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Hmmm. I wouldn't exactly call it a waste of money (yet) but my current smartwatch. It's not bad or anything it's just.. not that useful. The fact that I have to charge it often, doesn't make it better
I remember looking for a new watch awhile back and seeing a review that said "The battery life is outstanding! I get almost two whole days without a charge!" and thinking "naw dude".
But, I also don't like "smart" watches... or "smart" anything. I want a damn watch that can occasionally do GPS tracking when I want it to and the battery should last, at minimum, one month.
My Garmin last a month or two. Depends on the model. But it's less smartwatchy and more health and fitness. Gps is accurate in all my tests down to about 2 feet. Takes me to and from my car in parking lots with ease. Geocaching is a breeze. Best of all the watches I've tried.
Garmin is where I landed too.
I couldn't do the instinct 2 solar because of the 50mm size (I have dainty little wrists) but the instinct 3 solar is available in 45mm.
I'm over a month in and at 70% battery with minimal direct solar, but it does give it a 1-3% bump when I'm working outside.
At this point, I have to see how long it can go without charging.
(Again, I don't use any of the "smart" stuff, just the heart rate monitor for sleep tracking - is that a new thing to require HRM for sleep tracking? Long ago, they did it with the accelerometer)