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51mm Garmin fenix 7X Pro Solar Edition GPS Smartwatch (Slate Gray Steel w/ Black Band) for $449.99 - $67.50 automatic in-cart discount =
$382.49.
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Features:
- Large 51 mm case with 1.4" Power Glass solar display, military-grade thermal/shock/water resistance, and bright LED flashlight with red safety and strobe modes.
- Get up to 37 days in smartwatch mode with solar charging in 3 hours of direct sunlight (50,000 lux) per day and up to 122 hours in GPS mode with solar charging (assumes continuous use for entire period in 50,000 lux conditions).
- Advanced training metrics: VO2 max, training load/status, endurance and hill scores, training readiness, recovery time, and adaptive daily/race‑focused workouts.
- Dozens of sport profiles plus triathlon/multisport auto‑detection, HIIT tracking, animated strength/yoga/Pilates, ski/snowboard, surf, and golf features.
- Multi‑band GNSS with SatIQ, topo and ski/golf maps, Wi‑Fi map downloads, round‑trip routing, turn‑by‑turn directions, and advanced navigation tools.
- 24/7 HR, ECG for AFib, Pulse Ox, HRV, advanced sleep and nap tracking, jet lag advisor, body energy monitoring, stress tracking, and health snapshot reports.
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While we wouldn't expect new changes to their interface like the 8 series will get l, it's not like they've abandoned the devices.
If your core use isn't for the latter, your smart watch is doing just fine for you.
I'm a bit obsessive about new watches when they come out, I can tell you Garmin having the edge in metrics is not really the case anymore. Scientific reviews and most major outdoor reviewers/sites will give them a pretty even draw at this point. The differences are down to OS (Apple only vs Android or iOS), battery life, and watch to watch features.
The HR and GPS metrics you get from Apple watches nowadays is spot on now. Now, if you're going to use the built in coaching suggestions or the body battery to get into some higher level training cycles, that's where Garmin pulls ahead of just about anyone.
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Best fitness products by a mile, battery lasts multiple weeks even with daily GPS use of 30-60 minute runs. 28 days of battery for a typical weekend warrior or someone who works out with GPS a few times a week is definitely achievable as advertised, maybe more. Less if Pulse Ox sensors etc. are constantly running. Downside is that if you are coming from a regular smartwatch like an Apple or Samsung product, the screen will be lower resolution and less bright. Models with AMOLED fix this but cost more in battery drain. Fenix and its sister lines at Garmin are really expensive when they are current gen and I only ever buy them a generation or half a gen back, when they are on sales like this. The great part about the price is that you can take a watch like this and easily resell it in a few years for several hundred dollars, unlike a three-year-old regular smartwatch. 51MM size of the X models is large, but perfect for larger folks.
Best fitness products by a mile, battery lasts multiple weeks even with daily GPS use of 30-60 minute runs. 28 days of battery for a typical weekend warrior or someone who works out with GPS a few times a week is definitely achievable as advertised, maybe more. Less if Pulse Ox sensors etc. are constantly running. Downside is that if you are coming from a regular smartwatch like an Apple or Samsung product, the screen will be lower resolution and less bright. Models with AMOLED fix this but cost more in battery drain. Fenix and its sister lines at Garmin are really expensive when they are current gen and I only ever buy them a generation or half a gen back, when they are on sales like this. The great part about the price is that you can take a watch like this and easily resell it in a few years for several hundred dollars, unlike a three-year-old regular smartwatch. 51MM size of the X models is large, but perfect for larger folks.
Flashlight, Maps (can import trails, foreign countries etc and literally GPS your way through the woods, use custom alltrails locations and other map sharing sites), altimeter, HRV tracking, sleep + nap tracking, Integrated exercise/workout programs that are WORLD CLASS - I'm talking run by Heartrate or pacing (which is pretty accurate) and great integration with 3rd party and Garmin peripherals (foot pods, HR straps, etc). They have a pretty cool ecosystem centered around fitness, hiking, activity tracking etc. The running programs are amazing too - especially if you haven't run much. They have couch to 5k, 10k, marathon etc. programs all guided through your performance of previous runs and feedback. You can input upcoming races and Garmin will build a training program for you and track with you - tailoring everything to your actual performance. It also has internal storage for music so you can leave EVERYTHING at home on your runs. The watch and headphones are all you need (after importing your music to it). There are limited app options, but the Garmin ecosystem in plenty powerful and versatile itself.
One UNIQUE thing about this watch (fenix) is its display is MIP (memory in pixel). The appearance is a bit lower resolution and colors are slightly muted but it performs ASTRONOMICALLY in the sun. You will be able to read your screen perfectly at noon in the middle of Aruba while running without bringing it up to your face, using weird angles etc (I tried - it works). They have other models with AMOLED and I think another screen tech. Drawback on those are big battery use - but instead of the 28 days of battery from the MIP you're only shaving a couple days off with AMOLED. The solar option will add more longevity but do not fool yourself into thinking you will be able to recharge the watch with solar power alone. You need to plug it in, the solar just reduces the drain. Still nice.
What it doesn't do is act as a second phone. You can get some messaging integrated from your phone but it's basically a standalone. It connects and dumps the training data to the Garmin app on your phone, but other than the periodic data transfers and activity updates you could basically go phone-free. Plugging into the desktop mostly cuts it out but there are some unique features in the phone ap that hasnt made it to the desktop/web version.
If you're interested in hiking, this watch is for you. If you're interested in running or swimming or triathlons or biking, this watch is for you. If you're interested in STARTING running, this is for you. If you're interested in exploring the world and want a reliable map on your wrist NO MATTER THE SIGNAL, this watch is for you. If you like to see things when you wake up in the middle of the night without turning on the lights, this watch is for you (flashilight). Want to track altitude, steps, sleeping, HRV? This is for you! It's amazing having my runs and HRV plots in the same system. It's awesome adding more doodads to get more data.
I've owned the Garmin Enduro 2 (Basically Fenix 7 with super battery) and Forerunner 965. For other Garmin watches, their lineup is a bit confusing but it's easy to break it down into 3 categories: ultraperformance, running and consumer
1) The Fenix/Enduro/Epix/Tactix/MARQ are all essentially the same watch with minor differences in either display or battery life or special application (like balistics info on Tactix or Flight tracking/gyro focus on MARQ Aviator) or luxury material.
2) The forerunner 9XX series has all of the above but doesn't have a flashlight option and is AMOLED only. The Forerunner 2XX is the same but it doesn't have maps. You can use GPS for pacing and directions and plotting a route on the computer to import said directions but there's no viewable map.
3) Venu, Instinct, Vue, Instinct etc. are all lesser models of the forerunners. I don't recomend either but I have no experience with them. If your choice is no garmin or a vue, I'd go vue for instance. But with so much capability starting at the forerunner 2XX and getting even more amazing at the 9XX series I think it's silly - unless the style is your thing. Do you!
I haven't been an absolute fan of many products but the ultraperformance and forerunner lineup of Garmin watches easily won me over. No clue how Garmin stays in business since these things last forever and need little support.
Be mindful that 51mm is pretty big. I returned my Enduro 2 because I have baby wrists and jumped into the forerunner 965. But I still miss that flashlight
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