Lifelong Apple Watch User Switches to Garmin | 1 Year Later

6:10 Major update. If you want AudioBooks on a Garmin. As of November 10th Spotify now has a Audiobook Selection. Hope everyone enjoys and can benefit from the video

"I'm a struggling YouTuber. I own 8 Apple Watches"

I just bought the Forerunner 265 and the battery is just amazing. It can last up to 13 days. There are also a lot of features but getting the hang of it may take time compared to other smartwatches.

Great video, I own everything Apple except for the watch. I have been a Garmin user for a long time, currently have the Epix2Pro 51mm and have been thinking of going full Apple and getting the Ultra. However, I just finished a week long vacation at Shenandoah National Park, hiking 3 to 6 miles a day. Started the trip with a full battery and finished with 65% (22 days) left. Had full gps on the hikes with detailed maps for trails, never had to worry about getting lost of going off the trail. After this trip I will stay with Garmin. For me it's hard to beat and the pluses out weigh the minuses.

Same here, switched to Garmin and haven’t looked back. Love the shape, battery, functionality, information presentation on the phone and much more.

Excellent decision by you! I appreciate the honesty. Yes, Garmin may not have the ability to open your garage door from your watch, but I feel that your health is much more important!

I use a Garmin for sports, but I wear an Apple Watch for the rest of the day and at night. I really like how integrated the Apple Watch is with my iPhone, the Garmin just doesn’t have the access to the Apple ecosystem to be anywhere near as good as a smartwatch.

Most of these types of videos are just click bait snd it's someone switching for a day or maybe even a week at most. Nice to see someone actually following through and doing the work then giving their thoughts.

Yes yes yes Garmin rocks!! I sold my Apple Ultra and never missed it. I had to watch videos to figure out the Garmin and I had to watch a number of them to figure out different things. I love my Garmin Epic Pro and will stay with this brand. I love it!!!!!!!!! Great video Sheila

me too. The Apple Watch 9 was the first year I stopped getting that product and turned to Garmin Epix Pro. I'm not going back!!!! Sold my Ultra and never looked back. Sheila

I’m a fan of both Garmin and Apple Watches. I owned 10 Garmin watches and 4 Apple Watches including the Ultra. Too big for my wrist so just got the 45 mm stainless steel Apple Watch 9 and love it! I’m a marathoner and often track my runs on both devices. Garmin is my favorite for running though.

It’s been about a year since I made the switch. I agree with you on how cumbersome the Garmin watch set up is. I also miss some of the smart features the apple had/has. That said the data and convenience to access it are what makes the switch worth it for me!

I’ve had several Apple Watch for years now, and switched to Garmin a week ago! Best decision ever! I mainly switched because of the battery life of the Apple Watch. It was always a pain to charge it every single day and because of that I never wore my watch - just too much of a hassle! Garmin is just better in so many ways

I had a Series 8 and switched to a Forerunner 965. No regrets at all…superb battery life, better looking form factor (imo), no shortage of health and fitness stats…Garmin Connect is great. You still get notifications from iPhone…just can’t reply from the watch which to me is just fine. I love Apple products, including the Watch, but the battery life on the Garmin is a game changer for me. I wear it all day and all night for literally weeks on end (including workouts) and it’s amazing.

Battery life is the game changer for me. I had a Samsung Watch 4 classic, great watch, but at the end of the day id ha w around 35 percent at bed time. If i wanted to sleep track, id have to charge it before bed, then again before work. That got old real quick, having to charge my phone, my ear buds, and then a watch too, it was just too much. I have a Fenix 6 Pro now, battery life is over 2 weeks!

Great video. Thank you so much. It helped me a lot! I wasn't sure whether to buy an Apple Watch or the Garmin vivoactive 4S, but now I think I've made up my mind. It's good to know that we can listen to Spotify on the Garmin!

I like your special effects and you have a good onscreen personality. Keep making videos please!

I'm here for every second of that battery life. Idk about anything else. Excellent video

For those who’s still undecided, you got to know what you really need. For me, I’ve used Garmin Epix and Polar Vantage V2. I love them both. But there’s one thing I need to have in a watch. I need to have a cellular connectivity for call and text. I don’t want to carry my iPhone 15 Pro Max while running. And Apple Watch Ultra 2 is perfect for my need. As much as I can, I want to run with less weight on me. Lightweight, breathable cloths, lightweight supportive shoe and a watch to tracks my run, receive call and text and listen to podcast on my Shokz openfit headphones. I’m just your average joe. Not an athlete. I don’t care about garmin or polar health metrics anymore. What’s important is that I do my planned exercises and run and have it recorded.

If Apple focuses on battery life and gets to 1 week, it's a wrap, but until then Garmin will continue to steal market share on the watches. It's such an obvious thing for Apple to do. It's mind boggling that they refuse to address it