Garmin vivoactive 6 Smartwatch

I purchased the Vivoactive 6 to replace a very old Vivoactive 4. For me, as a user of an older model, the 6 is a case of one step forward, two steps back. The main plus of the 6 is the crisp, vibrant color display. There are also a few interesting new features, like a compass in the hiking app. They’re nice, and I can see they could be potentially useful, but I doubt I’ll really need them. However, for me, the added features are outweighed by the drawbacks. First, there’s the size. The watch face is smaller than the 4. This means all the added features, while colorful, are more difficult to use. It also means that if you have standard straps which fit most models, they won’t be usable on the Vivoactive 6. But the biggest drawback for me is the wallet. I purchased the 6 instead of a larger, slightly cheaper competitor specifically because I didn’t want to lose the wallet feature. However, while the wallet was always a simple swipe away on the Vivoactive 4, it’s now buried deep in a submenu on the 6. It’s much less convenient, and now you can’t even use the wallet if you’re running an app. It’s not unusual for me to stop during a bike ride to pick up a post-ride snack. It was so convenient to pay using the wallet even though the tracker was running. Now, that’s not possible. It’s a huge downside and makes me question my continued loyalty to Garmin.