This is my fifth Garmin watch, I brag about these watches to anyone that will listen. The problem I have so many features so much information. Yet there are next to none how to videos to use all the functions. You do a great job of selling them and customer support. But little to no how to videos to use all the functions that these watches have.. as a business this makes no sense at all. Here is this great Smartwatch now figure it out on your own. Again as a business it would make more sense to teach the users all the functions. We would have more to brag about instead of talking about the frustrations. Come on now you have all those smart engineers building and making these fantastic watches. Put some smart people on explaining how to use them to the everyday user...

I purchased this with high hopes it would replace my instinct tactical. Found that almost all features are dependent on heart rate monitor working. Both my arms are sleeved with tattoos and heart rate monitor is almost completely inoperative. I tried the "hack" where you place an epoxy button sticker over the green leds and found heart rate monitor does work normally now. Found that the sticker comes off a lot and causes the heart rate to stop reading. At the end of the day, I don't want to spend this much on a premium watch that I have to constantly apply a sticker on to make it functional.

I have owned my Epix Gen 2 for a month now and love it. I upgraded from a Venu 2 that I have had for over a year. I like the additional information and statistics that I get with the Epix even though I am not a super athlete. I am 72 years old and play pickleball 3 days a week... Ride my bicycle at least 10 miles on the other days. The looks of the watch are also a great feature for me. It looks less like a smartwatch and more like a sport watch.

I have been blown away but what this watch can do and how beneficial I feel that it's already been for my training. I am a runner, biker, and xc skier and so far have been using the watch to help level my running up. The Garmin Epix has provided me so much great feedback already and I can't recommend it enough. I've been able to both up my pace and intensity - I think I was under training and also diversify my training through feedback from the watch. The fit is super comfortable, too. I thought I would never wear it at night and I have not only not taken it off, I rarely notice it's on, which is very different from my prior watch.

It's a solidly built watch. I wouldn't expect anything less from Garmin. Bought it to replace the head unit on my bike and it works flawlessly. Also, the map feature has come in handy in the back country several times. Overall, a nice watch for what it is.

I've had this watch for a few weeks and in that time I would have had to charge the Samsung watch 21 times. I've only changed the Epix once when it got done to 6 days left on the battery. The applications are much more configurable than on other watches. For example, the watch face has other data provided in widget-type areas of the screen that you can change to whatever you like. Don't like the date on the right, move it to the bottom. Don't need to see your current altitude, change it to the number of steps you've walked, etc.

I am the last person to give a review on this kind of product. I only use the watch to see who is calling, Texting and Alarm clock. Being able to keep working and not having to stop to see whats going on is a plus for me. So, why did I buy this big thing is because I can find it easly in the morning. lol

Ordered my epix on release date and got it about a month later. In short, its exactly what I expected and was looking for. I upgraded from a fenix 5 plus, and was debating between this and the fenix 7. The amoled screen looks amazing and I can deal with the shorter (5-7 day) battery. Most of the features are standard as expected. My wife just got the venu2 and overall Id say those are comparable, but i like the heftier/more rugged looks of the epix.

I am a lifelong runner who has to monitor health information. I love the Fenix but this watch is simply more legible. This is important to me because 5 days a week I run in the dark. I do miss the battery life but if ever I am in a situation where I cannot charge my watch for 6 days, write me off as dead.

Very happy with the screen upgrade from the Fenix, while keeping all the great features, and suffering a minimal battery life impact. I upgraded from an Apple Watch, and am much happier with the Epix' fitness and sleep tracking, while still getting the most important app notifications I want on the watch's screen. Buy this with confidence.