Hi everyone,

I’m considering purchasing my first Apple Watch this year. I’ve worn a garmin for years and while it isn’t the most versatile when it comes to tech features, it is the top fitness tracking company out there.

Question is has anyone made the switch from Garmin to Apple? How did the AW compare to the Garmin on heart monitoring, sleep monitoring, stress monitoring? Was it easier to track workouts?

With the new series 9 out now is it worth getting the series 9 or the cheaper series 8?

My main draw to the AW is actually the loud noise detection. I have chronic tinnitus from loud noise exposure so have that notification would be helpful, but I actually want buttons on my watch lol.

Anyways any insights would be greatly appreciated.

  • nothingexceptfor@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I made the move when I was gifted an Apple Watch after using every single Garmin on the Fenix series since the 2 until the 6 Pro. I only switched because I wanted the new shinny thing, but those watches were tanks, everything actually worked

    I’ve got say I do miss my Fenix, the simplicity and elegance of everything on the watch, plus it looked much better, however what keeps on the Apple Watch is 2 things, the added features and the how light it is, I have the 41mm and it is so light that I almost forget I’m wearing it whilst the Fenix you knew you were wearing it, all of the tech features (specially on the cellular version) are hard to not like, but I have to Garmin was A LOT more intuitive to use than the AW, the UI just made sense and you could even use it without looking, you could map the buttons in your mind, with AW you have to pay attention, it is like a small iPhone.