The new Garmin Fenix 6 comes only 14 months after the significantly updated Fenix 5 PLUS range. The updates to the 5 PLUS were mostly software+hardware fixes and, this time round the updates we see in the Fenix 6 DO include some new smart & sport features but, most crucially, we are seeing the Fenix play catch-up with decently powered hardware to match the MARQ and the Forerunner 945. BLACK FRIDAY-CYBER MONDAY PRICING - HERE Return the Garmin Fenix 7 Review Now that you can get your hands on the Fenix 6, here we look at Is it worth the upgrade? ie What is new compared to the Fenix 5 Plus What are the differences in specs between Fenix 6 models? Let's start off with the differences between the new models Garmin Fenix 6 Model Comparison Here we have the 3 new models (6s, 6, 6X) with their Base, PRO, Sapphire and SOLAR variants. Fenix 6s Fenix 6s Pro (Optional Sapphire) No solar model Fenix 6 Fenix 6 Pro (Optional Sapphire) No solar model No base model Fenix 6x Pro (Optional Sapphire) Fenix 6x Solar (Sapphire) Here are the headline differences, simplified slightly for readability Pro Version - Each 'Pro' version has STREAMING MUSIC and to make streaming work it needs WiFi. You only get the maps on the Pro version too as well as up to 4g of added weight. Pro Version Sapphire - This just adds in a more scratch-resistant Sapphire Screen over the lower model's Gorilla Glass Solar - You guessed it, this adds solar charging which is claimed to increase all battery life in all modes by about 10%. This requires a new type of solar screen construction. The 6S is the small version, 6 the medium and 6X the large and yes bigger can be better Screen Resolution - 6s is 240x240px, 6 is 260x260px, 6X is 280x280px. Larger screens are the same pixel density BUT support readability with more data fields per screen - 6 on the F6 and 8 on the F6X) Case Size - 6s is 42 x 42 x 13.8 mm, 6 is 47 x 47 x 14.7 mm, 6X is 51 x 51 x 14.9 mm Weight - 6s is 62g, 6 is 83g, 6X is 93g (individual models vary) Battery Life - 6s 25 hours GPS and 6 hours GPS+Music and 60 UltraTrac, 6 36 hours GPS 10 hours GPS+Music 72 hours Ultratrac, 6X 60 hours GPS, 15 hours GPS+Music, 120 hours UltraTrac (+10% with Solar) Price - Fenix 6X ($749.99 – $1,149.99), Fenix 6 (599.99 – $999.99), Garmin Fenix 6s ($599.99 – $899.99) Eu/£ similar The more you spend, the bigger and more durable watch you will get and the longer the battery life will be. Screens on the larger models will NOT look better per se...just bigger with more screen real estate. The decision between models is simple. If you have small wrists you go for the small one. Everyone else gets the regular Fenix 6 whose battery life and physical size is great. If you want maps or music or bang your screen around a lot you get the PRO and Sapphire options respectively. However, I can only see the 6X Pro model and the 6X Solar model being suitable for people with very specific size and battery needs - having said that you guys are probably just going to get the most expensive one...because you can. The detailed hardware specs and detailed comparisons are further below Garmin Fenix 6 vs Garmin Fenix 5 Plus Comparison Last year, I wholeheartedly recommended everyone to skip the Fenix 5 series and go to the more superior 5 Plus series. I will still recommend the now mostly bug-free 5 Plus series to most people. But if you are on the Fenix 3 or are just itching to upgrade your 5 Plus then Q: what will the Fenix 6 give you over and above the current Fenix 5 Plus? A: Quite a lot I have slightly generalised this Fenix 6 to Fenix 5 Plus comparison due to the complexity of the number of variants (further below the comparison to the Fenix 5 is also added in the detailed comparison). [gallery size="medium" columns="4" link="file" ids="42201,42200,42187,42186"] There are new features for all key sports as well as new smart, physiological and hardware features. PacePro - This is only available on courses/routes and conceptually you might think it's like graded pace. I guess it sort of is, but it's more like a tweaked pace tool to account for yoru planned changes in effort over gradients and also to account for whether you want a positive or negative split. FIRSTBEAT - The Fenix 6 catches up with all the features on the Forerunner 945 namely Training Load Focus – the ability to look below the surface of your training load to understand the degree to which high-intensity aerobic efforts, low-intensity aerobic efforts, and anaerobic efforts contributed to your total training load. An updated Activity Summary screen that includes a label that describes the primary benefit of your workout (recovery, endurance base, VO2max, lactate threshold, tempo, anaerobic threshold, and speed) and also reveals the specific number that corresponds to the Training Load contribution of your finished workout. Race Time