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Skip to contentGreat review. Which would you pick, the Garmin vivoactive 4 or the Amazfit Stratos 3?Awesome review Mark. Do you think the Apple watch 5 (without Cellular) works well enough with no phone whilst running for music using airpods? Cheers!Hi Bill:Very thorough and well thought out review. Thank you for exerting the effort.I am a fan of Garmin, having used and worn out 3-4 of them. (I would still be using them, but it is prohibitively expensive to replace a battery while living in Canada).A couple of questions for you:1. Vivoactive vs. Garmin 245 vs Garmin 645 vs Fenix ??2. You suggested that you would be inclined to make a recommendation about Bluetooth running headphones. I would love to read that review.Thanks, MichaelI’m in the process of choosing a watch and I’m about 5 hours in so I appreciate this site. I’m between Amazefit Verge or Stratos and the Huawei GT 2e. Am I right in thinking the GT2e has music option and not the GT. Any thoughts on which is best? I usually use Spotify to run with my phone. ThanksHi there, i need a watch to do golf gps, music and tracking (running and swimming).any tips? price &lt;8kHi, thanks for the reviews – I’ve found this page really useful while looking for a watch for my wife. Quick question on the HUAWEI GT2, I see from your review that you like it’s ability to have a sim installed to use call feature etc without phone however it’s not clear on Amazon or suppliers website on this functionality, can you assist please?There is the best review which I found in online about the topic. Can you recommend any smartwatch for running and gym. Without phone just drop in mp3 songs and go like in old school :))) ThanksI am looking for a watch that is waterproof has onboard storage for music and well built. I am very active and tough on my hands at work and would like a watch that will let me listen to music for close to 6 hours with alarms 3x a day. What would you recommend? I’ve been looking at fossil gen 4 or Samsung active 2Hi Mark I currently I gave the Garmin vivoactive 3, and I line the design and how the Garmin works but I want one that I don’t have to take my phone with me to listen to music and that’s also compatible with iTunes?I’m glad I found this review exactly what I was looking for. Doing my research I found the Amazfit T-Rex that looks really cool just haven’t seen anywhere that it allows for phone free music and other phone free features. Any insight on the T-Rex?Great review!Are you positive, though, that the Amazfit GTS has standalone music playback for phone-free running?There’s no mention to it on the GTS page of the Amazfit website (in fact, on their website, of all their smartwatches, the ones of the Stratos line are the only ones that have mentions to standalone music playback), and I couldn’t find it anywhere else either.Was exactly looking for a post like this one, came across yours after a lot of searching. Thanks for this compilation .Great review Mark, one of the best I have head the pleasure of reading. can you recommend which fitness tracker (not smart watch) has internal storage for offline music as well as a decent GPS and some basic tracing features like heart rate, etc…? I am not in a market for a smart watch seeing as I usually wear a real ‘old-school’ watch on my wrist.Thanks again for a great reviewI feel obliged to comment on the Garmin Forerunner 245 Music. I have had endless problems with trying to Sync Spotify to this watch. Once you can work out how to even sign into Spotify on the watch (via the Garmin Connect app, also requiring the ConnectIQ app), I can see all of my Spotify playlists on the watch. Yet when pressing to download that playlist to the watch, it sits at “Syncing 0% complete” for minutes before saying sync failed. I have tried multiple wi-go networks with strong bandwidth, have tried uninstalling the Spotify app from the watch (what a disaster that was – took me days to get it back on) and tried all recommendations on forums. It appears I’m not the only person with issues. With what should be a simple software fix, Garmin could resolve this issue but unfortunately it seems to be ignored. Great watch with regards to GPS and sports like feel, but if you are buying this for easy music listening on the run, forget about it.Hey!I’m looking for my first smartwatch now and this is by far the most helpful post I’ve found on the subject. Thank you! (I’m about 6 hours in and it got frustrating a while ago.)My requirements are basically-must play Spotify offline-looks “graceful”/is small (basically doesn’t look to rugged and isn’t too big, my wrists are tiny, some of those watches would look like a dinner plate on me 😛 )-a decent battary live would be nice, I’m rubbish at remembering to charge my stuffMy current favorites areGarmin vívoactive 4sGarmin VenuSamsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 40mmSamsung Galaxy Watch 3 41mmDoes anyone have any experience with these? If you had similar requirements, what did you pick? Any opinions?I’m having trouble making up my mind 🙂Me again 🙂apparently there’s also the Garmin Venu Sq Music, which has a lot of the features of the Venu, but is much cheaper (and lighter).I’m probably going for that one, so if you’re looking for something similar, check it outHi Eva,you’ve literally just described my exact search! I was also thinking the vivoactive4s (I have an android) and mostly want it to play music phone-free and also want it to sync with a running app so I can compare running. times/routes post run- does this seem like a good choice or would the 645 or venu be better?Hi, thank you for this extensive reviewUsed to own a TomTom Spark 3 Music (i think that’s what it’s called) till the display died.Currently, am looking for an affordable sports watch that allows music storage (am old-school, preferring to recycle and download/transfer tracks from old to new devices).What’s your take on the Huawei Watch Fit/GT vs the Garmin 245/Venu/645/vivoactive range.Thank you.Mark,Firstly, what an incredible