Garmin Epix Pro vs Apple Watch Ultra 2: Tested over four months of marathon training

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The Garmin Epix Pro and Apple Watch Ultra 2 are two of the best sports watches on the market, and two of Run Tester Nick’s favourites, so he wore both for his marathon training block for the London Marathon 2024. After wearing both for the last four months, Nick goes through the pros and cons he’s spotted with each watch when you’re training hard for a marathon.

Check out our full reviews of both watches:

JUMP STRAIGHT IN:

00:00​​​​ - Intro
00:09 - Design & Ket Stats
02:00 - The Run Test
02:58 - Battery Life
04:06 - GPS Accuracy
05:28 - HR Accuracy
06:25 - Training Analysis
08:33 - Sports Tracking
10:29 - Design
11:25 - Activity & Sleep Tracking
13;06 - Smart Features
14:26 - Navigation Features
15:36 - London Marathon 2024
13:53 - Verdict

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I LOVED the brief rant on data collection and customer cards! 😂

NickJBower
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Phenomenal job on this. I’ve had them both and have pretty much the same exact observations. I now use the AW at work only, and the Epix Pro for sports & sleep tracking. So far, that’s working well, but I may eventually ditch the AW.

thejosef
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You are 100% right on the pace on Apple Watch. I have used it for 800m and 1000m repeats and it is infuriating as you can’t get a real pace starting off. End up going too fast then too slow etc.

finianquinn
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Great review, needed to check 2 times that the playback speed is 1, 0x, it feels like at least 1, 2x :D

ChrisAbces
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Apple Ultra (with the AF feature turned on for even more precise heart reading), the WorkOutDoors app, and the Athlytic app are the killer combos that make the best smartwatch into one of the best sports watches. I've used it across 3.30 hours of trail running and to do the complete training for a half-marathon, and all works perfectly. In terms of charging it, I do it when I'm taking my daily shower (no more than 15 minutes overall), and it never goes out of battery. Note: I use mine all the time, including at sleep, and I have the always-on display off. I'm only going to move to a Garmin once I get over the 50k mark on trail running, which should happen next year, and the only reason for it is safety... You don't want to go on a 7h+ running in the middle of nowhere and have any slight chance of loose the battery life (even so, it's mandatory to have your phone with you, so that might even not be an issue).

Mauredo
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I really wish that Garmin was better at sleep tracking. I’ve noticed the same thing as you. Sometimes I’ll get up to go to the bathroom at night and the watch says I slept the whole night. Other times I feel I had a great sleep and it says I was awake half the night. For the price they should be better .

LarleyStairwell
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The main reason I have made the move from Apple Watch Ultra to Fenix 7 pro is because running in the winter is a pain. If the watch face gets wet and you’re wearing long sleeve tops it will keep brushing the screen and stopping run or screen etc…. You can turn on the water lock feature but then the watch becomes useless if you actually do try to change screens.

scottsteele
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Great review, Nick & much appreciated. Don't know what's more impressive, your 2h 27' 34" in the LM or how much info you packed into the 19' comparison! 👍🏻😜

nigeljohnwilson
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I have an Apple Watch Ultra and have noticed the same thing you are describing about the spilt pace going slow even though you are maintaining the same speed.

johnl
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Been using the Apple Watch Ultra for a year and wouldn’t change it. Battery not an issue for me. I leave it on charge for 20mins each morning while I’m in the shower and it goes up from 40 to 80% and gets me through to the next morning for the next charge.

WarneysWorld
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Fantastic work! I’m so glad there are people like you out there who can do this work for us ❤

jelyder
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VO2 Max 72 and endurance score over 10000, wow... With this level, aren't you getting sponsoring offers Nick?

antoinejacques
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Got a ultra 2 last month love the design of it and bright display and it’s so customizable once you change the bands and face great battery I can get about 3 days I’ve went hiking the last 3 weekends and the waypoints and backtracking are legit despite doing all that I still have all my important functions phone messages etc don’t know much about garmin watches but seems like they are on par or better in certain areas

bamaboyburns
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I have the Apple Watch Ultra 2 and the epix pro gen2 51mm and I think the ultra is better for the average person. As if I stop doing workouts for two long my garmin starts to get mad at me lol I just use Athlytic with the ultra and I get most of the info I need.

I-RK-ZWIFT
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Ultra 2 for me! It all boils down to each individuals use case. If you are a hardcore runner, are always chasing PR's and train for multiple marathon, then yes, the Garmin is better. For the average runner and iPhone user, the Ultra is unbeatable. It offers enough data to satisfy the average runner, is incredibly durable, is essentially a phone on your wrist which is fantastic when youre out for a run. You have the piece of mind of having a full cellular connectivity, can use it to pay for things, is a dive computer and does the Smart watch thing better than anything else on the market.

superfast
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thank you for sharing

down the road i want a epix pro from my fenix 3 non hr dies

bonn
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At this point I’m still using a Garmin for run tracking and racing, and an AW Ultra for everything else. Pros and cons to both.

pmfahey
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Garmin predictor is pretty accurate for me.

Fozzee.
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Great side by side. I have the Epix Pro and couldn't be happier. Did a upgrade from the fenix 6Pro and love the Amoled screen and the battery life. Happy with the garmin ecosystem and can't see leaving anytime soon. I know Apple offers a lot of metrics but battery life is the game changer for me. I do like that blue band you have for the garmin, can you post a link. Thanks

stanmakowski
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Cracking marathon time for London. Well done.

brianreiter