Clearer screen from the previous models. I went away without the charger for a holiday. Turned off some features and the watch was still going. The same can’t be said for apple watch. This is the watch that other manufacturers should aspire too. . And it looks like a watch.
I don’t think i’ll ever use all the features that the watch has. I’ve paired it with a brown leather strap which makes it look even more classy. Love the watch and recommend it 100%.
Nice size, easy to use and good battery life so far give me the amount i’m using it for exercise activities.
Speed of delivery and quality of product – great.
Heart rate not the most accurate but i use a chest strapgps spot on slightly better that my old fenix 5battery i get between 19 to 27 days with using the gps ever other day for running and cycling also use it fb or cross training every other day. I keep the pulse ox off as don’t use or need it and if you use it for sleep only you will lose minimum 7 days and for 24/7 pulse ox you lose a minimum of 12 day. Love the music especially now it has amazon link init’s the best gps watch on the market at the moment i tested the suunto 9 baro and the polar vantage v as comparisonexpensive but if you are a serious all rounder the worth the money.
Fantastic bit of kit upgraded from a fitbit . The garmin platform is very good and loads of information needed for fitness tracking. Not knocking fitbit by the way.
Very familiar controls if you have used garmin before but provided some additional useful data. Unfortunately it had a fatal flaw in that the wrist hr monitor was inaccurate – at my age it is not possible to have a hr as high as it showed at peak load. When calibrated against my other watches it appeared to read about 20 bpm too high across a wide range. After extensive correspondence, and provision of data on tracked runs, garmin eventually agreed that it was faulty but only offered a refurbished model – disgraceful. Amazon on the other hand did not question my return of a faulty product. Lesson learned – don’t buy direct from garmin.
Great watch, maps are excellent. Connectivity, battery, music etc all a step above my old fenix 3.
I was sceptical about why it costs so much in comparison to other watches but having used it for the last few weeks, i’m sold. If you are obsessed with data, this is the device for you. It does far more than i need but the battery life and screen quality are great.
These are fantastic sports or hiking watches. Very flexible and easy to customize. I run two to three times a week. Using the gps for walks as well up to 3 times a week, the battery charge lasts me a full week. I came from the samsung gear s3, the screen and interface is not as good as the s3. But every thing else is much better. For a big watch, the black verson is understated on the wrist. The information the phone app get from the watch is very complete and detailed. The wrist based heart rate monitor gives and identical count to my chest based monitor.
It is a fantastic watch, the receiver is a keen road cyclist and it gives him all the information he needs, it even measures his sleep. As his garmin is paired with his mobile he receives his messages on his watch as well.
I owned a forerunner 735xt before and really liked garmin customer service and products so when 735xt died after few years i still wanted a garmin. Always like the look of fenix but felt they were huge so this series with different sizes suited my needs. Ordered 6 pro for the inbuilt music player. Perfect size, great watch, long battery life.
Really like the 6, i had the 5 before but returned it shortly after buying. I have always had mechanical watches but i like the 6 enough to sell my auto mech and use as my daily wear. All sensors work well and seems robust no issues so far. Only thing i think is a bit daft is garmin using their own design charging connector, it’s not the best. Here are the specifications for the Garmin fēnix 6S:
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by entering your model number. - Rugged, sophisticated design features an always-on 1.2-Inch sunlight-readable display with stainless steel bezel and buttons
- Features enhanced wrist heart rate (the data and information provided by these devices is intended to be a close estimation of your activity and metrics tracked, but may not be precisely accurate) and pulse ox (this is not a medical device and is not intended for use in the diagnosis or monitoring of any medical condition)
- Performance data at your fingertips includes training load balance, training status, and running and cycling dynamics
- Navigate the outdoors With built-in sensors for 3-axis compass, gyroscope and barometric altimeter; supports multiple global navigation satellite system (GPS, GLONASS and Galileo) to track in more challenging environments than GPS alone
- Connected features include smart notifications (when paired with a compatible smartphone) and Garmin Pay Contactless payments (not all countries and payment networks are eligible)
Battery is amazing still yet to try the mountain part.
