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Do you think the garmins battery will last a few years ? I’ve had a few smart watches in the past and after two years the battery life starts to drop.
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Absolutely. Mine is 2 years old and I haven’t seen any noticeable degradation. I charge about once a week normally. More often if I’m diving a lot in a typical week. That’s been the same since day 1.Do you think the garmins battery will last a few years ? I’ve had a few smart watches in the past and after two years the battery life starts to drop.
Oh that is great , how long was the mk2 out before the mk3 arrived ?Absolutely. Mine is 2 years old and I haven’t seen any noticeable degradation. I charge about once a week normally. More often if I’m diving a lot in a typical week. That’s been the same since day 1.
I did have one instance where it was draining faster than expected, but checked online and a hard reboot was recommended. That worked and it’s been great since.
Yeah, both battery usage and degredation seems to be a mostly solved issues on garmin smartwatches. Depending on how I set the watch face timeout, my Mk3i 51mm can last anywhere between a week and a month between charges. Going back to 2015, my old Fenix 3 still has reasonable battery life 9 years later. You're going to get some battery degredation over a couple years, thats unavoidable, but if it lasts 7 days instead of 9 days between charges, are you really going to be that upset?Do you think the garmins battery will last a few years ? I’ve had a few smart watches in the past and after two years the battery life starts to drop.
A few years at least. When I bought mine it was no longer tagged as New on Garmin.com. I think it had been out for around a year at that point. G1 was out at that point as well, and as I recall, the G1 came after the MK2.Oh that is great , how long was the mk2 out before the mk3 arrived ?
Depends. I’ve got a few Oceanics in the family as well. They were certainly cheaper. They work fine, but are definitely not as nice as my Garmin or Shearwater.Do you think it’s false economy buying a cheap watch ?
Absolutely. Mine is 2 years old and I haven’t seen any noticeable degradation. I charge about once a week normally. More often if I’m diving a lot in a typical week. That’s been the same since day 1.
I did have one instance where it was draining faster than expected, but checked online and a hard reboot was recommended. That worked and it’s been great since.