The Fitbit Charge 5 is a fantastic gadget that combines the greatest elements of Fitbit’s current portfolio into a single device. Battery life is not as long as the Garmin Swim 1.The Garmin Swim 2 claims to give 7 days between charges when in smartwatch mode, 72 hours in pool mode and 13 hours in GPS mode. Unfortunately, the bigger features such as Garmin Pay and music are missing from the Swim 2. The Garmin Swim 2 does not have a great range of other smartwatch features as it is predominantly a swim watch however, it does offer smartphone notifications, calendar, weather and sleep tracking. You can monitor your heart rate as your swim and rest, and further analysis is available on the Garmin Connect App. Garmin has also added an excellent heart rate tracker monitored from the wrist rather than needing a chest strap. FeaturesĪs a swimming watch, it has all the features you would expect, such as GPS for open-water swimming and the ability to track pace, stroke count, and SWOLF, ideal for pool swimming.įurthermore, it will let you know when you need to slow down or speed up with Critical Swim mode. Although this isn’t a touchscreen watch, it is easy to navigate, and the silicone strap is well secured with two loops, so you don’t have to worry about the watch coming loose as you swim. The display is transflective MIP (memory in pixel) makes it clear to read the screen underwater whilst not using additional battery life. It's the sort of annoying hassle that really takes the shine off using Bluetooth connected devices.One of the best waterproof watches, the design is very much in line with other Garmin products however, at a smaller 42mm, it is ideal as a unisex watch, and at just 36g it is light on the wrist, ideal for when you are in the pool. On several occasions I had to actually turn Bluetooth off on my phone to stop it. I also found regularly when attempting to play audio through my phone (podcasts while cooking, usually) that it would switch to trying to send it via Bluetooth to the watch. It's quite awkward to scroll through the menu using the small screen, and pressing play on your music will automatically pipe it through the watch's speaker rather than through your phone or headphones you might have connected. It's good to see some extra features beyond notifications being implemented, but the Guess Connect doesn't put them to great use. The lower button cycles through functions on the watch, which includes music controls (play and pause whatever's playing on your phone), a flashlight (an LED that's terrible at being a flashlight) and a camera mode which opens the camera app on your phone (letting you take a photo using the watch's top button). (The Guess Connect isn't available in Australia, but the US price converts to about AU$550.) In the US - where it's available at Guess stores and Macy's for $399 and $389 for the 45mm and 41mm sizes, respectively - you can get those models as well as the Samsung Gear S2 or the Apple Watch for somewhat less, too. In the UK, its pricing - £299 for the 45mm model, and £289 for the smaller 41mm model - puts it far above decent Android Wear models like the Moto 360 and Huawei Watch. But, for me, the Guess Connect is overwhelmed by its downsides and limitations: It has no waterproofing whatsoever, it doesn't offer any kind of health tracking, it's big and bulky and it's not cheap. If you're not ready yet to upgrade your wrist to an all-digital Apple Watch or Android Wear model, it might be a good compromise. With its mechanical dials, the Guess Connect is best seen as mostly a traditional watch, with some extra smarts thrown in, rather than as a fully-fledged smartwatch. Guess has stuck to its traditional timepiece roots with the Connect.
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