Predictions were updated to incorporate insight from trends in your Training Load, weekly mileage, and the presence of long runs in your training history. These elements combine to improve on the more traditional, less personalized predictions that relied solely on your current fitness level (VO2max) and general references regarding the sustainability of various intensity levels over time. Body Battery is a popular addition that combines All-day Stress data, physical activity, and the restorative power of sleep into a single easily understood metaphor. Among other things you can instantly see when a bad night’s sleep or an unusually stressful day at work will make a hard workout less beneficial than normal. The impact of environmental factors is brought into focus with the addition of acclimatization tracking. You will be able to watch as your physiology adapts to help you perform better in higher elevations or in ways that help you manage the effects of hotter, more humid climates. This information is also factored into your performance analytics so that a decrease in performance capability attributable to your environment isn’t mistakenly attributed to unproductive training activities or poor recovery. Recovery Time estimates have been updated based on the "latest sports science". This means adjustments are made based on your acute/chronic training load ratios and additional care is given to ensure adequate recovery after workouts that produced Training Effect scores that significantly exceed those of your normal training efforts. Storage is doubled to 32Gb for Music + Maps + Activities and this includes double the amount of space for music (approx 2000 songs). You can get extra free maps and there is now support for Spotify and AmazonMusic. Weight - broadly similar Battery Life - Generally about double the time for GPS usage, about 2 hours more for Music+GPS and at least 50% more in UltraTrac mode. Expedition Battery Mode takes you even further between charges by further compromising on the GPS points recorded. Power Management - The Suunto 9 stole a march on this many months ago and now Garmin has caught up and arguably overtaken them. There are pre-canned battery modes and you can also customise and view changes on-the-fly but the bottom line of this is that battery life is mostly about managing GPS and the screen. However, the normal battery life on the Fenix 6 is SO GOOD that I can't see these extra modes being useful except for highly specific athlete use-cases and those occasional times where you've just simply forgotten to charge it up properly. ClimbPro is not new to the Fenix but the new 2019 styling that was introduced on the Edge 530/830 is included. Topo maps, golf courses and ski runs are added and updated. Are you on La Face at Val d'Isere?...the F6 knows that. Tip: Skiing dynamics will be introduced with the HRM-PRO soon (probably in time for winter ;-) ) Screen - The 5S and 6S have the same screen size but you get a bigger screen for the new Fenix 6 and for the new Fenix 6X. Incident detection and alerting - or just simply alerting someone that you have a problem PulseOx - Mostly useless, except for acclimation, but now you have it. This is NOTHING to do with MOXY/Humon's SmO2. Body Battery - this is a nice feature on the 945 and you will love it on the Fenix 6. HRV-enabled readings give you a steer towards understanding your 24x7 energy reserves. Swimming sees the implementation of oHR (finally!) and of CSS (critical swim speed - sweet...#later). Sensors - The ELEVATE oHR sensor is updated as well as the now-ubiquitous Sony GNSS chip, there are probably many other sensors and component updates inside, including the faster processor. In some ways, sensors are one of the most important aspects for athletes considering an upgrade. All the reviewers tend to say how wonderful the latest greatest Garmin oHR and GPS tend to be but, after LONG and detailed looks I tend to agree with the experiences of MANY USERS and have a 'meh' moment. I then usually say "accuracy is about the same as before" and recommend the athlete back to their old chest strap and running pod. Nevertheless, I'm going to torture myself and do months of testing all over again but honestly folks, the end recommendation WILL be the same. Although to be fair to Garmin the new Elevate sensor IS more accurate than the previous one but I'll need to wait until the reduced circulation experienced in my COLD WINTER runs to see REALLY how much better it is. Advice These are nice watches and a notable set of upgrades even over the Fenix 5 Plus series. You'll get some bugs but the earlier MARQ and Forerunners from 2019 share much of the same firmware and so will have mostly ironed the obvious bugs out by now. For sports usage, the 935 is awesome and for outdoors usage, the Fenix 3 is cool enough. If like me, you want to