To start, I am basing this review off first owning a Microsoft Band, then an Apple Watch with a brief trial with Microsoft Band 2, which I returned and continued to use until I got the Fenix 3. So with that in mind, the immediate thing you will notice is the battery life. Again, battery life. I could wear the Fenix 3 for a 7-10 days easy without having to charge it-and thats with using it with GPS, and getting notifications. With the Apple watch I couldn't make it a day with notifications and forget trying to monitor sleep. You would have to pick strategic times throughout the day if I wanted to monitor sleep. The fenix is just like a watch in that it's always on, no flick of the wrist-always on. which I still value. they call the devices smartWATCHES for a reason. So I know most people will probably state "But the apps on the Apple watch" and yes it does have a ton, but in reality 95% percent of them are not applicable on a daily basis once the cool factor wears off. Notifications are simple: click to read, click to delete. with the Apple watch its swipe, click trashcan, then reconfirm that you want to delete-oy vey. Now I love my Apple products, and I've been using them since the blue G3 tower-so no us against them type mentality its just that the Apple watch wants to be so much and doesn't really accomplish most at more than 75%. TL;DR. Pros: Altimeter, Barometer, Compass, Always on, looks great in direct sunlight (buy the screen protector-but then who doesn't?), GPS is great, battery life is awesome. Has controls (I just realized today how nice it is t click a button when you have gloves -it was 30s out-to control music or change screen for a run i.e. cadence, pace, heart rate. BTW I have a heart monitor (non gamin-still works) and shoe cadence thing which is cool to link up with. Also, for the guy who never likes to ask for directions it has a track back feature from where you started which is cool, so you don't get lost and you know become an extra is some horror film about lost on a trail and it gets dark and cue eerie music and crazy guy. #Aintnobodygottimetogetlost Cons: Apps are not bad but scarce, don't expect to play a miniature version of whats popular on the Apple app store. or do Mobile banking. Last thought: If you use popular apps like Strava, or others, the information can be shared on from the Garmin connect to those apps on your mobile device. So you still get the info.

looks, functionality, GPS, looks, ease of use, ruggedness, so many activity options, and did i mention looks! i cant stress that enough, move out of the way iwatch. got it for $199!! tried to purchase another, but sale was over, it is only the GPS and not sapphire screen, or HR but i have the chest strap which i use when i work out since its more accurate, but hey, the big deal here was that it was 199. you will not be disappointed

I read several reviews on countless tracking watches and nothing can compare to this one. I honestly can't tell you one flaw about this watch. It tracks, swimming, hiking, running (indoor and outdoor), skiing, cycling, & etc. WORTH EVERY PENNY! Buy this one & never buy another watch.

I love this thing. Connects to satellites quickly. Easy to use, easy to read the display, easy to customize. The only problem I have is the wireless sync to Garmin connect using wifi or bluetooth.

I looked at a lot of reviews before deciding on what to get. I talked to a lot of people who had Garmin and TomTom sports watches. Garmin won out on every aspect in that area. I am still learning to use all of the bells and whistles on my watch. But, 1 of the Awesome things is that it gives me my Recovery time after a workout based on the intensity and my HR during it. Now I am a Fitness Coach and I run Spartan Races (Soon to be a Spartan SGX Coach) and I wanted it for the trail running and navigation that is in this watch. I havent been able to take it on a trail run yet but everything else is Awesome! I have only had to charge it 2x in a month (which was 1 of my concerns after some of the reviews) which definitely puts this watch over the top. Took me a minute to get used to having a Big Face watch (since I am a girl) but hey it works for me. After I do a Trail run or two and a Spartan Race (coming up in August) I will update my review to include those functions as well. I highly recommend this watch to anyone who wants or needs more data for their training to improve! (even has skiing, jumping out of planes and golf as activities to track...which I do none of those but nice to know if I change my mind they are there lol)