High quality sports watch, makes the tracking of my activities enjoyable and can see the progress in making. Slightly heavy but expected as made almost entirely of metal.
Battery life with/without music is excellent, gps 100% reliable and offers considerable more functionality than my previous fenix 5s.
It’s really helped me in my training (cycling) and showed i was doing to many high intensity workouts. I now use this watch to gauge what zones i’m in and how often so i get a balance of rest, base, cardio and high intensity. The only annoyance i’ve found is the performance stats keep showing i’m not doing well despite feeling great and producing high power for the heart rate zone. Great variety of watch faces available. I’ve only taken it off to charge since i’ve had it. Navigation is superb, hrm is very accurate with stats near perfectly matched via wrist to my hrm chest band. Battery life is awesome too.
I had the fenix 3hr, moved to the fenix 5x and now i have the fenix 6x pro. It’s certainly better than previous models and feels more like a premium product. The increased screen size makes it easier to read and the screen itself has an increased resolution. The display is much clearer and looks smart. The animations are good when changing screen modes or syncing via wifi etc. The dlc protected bezel is a massive improvement. I’ve not managed to scratch it so far – both my 3 & 5 were scratched in days. The mini widgets display is a massive improvement over the old single widgets display and i love how the activities can be edited from within by simply pressing the up button during an activity. The oxygen sensor works well as does the hr sensor.
After changing multiple smartwatches from apple, samsung, fitbits and so on. I can only say that i am sorry i did not go for the garmin to begin with. Would have definitely saved a lot of money. Battery life when charged says 21 days. With no activities, it would do it. If you use gps tracking, heartbeat broadcasting, navigating using the map it would still easily last you a good week and that is with hr running in the background. It is not heavy, straps start showing wear after time but definitely not asking for a change.
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Awesome Sports Watch
So accurate in distancevery femininebattery life is amazing the best garmin i have had so far .
Really happy with this watch. I had the 920xt but was fed up wearing a chest strap for heart rate monitoring. This gives heart rate monitoring from the wrist and adds loads more stats about workouts and maps and music.
Fits well,excellent features. Had to look at you tube to get a better understanding of how it works.
Seems more accurate than fenix 3 i previously had. Loads of additional features.
If you like information about your training this has bags of it easy to use once you’ve played with it to understand where things are build quality very good if you only amoccasional train then all this info could be wasted and a cheaper watch would probably do but for the more serious athletes this has it all.
Perfect for a ladies smaller wrist. All bells and whistles if your into your multisports and the accompanying app is easy to use as a bonus. If your just after something to map your runs or to count steps maybe go so something a bit cheaper as you won’t need all the extras that your paying for with this watch.
This watch is amazing, truly is. The 6pro is everything i hoped it would be and more. I was expecting the watch itself to be quite big on my wrist but i was pleasantly surprised to wrong, it fits my average sized wrist without looking oversized. Set up wasn’t difficult, usual stuff like account and wifi setup. The personalisation parts are great, giving options for screen display, functions you use and even colour preferences for some bits. Battery is mega, i have charged once in 2. 5 weeks and used for an activity at least once a day every day. The app is good to use and gives accurate info.
After years with polar, i went the apple watch route and got frustrated. This is a great watch and glad i made the leap and got the’x’. Felt large for a day or so and still catch’s on some jackets but so worth it with the data. Make the move you wasn’t look back.
An amazing watch that has worked flawlessly with the ant+ cadence sensor on my bike, the bluetooth on my elite turbo trainer and the heart rate monitor with no drop outs.
This is my second watch from garmin, the fenix 6 is a quality product. It’s easy to use and provides excellent information about training statistics. I had a fault with the watch and i was really impressed with how garmin responded to the issue. They sent me a replacement without any quibbles. It is genuinely refreshing to see a company, in this day and age, who have supported the customer in such a positive way.
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