get a few more features then the 5 Plus, Forerunner 945 and Fenix 6 series all deliver those. It all comes down to how much money and inclination you have for the latest, truly-greatest gadget. Although, of course, the MARQ range are EVEN better, so maybe that is the truly greatest gadget If you have a small wrist or want music playback, then your intended watch choice becomes more obvious. Very, very few of you will need the uber-battery of the Fenix 6X...and you're just getting what is perhaps a too-big watch for your normal-sized wrists. At these prices, it's worth spending a bit more either on an insurance policy or the sapphire glass. Otherwise get the Fenix 6 base model or Pro. Price, Availability & Discounts Fenix 6X ($749.99 – $1,149.99), Fenix 6 (599.99 – $999.99), Fenix 6s ($599.99 – $899.99) Eu/£ similar One of the problems now is that there are just too many Feinx 6 options for retailers to stock all of them. Immediate Availability: For the 945 they took orders and effectively were less than truthful about the delivery dates. Another "well-known retailer" in the UK also had significant issues with credit card payments for the recent Edge/Forerunner releases, also not having stock. Wiggle in the UK have an exclusive on the Fenix 6X Pro. I'll do my best to steer you once again towards PowerMeterCity in the USA (super-high Trust Pilot Rating) and Wiggle in the UK and EU Garmin Fenix 5 Comparison: Garmin Fenix 5 Specifications vs Garmin Fenix 5 Plus specifications vs Garmin Fenix 6 Specifications This is worth a close look at. It's sourced from Garmin and thus may contain errors. However, it might also give an insight into some mini-features that are not YET in the device but which soon will be through later announcements. (Comparisons between the Fenix 6 models are further below) fēnix® 5 fēnix® 5 Plus fēnix® 6 - Pro and Sapphire Editions $499.99 USD and Up $599.99 USD and Up $699.99 USD and Up Premium multisport GPS watch with wrist-based heart rate Premium multisport GPS smartwatch with wrist-based heart rate, maps, music and Garmin Pay™ contactless payments Premium multisport GPS watches with wrist-based heart rate, Pulse Ox, pace guidance, routable maps, music and more General Lens Material chemically strengthened glass or sapphire crystal domed chemically strengthened glass or sapphire crystal Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3 or Sapphire Crystal Bezel Material stainless steel stainless steel or titanium stainless steel or Diamond-like Carbon (DLC) coated steel Case material fibre-reinforced polymer with stainless steel rear cover fibre-reinforced polymer with metal rear cover fibre-reinforced polymer with metal rear cover QuickFit™ watch band compatible included (22 mm) included (22 mm) included (22 mm) Strap material silicone or steel silicone, leather or titanium silicone, leather, titanium or nylon Physical size 47 x 47 x 15.5 mm 47 x 47 x 15.8 mm 47 x 47 x 14.7 mm Fits wrists with the following circumference: Fits wrists with the following circumference: Silicone band: 163-249 mm Silicone band: 125-208 mm Leather band: 166-229 mm Leather band: 132-210 mm Metal band: 166-242 mm Fabric band: 132-210 mm Metal band: 132-215 mm Display size 1.2” (30.4 mm) diameter 1.2” (30.4 mm) diameter 1.3” (33.02 mm) diameter Display resolution 240 x 240 pixels 240 x 240 pixels 260 x 260 pixels Display type sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP) sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP) sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP) Weight 85 g 86 g Steel: 83 g (case only: 60 g) Titanium version: 76 g Titanium: 72 g (case only: 49 g) Battery life Smartwatch mode: Up to 2 weeks Smartwatch: Up to 12 days Smartwatch: Up to 14 days GPS/HR mode: Up to 24 hours GPS: Up to 18 hours GPS: Up to 36 hours GPS and Music: Up to 8 hours GPS and Music: Up to 10 hours UltraTrac™ mode: Up to 60 hours without wrist heart rate UltraTrac™ mode: Up to 42 hours Max Battery GPS Mode: 72 hours Expedition GPS Activity: 28 days Battery Saver Watch Mode: 48 days Water rating 10 ATM 10 ATM 10 ATM Colour display Memory/History 64 MB 16 GB 32 GB Clock Features Time/date Yes Yes Yes GPS Time Sync Yes Yes Yes Automatic daylight saving time Yes Yes Yes Alarm clock Yes Yes Yes Timer Yes Yes Yes Stopwatch Yes Yes Yes Sunrise/sunset times Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Sensors Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes GPS Yes Yes Yes GLONASS Yes Yes Yes Galileo Yes Yes Yes Garmin Elevate™ wrist heart rate monitor Yes Yes Yes Barometric altimeter Yes Yes Yes Compass Yes Yes Yes Gyroscope Yes Yes Yes Accelerometer Yes Yes Yes Thermometer Yes Yes Yes Pulse Ox No No yes (with Acclimation) Connectivity Connect IQ™ (downloadable watch faces, data fields, widgets and apps) Yes Yes Yes Smart notifications Yes Yes Yes Text response/reject