Originally Posted by
noglider
I think you're saying your Garmin Venu works with your iphone but no Apple Watch will work with your iphone. That isn't true. So what did you mean to say?
That is exactly what I am saying. It is true.
https://support.apple.com/en-mide/118490
I'm under the impression that an Apple Watch can capture heart rate and acceleration and other metrics. With acceleration, it can infer the types of motion I'm making, i.e. lifting weights, climbing stairs, cycling.
Again, please show where I'm wrong.
It captures (records) heart rate fine. It doesn't play nice (share its data) with a Garmin Edge, for example. If that isn't a concern, don't worry about it. But again, that does not entail my statement is false.
I'm strongly inclined not to get cellular in my watch. I'm under the impression that to do that, I would have to add a line and pay the cost of a line as if it were a line with a phone number. Correct me if I'm wrong. I also don't have cellular in my tablet for that reason. My carrier is AT&T.
I'm fairly sure you are correct.
I guess the Garmin Venu is discontinued because on Amazon, it is available only as renewed. And it got me looking at Garmin watches. The
Garmin vivoactive 4S is particularly handsome. I'm reluctantly accepting the bulk of these things, and this model is less bulky. Also, the long service on a single charge is a big plus.
Garmin Venu 3 is the current iteration. It is also one of the few that has EKG.
My current watch is a Seiko without even a second hand. It's very light and thin, and I use a leather band. Getting used to the bulk and weight will be something, and so will the sweatiness of most of the bands available. Maybe I can later get a leather band.
The irony is you have to pay more for a second hand watch. (I'll be here all day.)