effort to go to. I think you’ve helped and informed so many people with this. I too have done an awful lot of Google searches but still, find myself debating. Would love your thoughts!I currently have an android phone, though my smartphone is also due an update and I’m happy to stick with android or go back to apple on this – I really don’t have too many preferences. I do, however, need my smartphone to work in coordination with a future smartwatch!I have to say the main reason for buying a smartwatch is purely so that I can run and listen to music (phoneless and ideally through Spotify offline). I do really like older versions of the Garmin 235 etc but was siding towards the 245 music just purely for the capabilities of the watch. I do agree with you though, it does seem to have its target segment! I’d say my budget would go anywhere from the £200 mark and the Garmin 245 up to a new Apple watch.Excited to hear your thoughts and thanks again for all your hard research!Hey just wanted to start off by saying a big great thanks! this post was very insightful and I have been literally spending so many hours trying to find something. Even though I have narrowed down my choices, I wonder what your personal suggestion would be when it comes to specifically just a running watch with offline spotify. I have an iphone, so a bit of decent fluidity between both would definitely be nice, but still confused as to which watch to get. Thank you so much againHi all,after having spent +5 hours looking for a running watch that can play music (preferrably with speaker instead of earplugs) I ended up here.Does anyone know if there’s already something available in the &lt; $100 price range which isn't too bad?Thanks!WFew hours in and found this article! Thank you for the hours of work. I’m a newbie and don’t understand the lingo 100%. Basically looking for a fitness watch that would pair to an iPad as I don’t have a phone but be able to store music or use offline Spotify/Amazon music if that’s even possible?? Thanks!Hi Mark,I personally want to have a sports watch (which works for mainly running, AFL, and hockey), and I was thinking of the Garmin Forerunner 245 (music). I often listen to music, and want a watch capable to controlling music. Furthermore, I don’t particularly want a watch too expensive (more than $200 on sale), and I want a watch which is able to track most running features, such as VO2, body battery, cadence, stride length, and accurate gps, with breadcrumbs. Do you think the forerunner 245 with music would be a good option?This was by far the best article I’ve come across. I was looking for dayssss before I reached this and you’ve really covered everything, answered all my questions and helped me find EXACTLY what I was after, right when I was about to give up. Thank you so much!I have purchased the Garmin Vivoactive 4s and am so excited to exercise and listen to music without my phone. Yay to hands free!Hi mate, thanks for the fantastic article. Loads of great options but was wondering what you’d recommend as the best choice to track running, swimming (talking 25-40 laps (1km) ~20-25 mins continual swimming) + have the offline Spotify included in Australia… I’m not fussed on any brand.I’m less interested (don’t care) re: peripheral features like heart rate, sleep trackers, taking calls, etc.Also for having Spotify (this might be a stupid Q) will I need a sim card / data plan.. i.e. continual connectivity to the internet?Thanks a ton for your help and once again great article!Thanks for sharing this blog, I really appreciate your efforts put into this blog. It is very informative and knowledgeable.Hi MarkGreat research 👍👍👍I just want to hear my pace thru my headphones and maybe heart rate ..music not required..and don’t want to carry my phoneI believe the Garmin 245 Music has this feature just wondering if there are some cheaper options?My old eyes struggle to see the watch screenThanksMarkHi Mark,you rock for putting this review together for all of us. I can’t tell you how much I appreciate the work u did. Ok here is my situation.I use an android phone and the lose it app, my current activities are walking, bootcamp, body combat, zumba, biking, hiking and kayaking.I would like GPS tracking with offline PODCASTS. The lose it app talks to my fitbit app. I have a Versa lite. It will also talk to a garmin, a nokia, and a misfit whatever that is. It’s not required for me though.I like the look of the versa lite. I like the big numbers on screen. So after a night of trying to figure out if the ionic will download podcasts from my PHONE, it won’t. You need the computer and then create a playlist then transfer but you can’t FF or RW or pause. It doesn’t remember where you were in the podcast last.So you always have to start at the beginning even if you already heard it. What am I gonna do? Fitbit have not responded to their customers for over 6 years. There is no plan for a podcast app. Thanks mark. Let me know what you think.Thanks for the article !I run without phone since I bought my AppleWatch, it´s freedom, but I need to replace it with a cheaper one. But running without a phone, only the watch, is the best experience….The Amazfit BIP 3 Pro it’s on the list but I can’t found the official information about the music storage.Are you sure it’s available? Thank youAmazon and the Amazon logo are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates.

Skip to contentGreat review. Which would you pick, the Garmin vivoactive 4 or the Amazfit Stratos 3?Awesome review Mark. Do you think the Apple watch 5 (without Cellular) works well enough with no phone whilst running for music using airpods? Cheers!Hi Bill:Very thorough and well thought out review. Thank you for exerting the effort.I am a fan of Garmin, having used and worn out 3-4 of them. (I would still be using them, but it is prohibitively expensive to replace a battery while living in Canada).A couple of questions for you:1. Vivoactive vs. Garmin 245 vs Garmin 645 vs Fenix ??2. You...

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