger watch case with a bigger and brighter display. That's a serious plus, since as I'm getting older, my eyes aren't getting any better!

Do the Garmin watches also have a dive computer built in?

Multi-Band: Try to compare it when doing a workout or when trying to run a specific pace. There comes Multi-Band in right handy, much less noise at the pace changes.

I’ll be getting a watch for hiking and backcountry use. So battery, offline maps, and navigation with course creation edits before and during are important features. So I think it has to something other than apple.

I loved the comment "maximize our monies worth for those race entry fees". I am for sure going to use that next time I have a slower than desired race. Also, good content on the Apple watch. I love training with my Apple watch, but I always default to my Garmin for race day for the reliability, battery life, and buttons! Maybe this new watch can do it all.

I have the Fenix 5+ and will upgrade to a 7 or 7+ when this thing dies. It is 4 years old and shows no sign of dying though. I would like the new features in the 7 but I don't need them. I also have over 10 years of data in Garmin Connect that Garmin is fine maintaining. I had about 8 GB of data with them around 2017 so I'd expect that they have about 30 GB of data on me now given that the biometric measurements today generate a lot more data than they did ten years ago. Where does Apple store your historical data? Do they charge for that storage?