Garmin Marq vs Garmin Fenix 5X Plus vs Garmin Fenix 5 Plus

Let’s do a simple comparisosn of Garmin Marq vs Garmin Fenix 5X Plus vs Garmin Fenix 5 Plus

Garmin Marq Vs Garmin Fenix 5 Plus Vs Garmin Fenix 5X Plus

Source: Garmin

The Fenix 5 Plus and Marq are very similar. But these are the full standout feature differences. No-one else has reported all the differences yet 😉

• More than twice the price of the base 5X Plus model
• Similar case and lens spec except the MARQ has a titanium case
• The MARQ ATHLETE is smaller than the 5 Plus which is smaller than the 5X Plus. It’s 1mm less in diameter and depth
• At 94g the Marq Athlete is slightly heaveier than the TITANIUM Fenix 5X Plus at 87g
• Battery life is improved over the Fenix 5 Plus but not as good as the 5X Plus GPS  =<28 hours (Vs 18 and 32 hours), GPS + Music =<9 hours (Vs 8 and 13 hours), UltraTrac =<48 hours (Vs 42 and 70 hours)
• Twice the practical storage 2000 vs 1000 songs
• Twice the memory/history 32Gb vs 16Gb
• New Live Event Sharing Feature
• New Body Battery Energy Monitor (from the Vivosmart 4)
  
• New Heat and altitude acclimation feature
• New Training Load Focus feature
• New Primary Benefit (Training Effect Labels) feature
• New respiration rate feature

There are also internal differences like a new Sony GPS chip and ELEVATE oHR sensor array.

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