Right, its decided, Ill go and bite ! Within the Connect IQ app store app, in addition to the 3rd party free watch faces, you can also create your own watch face, such as with photos or the like: The Fenix 7 Series follows that of the Venu 2 Plus two weeks ago, which allows you to long-press on any data in the watch face and be brought straight to that widget for deeper data. From Your point of view i can understand why You do not do this kind of compares. Where thats just an Epix LTE, an Epix Plus LTE, or down the road in a Fenix 8 or Epix V3 (or whatever they call it). First though, on the Fenix 7 and Epix series, Garmin has revamped the GPS selection process. TopoActive SGMYVNPH: 1.3GB By default you do that by long-holding the controls button (upper left), and selecting the flashlight. I would love to see it just like on my fenix 5 plus: in the middle of the visible map. Just wanted to say thanks, Ray! The distance is, as expected, using the course route. This is the most notable one for intervals, because its going to go up and down. I find the 7-day load one of the best ways to quantify how much Ive been working on over the past week (trailing 7 days). Sleep quality will drive how much body battery you wake up with. And as I alluded to elsewhere, I thought it was interesting that if I compare the most recent Vertix 2 tracks to the most recent Epix/Fenix 7 tracks, theyre nearly identical in many cases. Garmin outlined this feature last fall as part of the Connect IQ Developer summit. Nothing wrong with my current watch, but adding solar, better GPS tracks, and obtaining a signal faster sound real nice. Some reviews are over 60 pages long when printed out, with hundreds of photos! Continue doing that till youre done. The Fenix should sync rapidly and efficiently in such situations and fully remain operational for a few days until the next sync. Go ahead, press play. Probably not. All Fenix 7/Epix/Vertix 2 units were set for multiband GPS, and the FR745 was set for GPS+GLONASS. This item isnt actually saying not to train, its saying not to go out and do a hard workout. But frankly, I just dont need that. What size of the fenix 7 is compatible with F945 quick release straps? I havent owned a sapphire, but in years of ownership of Fenix, Fenix 3, 935, Fenix 6, with 24/7 use, Ive never scratched the screen despite clumsily knocking it into stuff all of the time. So I guess Id be interested in how long it lasts, assuming a full battery, at different illumination levels, with or without a GPS activity active. I also mount my watch on the handlebar of my mountainbike. This is notable because it shows how things handle in particular ascending versus descending, but also some longer sustained periods. I often found the Fenix 7s optical heart rate monitor to show different readings to a chest-strap heart rate monitor linked to my Edge 1030. Are you willing to review or test beta products? Later in the workout, you can see that my short-term Stamina as I end a brief interval is now down to 47%, whereas my long-term potential is 56%. For this review, Im going to focus on the core route following components including features like the new Up Ahead function, map manager, ClimbPro, and map/route-following practical stuff. Meanwhile, Up Ahead is the new Fenix 7/Epix feature that shows your upcoming waypoints (aka course points) in a glanceable page. In my case, my Netherlands bank (ING) isnt supported (still). So, in this regard, the Fenix 7 is no more limited than the brands cycling-specific products. I see this as a software issue that should be correctable in a firmware upgrade. Did you find similar results? Otherwise, things like sport profiles, phone config, and plenty more will be missing. Every one of the data sets I show comparisons for also has a link to the DCR Analyzer, which shows the total distances as well. I actually measure on google maps aswell to check the distance and google matches what strava says after correcting distance. It is one of a couple of things I hope to report in the next couple of days. I am experiencing a very nice GPS track when doing open water swims, but the distance is way off. So youll need to enable that for map touching. Altitude-wise, everything is virtually identical between units, and seems to correctly lock onto the right altitude (when known such as at the beach). Yeah, I dont think the glare is a major (or even minor) issue for the most part. As I sit here typing this on my laptop, Ive got Epix on my left wrist and the Fenix 7 Sapphire Solar on my right wrist. As the product, or even product category, matures the step-up in changes tends to decrease. Now, theres a lot to take in, both in features, but also in decoding Garmins wide array of SKUs here. Noticed that the Start/Stop button is textured and turns one way, but not the other. Now thats the basic flashlight mode. Buttons feel really cheap. In order to play music, youll need to pair up some sort of Bluetooth headphones or Bluetooth speaker. I chose the sapphire model because of multi-band and the extra durability the sapphire screen provides. Per-Sport/Activity Profile: This allows you to increase (or decrease) GPS accuracy on a given sport, likely in exchange for battery life. Next, lets head into the jungle for a hike/trail run. I have a question for you, and to the people reading the comments (maybe you have experienced this) Weirdly it seems like it has gone on for years now, and my wife had a similar issue with her Garmin. only West or a combination of West and Central). On the watch, without activity on, it was moving between 80-130 and mostly at +/-110bpm. Id understand your point regarding the weather, but besides coming down to user preferences, its a question of granularity. I actually dont mind that this is clearly a V1 of phone-based settings. I love the 32 GB storage the F7SS has, but dont know if I really need the all satellite systems+multi-band feature based on your review. Other watches will come, for example the FR945LTE theyre aiming to add later this year. On the watch and on Garmin Connect it reports 526m (it was a sprint tri). Added new SpeedPro function for Windsurfing (primarily for speedsurfers) The Fenix 7 has a 260260 pixel resolution transflective colour LED display, which means its clear and easy to read in direct sunlight. For example, check out this 7-hour ride I did last week (well, it was a 7-hour workout, there was some momentary food/photo stops along the way): Yes, I seriously managed to turn down the road to my hotel with 0% remaining, and 1% potential. Get a Snycros iS Couple bottle cage when you subscribe to Mountain Biking UK today! The reason is that Garmin always prioritizes their retailers first, over Garmin.com as such, its almost always