Garmin reacted to Apple’s new rugged, high-end smart sports watch, the Apple Watch Ultra, by saying in a tweet after the iPhone 14 and Apple Watch event that Garmin measures battery life in “months” rather than “hours” and used it to promote its Enduro 2 watch designed for athletes. Enduro 2 Watch for athletes.
While the Apple Watch Ultra has the longest battery life of any Apple Watch to date, with Apple promising up to 36 hours of normal use and up to 60 hours with watchOS 9’s new low-power mode settings and other optimizations, the Enduro 2’s battery life can be significantly longer, depending on the usage scenario.
While Garmin claims it measures battery life in months, the company is actually using this to promote the Enduro 2 as having “up to 150 hours of battery life in solar-charged GPS mode” and “up to 34 days of battery life in smartwatch mode.
The Enduro 2 has a 1.4-inch solar-powered monochrome LCD display, compared to the nearly 2-inch display on the Apple Watch Ultra, which can reach a peak brightness of 2,000 nits, the brightest ever on an Apple Watch.
The Apple Watch Ultra also features a variety of sensors, including an electrocardiogram, measurement of blood oxygen levels, alerts for high and low heart rates, and a new temperature sensor focused on women’s health.
Earlier this week, the Apple Watch Ultra was available for pre-order and will begin shipping on Friday, Sept. 23. The Apple Watch Ultra is available in a 49mm case for $799, while the Garmin Enduro 2 is available for $1,099.
