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Does this do anything for battery life

Not sure where to post this one...

But I've been wondering if this affects battery life at all.

1. Having black background with white numbers. Seems like it would use less energy to have white numbers on black background. Any ideas/comments?

2. Using an external heart rate monitor through ant or bluetooth vs. the watch optical sensor. Seems to me that it would take more battery life to use the optical sensor on the watch than it would for the watch to use bluetooth to a chest monitor. What are your thoughts on this one?

3. When out on a run or any long period away from the phone, I disable the connection to the phone on the watch so it doesn't go into search mode all the time. Does this save battery in your opinion.?

Maybe I'm a little strange on battery life, but just wondering if the above makes any difference at all.

Ken

0 jim_m_58 over 3 years ago

The colors/pixels only have an impact on AMOLED/LCD devices like the Venu2,Venu2s,Venu SQ.

Other Garmin watches have MIP (Memory in Pixel) displays.

Using an external with have an impact on battery, but not sure how large an impact. Many people find that external is more accurate though.

Disabling the phone may help some, but it kind of depends on if you have the phone with you or not.