• commandar
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      1810 months ago

      Fitbit is owned by Google and has the same policy of not repairing cracked screens.

      I owned a Sense 2 and was in a bicycle crash. Screen hit the pavement and shattered. Absolutely no options from Fitibit/Google to get it repaired.

      I switched to Garmin and couldn’t be happier.

      • @surewhynotlem@lemmy.world
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        310 months ago

        Huh… I missed when Google bought them. That sucks. Might end up with a Garmin as well when this one dies.

        Does it integrate with other apps like chronometer?

          • commandar
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            310 months ago

            That’s a really great point and another reason I’ve really enjoyed the Garmin experience – Garmin doesn’t try to sell your own data back to you.

            Getting anything more than the absolute most basic of real time data out of a Fitbit requires an annual subscription. With Garmin, it’s just there.

      • CMLVI
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        110 months ago

        I swapped from a 3 to a 5 pro and same. I got it specifically for fitness stuff, and aside from issues with HR monitoring on my hairy arms, no issues.

        It’s not my favorite option, but I got it on sale for like $400 while similar specced Garmin and other options push $7-800.