Why Garmin Enduro 2 ?

(Ghnay)

Ghnay / 04 January, 2023

~ 4 min read

Ghnay

For long Time I wanted to replace my G-Shock with an Ultra Sport Watch that helps me during my Outdoor activities.

I love the Enduro 2 in all it's details

After reviewing and comparing between different watches like (G-Shock Mudmaster, Fitbit, Galaxy Watch, The new Google Pixel Watch, Suunto, Apple Watches, Garmin Watches, etc…)

Based on my needs, it came down to two watches;

  1. Garmin Enduro2
  2. the Apple Watch Ultra

Why I went for the Enduro 2 ?

For someone who hiking a lot and doing more than 8 hours of hiking, the battery life is a key selling point for me.

The Apple Watch Ultra can last for up to 36 with all functions (which I did not try in a hiking test, this claim)

The Enduro 2 can last up to 34 days in smartwatch mode, which means with all functions.

So with the Garmin we are speaking of days, not hours !

The Enduro 2

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Has all what I require from a sport Watch, I will not list all the specs, as I'm heat to tell you about real life scenario not to list the specs.

But you can expect from the Hardware as well as the Software to support your sport.

You have tons of preloaded configurations, you will barely need to install other software. I have just downloaded my music app of choice and that's it, went for running, hiking and trail running.

Navigation

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It's the best on the Garmin, it's really accurate, finally I'm going on outdoor activity without my phone ! No longer Powerbank, no longer stress how can I take my Phone with me on running.

The Enduro 2 supports all kind of GPS with different mode that you can change based on your need.

I usually set it on auto, and it's accurate, I did not need to change this mode at all.

Comfortable

As I'm a wearing my watch all the day, the watch that I'm wearing should be comfortable, or it will not make sense for me.

The Enduro 2 is more comfortable than my G-Shock GBD-H1000

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The Apple Watch ultra is comfortable as well to be honest, but as said it does not meet my requirements.

Value

The Enduro2 is an expensive sport-smart Watch, but the value that it provides for the money great. You have all what you expect from a high-end sport watch.

When I'm doing sport, I never miss any futures that's related to sport.

What could it be better ?

The Watch is great sport watch but not so great smartwatch and I can understand this, as the audience of this Watch are most likely athletics.

  • LTE would be a really great option, so I can make phone calls and not feel isolated from the entire world during my activities if I'm outside.
  • Supporting more apps, the Watch is supporting major music platform, but you still do not have major support like smartwatches.
  • Garmin Pay is not great, as not all Banks are supporting this. It would be great if they can integrate with Google Pay or supporting native Visa den MasterCard.

Conclusion

The Enduro 2 is Ultra Sport Watch for the time being with smart futures (I will not call it smartwatch)

If you are an ultra athletic that is doing a lot of workouts and want great feedback about your sport, then Watch is definitely for you.

If you want a smartwatch that acting like your phone and sometimes can really replace it, with sport features, then the Apple Watch Ultra would be a great choice for you