Apple VS Garmin – Which watch is best for hiking/navigating?
Apple VS Garmin – Which watch is best for hiking/navigating?
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Apple Watch ultra. Garmin Fenix. Garmin Epic. Best tech for the backcountry. Camping and hiking. Day hiking. Which watch to buy for camping and hiking.
The Ultra is the “Pro Max” Version of the watch; it’s good but the regular one does 99% same things
Apple is paper weight next to Garmin
Sorry to say but Apple Watch Ultra battery still sucks. Having to put into low power mode to get anywhere close to a garmin is already a pass
I wanted an Apple Watch Ultra sooo bad but I opted for a 7X Sapphire Solar instead. I’m so glad that I did. I wear it 24/7, gps my walks for around 4-5 hours per week and I’m regularly getting 28 to 30 days of use out of it before it needs charging. I have also used it to fully track all of my data whilst I’ve been out on the MTB. My friends who opted for the Ultra are now all regretting their purchases.
I got an Apple Watch to try out, took it on a few day hikes and it was "fine," but anything more than that, it really falls flat. When it came to a 5 day hike in the wilderness, Garmin 100%. Great battery life, basics for notifications, health and wellbeing.
Love my Garmin
This is a no brainer. Garmin
Sorry, dude. No, not everybody has an iPhone. That’s why Apple Watch is still lacking. This guy is clearly an Apple simp. Doesn’t even own a newer Garmin. I go weeks without needing to charge the Garmin. Meanwhile this guy is at 5% battery as he’s talking. The more you need to charge it, the faster the battery will degrade. That being said, the Apple watch is good enough. And it is cool.
Knowing how to use a map and compass doesn’t require batteries
I don’t get why people even argue about this. I sell outdoor watches, but not apple watches. Because they’re not outdoor watches. they’re great for everyday wear and sports, but if you’re going on an adventure, get a proper outdoor brand that builds their products for this use.
0:11 blown away? by the answer in a two horse race? Duh! I can’t wait until influencers are all AI and then we won’t have to listen to this total assclownery.
City people buy apple. Outdoorsmen use Garmins! 💪🏾
Do you want a phone on your wrist? Yes? Go Apple Watch
Do you want a real outdoor tracker with topographic maps built in the watch(no signal needed)? Yes? Then go Garmin.
I am an Android user, this decision is easy. Apple Watch does not work on Android.
I did my own little experiment, testing the Apple Watch Compass app as if it were my one and only navigation guru. No WorkOutDoors, no Footpath apps – just the built-in compass app. Don’t get me wrong, those other apps are slick, and I’m quite fond of them. But the Apple Watch Ultra , seems to have been promoted as a potential Garmin stand-in (even if it hasn’t quite reached the throne yet…). So, off I went, on a wild 10-mile trail run, in a land I barely knew, armed with nothing but the compass app and a bunch of preset waypoints and Gaia GPS on my phone in case I got into trouble. I’d typed in the coordinates from Gaia GPS (but any map app would do the trick). Surprisingly, the compass app, with those waypoints in tow, proved more than adequate. It was like a blast from my Garmin Fenix 5 past – where I also found the mapping features a bit like a riddle without a solution, just hard to navigate.
Battery life… I’m finding that battery life on several Garmin devices I’ve owned lasted a little longer than the AWU but not significantly longer. I’m not sure where or how people are getting amazing battery lives out of Garmins but I never did. My Fenix 5 could get me through a marathon and the battery was toast, even with battery saving features. So far, the AWU lasts about the same.
So, my conclusion? As long as you’ve got your trusty waypoints and a watch that knows how to get you to them, you’re golden. No need to clutter your Apple Watch with more stuff.
I have tried all the GPS apps, and Alltrials seems to just work. I like that I can have it on my Ultra and iPhone, both synchronized together (sent it to my watch from my phone). However, battery life is awful and I might go back to Garmin. One thing I remember with my Fenix 6-7 is there wasn’t an app that synchronized between my watch and my phone. Sometimes I can’t see the screen on my watch, so I pull out my phone. Am I missing something with Garmin? I can load GPX files to both devices (watch and phone), but they work independently, so I have to start them separately, unlike the iPhone and Ultra, using basically any GPS app.
I love Apple and have it for everything except the Watch. I’ve hiked in the mountains and done long distance running for years using different shades of Garmin – Mainly Fenix. When the Apple watch came out I was intrigued by it but all the videos I saw talked mentioned the 1 day to a day and a half battery life. I tried it and returned it the next day. Mainly battery life and the fact it just didn’t feel right after using just such rugged all weather watches like Garmin. And you never have to worry about battery life. I’m 73 now and only hike a few miles 3 times a week due to lower back pain and just love my Garmin Instinct 2!!
It’s really hard to convince me with garmin. I use my Apple Watch for the last 6 years. Never let me down and works well with all my trainings. I can have any feature that garmin has because we have an App Store. Garmin only looks better in my opinion and obviously battery is better but everything else is the same or better on the Apple Watch.
Can’t believe he’s so reluctant to recommend Garmin.
Sorry. Not everyone uses iPhone.
I really want the new epix pro 51mm but I have the ultra and a 14 pro max. They work so well together, I feel like I’d just be wasting money. I already have the garmin instinct, for longer trips. I just love the look of the epix 51mm.
Great video thanks. Would recommend AWU if charging the battery very regularly is not an issue. I’m too much of a boomer myself: remembering to charge my phone every night is hard enough, so ding that also with my watch would inevitably lead to a problem. I went for a Fenix 7, certainly not a sexy product, rather rugged and reliable, far from the fun experiences with the Apple Watch and the awesome Workoutdoors (best hiking app ever), but as long as Apple consider it OK to offer such battery lives (and don’t talk to me about the battery-saving modes, I don’t want my watch to be a dark screen), I’ll go for Garmin.
