Garmin fēnix 5S vs Garmin Forerunner 735XT

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fēnix 5S compared with Forerunner 735XT

	Garminfēnix 5S	GarminForerunner 735XT
Overview
Released
Released	March 2017	May 2016
Display
Case sizes
Case sizes	42 mm	44.5 mm
Panel
Panel	–	Memory-in-pixel
Always-on display
Always-on display	Yes	Yes
Display detail
Display detail	Always-on transflective colour Garmin Chroma display, 1.1 inches (27.94 mm), 218 × 218 pixels, with LED backlight and button controls.	1.23-inch (31.1 mm) sunlight-readable semi-round colour MIP display, 215 x 180 pixels, with button controls.
Health and fitness
ECG
ECG	No	No
Blood oxygen
Blood oxygen	No	No
Skin temperature
Skin temperature	No	No
Sleep apnoea alerts
Sleep apnoea alerts	No	No
High blood pressure alerts
High blood pressure alerts	No	No
Body composition
Body composition	No	No
Fall detection
Fall detection	No	No
Crash detection
Crash detection	No	No
GPS
GPS	Single-band	Single-band
Water resistance
Water resistance	100 m (better)	50 m
Sensors
Sensors	GPS, GLONASS, Garmin Elevate optical wrist heart rate, barometric altimeter, three-axis compass, gyroscope, accelerometer and thermometer.	GPS, GLONASS, Garmin Elevate wrist heart rate and accelerometer.
Health features
Health features	–	All-day heart rate, steps, calories and sleep tracking.
Fitness features
Fitness features	Running, cycling, pool and open-water swimming, skiing, golf and paddle-sport profiles; training status, aerobic and anaerobic training effect, VO2 max estimates, recovery advice and race prediction. Additional running dynamics require a compatible chest strap.	Running, cycling, pool and open-water swimming, triathlon, hiking and skiing profiles; auto multisport switching, VO2 max estimate, race predictor and recovery advisor. Detailed running dynamics need an HRM-Run or HRM-Tri strap; underwater heart rate needs an HRM-Swim or HRM-Tri strap.
Safety features
Safety features	Course navigation, breadcrumb trails, TracBack and waypoint guidance; no preloaded detailed maps. Connected LiveTrack and GroupTrack require a paired phone.	–
Battery and connections
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 9 days	Up to 11 days
Mobile data option
Mobile data option	No	No
Works with
Works with	iPhone and Android	iPhone and Android
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Up to nine days in smartwatch mode, twelve hours in GPS mode or twenty-eight hours in UltraTrac with wrist heart rate on, according to the Singapore specification; the European launch release quotes fourteen hours GPS and thirty-five hours UltraTrac.	Up to 11 days in watch mode with activity, notifications and optical heart rate; 14 hours in GPS activity mode with optical heart rate, or 24 hours in UltraTrac without it.
Charging
Charging	Rechargeable lithium-ion battery with USB charging/data cable.	Rechargeable lithium-ion battery with charging/data clip.
Connectivity
Connectivity	Bluetooth and ANT+, smartphone notifications, Garmin Connect uploads, Connect IQ apps and phone music controls. Wi-Fi is included in Sapphire editions.	Bluetooth and ANT+; smart notifications, Garmin Connect, Connect IQ, LiveTrack through a paired phone and phone music controls.
Storage
Storage	64 MB total, with 37 MB available; up to 1,000 waypoints, thirty routes and 200 hours of activity data.	Stores 80 hours of activity history.
Design
Weight (lightest version)
Weight (lightest version)	67 g	40.2 g (better)
Software
Software	Garmin	Garmin
Case materials
Case materials	Stainless-steel bezel, buttons and rear case; 10 ATM water rating. Sapphire-glass editions available.	Silicone band and 5 ATM water rating.
Size
Size	42 × 42 × 14.5 mm; 67 g with silicone band.	44.5 x 44.5 x 11.9 mm; 40.2 g.
Bands
Bands	QuickFit interchangeable bands.	–
Colours
Colours	White model pictured; other case and band colours and Sapphire editions available.	Black case and band.