phone call with text (Android™ only) Yes Yes Yes Connectivity Bluetooth® Smart, ANT+®, Wi-Fi® with sapphire editions Bluetooth®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi® Bluetooth®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi® Calendar Yes Yes Yes Weather Yes Yes Yes Battery Saver - customizable low power watch No No Yes Controls smartphone music Yes Yes Yes Plays and controls watch music Yes Yes Yes Music Storage No Up to 1000 songs up to 2,000 songs Find My Phone Yes Yes Yes Find My Watch Yes Yes Yes VIRB® Camera Remote Yes Yes Yes Smartphone compatibility iPhone®, Android™ iPhone®, Android™ iPhone®, Android™ Compatible with Garmin Connect™ Mobile Yes Yes Yes Garmin Pay™ No Yes Yes Safety and Tracking Features Incident Detection during select activities No Yes Yes Assistance No Yes Yes LiveTrack Yes Yes Yes Group LiveTrack Yes Yes Yes Live Event Sharing No No Yes Tactical Features Dual grid coordinates Yes Yes Yes Activity Tracking Features Step counter Yes Yes Yes Move bar (displays on device after a period of inactivity; walk for a couple of minutes to reset it) Yes Yes Yes Auto goal (learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal) Yes Yes Yes Sleep monitoring (monitors total sleep and periods of movement or restful sleep) Yes Yes Yes Calories burned Yes Yes Yes Floors climbed Yes Yes Yes Distance traveled Yes Yes Yes Intensity minutes Yes Yes Yes TrueUp™ Yes Yes Yes Move IQ™ Yes Yes Yes Fitness Age yes (in app) yes (in app) yes (in app) Body Battery™ Energy Monitor No No Yes All-day Stress Tracking Yes Yes Yes Gym & Fitness Equipment Available gym activity profiles Indoor Rowing, Strength Training and Cardio Training Strength, Cardio and Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor Rowing and Yoga Strength, Cardio and Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor Rowing and Yoga Cardio workouts Yes Yes Yes Strength workouts Yes Yes Yes Automatic rep counting Yes Yes Yes Training, Planning and Analysis Features GPS speed and distance Yes Yes Yes Customizable data pages Yes Yes Yes Customizable activity profiles Yes Yes Yes Auto Pause® Yes Yes Yes Interval training Yes Yes Yes Advanced workouts Yes Yes Yes Downloadable training plans Yes Yes Yes Power Modes - customizable in-activity battery settings No No Yes Auto Lap® Yes Yes Yes Manual lap Yes Yes Yes Configurable lap alerts Yes Yes Yes Heat and altitude acclimation Yes Yes Yes V02 max Yes Yes Yes Training Status (lets you see if you’re training effectively by tracking your training history and fitness level trend.) Yes Yes Yes Training Load (your total training load for the last 7 days calculated from estimated EPOC) Yes Yes Yes Training load focus No No Yes Training Effect (aerobic) Yes Yes Yes Training Effect (anaerobic) Yes Yes Yes Primary benefit (Training Effect labels) No No Yes Custom alerts Yes Yes Yes Audio prompts Yes Yes Yes Finish time Yes Yes Yes Virtual Partner Yes Yes Yes Race an Activity Yes Yes Yes Auto multisport activities Yes Yes Yes Manual multisport activities Yes Yes Yes Course guidance Yes Yes Yes Garmin Live Segments Yes Yes Yes Strava Live Segments Yes Yes Yes Round-trip course creator (running/cycling) No Yes Yes Trendline™ Popularity Routing No Yes yes (available as a wearable map theme) Touch and/or button lock Yes Yes Yes Hot keys Yes Yes Yes Auto-scroll Yes Yes Yes Activity history on watch Yes Yes Yes Physio TrueUp Yes Yes Yes Heart Rate Features HR zones Yes Yes Yes HR alerts Yes Yes Yes HR calories Yes Yes Yes % HR max Yes Yes Yes % HRR Yes Yes Yes Recovery time Yes Yes Yes Auto max HR Yes Yes Yes HRV stress test (measures your heart rate variability while standing still, for 3 minutes, to provide you with an estimated stress level; the scale of this is 1 to 100; low scores indicate lower stress levels) yes (with compatible accessory) yes (with compatible accessory) yes (with compatible accessory) HR Broadcast (broadcasts HR data over ANT+™ to paired devices) Yes Yes Yes Running Features Available run profiles Running, Treadmill Running, Trail Running Running, Treadmill Running, Trail Running Running, Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running, Trail Running GPS-based distance, time and pace Yes Yes Yes Running dynamics yes (with compatible accessory) yes (with compatible accessory) yes (with compatible accessory) Vertical oscillation and ratio (the degree of 'bounce' in your running motion and the cost-benefit ratio with stride length) yes (with compatible accessory) yes (with compatible accessory) yes (with compatible accessory) Ground contact time and balance (shows how much time, in the running motion, your foot is on the ground rather than in flight and lets you check your running symmetry) yes (with compatible accessory) yes (with compatible accessory) yes (with compatible accessory) Stride length (real time) yes (with compatible accessory) yes (with compatible accessory) yes (with compatible accessory) Cadence (provides a real-time number of steps per minute) Yes Yes Yes Performance condition (after running 6–20 minutes, compares your real-time condition to your average fitness level) Yes Yes Yes Lactate threshold (through analysis of your pace and heart rate, estimates the point where your muscles start to rapidly fatigue) yes (with compatible accessory) yes (with compatible accessory) yes (with compatible accessory) PacePro™ Pacing Strategies No No Yes Run workouts Yes Yes Yes Race predictor Yes Yes Yes Foot pod capable Yes Yes Yes Golfing Features Preloaded with 41,000 courses worldwide No Yes Yes Yardage to F/M/B (distance to front, middle and back of green) Yes Yes Yes Yardage to layups/doglegs Yes Yes Yes Measures shot distance (calculates exact yardage for shots from anywhere on course) Automatic Automatic Automatic Digital scorecard Yes Yes Yes Custom targets No No Yes Stat tracking (strokes, putts per round, greens and fairways hit) Yes Yes Yes Garmin AutoShot™ Yes Yes Yes Full vector map No No Yes Auto CourseView updates No Yes Yes Green View with manual pin position Yes Yes Yes Hazards and course targets Yes Yes Yes PinPointer No No Yes PlaysLike distance No No Yes Handicap scoring No No Yes TruSwing™ compatible Yes Yes Yes Round timer/odometer Yes Yes Yes Automatic club tracking compatible (requires accessory) Yes Yes Yes Outdoor Recreation Features Available outdoor recreation profiles Hiking, Climbing, Mountain Biking, Skiing, Snowboarding, XC Skiing, Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing, Jumpmaster, Tactical Hiking, Climbing, Mountain Biking, Skiing, Snowboarding, XC Skiing, Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing, Kayaking, Jumpmaster, Tactical Hiking, Climbing, Mountain Biking, Skiing, Snowboarding, XC Skiing, Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing, Kayaking, Jumpmaster, Tactical Point-to-point navigation Yes Yes Yes Bread crumb trail in real time Yes Yes Yes Back to start Yes Yes Yes TracBack® Yes Yes Yes UltraTrac mode Yes Yes Yes Around Me mode No Yes Yes Elevation profile Yes Yes Yes Distance to destination Yes Yes Yes Barometric trend indicator with Storm Alert Yes Yes Yes ClimbPro™ Ascent Planner No Yes Yes Trail run auto climb Yes Yes Yes Vertical speed Yes Yes Yes Total ascent/descent Yes Yes Yes Future elevation plot No Yes Yes Preloaded topographical maps No Yes Yes Preloaded ski resort maps No No Yes Downloadable cartography support No Yes Yes Compatible with BaseCamp™ Yes Yes Yes GPS coordinates Yes Yes Yes Projected waypoint Yes Yes Yes Sight 'N Go Yes Yes Yes Area calculation yes (via Connect IQ™) yes (via Connect IQ™) yes (via Connect IQ™) Hunt/fish calendar yes (via Connect IQ™) yes (via Connect IQ™) yes (via Connect IQ™) Sun and moon information yes (via Connect IQ™) yes (via Connect IQ™) yes (via Connect IQ™) XERO™ Locations No Yes Yes Expedition GPS Activity No No Yes Cycling Features Available cycling profiles Biking, Indoor Biking, Mountain Biking, Triathlon Biking, Indoor Biking, Mountain Biking, Triathlon Biking, Indoor Biking, Mountain Biking, Triathlon Courses Yes Yes Yes Bike lap and lap maximum power (with power sensor) Yes Yes Yes Race an activity Yes Yes Yes Time/distance alerts (triggers an alarm when you reach goal) Yes Yes Yes FTP (Functional Threshold Power) yes (with compatible accessory) yes (with compatible accessory) yes (with compatible accessory) Cycle Map (routable cycling-specific street map) No Yes Yes Compatible with Vector™ (power meter) Yes Yes Yes Power meter compatible (displays power data from compatible third-party ANT+™-enabled power meters) Yes Yes Yes Compatible with Varia Vision™ (head-mounted display) Yes Yes Yes Compatible with Varia™ radar (rear-facing radar) Yes Yes Yes Compatible with Varia™ lights Yes Yes Yes Speed and cadence sensor support (with sensor) yes (ANT+® and Bluetooth® Smart sensors) yes (ANT+® and Bluetooth® Smart sensors) yes (ANT+® and Bluetooth® Smart sensors) Swimming Features Available swim profiles Pool Swimming, Open Water Swimming, Swimming/Running Pool Swimming, Open Water Swimming, Swimming/Running Pool Swimming, Open Water Swimming, Swimming/Running Open-water swim metrics (distance, pace, stroke count/rate, stroke distance, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories) Yes Yes Yes Pool swim metrics (lengths, distance, pace, stroke count/rate, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories) Yes Yes Yes Stroke type detection (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly) (Pool Swim Only) Yes Yes Yes Drill logging (Pool Swim Only) Yes Yes Yes Basic rest timer (up from 0) Yes Yes Yes "Repeat on" rest timer Yes Yes No ?? Pacing Alerts (pool swim only) Yes Yes Yes Countdown start Yes Yes Yes Pool swim workouts Yes Yes