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****Update after a week. I still stand by my original 4 star review, this is still a fairly nice device. I have definitely had to work through a few brand new device bugs that have caused some issues: Biggest problem was the battery life. It was dropping so fast that it wasn’t even going to last one day on a single charge. I did a factory reset and battery life was back to normal. But, the issue returned again the next day, just not as bad. After 2 other factory resets I figured out the problem. It seems that any of the apps in the Connect IQ store that you can download are not properly formatted for this new device yet. After the 3rd factory reset I installed no additional apps and the battery life rocked. Around 10% drop per day and that was with some GPS. After 5 days, battery life was still at 47%. So the moral to the story is install any additional apps at your own risk. Other than the battery issue, this watch has been great. I have ordered a couple additional bands to accessorize and they fit great (look for 20mm bands). Once I figured out the best way to arrange the data screens, the GPS has been great as well. All things considered, if you are looking for a great fitness device with half way decent smart notifications, I highly recommend this watch. Original Review: I preordered this watch the day it was available from the store who had the first exclusive deal to sell them (it starts with a B and rhymes with west). I have owned every fitness device from every manufacturer over the last few years and I have always found myself coming back to Garmin devices. My most recent watch was the Samsung Gear S3 Frontier and it was a good smart watch but the GPS side of it was horrific. I ditched that and have been using the original Vivoactive until this watch was released. I have had this watch for 1 day now and here is what I think so far: Pros: Beautiful watch that looks like a regular watch on my wrist. Not too thick like the S3 was and very lightweight, the stock band is super soft and comfortable. GPS is excellent, just like Garmin devices always are. Battery life is good, not as good as the original Vivoactive but still really good considering the size and what it does. After 24 hours off the charger and going on 1 four mile run, the battery is at 67%. I imagine I will get just under a week between charges at this pace. Display is good and the backlight is plenty bright. I have it 40% brightness and it's fine there. Data fields are good, very similar to original Vivoactive. Cons: My biggest complaint is that for $300, I was hoping the smart watch features would be better. You can reply to a text message with preset replies, it would be nice to be able to use more than the preset replies though. Also, I have found no way to delete an email on the phone from the watch. This was a great feature on the S3, to be able to delete email on my phone without having to pull it out. Some of the apps in the Garmin store do not work right with this watch yet, even though the app says it's compatible . Example is the stopwatch app, there is no way to reset the time or add laps. I'm guessing this will get sorted out as apps are updated and more come out. In summary, so far I like the watch. The looks and weight of this watch are really top notch! I'm hoping some of the smart watch functions improve via firmware updates. I'll update this review in a week after I'm able to spend more time with the watch.