Divetech Cayman
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So is the only difference between the MK1 and MK2 (not with AI) the oxygen sensor ?
So waterone answered this question nicely.
From the video posted earlier-
1/3rd Larger display
Added customizable data fields
New deco and safety stop screen
New buttons
Garmin pay
Music streaming
Updated heart rate and added pulse
Better battery
Most of these new features are IMO meaningless. From a practical standpoint, here's my take on them:
As I wrote before, the increase in screen isn't something I noticed. I didn't look at it and go "wow, larger screen!" The screen is now 35mm which is about the same as the Teric.
I don't bother music streaming and don't even know why you'd want to do this from your watch, as you'd still need a mobile device to do it. Why not just stream from that? It does have a nice feature that lets you control music on your mobile device, like fast forward/rewind/play/pause sort of stuff, but the MK1 has this as well.
Here in Cayman we can't even use Apple Pay, or anything mode complex than a chip credit card, so I haven't messed with that at all. But I probably wouldn't even if I lived in the US.
The pulse oximeter sensor is a nice addition. I've noticed it allows for more metrics during your workouts, like respiration, and there's some altitude training/acclimatization things I've seen in there. Haven't messed with these since the highest I can get here is about 15 feet.
I'm not knowledgable on Garmin's wearables, but when I got the MK2, I was told it had all the features of their top of the line multi-sport computer. It's hard for me to pick out exactly what differences there is between this and the MK1 are. I have begun one of Garmin's free running training programs, and I have noticed an improvement in my performance by following it exactly, however the MK1 may have been able to do the same thing.
Tony