Apple Watch vs Garmin for Runners - Don't Waste Your Money!

If you're an athlete first and a tech person second, get a Garmin. If you're a tech person first and a athlete second, get an Apple Watch

Epix pro gen2 is absolutely amazing.

Very happy with my Garmin Venu 3, I do the odd hike, have started running, and play a few sports a week. Not to mention the battery would last a week if I stretched it out. Zero complaints so far!

A very important thing is apple watch only works with iphone. For example in spain android is almost 80% of smartphones. For android users is an easy decision. Garmin watches dont force you to be with androir or ios.

Apple Watch Ultra for 2 years, i just got a garmin epix pro yesterday for my bday. It’s been great. I love it so much.

I was really loving the Forerunner 955 or even 965, their formfactor is IMO perfect. Clean and sleek, not too much of a bezel. But it was your video or another reviewer maybe that compared it to the Fenix line and boy the maps interaction was like night and day. This is one of my main buying points so I had to admit defeat with the Forerunners and that put me into the Fenix Pro line. Which are out of my budget... So after many videos and articles I think the Suunto Race is actually the best bang for your buck between Multi band GPS and maps/offline maps and navigation. Yes its lacking in areas, yes I still think Garmin is the best option overall but for a limited budget, they arent really cutting it. You go from reasonable to expensive really fast just to get a few extras

Really excellent video, thanks for sharing. It is difficult to choose as there will always be a compromise depending on what you want the watch for.

Great overview! Thanks Dave

Gamin just needs the cellular connection and game over

Bought my first Apple Watch in 2018, and used more than four, changed to Garmin Fenix 7 Pro this year, Sooooooo nice for me.

I used to be an AWU user I recently change for Garmin Epix Pro and wow just wow. I think Im never moving back to the Apple Watch, is not that is a bad watch, it just I feel so much comfortable using Garmin

Thanks for informative videos. A friendly suggestion – a bit less waving around with the hands will make your videos more enjoyable to watch. Apart from that, great content.

I’ve been missing my CTS fill! Can’t wait to watch this but for me it’s the Garmin. Looks and battery life are my two biggest reasons. They’re both great watches though!

Great video Dave,but I still like my Garmin 965,just a very dependable sport watch, prefer the round watch for exercise,not much for me to have a pretty boy square watch 😂

After using the Apple Watch Ultra for 2 years, I have come to the conclusion that the answer is : BOTH! I love the smarts, integration and breadth of functionality of the Apple Watch (and I could not live without them), but I have concluded that the running specific functionality of the AW is unreliable for serious runners. Lots of small issues which add up to a big one. The wheel is sometimes hard to rotate, the action button sometimes does not work, random screen touches (eg when wearing a jacket), using different gestures to start, pause and stop a workout, Lack of maps / directions, not being able to use GymKit with workouts. The number of times that I have inadvertently terminated a workout, progressed through a workout or lost data in a race has been frustrating. So I now use the Ultra for most things and have a Coros Pace 3 for running specific features and a reliable backup.

Not interested in a smart watch, I just wanted something to track my running and cycling. Notifications and distractions are hell on my phone, they’ve got no place on my wrist.

Charging frequently vs not. Spending over $1k (in my country) vs not. Simple, dedicated, straightforward interface vs not. Can't wait for my CTS cap in white!

Apple Watch for the casual fitness person and overall functionality... Garmin for fitness enthusiasts. My only gripe with Garmin is the distance tracking is a tad off, and Apple's overall functionality is a bit more seamless. I don't see messages on my Garmin (not a huge issue for me as i dont want to talk to people while I'm working out anyway).

Got a aw and want to buy a Garmin since Fenix 5… Fenix 8 ist expected for Late August so I Try to hold on and be Patient a few more months Till September After Apple Release their features and Than I decide. I think you cant Go wrong with Both :)

I will switch once I can get cellular on a garmin, only bring my Ultra and headphones when running.