As Cyber Monday begins to wind down, the Black Friday weekend of sales reaches its crescendo and there are still some excellent Cyber Monday smartwatch deals to be found.
Among the many deals we’ve covered this weekend, we’ve seen lowest-ever prices on the Garmin Fenix 7 at Amazon, and a similar situation with the Apple Watch Ultra also hitting a new all-time low.
Here are those deals in brief:
But which one should you buy?
For anyone who’s been eyeing up a deal, it’s crunch time. There’s no guaranteeing that prices will go back up after Cyber Monday, but you’ll be forgiven for feeling a sense of urgency and worrying that they might.
The problem is: working out which is the better smartwatch for you isn’t an easy task, especially when you throw in Garmin’s various sizes and spec options and Apple’s latest model launched in September.
By chance, we have the Garmin Epix, Garmin Fenix, Apple Watch Ultra and Apple Watch Ultra 2 in for testing at the moment here at Cyclingnews HQ, and I have personally put each of them through some tests and plenty of day-to-day wear, so can provide some insight, some personal experience, and hopefully use that to help you make your decision.
Garmin
Within the Garmin Fenix, the following hierarchy applies:
Case sizes: 42mm (designated S), 47mm standard case and 51mm (designated X).
Solar: This adds solar charging tech, which Garmin claims adds around 4 days to battery life, depending on model. This can have the negative effect of reducing the clarity of the screen a little.
Glass: A choice between standard glass and hardened sapphire glass. The Sapphire models often get more onboard memory too.
Bezel: Titanium or Stainless Steel. Naturally Titanium is slightly lighter and harder wearing, but mainly it just looks more posh.
Pro: These are the latest model which technically supersede the Fenix 7. This adds a flashlight into the watch’s glass, multi-GNSS for a more precise location fix and offer even longer battery life.
Buy it if:
If your primary reason for buying a smartwatch is for sport, then the Garmin models will be better for you in my opinion. Sure, the top-tier Garmin smartwatches can do stuff beyond sport, like Spotify music, contactless Garmin Pay and track your everyday health, but it lacks some functionality with connectivity to apps that, if you use an iPhone, the Apple Watch does much better.
The display for running metrics are better, the on-device Komoot navigation is more comprehensive, and the ability to…
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