How long does your battery last?

Middling_Distancer over 7 years ago

I run daily, and mine lasts ~ 5 days. I use My Watch w/o seconds as my WatchFace. Is this normal?

0 Heine_De_Villiers over 7 years ago

Sounds about right , you might be able to improve it a bit depending on how you have your gps settings

0 Former Member over 7 years ago

How long do you run for?
What GPS settings do you use?
Do you use navigation?

You have to be more specific.

0 bglover11 over 7 years ago

I ride/run an average of about 7 hours a week (all gps) with every second recording, glonass off, phone notifications w/ vibration on, a daily alarm I can't change thanks to Garmin, and backlight set to come on with button push, Third party watch face with seconds counting on the screen all the time, etc. I usually bank on having to charge mine once a week when it gets to about 25%

0 Middling_Distancer over 7 years ago

I run ~ 8 hours per week (w/ GPS but no Glonass). I do not use navigation.

0 bglover11 over 7 years ago

Yes, seems like you're experiencing the exact same real world battery life as I am. About half of what Garmin advertised but I actually use the watch rather than find the magical combination of battery saving settings like they did

0 Former Member over 7 years ago

I run ~ 8 hours per week (w/ GPS but no Glonass). I do not use navigation.

sounds about right.

0 Gadgetguy2000 over 7 years ago

I am getting 7-10 days between charges. Charging usually at around 20% battery life. Navigation (GPS) used only rarely, watchface has seconds

0 ikim1967 over 7 years ago

Usually 10-12 days if I don't have much activity. Never pushed it to flat though - charge when gets into teens.

About 20 hours on total GPS of use - 4 hour ride takes about 20 percent. Rarely have maps on - maybe to spot check where I am.

0 mcalista over 7 years ago

I ride/run an average of about 7 hours a week (all gps) with every second recording, glonass off, phone notifications w/ vibration on, a daily alarm I can't change thanks to Garmin, and backlight set to come on with button push, Third party watch face with seconds counting on the screen all the time, etc. I usually bank on having to charge mine once a week when it gets to about 25%

7 hrs GPS out of 20 advertised = 35%
7 days watch mode out of 12 advertised = 58%
Total = 93%

If you are ending the week at 25%, it seems you are actually doing better than advertised.

0 Former Member over 7 years ago

Depends on the Firmware. Some versions more drained the battery. Version 7.xx is OK.

My watch: Normal use:
* Non stop smartwatch function - enabled messages from the phone
* Watchface: https://apps.garmin.com/en-EN/apps/4...1-8f5bd2221b3e
Better than the specification: about 5,5 - 6% / day.

In tourism (GPS + data fields + sporadically map) 5% / hour.