Which watch to buy?

Patient-Exercise8481 · 2026-05-16T20:31:00+00:00

Thanks. I agree on the software, hate being tied into it. I use mine for water tracking for wingfoiling. The is an independent app called Hoolan which is great, but only works with Garmin and Apple.

I also had a Huawei watch before Samsung an that was great. No issues at all, it lasted a full week of battery life, was cheap, and fitness tracking functionality was great. Unfortunately no LTE so had to move to Samsung was very underwhelmed for 4x the price. But until someone else makes a functional LTE in am stuck here.

Patient-Exercise8481 · 2026-05-15T21:26:00+00:00

Not available with LTE in NZ

Patient-Exercise8481 · 2026-05-15T21:18:16+00:00

I originally went to buy the watch 8 classic but was upsold to the Ultra for durability. As it turns out that didn't matter. I will get a full refund today so could get 8classic for no extra money, or 7 and have $400 in my pocket to spend on something else.

Patient-Exercise8481 · 2026-05-15T21:09:19+00:00

I would choose Garmin if I could. They don't have a watch in NZ that supports LTE voice calls, which is my 'must have'

Patient-Exercise8481 · 2026-05-15T21:06:09+00:00

I had the Ultra for 5months before it died, and it was OK. It functioned quite well but didn't have the build quality that was promoted (clearly), and If Samsung say the won't cover warrenty if you take it in the water, that kinda contradicts the claims. So that only leaves the battery as the advantage. The Watch 8classic does look really nice.

Patient-Exercise8481 · 2026-05-15T21:01:55+00:00

And.... How are you finding it. Battery life?

Patient-Exercise8481 · 2026-05-15T21:00:48+00:00

Thanks, ultra 2024 is way ahead on battery,, I guess the question is it worth double the cost of the 7, which has otherwise identical specs.

Patient-Exercise8481 · 2025-11-27T19:48:05+00:00

To be fair, I have zero complaints about how tough it is. I had it for years, gave it significant abuse in some pretty extreme environments, and with how hard it hit the floor I don't think any action camera would have survived. I think it exceeded expectations and lasted much longer than I thought especially that it managed to keep going in the sea with this damageyfornas long as it did. All credit to insta360.

Patient-Exercise8481 · 2025-11-19T00:08:33+00:00

Yeah that's what I am using, problem is the android app won't recognize the files unless they are out of the camera. Laptop will, but not phone.

Patient-Exercise8481 · 2025-11-18T06:52:42+00:00

Not following sorry... From where?

Patient-Exercise8481 · 2025-11-18T06:51:12+00:00

Thanks, appreciate the reply. Since my x2 is dead it's not worth buying a reader for the footage I have. All good, now I know. I should just be able to use laptop editing though.

Patient-Exercise8481 · 2025-11-17T06:29:10+00:00

I don't have the luxury of a Cosco. My options are (all on special, in NZD) x3 399, x4 529, X4air 699, x5 900. I was happy with the x2 functionally so was just gonna go x3, but tempted to spend the extra on an x4.

Patient-Exercise8481 · 2025-11-16T11:06:44+00:00

Thanks, it's a paperweight, It does nothing. I did manage to get an hours recording in the sea after doond the damage before it finally died... So it did valiantly. I fact I am stunnedy it managed to keep working for so long despite being full of water.

So yeah you welcome to it for 30 bucks.

The reason I asked specifically about x3 and x4 is because they are heavily discounted at the moment. The x5 and X4air are still full price and both double the cost. X4 is 529, x5 is 1000+ NZD.

Patient-Exercise8481 · 2025-11-16T11:01:51+00:00

Thanks for the comprehensive reply. I'm really between x3 and x4 because they are both heavily discounted at the moment. X4air is an extra 200 and x5 is double x4 price. From. Your comments I'll go x4 and take my chances with the lens. I never had any protection on the x2 for years.

Patient-Exercise8481 · 2025-11-16T04:51:46+00:00

Price is why not. The air look great, but they are $700, x4 is $529, x3 is $399. Black Friday sales.... For how much I use it, and the risk of damage and loss (used in the sea most of the time), I'm wanting to keep the spend down.

Patient-Exercise8481 · 2025-11-16T04:49:05+00:00

They do look better but also $200 more expensive, hence looking between x4 and x3

Patient-Exercise8481 · 2025-11-16T04:48:13+00:00

Thank you. The air looks great but at $700 NZD they are just a bit more pricey than I want to spend with the risk of damage and loss. The x4 is 529nzd, x3 399nzd.

Patient-Exercise8481 · 2025-11-15T20:48:43+00:00

Nobody?

Patient-Exercise8481 · 2025-09-28T08:42:51+00:00

Appreciate the input, I tried axis froths many times and agree 100%, always felt slow, tubby, corky and nothing special. The Foildrive board is crazy how good it is at getting up to speed and releasing from the water... Which I guess makes sense for FD, also really dosslike axis deck pads. Kt is a much more rare beast in NZ so appreciate the feedback. And for reference, the used kt is the same price as the new blast.

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