Nextcloud, as mentioned, is a great option but does require a bit of work, albeit not much. I would recommend a Synology server. They're fantastically simple and this was my approach after trying Nextcloud. I did this to divorce myself from Google. Synology has many mirrored services

Never heard of gadgetbridge. Excited to switch over

I've been using mailbox.org for years and they're great. I also like that they are following both German and EU rules/principles

This author has done a few of these tests and Garmin seems to be most accurate. I'm mostly not a fan of the intense styling though

Yeah, backup is very easy, I backup to a locally attached external hard drive as well as to a cloud service. There are loads of options and ways to manage backups

I enjoy your succinct analysis :)

I've always wanted one of those. They're gorgeous and remind me of my Skagen watch's styling. Also appreciate the long battery life

Love this, haha.

A single bay "J" model should be around $200 including a 4tb drive. You can achieve a lot with that, especially if your focus is automated photo backup

You can have many accounts. Moments has been replaced by Photos (much better). Personally, I wouldn't hassle with running an email server. I use mailbox.org

Yeah. For the most part, animals should be left alone, but this is a better interaction than the Orcas going around attacking boats

Oh, that's interesting. I was under the impression that Garmin was best for the actual fitness stuff, but this is good to know