I understand that Apple Watch does many things in the background. But when you’re comparing something like an Apple Watch vs Garmin Epix.
If they’re both turned on for hiking they are in theory using the same processing power, measurements. Apple Watch isn’t doing anything different. So why is it so poor? What else is it doing…
So which is it
People argue that Apple Watch does more when you’re just standing around. So even though it’s sitting there it’s using lets say 40% processing power checking for siri, occasional heart rate etc.
But if you’re doing a workout you’re running the Apple Watch at like 90% processing power for it to get all the data. So it’s an easier way to compare.
Kind of like doing a Geekbench test.