Out of the box it was charged to 90% and, to my surprise, was fully charged within minutes. I snapped the US power outlet into the adapter and immediately began charging my watch. The Epix comes with power adapters for most countries
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There’s no software to install as mostly everything can be done by downloading the Garmin Connect app for iOS or Android and pairing the watch via Bluetooth. Opening the square’ish box, practically ripping the hard-to-get-at packaging, revealed the Epix watch, the owners manual, a USB charging cord, the charger, and several different power adapters depending on where in the world you live. It was surprisingly hard to get out of the box. The Garmin Epix inside its square’ish box. I’m not sure how this software made it out of QA for a public release. Step counting doesn’t even come close to matching the step count on my Fitbit Charge. Distance tracking freezes and is inaccurate. Its delivery of phone Notification works sometimes and not others. The watch is so buggy that it’s hard to imagine anyone enjoying this watch.
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While Garmin did a nice job with the hardware, it’s clear that the initial software for the Epix is riddled with bugs and holes and will leave you initially frustrated. It wasn’t until I became familiar with the interface and settings and had downloaded a few Watch Faces and apps before I started to enjoy the watch. Activity Tracking (step counting, etc) wasn’t on by default all the units (elevation, distance, speed) were in Metric units and it appeared as if the device wasn’t working properly. There’s a steep learning curve and it takes quite a number of tweaks to the settings to start enjoying the watch. Nothing on the watch comes set in the proper state when you first start using it. Garmin did a very poor job making a positive first impression with the Epix.
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Additionally, using its ConnectIQ software it can connect to your phone via Bluetooth and the Garmin Connect iOS/Android apps to provide smart notifications and download apps (like watch faces) to the watch. With built in step counter and GPS it can track all your physical activities. The Garmin Epix sports a 1.4″ color touchscreen, has 8gb of built-in memory for loading Topo Maps and BirdsEye Satellite Imagery, has GPS/GLONASS reception, an altimeter, barometer, compass, is water resistant to 50 meters and is a fully featured Fitness Training watch. So when I saw that the local REI had a Garmin Epix in stock I went out and came home with it. The idea of having maps on my wrist, in one small device that doesn’t require me to reach into a pocket and pull out my iPhone + TopoMaps app is intriguing. The Epix is the first watch to include fully functioning maps (think Topographical backcountry USGS maps) and is the first watch besides the Apple Watch that caught my eye. Garmin recently expanded their line of Smart Watches with the release of the Fenix3, Vivofit, Vivoactive and Epix watches.