Received my new 965 yesterday and did a first workout. My impressions so far:
Ohr still doesn’t work for me. It didn’t work on my fr935. It didn’t work on my tomtom before that. And it doesn’t work on the 965. (yes, I tried all the tricks and tips)
Gps is about the same. I never had any problems with the gps on my 935. The trail of the 965 looks similar than that of previous workouts in the same area with my 935. I’m not that interested in a perfect trail. Current pace is more important. It seems slightly better but I have to look into that some more.
Sleep monitor still sucks. I had a terrible night and was awake for hours. My 965 reported only 7 minutes of awake time and tolled me I had a good night sleep. Same bs as on my 935.
Saw a few glitches in the software. Most obvious redraw problems with the watchface (one of the default garmins). But it’s garmin software, so nothing new there. Will find lots of other glitches.
The screen looks great but haven’t been out in the sun. I never had any problem with the screen of my 935, but you get more compliments about the 965’s screen. I do miss the possibility to glance at your watch to see the time wihtout moving your arm. You cannot sneakpeak what time it is. Raise your arm to turn it on works about as good/bad as on my old 935. (But on my old 935 I only needed it during workouts in the dark, with the 965 you need it all the time. It still has quite big bezels, but not as huge as on my 935.
Batterylife I cannot tell yet.
Bluetooth connection to my iPhone seems to be better. With my 935 that was really problematic (when I was away from my phone it didn't reconnect automaticly most of the time)
Charging port still sucks, probably. It's the same wobbly connector. The cable now has usb-c on one side, but I have no problem with usb-a. Guess it's a good thing to move from usb-a to c, but for charging my watch not a mayor difference.
Price. It’s f***ing expensive.
Case size. It's about the size of a fr 935, which I find acceptable. Don't want a bigger watch. The fr 955 has become quite bulky and this one is slimmer again (due to the amoled screen??)
Luckily you can turn of most random data generators, like body battery, training readiness etc. (Yes, I think they are bs. First, sleepscore is definitely wrong and that is one of the inputs. Second, at best it only confirms how you already feel.)
This may sound I’m disappointed with the new watch. Not really. My 935 served my well for 6 years but can’t hold a charge anymore. I hope this watch will also last 6 years. If it does it’s a great watch.
If you have a 945 or a 955 or even a well functioning 935 and looking for training changing features, don’t buy a new 965. It’s really not better than existing watches. If you like a new gadget or fancy a pretty screen, a 965 will suit uou.
(why didn’t I buy the cheaper 265, which would also do everything I want? Battery is the only reason to buy a new watch. A bigger battery last longer and will still have decent batterylife after 5 or 6 years)
