TechSmartwatchesThe Apple Watch can’t compete with this Garmin Instinct Crossover featureGarmin is measuring battery life in months, not days – and it’s a stark reminder of the biggest limitation on the Apple WatchWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
TechSmartwatchesThe Apple Watch can’t compete with this Garmin Instinct Crossover featureGarmin is measuring battery life in months, not days – and it’s a stark reminder of the biggest limitation on the Apple WatchWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
Garmin is measuring battery life in months, not days – and it’s a stark reminder of the biggest limitation on the Apple Watch
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Garminhave just announced a newhybrid smartwatchcalled theGarmin Instinct Crossover. Sharing large portions of the DNA found in theGarmin Instinct Solar, the Instinct Crossover adds traditional hour and minute hands, creating a product that should appeal to traditional watch enthusiasts who want a taste of the smartwatch world.
In typical Garmin fashion, it’s built like a tank and plays host to a raft of features more suited to a military division than a piece of consumer technology – Night Vision, anyone? It carries itself much like aCasio G-Shock, actually, which may be a good or bad thing depending on your preferences.
One feature that really stood out to me on the Instinct Crossover was the battery life. It may be a little tongue-in-cheek of Garmin to proudly boast a lifespan “measured in months, not days” but it’s not wrong.
Specs vary depending on your model preference – there are options for Solar-powered and Standard or Tactical editions – but the low end is listed at “nearly a month” up to an infinite battery life with other configurations. Somewhere in the middle, the Solar-powered, Standard edition model using advanced connected features will give up to 70 days of battery life.
That bugs me, because I own anApple Watch. And battery life on theApple Watchis about as bad as it gets for a modernsmartwatch. MyApple Watch SEis rated for a miserly 18 hours. In fairness, I’ve actually managed to push it beyond that but even the ultra premium, Garmin-in-disguiseApple Watch Ultrais rated to top out at 60 hours.
Now granted, the Apple Watch is running a more intensive OS than the Garmin but I can’t help but feel let down. It’s a massive gulf in difference, and it’s something that other smartwatches don’t seem to be plagued with either.
I’m a long-time admirer of theXiaomi Smart Band 7 Pro, which is rated for 12 days of use. Similarly, last week I reported on theHuawei Watch GT Cyber, which schools the Apple Watch, offering a range of features that are missing from the Cupertino kingpins' offering.
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Now, with this latest Garmin offering, I feel like my love for the Apple Watch has finally died. Its features and fitness tracking capabilities are fantastic, but there are a number of other devices that can also give me that, and still last more than a day between charges.
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