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Garmin hardware does something that's been lost in software engineering: extreme reliability. I have no doubts when I turn on my InReach it'll work, and I don't think I've ever seen my Venu watch crash or freeze in the 3 years I've owned it. Even Garmin Connect is pretty awesome, other than the one outage a year or two ago when they let themselves get ransom-wared.

That being said, the head unit is not as sexy hardware. The UI looks dated, the screen tech isn't OLED, and the battery life is "just ok" given the age of the other tech.

The final thing is I actually trust Garmin not to "sell my data", unlike google/apple.

I guess consider jumping ship if I had the Connect ecosystem, just done a little better!