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dburst_ t1_jdzlmp0 wrote

Reply to comment by Remote_Engine in Garmin’s Forerunner 955 review: Still king for runners and cyclists by SAT0725

I’ve been a staunch apple user since the original iPod touch and one day with my Forerunner 45 was enough to make me never pick up another Apple Watch again without some type of redesign. The out of the box experience for me personally was leaps and bounds better to get me up and moving. Suggested it to my wife who swore she’d never run unless she was being chased and now she’s running more than she ever had and ENJOYS running now.

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Remote_Engine t1_jdzn8et wrote

For me, when the Forerunner could display a text from my iPhone, it was over. That piece of convenience is what I liked about the Apple Watch, but nothing else. I’ve been on the feature rich, rugged, long life Forerunners since 2018, and I can’t consider looking back. Apple worked too hard to compartmentalize features into different apps (many that are pay-for to do it well) for a fragile watch that I broke twice. After all, I’m very active and the Apple Watch simply isn’t durable enough, the features are fragmented across apps, and the cost is not inline with competitors.

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pppjurac t1_je63wqt wrote

Garmin (and Polar too imho) makes excellent sport watches with some smartwatch functionality, while Apple makes fashionable quality smartwatch with some sport functionality.

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