Garminepix Gen 2, Premium active smartwatch, Health and wellness features, touchscreen AMOLED display, adventure watch with advanced features, white titanium

I've owned several Garmin watches over the last few years, starting with the The main reason that I purchased this watch, starting with the first Instinct, and then up to the Fenix 6. They all had impressive battery life and ruggedness that the Samsung and Iwatch don't. As my eyes age though, the screen on the other Garmin watches was difficult to read in low light, and you had to push a button to use the backlight. The Epix fixes all that for me. The large OLED screen is bright enough to see in any light, and with a flick of the wrist, the screen wakes up. Though the touchscreen works well, old habits die hard and I tend to use the physical buttons more than the screen. They work exactly the same as the Fenix. The usual suite of Garmin software and apps makes it a useful ecosystem to be in. The fitness tracking appears to be accurate, and while the sleep tracking may not be, it does seem consistent for me at least. I don't generally use the built-in mapping, because I usually have my phone and it drains the battery quickly, but the times I have used it, the maps look great and track properly. There are tons of watch faces to help customize as well. The bands are the same as the Fenix watches (not sure about the 8) so there are plenty of replacements on Amazon. And they are the easiest bands to change out as well. The battery is usually about 2 weeks at most, which is sufficient for me; it charges quickly and though it's not a month, it will do. The one complaint I would have is the charger itself. I dislike proprietary chargers, only in that I have to have an extra cable in my bag that already has plenty of extra cables. This is one watch that I think I'll use for quite some time.

I had a Fenix and sold it to purchase an Apple Watch Ultra which I still have and enjoy using. However, while the AWU is a great smartwatch and has far better interaction, notification and connection to other Apple devices the AWU has horrendous batter life and it's fitness tracking is not as good as Garmin. Both watches have their place and I'll keep the AWU as it does have it's place.Regarding the Epix G2, the amoled screen is excellent, bright vibrant color, works well enough in direct sun and still, even with AOD enabled allows for multi-week battery. Compared to a day and a half on the AWU this is amazing. Workout tracking, step tracking and mapping are great and work as well as the AWU. Also I prefer that the Epix is round, watches should be round. Once the weather gets better I am looking forward to comparing the Epix G2 to my Garmin Edge 1000, if the EG2 works well enough as a cycling computer I'll likely sell the Edge as I don't need two cycling computers.Overall I'm very happy with the watch, it does many things excellent, some things good. If there way interaction with notifications, like an Apple Watch then it would be the perfect device, alas Apple will never allow that.

At first, I was a little skeptical because the price was “too good to be true”. I decided to buy this watch because it was sold and shipped from Amazon which made me realize that it was not any kind of trap. Got the watch and been using it for the past 3 weeks. It is great. The battery lasts, the screen is awesome, and it tracks almost everything such as my sleep, my workouts (tennis, running, lifting). Could not be happier with this watch.

Great job Garmin. I love my Epix Gen2. From the great battery life to the amoled display screen. The different activities tracking capabilities are great. The morning report shows you the essential components from training readiness, sleep score/quality, body battery, HRV score and some motivational quotes. On my third Garmin sports watch Forerunner-> Fénix -> Epix

I did not expect to enjoy/like that watch that much.I replaced an old cheap vívoactive 3 Music and it's night and day.The screen is gorgeous, for the most part quick and reactive.I am not s huge fan of the default band, but thankfully there are few after market options out there.

I returned fenix 7x and got this beauty, initially I had concerns about white titanium because it looked kind of silver on the image, anyway display is sooooo good! Never gonna go back to MIP!!! Battery life is superior to Apple Watch by far!In comparison to fenix 7x - Epix 2gen is perfect size, weight and style! And price is the stealI replaced the band and it looks nice I think.Cons: I have music Spotify glitch during runs

This is my second Garmin. I’m an active girlie and appreciate a watch that can keep up with me. I love how seldom it needs to be charged, all the functionality, and how low maintenance and slick the design is with all the personalizations the user can make. Love it.

I've had the Fenix 5x Sapphire since launch, and have used about 10% of the functionality (HR, GPS activities, Sleep, Steps, etc), but logged and tracked that consistently with the Connect app. My Fenix was getting tired: the battery was aging - never reached 100% charged, dropped to 50% in a few days, lasted about a week with no GPS, but that was hit/miss; and the watch strap lasted about 4 months before the silicon breaking, and that display, apps, and app controls weren't quite as compelling as what I was seeing on other devices.I umm'd and ahh'd over upgrading to the Epix, or newer Fenix or the instinct, thinking that the cost to upgrade wasn't worth it based on how little functionality I used. I watched a ton of video reviews, watch comparisons etc... eventually I pulled the trigger on the white Epix gen 2 and I have no regrets. Not surprisingly 5yrs make a huge difference in watch tech!The display on the Epix is stunning, the touch screen is a joy, the watch is noticeably lighter, and the watch strap seems a lot more durable, apps load fast, sensors are improved, GPS syncs quickly, and the battery life is stunning (with normal GPS activities, and esp if you tweak the display - ~2 weeks with batter saver).Yes this was still an expensive upgrade - did I need to do it? no; am I glad I did? absolutely!