How is USB a feature?? Everything done via USB-C can be and should be entirely wireless for a watch.
>Gone are the days of brand specific charging cables.
Returned are the days of worn-out, broken ports and searching for another charging cable.
How is USB a feature?? Everything done via USB-C can be and should be entirely wireless for a watch.
>Gone are the days of brand specific charging cables.
Returned are the days of worn-out, broken ports and searching for another charging cable.
Charging? It likely adds a lot of cost and complexity to add mag-charging if you’re not Apple or Samsung. Does Garmin even have it yet? (Edit: only on a small number of models at the premium end of their range.)
So it’s an important differentiator from Garmin, which uses a proprietary connector for its charging cable, that is easy to lose/break and expensive to replace (from personal experience with a 2022 Epix).
I love the Garmin pogo chargers. I've got a few of their $3 puck cables scattered about my home, car, and office, a USB-C to Garmin adapter in my keychain and backpacking kit, and someone recently made a neat little portable battery that I wore under my strap in an ultra to recharge mid-activity.
Yeah, if you only use the stock Garmin cable (why isn't it at least right-angle?!) it kinda sucks, but there are lots of products that do it really well:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F5L632HM
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D4F71WQC
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07N18DX6Y
I would much rather these totally waterproof surface-level pads that put the spring pogo pins in the cable than give up internal device volume to a USB receptacle or magnetic charging coils.
garmin cable thing became non-issue as cheap garmin cables came out.
When the port pins break and you have no way to recharge it until a new USB port arrives, yes.