Although I have not had as intense battery drain as you, the more I use this, the more I question the advertised battery life. I've had mine for nearly a month. Any time I use it outside ('regular' GPS, 1s recording, HR), I lose 10% battery life, per hour. I do not have BT on, or wireless on, or any widgets on...nothing. Per day, in analog watch mode, it will drain ~3%, which, at that rate, is still 2 weeks short of the advertised 6 week value. Last Saturday, a 4 hour ride consumed 40% battery life (and that was after it dropped the connection to my HR monitor and PM 45 minutes in to the ride).
Sure, it's a nice looking 'do all' watch, but if it can't make it through a 10 hour ironman, it's going back to REI at the end of June.
As a side, I've received several compliments on the 'look' of the watch (I do not have the sapphire version). My wife loves it, friends, etc...all good things to say. The Fenix 3 has the potential to destroy anything else on the market. The connectIQ app store containing different widgets, watch faces, etc, is a brilliant idea. Furthermore, additional app making to allow for golf use would be an amazing plus. So much potential with this thing...I really hope Garmin can/will allow users to do something more with it.
Sure, it's a nice looking 'do all' watch, but if it can't make it through a 10 hour ironman, it's going back to REI at the end of June.
As a side, I've received several compliments on the 'look' of the watch (I do not have the sapphire version). My wife loves it, friends, etc...all good things to say. The Fenix 3 has the potential to destroy anything else on the market. The connectIQ app store containing different widgets, watch faces, etc, is a brilliant idea. Furthermore, additional app making to allow for golf use would be an amazing plus. So much potential with this thing...I really hope Garmin can/will allow users to do something more with it.