Keep in mind this is the 42mm Apple Watch, so it’d be slightly heavier than the 38mm variant. You can check out that in-depth review though for weights of all the band types.Īll the weights are in grams, with the Fitbit and Garmin units being identical at 43g, and the Apple Watch sitting in at 63g. I used the sport band in the case of the Fitbit Ionic, merely because I hate the regular stock band. Then to take a crack at the weights, I put all three on the scale. Here’s a look at them from a slightly different angle: Ultimately though, they’re all fairly similar. The Garmin is a bit more rounded than the Apple Watch, while the Fitbit is a touch bit bigger in terms of face. Essentially, what are likely to be the three most popular fitness/sports focused watches this fall for the mid-range market (the Samsung Gear Sport hasn’t started shipping yet).Īs you can see, they’re all fairly similar in sizes. Taking a quick detour to look at the sizes and weights of the watches, I’ve lined up the Apple Watch Series 3 LTE with the Fitbit Ionic and Garmin Vivoactive 3. Obviously, after this post it’s unlikely you’ll need to consult with such documentation. The band meanwhile, is a 20mm standard watch style band – so you can swap it with whatever you fancy, be it Garmin or otherwise.Īnd finally, I’m sure the box will have some paper junk in there like a three line quick-start guide. About the only units it’s not used on are re-incarnations of other older watches (like the ‘new’ FR30, which is really just FR35 hardware from last year with different software), as well as the Vivomove HR, which was too slim for the new connector (fashion focused). This is used in the Fenix 5/5S/5X/FR935/Vivosport, and probably a few others I’m forgetting. Note that the charger cable is the same as almost all of the existing Garmin watches released in 2017 – their new ‘Garmin universal’ charger. They’ll be sexy shots…at least as sexy as cardboard can be anyway. Down the road, once I get my own from retail, I’ll stick some box shots in here. Instead, I’ve got the box contents – which is essentially just the watch and the charging cable. With that – let’s get cooking! What’s in the box:Īt this juncture, I actually don’t have a final box to share with ya. If you find this review useful – hit up the links at the bottom to save some dough and support the site. I’ll be sending that back to them shortly, and going to go out and get my own through normal retail channels. In the case of the Vivoactive 3, Garmin sent over a loaner to check out. Which rounds out the three top competitors for fitness-focused smart watches in the mid-range market. And the best part? For half that time I wore the Fitbit Ionic on the other wrist, before then switching in the last three weeks to wearing the Apple Watch Series 3 LTE concurrently (other wrist). All while doing so in the busiest travel season of the year. From cycling to running on both surfaces, and even a bit of swimming tossed in. Over these last 6 weeks I’ve been pounding the pavement and trails with it. It, of course, retains the sports-focused features of previous models as well as the Garmin Connect IQ app platform. This watch builds upon the Vivoactive HR by adding in more features including things like contactless payments with Garmin Pay, as well as structured workouts. Has anyone seen this issue? Is it worth even trying to do anything with it? I had been thinking of upgrading, but I am not sure if I am going to go with Garmin again if that is the normal lifespan for their wearables.It’s been about 6 weeks since Garmin first announced the new Vivoactive 3 GPS watch. I don't like to upgrade device just to upgrade, I generally use things until they don't work any more (I had my iPhone 5s four years and only replaced it when the completely stopped working after dropping it). Is 18 months good or bad? For me that is not worth it. What is the normal lifetime for Garmin watches like this. I am guessing this is the end of my watch (I bought it refurbished about 18 months ago, and thought it would last longer than this). Today it happened again, power cycling fixed it, but then about an hour later it was back in the same state. This happened once to my watch about a year ago, but power cycling it fixed it. The screen on my watch has started acting up.
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