I got the Ultra, having had three generations of Fenix and one Garmin 945.
Part of what I wanted was a cellular option for emergencies that allows me to leave my phone at home.
Frankly, I find the Ultra rather annoying and poorly developed. Lap swims are awful, and the workout app is inadequate compared to Garmin’s functionality and options.
What I find amazing is that they block 3rd party devs from utilizing the individual buttons, so only the Workout app can lap/pause with the left and right side buttons. Touch screen is beyond useless while running or swimming. No power meter support? Only two concurrent bluetooth connections? Why?
There is an app called WorkOutDoors, which is compatible with bluetooth power meters, and allows fairly fine-grained metrics, but one is limited to using the crown or simultaneous two-button press for functiom shortcuts. Better than what Apple offers by default, but it’s still handcuffed by the odd restrictions.
I’ll stick with it for the cellular functionality, but the workout user experience is absurdly basic, out of the box, and maybe only passable with the WorkOutDoors app.
I will say my open water swim GPS has never looked so good with Fenix 2,3,5x or Forerunner 945.
Part of what I wanted was a cellular option for emergencies that allows me to leave my phone at home.
Frankly, I find the Ultra rather annoying and poorly developed. Lap swims are awful, and the workout app is inadequate compared to Garmin’s functionality and options.
What I find amazing is that they block 3rd party devs from utilizing the individual buttons, so only the Workout app can lap/pause with the left and right side buttons. Touch screen is beyond useless while running or swimming. No power meter support? Only two concurrent bluetooth connections? Why?
There is an app called WorkOutDoors, which is compatible with bluetooth power meters, and allows fairly fine-grained metrics, but one is limited to using the crown or simultaneous two-button press for functiom shortcuts. Better than what Apple offers by default, but it’s still handcuffed by the odd restrictions.
I’ll stick with it for the cellular functionality, but the workout user experience is absurdly basic, out of the box, and maybe only passable with the WorkOutDoors app.
I will say my open water swim GPS has never looked so good with Fenix 2,3,5x or Forerunner 945.