The most obvious change is the Edge 1030's larger screen, which has grown from the previous 3-inch diagonal to 3.5 inches, improving the map display in particular. Normally, a larger touchscreen means a shorter battery life. Not so with the new Garmin Edge. It should now deliver up to 20 hours of operating time. Here, Garmin is eliminating a known disadvantage of the previous Edge models, whose battery life was rather borderline for long day trips.

There are also noticeable changes to the inner workings of the Edge. The connection to Strava has been significantly improved and text messages can now be sent between Garmin devices. Another interesting feature is the routing function, which is now based on cumulative user data from the many user tracks on the Garmin website. Another new feature is the ability to pair other devices with BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) sensors.

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