Garmin makes some of the absolute best fitness wearables for professional athletes — even if some of them are eye-wateringly expensive. The $1,100 (roughly £950 or AU$1,610) Enduro 2 is expensive for a smartwatch, but that’s because it’s designed for endurance athletes, not for the kind of beings who’d typically get a Fitbit or an Apple Watch. I’m not exactly in the target demographic for this discover — which again, to be clear, is made up of endurance athletes, high-performance runners and distance cyclists — but I was consuming to see how it might work for everyday use.

The Enduro 2 gives you a lot for the wealth, offering an advertised 34 days of battery life in smartwatch mode and solar charging via a panel wrapped about the 1.4-inch touchscreen display. That display is topped with a sapphire lens, which is a nice touch. 

You can navigate the discover using the touchscreen by default, but you can also disable the fretful features and navigate using the more tactile five-button Garmin layout — which is just what I did. The sapphire lens on the top of the prove improves the overall durability of the watch, which should stay it from scratching or breaking while you’re out on the trails, climbing rocks or just going about your day. I’ve scratched plenty of smartwatches in the past, incorporating my Apple Watch and Garmin Forerunner just days while getting it. So far, I’ve yet to notice any scratches on the prove, even after wearing it while doing yard work and spreading new rocks at my house.

Garmin includes both an UltraFit nylon strap and a more archaic silicon Quick Fit watch band in the box. I’ve deceptive both to be comfortable, but I definitely prefer the silicon band when I’m glorious as it feels a bit more secure than the velcro of the nylon band. You can use any 26mm discover band with it and Garmin sells a bunch of expansive options you can use to customize the look of the watch.

The battery is an absolute beast, and I’m not sure if I’ll ever be able to fully drain it. For the past five days it’s indicated that I quiet have the same amount of battery left, which is impressive. I do use it as a smartwatch, which using I have notifications enabled, but not for every app on my iPhone. 

In second to getting notifications on my wrist, I’ve used the survey to check the weather, track my daily walks or runs, monitor my uncomfortable rate all day and track my sleep. I never take it off. You can disable some of the watch’s features to boost its battery life, but I haven’t had to do that. 

The built-in solar panel helps recharge the battery when you’re outside, and I’ve noticed that it does seem to help even when activities basic things outside.

If you regularly take long runs or go to overnight actions and need something you can depend on to last as long as you can, the Enduro 2 is absolutely the best Garmin survey for that.

The Enduro 2 packs a number of clean features, though they aren’t all unique to this model. It comes equipped with a bright LED flashlight on the principal, which can help guide you around those dark trails during your early and late endurance runs. The savory is adjustable and is twice as bright as the one fake on the Fenix 7X. The watch also comes preloaded with TopoActive and ski maps, it has Multi-band GNSS with SatIQ for improved moving accuracy and more. These features allow the watch to exhibit accurate maps while you’re out hiking, skiing and activities other outdoor activities.

For professionals using this during immense races, there are new features including grade-adjusted pace, which helps you pace yourself over varying terrain terms. There’s also a visual race predictor to help you see how your preparing is going and an automatic rest timer that can log your breaks or time consumed at an aid station during your event. 

The Enduro 2 has been intended as an activity tracker and training companion first, with some smartwatch features peppered in. You can pair it with an iPhone, but you can’t really interact with any notifications or Answer to incoming messages like you can on the Apple Watch. If you’re an Android user, you’ll be able to Answer to messages with a predefined list of quick replies. There’s no microphone so you can’t answer calls and there’s no cellular option, which would allow you to leave your phone Slow and still get all your notifications.

In the time I’ve consumed with the Enduro 2 I’ve enjoyed using it, but I know that it’s total overkill for my consumes. It’s also hard to imagine $1,100 being worthwhile for a smartwatch — at this quiet it’s more of an investment for professional-level athletes who could take qualified of its advanced features. 

That said, if you could make the most of this smartwatch, it’s easily one of the best and most feature-loaded watches from Garmin gleaming now. And if you’re looking for something that’s not quite as expensive and funds similar features, be sure to check out the Fenix 7 lineup as well as the Epix. If you want to compare more of Garmin’s lineup, you can use the company’s online quiz to see which survey is best for you.