Garmin fēnix vs Garmin Forerunner 10

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fēnix compared with Forerunner 10

	Garminfēnix	GarminForerunner 10
Overview
Released
Released	2012	2012
Display
Case sizes
Case sizes	49 mm	52.2 mm or 57.2 mm
Panel
Panel	LCD	–
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.	Monochrome display, 55 × 32 pixels; 2.1 × 2.0 cm on the small version and 2.5 × 2.4 cm on the large version. Garmin does not identify its panel technology.
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	50 m
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.	Built-in high-sensitivity GPS; no heart-rate sensor or compatible heart-rate and foot-pod accessories.
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.	Outdoor time, distance, pace, calories, personal records, Auto Lap, Auto Pause, Virtual Pacer and run/walk intervals. No all-day step tracking.
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 35 days
Mobile data option
Mobile data option	No	No
Works with
Works with	iPhone	No phone pairing
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 five weeks in watch mode or five hours with GPS training.
Charging
Charging	USB contact charging cradle and AC adapter.	Rechargeable lithium-ion battery with a USB charging and data clip.
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.	USB cable uploads runs to Garmin Connect through a computer; no Bluetooth or direct smartphone pairing.
Storage
Storage	20 MB internal memory; 1,000 waypoints, fifty routes, 10,000 track points and 100 saved tracks.	Seven runs on the watch, with up to 50 laps per activity on Garmin's Taiwan specification.
Design
Weight (lightest version)
Weight (lightest version)	82 g	36 g (better)
Software
Software	Garmin	Garmin
Case materials
Case materials	Shock-resistant housing, mineral-glass lens and polyurethane wristband; 50 m water resistance.	Plastic case and band; 50 m water resistance.
Size
Size	49 × 49 × 17 mm; 82 g.	Small 4.01 × 5.22 × 1.57 cm and 36 g; large 4.55 × 5.72 × 1.57 cm and 43 g. Longest case dimensions appear in the size comparison.
Colours
Colours	–	Original green/white and pink/white small versions and black/red large version; later colours varied by region.
In the box
In the box	–	Watch, USB charging clip and manual.