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Stand Up Paddle => Gear Talk => Topic started by: Beasho on December 26, 2022, 02:26:01 PM

Title: iWatch ULTRA the Good the Bad
Post by: Beasho on December 26, 2022, 02:26:01 PM

I just got an iWatch Ultra from Santa.

I was a bit ambivalent about it but my iWatch 5 could get spotty reception at times and was bad with Dawn Patrol sometimes shutting down sessions.

I am only 2 days in but:

The Good:

• 2 hour surf session running Dawn Patrol only burns BATTERY from 100% to 80%
• The BAND appears to be much more robust
• Initial testing with Wet Fingers seems to work better
• Texting in formerly bad areas now works aka BETTER RECEPTION

The Bad

• Dawn Patrol appears to SMOOTH the speed on Waves with what looks like a running average.  Lowering Max Speed. This eliminates the mini peaks on takeoff and troughs of speed during flight? See data from 2 apps below.  Same Wave Max speed different
• There is now a difference between top speeds on Waterspeed and Dawn Patrol.  With Waterspeed higher and Dawn Patrol reading 15% lower on MAX.
• The band is harder to get off quickly.  Good (maybe) for not losing but more bothersome when daily charging

I am sure there is a WHOLE LOT MORE GOOD so let me know.