Garmin fēnix vs Garmin fēnix 5 Plus

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fēnix compared with fēnix 5 Plus

	Garminfēnix	Garminfēnix 5 Plus
Overview
Released
Released	2012	June 2018
Display
Case sizes
Case sizes	49 mm	47 mm
Panel
Panel	LCD	Memory-in-pixel
Always-on display
Always-on display	Yes	Yes
Display detail
Display detail	Transflective monochrome LCD, 31 mm diameter and 70 × 70 pixels, with LED backlight and five physical buttons.	1.2-inch (30.4 mm) colour transflective MIP display, 240 x 240 pixels, with button controls.
Screen protection
Screen protection	–	Domed chemically strengthened glass or sapphire crystal, depending on configuration.
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	50 m	100 m (better)
Sensors
Sensors	High-sensitivity GPS receiver, barometric altimeter, three-axis compass and temperature sensor. Optional ANT+ heart-rate, foot-pod, speed/cadence and tempe temperature sensors.	GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Garmin Elevate wrist heart rate, barometric altimeter, three-axis compass, gyroscope, accelerometer and thermometer.
Health features
Health features	–	Wrist heart rate and daily activity tracking; wrist Pulse Ox is reserved for the distinct fēnix 5X Plus.
Fitness features
Fitness features	Outdoor activity profiles including hiking, mountaineering, running and cycling; configurable data fields, Auto Pause, Auto Lap and training alerts. No optical wrist heart-rate sensor.	Running, cycling, swimming and outdoor multisport profiles, VO2 max and recovery metrics, preloaded colour TOPO maps and Trendline popularity routing.
Safety features
Safety features	Waypoint, route and breadcrumb navigation with TracBack; worldwide city basemap and paperless geocaching, without preloaded detailed maps or turn-by-turn routing.	–
Battery and connections
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 42 days	Up to 10 days
In low-power mode
In low-power mode	–	Up to 38 days
Mobile data option
Mobile data option	No	No
Works with
Works with	iPhone	iPhone and Android
Storage
Storage	–	16 GB
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Rechargeable 500 mAh lithium-ion battery; up to six weeks in watch mode, two weeks with sensors always on, sixteen hours in normal GPS mode or fifty hours in UltraTrac according to the owner's manual.	Up to 10 days in smartwatch mode, 18 hours with GPS, seven hours with GPS and music, or 38 hours in UltraTrac mode.
Charging
Charging	USB contact charging cradle and AC adapter.	Rechargeable battery with Garmin charging cable.
Connectivity
Connectivity	ANT+ sensors and wireless sharing with compatible Garmin devices; Bluetooth Smart transfer to the BaseCamp Mobile iPhone app and USB computer transfer to BaseCamp or Garmin Connect.	Bluetooth, ANT+ and Wi-Fi; smart notifications, Garmin Pay, Connect IQ, Garmin Connect, LiveTrack and GroupTrack with a paired phone. Stores up to 500 songs for Bluetooth headphone playback.
Storage
Storage	20 MB internal memory; 1,000 waypoints, fifty routes, 10,000 track points and 100 saved tracks.	16 GB of memory/history, including map and music storage.
Design
Weight (lightest version)
Weight (lightest version)	82 g (better)	86 g
Software
Software	Garmin	Garmin
Case materials
Case materials	Shock-resistant housing, mineral-glass lens and polyurethane wristband; 50 m water resistance.	Fibre-reinforced polymer case with stainless-steel bezel and metal rear cover; 10 ATM water rating.
Size
Size	49 × 49 × 17 mm; 82 g.	47 x 47 x 15.8 mm; 86 g for the standard version.
Bands
Bands	–	QuickFit 22 mm interchangeable band.
Colours
Colours	–	Black case with dark metal bezel and black silicone band.