Here to say Chris Hazzard has aged REALLY well, from kind of nerdy to legitimately….hot.
I’m looking for a budget friendly watch that I can follow/retrace my old tracks from AllTrails or Gaia. Mostly 15-20 mile bushwhacks where I’m out all day. Something simple and looks as close to it does looking at my phone, so I can just look at my wrist instead or reaching in my pocket to make sure I’m still on route. Thanks for your suggestions!
Why would you be surprised about Garmin? I think that’s the obvious choice
I can’t see the texts on ultra 2 in dark room due to auto dimming and their is no manual settings.
I have apple watch & already get workoutdoor. I think it enough for me just for reference. So far for me its fine. I can do a lot of thing with my watch for daily use. Of couse garmin is better for outdoor
UGH, not "everyone" has an Apple watch I would rather die in the wilderness than get an Apple product. They are only "intuitive" for Apple cult persons. It’s a good review for Garmin Thanks.
Apple is better on the first day , after its dead 😂
I love apple and Iam Using apple products but as a Dutch military veteran I have to say Ultra is good but not an outdoor watch. That’s Garmin, Suunto and Coros.
It’s like you buy a Nice SUV and use it in Landrover, jeep ore land cruiser terrain it may work but it’s not build for it.
apple commercial may only be in that area for a few hours. Garmin, Suunto and Coros have military standards and are also known among pro climbers, rescue people, military personnel, etc.
Does AllTrails or ONX app from my iPhone work on the watch?
Did something go wrong in this video?
You basically said that the Apple Watch is a valid alternative to Garmins for hiking, but then in the comments 95% of hikers who tried the AWU abandoned it to go back to using Garmins.
In any case, Apple will always have autonomy problems because the real-time hyperconnectivity between their devices is the thing that allows the entire ecosystem to be so efficient.
Personally I think it is more likely that Garmin will be able to integrate smartphone functionality, rather than Apple being able to integrate typically hiking functions (detailed topographical maps with routes and trails, openstreet maps etc…).
However, you made a huge mistake when you talked about satellite communication.
iPhone 14 and above can communicate via satellite in case of emergency, but only by manually pointing the phone in the directions indicated by the app…. If you are in difficulty or fall as in the example you gave, it is unlikely that the ‘iPhone can communicate via satellite.
Garmin technology does not have this need. A Garmin inReach just needs to be attached to your backpack and you’re not inside a cave.
Apple Watch doesn’t work too well in the cold or the mountains, might get 2-3hours battery life on a gen4. I have used Apple Maps a little in the backcountry on my phone but for anything multi day or deep we’re bringing a Garmin. It’s guided us back through a mini white out. That being said when I’m not in the backcountry Im using the Apple Watch.
The anti-apple wannabe different crowd always gets so bitchy it’s hysterical
Everyone has an iPhone 😂😂
0:53 You have the right to have your own opinions but I don’t think you have the right to say everyone wants the Apple Watch to be her/his daily driver.
I like several of the functions the AW provides but I never wore mine for just a few hours for some days until I finally sold it. The main reason was the absolutely sad battery life.
Half of all Americans don’t have an iPhone.
I’m looking at picking between these watches right now. The major hold back for me which I have no idea why no one mentioned was to my knowlege you must own an Iphone if you want to use and Apple watch. That’s a big problem for me, as I don’t really want to buy and Iphone I already have a Samsung, a company I’ve used for the last 8 years. If it didn’t require an Iphone I wouldn’t even think twice about it, I’d get the Apple Watch. Since you got Apps like Audible that will work with the Apple Watch and something I really would like to have.
2nd, does the Apple watch now use GPS just like the Garmin? A year and a half ago the Garmin was what you needed for a dedicated hike since it’s not tied to needing cell phone towers.
This is an apple commercial. Fake. Major features left out on purpose.
Had a Garmin Instinct. Altitude was all over the place. Found out it gets clogged b sweat making it useless. Never had that with Apple Watch. Sure Garmin has more metrics but m most important measurement is completely inaccurate so how does that help? AW was and is spot on. I can get 20 hours of gps activity on my Ultra. Just recharge at night. Not a big deal.
Dan, could you please review fitness trackers with GPS/ spot functions?
I LOVE Apple Watches… but the battery life is HORRENDOUS. I’m enjoying my garmin instinct 2X solar. It’s been through several structure fires under my bunker gear as well! Hahaha
My Coros Pace 3 has the best battery life. I just wish it had a google maps/turn by turn feature for driving routes like google pixel or Apple Watch.
apple watch ok for iphone users, what for android users?
Garmin all day. Battery life sells it
I m considering the amazfit ultra t rex.
stilll looking for a video showing how to use them: espcellialy for those looking for MAP navigation(what about speed dowloadings,etc) , battery life has differences between those two watches, better for for the garmin, but the apple charges faster.
etc etc.
Really not easy to find good information about adventure watches, this video didn’t help me
Ok, no one will ever say : "I’m going hiking, let me take my apple watch and leave garmin home."
If you want to die and early death, take an Apple Watch with you.
Hate garmin… in Apple ecosystem it’s a half-working solution. Instead of battery life there is nothing, that Ultra can’t do. Yep, you need 3rd party apps to use awatch ultra as garmin. There is no point how fast it will discharge – for 3 days or 6-12 days. Your phone will discharge for one day only. I had Instinct 2 Solar, then Fenix 7 – both of them is just a calculators comparing to the "iphone on the hand"
Appel is crap batery emty in 17 hours garmen evert 6 days lol