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Strava users are still hangin’ onto their old Garmins.

In the age of planned obsolescence, Strava’s annual Year in Sport Trend report has uncovered a surprising factoid: The most popular smartwatch among its users worldwide is the Garmin Forerunner 235 — a device that launched waaaaay back in 2015.

In the US, it’s the slightly newer Garmin Forerunner 245 Music. For reference, we’re now on the Forerunner 265.

Garmin users really weren’t kidding about wanting long battery life.

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