Thank you Garmin for taking the few things my fitbit did well and putting them into a truly great device

I keep my watch pretty clean though, just so it doesn't slow my device down, but I haven't had any problems so far.

So Garmin seemingly created a great device, but they practically ruined it with the subpar band

Its a good device esp if you are keen in fitness, as well as sync your data to your phone.

This is a cheap electronic device, in a fantastic outer shell.

Great looking watch, but too much trouble and bad elevation data.

This is very accurate in distance, is waterproof and not a bad looking watch either

It's a great looking watch for everyday use, I even sleep in it.

Great looking watch, but too much trouble and bad elevation data.

The only real asset of this watch is its excellent look, I could keep it just for this, but there are other good looking watches out there.

The watch has some great features and I hope further updates will make them work properly

The watch is full of gimmicky features such as VO2max estimation, race predictors, personal records, 3D distance measurement, alpine skiing app, etc

Nothing beats it's readability in daylight- Notifications and other smart watch features built

Smart watch features are everything you need - mail, texts, calendar, weather, alerts..

Battery life long enough to support ultra distance eventsGood integration with iOS notificationsQuick satellite acquisitionHighly configurable activity screen profilesCons:GPS track quality is poor compared to less costly units (TomTom)Grey bezel scratches easilyGarmin firmware updates receive little QA in the last 3 updates every one of them has broken a previously working features FW 4.0 activity resume FW4.2 course navigation, and FW4.3 (now revoked by Garmin) got into the wild and caused users watches to lose all applications go and into reset loops

I first noticed the battery life was beginning to weaken.

GPS works great, battery life is solid, has a good weight to it but not too heavy on the wrist.

GPS works great, battery life is solid, has a good weight to it but not too heavy on the wrist.

This watch does everything and the battery life is incredible.

Lets get this out of the way first, battery life is great

Overall great product and I am very happy with my purchase.

All in all a great product and highly recommended for a serious athlete.

All and all though, I believe this is a great product and would suggest it to anyone.

Since I do a lot of hiking and skiing, this product is useless for me.

This process was a bit annoying since it was their product that failed and I would not be able to track my stats for a week or so.

Fantastic Fitness Watch - great service in terms of delivery

Purchase the Fenix 3HR and this is by far the BEST fitness watch I have used

When paired with a chest strap it's quite simply the best fitness watch out there

This is the best fitness watch I have every owned, and I go back to the very early Garmins.

Anyone else will be really disappointed that they spent that kind of money when much cheaper fitness watches will do a much better job.

It's customizable with the ability to add apps like a smart watch and has Bluetooth (with notifications)

So how come I only gave it 4 stars out of 5?-The App sucks

The App sucks, so beware if that is a big part of buying it.

I train a lot in an indoor pool and this app is a huge disappointment

If you like messing with the different available connected apps when using a smart watch, this is the watch to have

The gps is very accurate as well as the altimeter and compass

The GPS in a six mile run that I would do would be over a tenth of a mile long, and the pace would be spotty at best to the point that I didn't feel the most comfortable going off it

There is currently a bug with software version 3.6 where the watch will lose GPS after an activity is paused

but it does have a GPS which I need and the Apple Watch lacks.

The HR monitor function is great, and the GPS is accurate enough.

This is my second Garmin watch , the first (Forerunner 235) froze within a year.

Garmin, the weather on your app/ widget from Garman connect is totally wrong for the hourly forecast

Misplaced my Garmin Fenic and finally broke down and bought this one, same as my other but added the HR feature

The Garmin is a lot tougher than the Apple and looks a lot better... everybody say so as well

Best Garmin watch I've used to-date (and I've had most of them).

The one thing I have noticed recently is that it's not currently very consistent with giving me text/call/email notifications from my phone, at least not as consistent as my regular Fenix 3 and the 920XT I had

but if you like tons of tool watch features and gadgets you will love this thing

Best thing i can say about the watch is it looks very good

There are some thing I like (LOOKS) and useful, But Overall not so good

The first negative thing is you cannot set up an Auto-Lap distance

There are plenty of watch faces to download from (but they do not anywhere as colorful as in the images that you on internet) and lot of customization available

Only complaint is the metal (probably aluminum) case scratches easily.

The screen resists scratch, but the metal around the screen cannot resist scratch

I wear it throughout the day as well as on my long trail runs.

Do not expect this thing to function as well as and apple watch.

I wear it throughout the day as well as on my long trail runs.

Annoying but the watch still work for the most part, then three months in fatal flaws started happening again...watch not connecting with phone, extreme battery drain (needed to be recharged within a day or so), stats being way off, watch alerting to move while in a brisk walk, watch alerting the move bar being cleared while sitting idle at my desk for an 1/2 hour or so, registering a flight of stairs just simply standing up from desk, etc.

I took it for a test ride and as soon as the activity was finished and saved it was immediately viewable on the stats on my phone as well as on my Garmin

Do not expect this thing to function as well as and apple watch.

There is Bluetooth issue were the watch will not be able to connect to you phone and causes sever battery drain

The face of the watch and the bezel scratched very quickly

I took it for a test ride and as soon as the activity was finished and saved it was immediately viewable on the stats on my phone as well as on my Garmin

Do not expect this thing to function as well as and apple watch.

I wear it throughout the day as well as on my long trail runs.

The form factor is also one that I feel comfortable using at the office as well as on the running trails especially with the sapphire screen.

No software glitches no account problems, it just worked

Do not expect this thing to function as well as and apple watch.

I can't get garmin connect (horrible horrible software) to sync with MyfitnessPal, Mapmyfitness or any others.

the software is crappy in that it consistently locks up and forces me to reset.

Garmin has good hardware, but bad software - rendering their products relatively useless

It also brings information for sedentary people (although it is not a watch like for them).It's a bit heavy for those who are used to the 920xt, but with daily use one adapts

Some people hate having their watch bothering them all the time though, but it's possible to turn that function off if you're one of them

I do get frustrated when I read reviews and people point out issues with some of the watch's "secondary and lower" features.

I have the same gripes as some people before me, heart rate takes a while to lock on, and is exactly as accurate as a fit bit

customer support telling people odd things ("not released yet" when it was, "no known issues" when the Social team are just about to rupture an aneurysm reassuring everyone that the issues are known and a fix is near).If you want an expensive, pretty activity monitor that only occasionally bugs out while not doing anything, this is the trail watch for you

If you are looking to buy a new Garmin smart watch, keep the watch you have until the problem is fixed, or buy another brand.

i'm sure my review will be better once the problem is fixed.

It's disappointing that Garmin cannot be more specific about when a fix will be issued

Hopefully this glitch will be fixed in future software updates (which get pushed out regularly).Overall, I highly recommend it - especially if you can find it on sale

Hopefully this glitch will be fixed in future software updates (which get pushed out regularly).Overall, I highly recommend it - especially if you can find it on sale

Every few days when I received a notification, it would lock up and vibrate until it was hard-reset (holding in the power button for 10s).

Garmin has recommended full factory-resetting the unit when this occurs, which in turn wipes out all of the personalized settings, making it a 1.5 hour task when the unit malfunctions.

No data lost when sync'd to smartphone so a hard reset is not an issue for me.

I drew the line when Garmin wanted to perform yet another hard reset.

After hard reset I allowed it to go thru its update sequence and have had no problems since then