Apple Watch Ultra 2 vs Garmin Epix Pro - Another EXPENSIVE Mistake

Comparison of the Apple Watch Ultra 2 vs the Garmin Epix Pro to try to find the best Smart Watch with all the Fitness Features I need!

As you well know, I'm an Apple Fanboy through and through and I've had an Apple Watch for more years than I dare to admit. But this time, I was excited to give the Garmin vs Apple Watch faceoff another shot as, last time, I got rightfully called out by comparing the two on equal categories, which was clearly unfair as the Apple Watch is primarily a Smart Watch with fitness features, while the Garmin Watch is primarily a Fitness Watch with Smart Watch features.

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⏱ Time stamps
00:00 Is the Epix Pro a better watch?
00:15 Morning report feature
01:47 Paying with your watch
04:20 Fitness tracking
07:38 Complications and interfaces
09:09 The apps
11:34 Missing features
12:17 Why I have not switched back to Apple

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--SMPOST--Apple Watch Ultra 2 vs Garmin Epix Pro - Another EXPENSIVE Mistake

[PeteMatheson]

What is your top smartwatch feature that you could not live without?

[Fozzee.]

You haven't done your research enough on your Garmin. You can navigate to all kinds of places. Yes its not as user friendly as the apple watch. But it can do it.

[Vincent]

I wear both during long hikes and runs. Ultra 2 replaces my phone and a Garmin Fenix 6X Sapphire as my main sports and fitness tracker. I do wear the Ultra 2 every day and hardly carry my iPhone any longer. The Ultra 2 is the best smart watch made to date but Garmin is still the top of the line sports watch.

[grayl]

Bit harsh on the garmin here, you can get to the wallet in one button press just set your preferred button as a hotkey, I think it’s one as standard anyway. Don’t forget you have to input a passcode every time you put an Apple Watch on so not much difference there either.
The garmin explore app will route you anywhere without starting an activity, not as slick as Siri but works great.

I’m not a garmin fanboy I see the appeal of Apple watches and have had several but I think the negatives pointed out were exaggerated to make the garmin look worse.

[Disrupterds]

I'm having trouble understanding this video. Exactly what is the purpose of comparing a smartwatch to a sports watch? Just because the Apple watch has some features that are similar to features of a sports watch does not make it a sports watch. And a sports watch like a Garmin or a Suunto most certainly is not a smartwatch. Look if you want to play Tetris and watch videos on your watch by an Apple watch. If you're an athlete and you want a watch to help you train and be your best buy a sports watch.

[igotamanning]

For wallet, on Garmin, set up hot keys. I hold down the start button and it goes right to the wallet.

[mherald]

There is also a navigation option on the epix and you can search for points of interest or your saved location. You don't have to use the Walk activity if you just want to navigate. It'll still record it as a workout activity.

[ZotmundSzele]

You can also use the Garmin Explore to quickly navigate to places, even in an urban area.

[grahamstenson]

Interesting video, thanks! I tried AWU2 recently but gave up after a few days with the battery life and returned it. Bought a Epix Pro 51mm - it's awesome. What watch face are you rocking on the Epix?

[Driji]

Navigation works great via the garmin explore app on your mobile. Just enter a point and the navigation will be displayed on the watch 👍🏻

[clintpayne]

Have a Vivo active 4. Still get better battery life than 3 days with permanent hr on and the odd gps use. Better gps accuracy with my garmin but that stands to reason and in South Africa all banks support Garmin pay. Plus I love the security of having to put a PIN number in.

[alexstruenorth]

I love my Garmin Tactix 7 pro and delta solar but I enjoyed using my old apple watch more to text etc, maybe I'll try an ultra

[frankrth]

Whichever watch you choose, it ultimately comes down What do you value more. if it's fitness Tracking because you're a triathlete or you do a lot of back country hikes, you can't go wrong with a Garmin. If what you really want is a true smartwatch with some fitness features the Apple watch is the way to go.

[sigarner]

I’m more impressed with the dog that made it in to the video

[ThisIsJulianC]

Garmin Pay is as quick & easy to use as Apple Pay. You create a hot key shortcut for Garmin Pay, press and hold whichever button you choose for the shortcut and it brings up the card. If you have taken the watch off of your wrist, or it’s the first time today it will ask for the passcode. Apple Watch also need a passcode once a day or if the watch is removed so the speed of use Garmin Pay vs Apple Pay is very similar.

[TheTiranon]

Wie heißt das Watchface bei der Garmin ?

[ArmyRunner]

I find it entertaining that everyone is upset about him comparing the AWU and the Garmin Epix. “One’s a smartwatch and one’s a sport watch! Duh!” Well…the reason he’s comparing the two is because both watches are edging into one another’s market share (more so the AWU than the Garmin). Most consumers, regardless of the health of their checkbook, want to invest in just one set of kit to meet all of their needs. I personally have both an AWU and a Garmin Tactix 7, and will be divesting myself of one of them in the near future. Still in analysis paralysis though…

[aj]

Thanks for this! I'm currently trying to choose between the two but am often leaning towards the Garmin with the better health tracking and battery. I don't actually think I desire a smartwatch where, if anything, I'm trying to minimise the use of my phone and I think all the smart features of the Apple Watch Ultra I would or at least could still easily do with my phone which is always with me. It's just being a tech geek plus the smooth and sparkly nature of anything Apple that has me thinking about the Ultra 😁 I feel like I'll buy a Epix/Epix Pro and possibly revisit the idea of an Ultra with a new version once the battery life is much improved.

[TheHutchRuns]

It's like comparing apples and oranges, the Apple Watch Ultra 2 is THE best smart watch that is now a decent sports watch but a Garmin (or Suunto or Coros or Polar) are all currently way better sports watches than have some sort of Smart Watch functionality. If you can afford it, most people (like me) will have both but, if you can only afford one, it depends on what you really want it for! My Garmin Enduro 2 gets charged every 3 or 4 weeks and I run 40-50 miles a week and track at least one activity a day so it's a no brainer for me!

[RathOX]

I have the AWU + UH ring but tempted to go epix 2 pro.