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Data-rich watchface vs. Garmin default and battery drain

oleksiy.yergiyev
over 3 years ago

Hi, I tested my VA4 with a different watchface - installed a regular default Garmin’s to see if battery drain changes at all. To my surprise, the difference is huge - 0.5-0.6% / hour with Garmin's WF vs. 0.8-1.1% / hour with my usual ActiFace. To make sure the results are sustainable, I used Garmin WF for several charging cycles. ActiFace remained inactive but still installed on the watch. 

Now, Garmin watchface has a moving circle showing seconds at all times, this updating the screen every second, while I configure my ActiFace in such a way that the most often changing metric shown is minutes. 

I wonder if anyone have had different experience with other watchfaces? This is about data-rich watchfaces similar to ActiFace, DataLover etc. Looking for better battery performance comparing to my current setup, while hopefully retaining data output.

  • 0 over 3 years ago in reply to oleksiy.yergiyev

    Thanks for sharing that's good to know, although it's sad information since shows that even charging the battery optimally doesn't prevent it from quick degrade. It's a bit strange as I still have perfectly working Vivosmart HR which I charged from 0-100%, and I can't say that it's battery life degraded a lot.

  • 0 over 3 years ago in reply to sensovision

    I charge my VA4S randomly, and often to 100 percent, and haven't noticed any battery degradation yet. I've had it 16 months.

  • 0 over 3 years ago in reply to ovekvam
    ovekvam said:
    I charge my VA4S randomly, and often to 100 percent, and haven't noticed any battery degradation yet. I've had it 16 months

    Do you still have up to 19 hours of GPS on with it? You could check it by resetting a battery widget right before using GPS, and then noting battery discharge in % per hour once stopped. 5% per hour was the discharge rate for new VA4, I have 10-12% now.

  • 0 over 3 years ago in reply to oleksiy.yergiyev

    I haven't actually measured, and I don't have actual numbers to back up my statement. It is only based on how often I typically have to charge with my way of using it, which has not changed noticeably. I don't have any battery widget installed. 

  • 0 over 3 years ago in reply to ovekvam
    ovekvam said:
    I haven't actually measured, and I don't have actual numbers to back up my statement. It is only based on how often I typically have to charge with my way of using it, which has not changed noticeably. I don't have any battery widget installed. 

    I'm curious, how frequently do you have usually have to charge on 6.30?

  • 0 over 3 years ago in reply to sensovision

    The battery life is around 5-6 days for me, but I charge it more often. That is with bluetooth off, and 1-2 hours of exercise daily. Not always GPS based. I use wifi to sync the watch, and the watch is my primary wallet. If I use the watch to play music when running, the battery drops significantly faster.