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Why is Apple Watch battery so crap compared to competition? (when doing the same workout) (alien.top)
submitted 2 years ago by techtom10@alien.top to c/apple@hardware.watch
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I understand that Apple Watch does many things in the background. But when you're comparing something like an Apple Watch vs Garmin Epix.

If they're both turned on for hiking they are in theory using the same processing power, measurements. Apple Watch isn't doing anything different. So why is it so poor? What else is it doing...

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[โ€“] pavel_vishnyakov@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Apple Watch isn't doing anything different

Except keeping a constant connection with your phone, pinging all kinds of internet services for updates, running microphones for noise level detection and Siri and a thousand other things that need a high-powered custom SIP.

[โ€“] ankjaers11@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

It depends. Garmins also ping internet services. AW must ping more? The question is if the user values those? Personally I only care about weather information and sharing my workout track with my wife. (I do all day bike rides)