Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

This item was ordered for my wife. She has used a Fitbit One for years. It was not very good at handling moisture, and had been replaced several times. Fitbit was great about the warranty btw. After the One finally died and was out of warranty, she tried the Fitbit Alta for a week, but she did not like the way the band closure worked. I found early reviews of this Garmin device, and bought it for her as it seems to meet all of her requirements including things the Alta was lacking. She likes to run at lunch, and the GPS sealed the deal. The GPS seems to work just like any other Garmin device we have, we were concerned being it is in such a small watch there would be some compromise. The device is more or less waterproof, it can be left on while showering or swimming, a huge plus. I also had an original Vivosmart that had died on me. When she had her HR+ a few days and I had a chance to look at it and see how it worked I went out and bought myself one from Target (sorry Amazon I did not want to wait). We have both had the watches for a couple of weeks, so I can only post my early impressions. Pros: -Built-in GPS. -Water-proof -Smallest/lightest GPS device that I'm aware of -Does most fitness functions we want including heart rate -Always on time display -Battery life is good, and it charges quickly -The Connect app lets you customize all the notifications etc. and syncs well with my LG G4 and her Droid Turbo 2 Cons: -Display harder to read in the dark than in the daytime, even with back lighting (white back light might help in the future?) -Stairs climbed seem inaccurate, it misses a lot of the stairs we climb. It claims to have a barometric altimeter, but in Garmin Connect it turns elevation corrections on by default which according to that site means it is not using a barometric altimeter. Possibly this is an early software glitch? -The display face seems fragile, I have not scratched mine, but I'm being very careful until our screen protectors arrive Bottom line: a great device for those seeking a fitness device that you can also use for your runs or activities on a casual basis. We both have Fenix watches for long runs and ultras, however this watch has basically replaced my Forerunner 220 for the majority of my runs and my Vivosmart both. We like it!