Yes Critical swim speed No No Yes Underwater wrist-based heart rate No No Yes Heart rate from external HRM (real-time during rests, interval and session stats during rests, and automatic heart rate download post-swim) yes (with HRM-Tri™ and HRM-Swim™) yes (with HRM-Tri™ and HRM-Swim™) yes (with HRM-Tri™ and HRM-Swim™) Garmin Fenix 6s Specifications vs Garmin Fenix 6 Specifications vs Garmin Fenix 6x Specifications This has to be the most boring features comparison table ever....play "spot the difference". Product Comparison: fēnix® 6S - Pro and Sapphire Editions fēnix® 6 - Pro and Sapphire Editions fēnix® 6X - Pro and Solar Editions $699.99 USD and Up $699.99 USD and Up $749.99 USD and Up Smaller-sized multisport GPS watches with wrist-based heart rate, Pulse Ox, pace guidance, routable maps, music and more Premium multisport GPS watches with wrist-based heart rate, Pulse Ox, pace guidance, routable maps, music and more Premium multisport GPS watches with wrist-based heart rate, Pulse Ox, pace guidance, routable maps, music and more General Lens Material Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3 or Sapphire Crystal Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3 or Sapphire Crystal Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3 or Sapphire Crystal Bezel Material stainless steel or Diamond-like Carbon (DLC) coated steel stainless steel or Diamond-like Carbon (DLC) coated steel stainless steel or Diamond-like Carbon (DLC) coated steel Case material fibre-reinforced polymer with metal rear cover fibre-reinforced polymer with metal rear cover fibre-reinforced polymer with metal rear cover QuickFit™ watch band compatible included (20 mm) included (22 mm) included (26 mm) Strap material silicone, suede or nylon silicone, leather, titanium or nylon silicone, leather, titanium or nylon Physical size 42 x 42 x 13.8 mm 47 x 47 x 14.7 mm 51 x 51 x 14.9 mm Fits wrists with the following circumference: Fits wrists with the following circumference: Fits wrists with the following circumference: Silicone band: 108-182 mm Silicone band: 125-208 mm Silicone band: 127-210 mm Suede band: 108-175 mm Leather band: 132-210 mm Leather band: 135-213 mm Fabric band: 108-189 mm Fabric band: 132-210 mm Fabric band: 135-213 mm Metal band: 108-180 mm Metal band: 132-215 mm Metal band: 135-225 mm Display size 1.2” (30.4 mm) diameter 1.3” (33.02 mm) diameter 1.4” (35.56 mm) diameter Display resolution 240 x 240 pixels 260 x 260 pixels 280 x 280 pixels Display type sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP) sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP) sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP) Weight Steel: 61 g (case only: 44 g) Steel: 83 g (case only: 60 g) Steel: 93 g (case only: 66 g) Titanium: 72 g (case only: 49 g) Battery life Smartwatch: Up to 9 days Smartwatch: Up to 14 days Smartwatch: Up to 21 days GPS: Up to 25 hours GPS: Up to 36 hours GPS: Up to 60 hours GPS and Music: Up to 6 hours GPS and Music: Up to 10 hours GPS and Music: Up to 15 hours Max Battery GPS Mode: 50 hours Max Battery GPS Mode: 72 hours Max Battery GPS Mode: 120 hours Expedition GPS Activity: 20 days Expedition GPS Activity: 28 days Expedition GPS Activity: 46 days Battery Saver Watch Mode: 34 days Battery Saver Watch Mode: 48 days Battery Saver Watch Mode: 80 days Water rating 10 ATM 10 ATM 10 ATM Color display Memory/History 32 GB 32 GB 32 GB Clock Features Time/date Yes Yes Yes GPS Time Sync Yes Yes Yes Automatic daylight saving time Yes Yes Yes Alarm clock Yes Yes Yes Timer Yes Yes Yes Stopwatch Yes Yes Yes Sunrise/sunset times Yes Yes Yes Sensors GPS Yes Yes Yes GLONASS Yes Yes Yes Galileo Yes Yes Yes Garmin Elevate™ wrist heart rate monitor Yes Yes Yes Barometric altimeter Yes Yes Yes Compass Yes Yes Yes Gyroscope Yes Yes Yes Accelerometer Yes Yes Yes Thermometer Yes Yes Yes Pulse Ox yes (with Acclimation) yes (with Acclimation) yes (with Acclimation) Connectivity Connect IQ™ (downloadable watch faces, data fields, widgets and apps) Yes Yes Yes Smart notifications Yes Yes Yes Text response/reject phone call with text (Android™ only) Yes Yes Yes Connectivity Bluetooth®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi® Bluetooth®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi® Bluetooth®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi® Calendar Yes Yes Yes Weather Yes Yes Yes Battery Saver - customizable low power watch Yes Yes Yes Controls smartphone music Yes Yes Yes Plays and controls watch music Yes Yes Yes Music Storage Up to 2,000 songs up to 2,000 songs up to 2,000 songs Find My Phone Yes Yes Yes Find My Watch Yes Yes Yes VIRB® Camera Remote Yes Yes Yes Smartphone compatibility iPhone®, Android™ iPhone®, Android™ iPhone®, Android™ Compatible with Garmin Connect™ Mobile Yes Yes Yes Garmin Pay™ Yes Yes Yes Safety and Tracking Features Incident