[mcintyre1994]

I know the Ultra has an extra button, but I wonder if you can start a run on it in the rain (ie without using touch). That was what finally pushed me away from Apple Watch, and the marketing of the Ultra is quite funny if it doesn't solve it.

[kalleboo]

> I wonder if you can start a run on it in the rain (ie without using touch)

You can use Siri to start a workout

[jagermo]

plus, no support for ANT+ is a dealbreaker.

[nradov]

ANT+ appears to be dying and Garmin has started moving away from it. Although I'm sure they'll still support it for several more product generations.

https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/01/the-begining-of-the-end-...

[thirdsun]

ANT+ is still very much present in the cycling world and likely won't go anywhere. While most sensors and devices will also support bluetooth it seems to be a much more fragile and problematic connection. From my own experience I'd always opt for ANT+.