Comment by spiffytech
3 days ago
My Garmin (Forerunner 255 Music) feels like it's designed by a committee that uses their own product only while working jira tickets, and has never used it in anger.
On paper, it should feel like my old Pebble did. In reality it's clumsy and poorly thought-out. I look for ways to use it less, not more. I can't wait to replace it when the Pebble ships.
I've been using various Garmin watches for ages and I agree. The hardware is great, but the software is honestly very lackluster.
It's laggy, clumsy, difficult to make apps for, and just not very smart. Especially for someone like me who doesn't even use it for sports.
I guess I don't use my Garmin Instinct Crossover to its full extent, but I have found it pretty ok for the stuff I did do with it, and I like that it looks like a regular watch instead of a smartwatch.
I'd love a watch that lasts a month on a single charge and stays readable under bright sunlight.
So I checked out Garmin Instinct Crossover.
It ticks all the boxes and probably has many more great features I'm not even aware of. But honestly, I'm after a watch not a wrist-mounted blunt weapon.
it's about the same size as the Casio G-Shock I used to have, so it's about perfect for me.