Detection during select activities Yes Yes Yes Assistance Yes Yes Yes LiveTrack Yes Yes Yes Group LiveTrack Yes Yes Yes Live Event Sharing Yes Yes Yes Tactical Features Dual grid coordinates Yes Yes Yes Activity Tracking Features Step counter Yes Yes Yes Move bar (displays on device after a period of inactivity; walk for a couple of minutes to reset it) Yes Yes Yes Auto goal (learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal) Yes Yes Yes Sleep monitoring (monitors total sleep and periods of movement or restful sleep) Yes Yes Yes Calories burned Yes Yes Yes Floors climbed Yes Yes Yes Distance travelled Yes Yes Yes Intensity minutes Yes Yes Yes TrueUp™ Yes Yes Yes Move IQ™ Yes Yes Yes Fitness Age yes (in app) yes (in app) yes (in app) Body Battery™ Energy Monitor Yes Yes Yes All-day Stress Tracking Yes Yes Yes Gym & Fitness Equipment Available gym activity profiles Strength, Cardio and Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor Rowing and Yoga Strength, Cardio and Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor Rowing and Yoga Strength, Cardio and Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor Rowing and Yoga Cardio workouts Yes Yes Yes Strength workouts Yes Yes Yes Automatic rep counting Yes Yes Yes Training, Planning and Analysis Features GPS speed and distance Yes Yes Yes Customizable data pages Yes Yes Yes Customizable activity profiles Yes Yes Yes Auto Pause® Yes Yes Yes Interval training Yes Yes Yes Advanced workouts Yes Yes Yes Downloadable training plans Yes Yes Yes Power Modes - customizable in-activity battery settings Yes Yes Yes Auto Lap® Yes Yes Yes Manual lap Yes Yes Yes Configurable lap alerts Yes Yes Yes Heat and altitude acclimation Yes Yes Yes V02 max Yes Yes Yes Training Status (lets you see if you’re training effectively by tracking your training history and fitness level trend.) Yes Yes Yes Training Load (your total training load for the last 7 days calculated from estimated EPOC) Yes Yes Yes Training load focus Yes Yes Yes Training Effect (aerobic) Yes Yes Yes Training Effect (anaerobic) Yes Yes Yes Primary benefit (Training Effect labels) Yes Yes Yes Custom alerts Yes Yes Yes Audio prompts Yes Yes Yes Finish time Yes Yes Yes Virtual Partner Yes Yes Yes Race an Activity Yes Yes Yes Auto multisport activities Yes Yes Yes Manual multisport activities Yes Yes Yes Course guidance Yes Yes Yes Garmin Live Segments Yes Yes Yes Strava Live Segments Yes Yes Yes Round-trip course creator (running/cycling) Yes Yes Yes Trendline™ Popularity Routing yes (available as a wearable map theme) yes (available as a wearable map theme) yes (available as a wearable map theme) Touch and/or button lock Yes Yes Yes Hot keys Yes Yes Yes Auto scroll Yes Yes Yes Activity history on watch Yes Yes Yes Physio TrueUp Yes Yes Yes Heart Rate Features HR zones Yes Yes Yes HR alerts Yes Yes Yes HR calories Yes Yes Yes % HR max Yes Yes Yes % HRR Yes Yes Yes Recovery time Yes Yes Yes Auto max HR Yes Yes Yes HRV stress test (measures your heart rate variability while standing still, for 3 minutes, to provide you with an estimated stress level; the scale of this is 1 to 100; low scores indicate lower stress levels) yes (with compatible accessory) yes (with compatible accessory) yes (with compatible accessory) HR Broadcast (broadcasts HR data over ANT+™ to paired devices) Yes Yes Yes Running Features Available run profiles Running, Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running, Trail Running Running, Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running, Trail Running Running, Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running, Trail Running GPS-based distance, time and pace Running dynamics yes (with compatible accessory) yes (with compatible accessory) yes (with compatible accessory) Vertical oscillation and ratio (the degree of 'bounce' in your running motion and the cost-benefit ratio with stride length) yes (with compatible accessory) yes (with compatible accessory) yes (with compatible accessory) Ground contact time and balance (shows how much time, in the running motion, your foot is on the ground rather than in flight and lets you check your running symmetry) yes (with compatible accessory) yes (with compatible accessory) yes (with compatible accessory) Stride length (real-time) yes (with compatible accessory) yes (with compatible accessory) yes (with compatible accessory) Cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute) Yes Yes Yes Performance condition (after running 6–20 minutes, compares your real-time condition to your average fitness level) Yes Yes Yes Lactate threshold (through analysis of your pace and heart rate, estimates the point where your muscles start to rapidly fatigue) yes (with compatible accessory) yes (with compatible accessory) yes (with compatible accessory) PacePro™ Pacing Strategies Yes Yes Yes Run