My New Garmin Watch

It had been over 2 weeks since I had my Garmin Vivoactive Element 3. Do I like it? I love the kitty, kitty cloud face. So cute!

I am not sure if the GPS tracks running accurately but it should be about there since I used about the same time to run similar distance on my Fitbit.

It irks me to see this screen though.

Like that means got GPS or no GPS? The screen doesn't change for a long time but still tracks the distance and map.

The watch doesn't track treadmill accurately though. On my 1st treadmill run, it gave me extra distance and allowed me to calibrate the actual distance. Then it started giving me shorter distances for all subsequent runs, like 200+m short for very 1km that I actually run and the calibrate option disappeared. Why like that? I read up and there was an article that suggested that I am off form on treadmill as compared to actual running. Really?

I tried tracking my cycling and it is surprisingly accurate, unlike Strava that usually eats my speed. I opted for the auto pause option and the watch started vibrating every time it pauses and starts. I am quite sure it is killing the battery. Other than that, the cycling didn't count towards my steps, unlike Fitbit. I clocked 50+km this morning and that only amounted to 600+ steps. I had to slowly clock my 10k steps. Sob.

Speaking of the battery, that my major issuew with the watch. It is reviewed that the battery life is about 6 days without GPS and like 10 hours with GPS. I have followed some videos to turn off unnecessary features and the battery life is barely 2 days. I am like charging it so very often. The only saving grace is that it charges really quickly.

The Garmin Connect app comes with many more functionalities as compared with the Fitbit app and it is so colorful. Though I do not use may of the functions, looking at the colorful screen makes me happy. Haha.

Overall, I am enjoying the watch. Good buy!

Mummy Lim