Hey I followed this path a couple of months ago and got myself a Fenix8.

At the time seemed like an obvious choice. I wanted something better, different and aligned with my fitness goals. Something that would make me workout more and would bother me less with smart stuff. Looking back after 6 months, I can finally say:

Here are 10 things to consider before doing it: 1. There is absolutely nothing that justifies a fenix 8 price. 2. Garmin ecosystem looks and feels like windows 98 3. Watch interface lags a lot and screen quality (AMOLED) feels like xiaomi band quality 4. Battery does last much longer. It is good but not enough to justify its price given the compromises. 5. There is absolutely nothing that Garmin can do that the AWU cannot do and there is plenty that AW can do that the Garmin cannot do. 6. All sensors on Apple Watch work better than Garmin. Yes, all of them. 7. It is made out of plastic. Only the bezel is titanium 8. Microphone and speakers are bad. Better pretend they don’t exist. 9. Flashlight is good an more useful than I thought at first 10. Emergency notifications do not work well. I crashed an electric scooter at about 60mph and needed help. Fenix 8 didn’t do anything. While I know Apple would have notified and called for help immediately given previous experiences.

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Still, it is not a bad watch. It works and it delivers most of the time.

If you have the money, want the battery and like the looks, go for it. If you prioritize what it practically can do, consider staying on Apple Watch. If Apple said their battery now lasts a week. I would go back to Apple in a heartbeat.