workouts Yes Yes Yes Race predictor Yes Yes Yes Foot pod capable Yes Yes Yes Golfing Features Preloaded with 41,000 courses worldwide Yes Yes Yes Yardage to F/M/B (distance to front, middle and back of green) Yes Yes Yes Yardage to layups/doglegs Yes Yes Yes Measures shot distance (calculates exact yardage for shots from anywhere on course) Automatic Automatic Automatic Digital scorecard Yes Yes Yes Custom targets Yes Yes Yes Stat tracking (strokes, putts per round, greens and fairways hit) Yes Yes Yes Garmin AutoShot™ Yes Yes Yes Full vector map Yes Yes Yes Auto CourseView updates Yes Yes Yes Green View with manual pin position Yes Yes Yes Hazards and course targets Yes Yes Yes PinPointer Yes Yes Yes PlaysLike distance Yes Yes Yes Handicap scoring Yes Yes Yes TruSwing™ compatible Yes Yes Yes Round timer/odometer Yes Yes Yes Automatic club tracking compatible (requires accessory) Yes Yes Yes Outdoor Recreation Features Available outdoor recreation profiles Hiking, Climbing, Mountain Biking, Skiing, Snowboarding, XC Skiing, Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing, Kayaking, Jumpmaster, Tactical Hiking, Climbing, Mountain Biking, Skiing, Snowboarding, XC Skiing, Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing, Kayaking, Jumpmaster, Tactical Hiking, Climbing, Mountain Biking, Skiing, Snowboarding, XC Skiing, Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing, Kayaking, Jumpmaster, Tactical Point-to-point navigation Yes Yes Yes Bread crumb trail in real-time Yes Yes Yes Back to start Yes Yes Yes TracBack® Yes Yes Yes UltraTrac mode Yes Yes Yes Around Me mode Yes Yes Yes Elevation profile Yes Yes Yes Distance to destination Yes Yes Yes Barometric trend indicator with Storm Alert Yes Yes Yes ClimbPro™ Ascent Planner Yes Yes Yes Trail run auto climb Yes Yes Yes Vertical speed Yes Yes Yes Total ascent/descent Yes Yes Yes Future elevation plot Yes Yes Yes Preloaded topographical maps Yes Yes Yes Preloaded ski resort maps Yes No (?) Yes Downloadable cartography support Yes Yes Yes Compatible with BaseCamp™ Yes Yes Yes GPS coordinates Yes Yes Yes Projected waypoint Yes Yes Yes Sight 'N Go Yes Yes Yes Area calculation yes (via Connect IQ™) yes (via Connect IQ™) yes (via Connect IQ™) Hunt/fish calendar yes (via Connect IQ™) yes (via Connect IQ™) yes (via Connect IQ™) Sun and moon information yes (via Connect IQ™) yes (via Connect IQ™) yes (via Connect IQ™) XERO™ Locations Yes Yes Yes Expedition GPS Activity Yes Yes Yes Cycling Features Available cycling profiles Biking, Indoor Biking, Mountain Biking, Triathlon Biking, Indoor Biking, Mountain Biking, Triathlon Biking, Indoor Biking, Mountain Biking, Triathlon Courses Yes Yes Yes Bike lap and lap maximum power (with power sensor) Yes Yes Yes Race an activity Yes Yes Yes Time/distance alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goal) Yes Yes Yes FTP (Functional Threshold Power) yes (with compatible accessory) yes (with compatible accessory) yes (with compatible accessory) Cycle Map (routable cycling-specific street map) Yes Yes Yes Compatible with Vector™ (power meter) Yes Yes Yes Power meter compatible (displays power data from compatible third-party ANT+™-enabled power meters) Yes Yes Yes Compatible with Varia Vision™ (head-mounted display) Yes Yes Yes Compatible with Varia™ radar (rear-facing radar) Yes Yes Yes Compatible with Varia™ lights Yes Yes Yes Speed and cadence sensor support (with sensor) yes (ANT+® and Bluetooth® Smart sensors) yes (ANT+® and Bluetooth® Smart sensors) yes (ANT+® and Bluetooth® Smart sensors) Swimming Features Available swim profiles Pool Swimming, Open Water Swimming, Swimming/Running Pool Swimming, Open Water Swimming, Swimming/Running Pool Swimming, Open Water Swimming, Swimming/Running Open-water swim metrics (distance, pace, stroke count/rate, stroke distance, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories) Yes Yes Yes Pool swim metrics (lengths, distance, pace, stroke count/rate, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories) Yes Yes Yes Stroke type detection (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly) (Pool Swim Only) Yes Yes Yes Drill logging (Pool Swim Only) Yes Yes Yes Basic rest timer (up from 0) Yes Yes Yes Pacing Alerts (pool swim only) Yes Yes Yes Countdown start Yes Yes Yes Pool swim workouts Yes Yes Yes Critical swim speed Yes Yes Yes Underwater wrist-based heart rate Yes Yes Yes Heart rate from external HRM (real-time during rests, interval and session stats during rests, and automatic heart rate download post-swim) yes (with HRM-Tri™ and HRM-Swim™) yes (with HRM-Tri™ and HRM-Swim™) yes (with HRM-Tri™ and HRM-Swim™) Price, Availability & Discounts BLACK FRIDAY-CYBER MONDAY PRICING - HERE Fenix 6X ($749.99 – $1,149.99), Fenix 6 (599.99 – $999.99), Fenix 6s ($599.99 – $899.99) Eu/£ similar Return back to the main Garmin Fenix 6 Review
