Garmin Fenix 6

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I have a Amazon strap alongside the official one, and there is little difference. I also got a genuine titanium band which is lovely. I tend to wear that most of the time now, even during activities.

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I'm not convinced. Global chip shortages etc. What more than the 6 can the 7 realistically do? Think I'll be giving this one a swerve.

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Origin Unknown said:

My guess is an AMOLED touch screen, ECG and newer HR monitor as used in the Venu 2.

I'm not convinced the Fenix will be touch screen, ever.

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anonymous said:

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https://www.firstclasswatches.co.uk/garmin-fenix-6x-pro-solar-titanium-carbon-grey-dlc-black-strap-010-02157-21-p-56867/

Make an offer. Would imagine it'll be £600. Rumor is the 7 is very close.

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Been looking at the 7x solar this morning. £799 on Garmin.

https://www.garmin.com/en-GB/p/735579

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RizzoTheRat said:

Having gone from a touch screen 610 to a button only Fenix 5s, I really don't see the benefit of touch screen over buttons

How much extra life do the solar ones get in real world use? The battery on my 5s is st (5 days as a watch, 5 hours GPS and music) so I can see the point if it really does extend the life a decent amount. An extra £200 or so for Saphire and solar does sound a bit steep, and as above no sapphire but not solar option? Mines a few years old now and not a mark on it so the sapphire is worth having IMO.

Solar is negligible, at best normal daily drain is counteracted by a full day in the sun. However, battery life between the 5 and the 6 is a significant upgrade.

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Robotron70 said:

Mine’s on the latest version, pretty sure I updated through Express about two weeks ago.

I’m pretty much sold on the Epix, I can sacrifice a bit of battery life for the better display. And even a 6 day battery life is far superior to anything Apple produce.

Just need to find the cheapest place and maybe sell my 6x Solar Titanium to partially fund the new one.

First class watches are normally good and have an offer function

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James6112 said:

Same
AutoUpdate hadn’t actioned it yet, but it was there for me to update manually, from the 6x pro watch menu.

How?

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James6112 said:

Hi
Hold the left button until menu comes up
Scroll to System
Top right button to access
Scroll to Software Update
Top right to access
etc

This is all mines shows

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The update was there when I checked this evening

What's included?

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Chicken Chaser said:

I've been looking for a Garmin watch for the body battery, and using with bike and hiking. I usually use my phone with OS Maps installer and a backup powerbank (and paper map) but thought if it was good enough I could use the maps on the Garmin on the fly so I'm not stopping and starting pulling my phone out. I don't have it mounted on the bars.

I understand it's hard to read the maps on the Garmin so maybe I should go for the 6s non map option? Is it worth the mapping or not?

I'd disagree with the last comment. I've a 6x solar and the maps are excellent. Far better than Google maps. They show routes that Google doesn't

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Have just upgraded to a Fenix 7x Solar, £300 from a friend, and just popped my 6X Solar up for £275, and might have sold it already.

Any hints and tips on the 7?