Not sure if this helps you.
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Thank you! This worked. Cool feature for gas station stops.
This could be it, as I normally create a route via komoot fist and import that gpx into strava. This means I end up with an komoot version of the route on my device and maybe this is confusing the device. Iâll give it a try this weekend!
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Yes it is a little funny and very particular for sure. At times it still does not pick them all up depending on the gps shift of course but rare for me.
He did say in the review (in the next sentence I believe) that the improvement in navigation could be software, and it could be that it is showing what it has calculated as soon as itâs done it, rather than when it has calculated the entire route (which s a common pratice in software, to make the user think it is faster than it really is)
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The route caching makes it look crazy fast. I did a âroute to addressâ 100km away on the 1040/1030/1030+ which wasnât pre-cached/pre-calculated. The 1040 smoked them both in the real-time route calc.
Now the unit has been âreleasedâ weâll be able to load a ton more ConnectIQ apps/things to check the speed of the 1040 vs the others.
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Speed and memory connect iq apps can use is good. Battery impact is a big one too. A faster cpu means it can enter sleep state more often and last longer on higher cpu apps. For example:
Drains my 1030 in a 50 mile ride (Im slow) but if the cpu is faster then not only the general increase in battery life, but the ability to do those calculations and go back to sleep should help. This could allow more apps that would have drained the battery too fast in the past but could be ok to use now (i.e. percent drain per unit of time will be less)
One thing the reviews seem to miss is the magnetic compass. On my 1030 and earlier garmins when stopped it has no idea the direction its facing so doesnât always get the map to line up right but seems the 1040 can line up the map (like the way the fenix 7 can keep the map oriented when not moving)
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Power Targets for pacing long rides looks like a really great feature. That alone makes me kind of want the 1040, even though I am very happy with the 1030+. Apparently they wonât bring any new software features to the older devices which is a bit of a bummer, having bought the previous flagship.
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Give me five minutes⌠
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edge 530/830/1030/1030plus
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So no real change for connect iq apps 
(the sdk just got updated) No more widget
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Iâve had a 1030 since it was first released and just ordered the 1040. Im excited to have a fast device, the 1030 is just so slow these days to do anything
Its not slow to accidentally swap screens under a drop of rain/sweat/snot, it is slow to change it back though 
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Ok, it was more than 5mins⌠but from inside some rando hotel a few floors up itâs tracking well with my iPhone compass. However⌠I understand this is a completely useless test 
. Iâll note it down as something to look at when Iâm back home on the gravel/mtb trails and come to a trail fork.
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Itâs one of those things that isnât always useful but sometimes at an intersection where you need to move a bit to let a car through it something like that or rest stop itâs nice to be sure the map is actually oriented correctly as itâs not completely clear which way to go. (Usually related to how worn out I am)
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I like how the firmware released today adds a good amount of functionality
Donât think Iâll be able to justify the 1040 to the CFO, given that the 1030+ is just a year old and works perfectly⌠
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just saw the size differences on some reviews and WOW it is huge compared to a 830.
Not available in Canada at the moment.
Not available for at least 5 weeks from now after talking to Garmin.
1st world problems