Garmin · fēnix
fēnix
Garmin's original outdoor GPS watch, with altitude, weather and compass sensors and track navigation.
- Type
- Smart and sports
- Sizes
- 49 mm
- Movement
- –
- Power reserve
- –
- Display
- LCD
- Battery
- 42 days
- Water
- 50 m
- GPS
- Single-band
- Weight
- 82 g
What reviewers say
Trek & Mountain and GPS Tracklog found the controls straightforward and the navigation useful for walking and outdoor exploration. Trek & Mountain liked the clear display; GPS Tracklog praised the customisation options. GPS Tracklog praised tracking accuracy but noted occasional sluggish geocache loading and limitations of the original phone app, including its need for a mobile connection to display maps.
From trekandmountain.com and gpstracklog.com
Specifications
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- Case sizes
- 49 mm
- Panel
- LCD
- Always-on display
- Yes
- Display detail
- Transflective monochrome LCD, 31 mm diameter and 70 × 70 pixels, with LED backlight and five physical buttons.
Health and fitness
- ECG
- No
- Blood oxygen
- No
- Skin temperature
- No
- Sleep apnoea alerts
- No
- High blood pressure alerts
- No
- Body composition
- No
- Fall detection
- No
- Crash detection
- No
- GPS
- Single-band
- Water resistance
- 50 m
- 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.
- 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.
- 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)
- Up to 42 days
- Mobile data option
- No
- Works with
- iPhone
- 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.
- Charging
- USB contact charging cradle and AC adapter.
- 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.
- Storage
- 20 MB internal memory; 1,000 waypoints, fifty routes, 10,000 track points and 100 saved tracks.
Design
- Weight (lightest version)
- 82 g
- Software
- Garmin
- Case materials
- Shock-resistant housing, mineral-glass lens and polyurethane wristband; 50 m water resistance.
- Size
- 49 × 49 × 17 mm; 82 g.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Altimeter, barometer, compass and track navigation
- Up to six weeks in watch mode
- ANT+ accessories and USB computer transfer
Cons
- Heart-rate data requires an external sensor
- Small monochrome display without preloaded detailed maps
- No pool or open-water swimming profiles
Closest rivals
Model | Type | Sizes | Movement | Power reserve | Display | Battery | Water | GPS | Weight | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smart and sports | 49 mm | – | – | LCD | 35 days | 50 m | Single-band | 90.6 g | Mar 2014 | |
| Smart and sports | 51 mm | – | – | Memory-in-pixel | 42 days | 100 m | Single-band | 82 g | 2015 | |
| Smart and sports | 43.9, 47 mm | – | – | Memory-in-pixel | 70 days | 50 m | Single-band | 31 g | 2015 |
Sources
- garmin.com.tw/products/discontinued/fenix
- static.garmin.com/pumac/fenix_OM_EN.pdf
- garmin.co.kr/products/discontinued/fenix
- garmin.com/en-US/newsroom/press-release/outdoor/2012-garmin-fnix-outdoor-watch-…
Photo: garmin.com.tw
