I have tried a number of Garmins 410, 310Xt, 220, 910XT but kept going back to my T6c because it always worked and gave me what it needed. When the Ambit came out, I was trying a 910XT and not particularly happy. Now it seems Garmin has redesigned the fenix to be an Ambit

. I agree, the feature set looks good but.....if you look at the Garmin forums there are many complaints of the fenix 2 and 920XT using a lot of battery for BLE connection to phones. Syncing moves through the phone takes a long time.... I know the fenix3 has WiFi but when my Ambit3 syncs I rarely have WiFi nearby and often do not have cell service. The devil will be in the details. The Ambit can be charged while running and is fully functional, a great feature for me. Also, it is unclear how the UltraTrac will work. On the fenix2 you cannot get HR or footpod in Ultratrac mode.
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this pre-review out on the fenix3, it is in German so you might have to translate. One significant issue is although the fenix3 can charge while exercising a fixed charging screen appears, not very useful. This may be changed in the final release. Fenix3 does not have maps, seems nearly identical to the Ambits in that regard. So, I agree it looks nice, the specs are good but no better than the Ambit3 IMHO. At least now it looks like an Ambit.
Now if we could only get Suunto to give us an offline option for Movescount........ I agree that the Achilles heel for the Ambit is one must be online to configure...this needs to change.
I am sticking with my Ambit, I have NEVER lost data even when Movescount goes out for a week. The watch just works
Let us know if you get a fenix3 and how it compares. at least now it looks like an Ambit
