Guide · Smartwatches
Do you need a running watch if you have a phone?
For a lot of runners, no. Here is the specific point at which the answer changes.
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Garmin
- Founded
- 1989
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- United States
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Garmin charges for positioning accuracy and battery life rather than for apps, and publishes both. Dual-band GPS support and the quoted battery life in the modes you will actually use are the two figures worth comparing across the range — the rest of the spec sheet moves far less between models than the price does.
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No Garmin model compared yet
A product only goes on this site once every figure on its page can be traced back to something the manufacturer publishes. No Garmin model has been through that yet, so there is nothing here to compare. What decides the choice in smartwatches is on the category page, and it applies to this brand as much as to any other.
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What GPS accuracy actually means on a running watch
Dual-band is the specification worth paying for, and only if you run somewhere specific.
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