Garmin · fēnix
fēnix 5S
A 42 mm multisport GPS watch with wrist heart rate, outdoor sensors and interchangeable bands.
- Type
- Smart and sports
- Sizes
- 42 mm
- Movement
- –
- Power reserve
- –
- Display
- –
- Battery
- 9 days
- Water
- 100 m
- GPS
- Single-band
- Weight
- 67 g
What reviewers say
Wareable and WIRED praised the comfortable smaller fit, extensive sports tracking and durable construction. Both found it expensive and noted the lack of detailed maps. Wareable reported weaker heart-rate tracking during intervals and problems with the Android app; WIRED liked the app and found the controls easy to use. WIRED tested the Sapphire edition.
From wareable.com and wired.com
Specifications
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- Case sizes
- 42 mm
- Always-on display
- Yes
- Display detail
- Always-on transflective colour Garmin Chroma display, 1.1 inches (27.94 mm), 218 × 218 pixels, with LED backlight and button controls.
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
- 100 m
- Sensors
- GPS, GLONASS, Garmin Elevate optical wrist heart rate, barometric altimeter, three-axis compass, gyroscope, accelerometer and thermometer.
- 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.
- 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)
- Up to 9 days
- Mobile data option
- No
- Works with
- iPhone and Android
- 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.
- Charging
- Rechargeable lithium-ion battery with USB charging/data cable.
- Connectivity
- Bluetooth and ANT+, smartphone notifications, Garmin Connect uploads, Connect IQ apps and phone music controls. Wi-Fi is included in Sapphire editions.
- Storage
- 64 MB total, with 37 MB available; up to 1,000 waypoints, thirty routes and 200 hours of activity data.
Design
- Weight (lightest version)
- 67 g
- Software
- Garmin
- Case materials
- Stainless-steel bezel, buttons and rear case; 10 ATM water rating. Sapphire-glass editions available.
- Size
- 42 × 42 × 14.5 mm; 67 g with silicone band.
- Bands
- QuickFit interchangeable bands.
- Colours
- White model pictured; other case and band colours and Sapphire editions available.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Smaller 42 mm case and 67 g weight
- GPS, GLONASS and extensive multisport training functions
- Up to nine days in smartwatch mode
Cons
- No preloaded maps or on-watch music storage
- Shorter battery life than the larger fēnix 5
Closest rivals
Model | Type | Sizes | Movement | Power reserve | Display | Battery | Water | GPS | Weight | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smart and sports | 40.7 mm | – | – | Memory-in-pixel | 9 days | 50 m | Single-band | 37.3 g | 2016 | |
| Smart and sports | 42.5 mm | – | – | Memory-in-pixel | 7 days | 50 m | Single-band | 42.2 g | 2018 | |
| Smart and sports | 42.5 mm | – | – | Memory-in-pixel | 7 days | 50 m | Single-band | 42.2 g | 2018 |
Sources
- garmin.com.sg/products/discontinued/fenix-5s-white
- static.garmin.com/shared/es/company/saladeprensa/2017/03marzo/NP4-Garmin-lanza-…
Photo: garmin.com.sg