faster to find a trusted retailer that has a specific date in mind, as usually that retailers knows their planned shipments. Im currently seeing all 462 comments in one page on desktop: link to dcrainmaker.com. Once inside of that, you can choose the playlist you want, and skip songs. And this includes a wide variety of conditions from riding and running up volcanos, runs in freezing temps, openwater swims, cities to mountain passes, and everything in between. (Im running the latest beta/release candidate depending on the new/old naming from garmin), Hey Ray, However, if you want to force it quickly, the very fastest way is to use Garmin Express on your computer. Regarding Open Water swimming, I was wondering what version of the software you used for your two swims. This is one of those features thatll probably seem Inspector Gadget-ish at first, but in practice is actually surprisingly useful. A bit disappointed since I was expecting same solid button performance. Instead, you simply connect to WiFi and download what you need for your region (though, that does take a while). Chest belts are almost always more accurate than optical. A Spotify Premium account is required though for doing offline music to your watch (thus, no phone required). A few others have asked this, but I too am curious when/how I can buy the versions with the leather band and lighter rim color shown as being available via your watch your way in the graphic that shows all of the models. Thanks Ray. Also, note that plugging in means to a regular USB power port, not to a computer. Has anyone else noticed that HIIT workout profile is missing? You can probably connect the HR belt to your Fenix and get its more accurate HR and solve the problem that way. It doesnt cost you anything extra, but your purchases help support this website a lot. You can also play/pause and change volume, and change the play order (e.g. Plus, wearing multiple watches on the same wrist is well known to impact optical HR accuracy. Notify me of followup comments via e-mail. If youre new around these parts, heres the long version of my story. From what Ive read and seen on Garmin Forums and Reddit, 7X screen is noticeably worse. I cant trust the altitude on any run or ride and even worse, ski mode wont work at all since the altimeter is not working fine. Small scale rises and falls wont show up on the typical DEM (digital elevation map) that GC or Strava use. I go through everything from real-world side-by-side battery life on long workouts, to how the screens differ in real-life usage, plus aspects like map differences, graphing details, and more. After which youve got 60 seconds to complete your transaction by tapping the NFC reader: After which itll give a successful green ring of win, indicating the payment completed. Its not like the 7x weighs 1 lb. I havent heard much one way or the other, but if you were looking for research with respect to tattoos, those are the models that have the Gen4 sensor. But, during the run I watched it happen in real-time, and most notably, watched the impact it had on Stamina data during the intervals. I speak from experience I have had the original battery die, replaced it with an aftermarket battery, which is now dying. I posted here: When you open that, itll show you which maps youve installed as well as the size. In any event, if you do go ahead and choose a workout, itll iterate through each step with the exact targets displayed on the screen in real-time. This was introduced on the Venu 2 last year, and it takes five core metrics and distills them down into a single 2-minute measurement period. Quick question what is the name of the watch face shown at the beginning of The Basics section? Someone who knows what this symbol means? Then after, I noticed something wrong with the distances. D) CourseView Golf Americas: 657MB. Added scrolling charts in a variety of places, including widgets Of course, the tech is new, and thus were likely to see (and have seen) firmware updates rapidly thatll improve that. Starting on the music front, youve got a couple of different ways you can access music. The watch would display my training status based on running, but this was not a true reflection of what was happening for me across sports. Garmin also confirmed via email that there is no updated Descent version expected anytime soon. It may not be an error. I just cant find that information online.. Added New Sleep Manager Settings for customizing what the device does while you sleep Im coming from a 3HR so either way there will be quite a bit of improvement. When I slow down, it shows slower. I fixed this problem by buying a Stryd pod, but I was very disappointed that this is necessary for a 600$ sportwatch. Inversely, if youre hammering offline music + multiband GPS in a winter snowstorm with the optical HR sensor enabled doing PulseOx 247, then solar isnt gonna net you much. Then, you can download music and play offline Spotify, Deezer, Amazon Music, as well as any of your own MP3s. I dont use .GPX/.TCX files for file export, because honestly thats pretty old-school for fitness data since it lacks many of the more advanced metrics. The Garmin Fenix 7 Sapphire Solar is a do-it-all adventure watch that has more functions than any single person could or would make use of. First, youll need to be certain that the wrist setting (which wrist youre on) is set to match your actual wrist. And would you be better off with a dedicated bike computer for cycling? It uses this sensor to drive a slew of data points, for example stress and breathing rate. When I switch I make sure to make the one i am wearing The Preferred activity tracker. Dude, do you have any intel or info on availability? Usually, Descent variants lag quite a bit. Just to make sure the 945 LTE wont be that middle child. Ill be honest, I ordered it before this review went live, so it didnt influence my decision, but it did reinforce it after I read it later . New updates including a touchscreen make Garmins do-it-all adventure watch even more appealing. However, a short bit later, the Fenix 7X then did some less sharp but longer bushwhacking away from the path. Ive checked on both the watch and the Garmin connect app. Theres actually more than just the addition of dual-frequency (multi-band) GPS here. A road cyclist at heart, he can be found zooming along the lanes and roads of the South West, as well as undertaking foolhardy pursuits such as overnight audax rides. The difference is that only the Sapphire units have the maps pre-downloaded for your region (e.g. Arent there more differences with the GPS as well on the Sapphire vs the Power Glass? Where did you hear this? Wrist HRM still acts up after about 45 minutes of use. screenshot or sales documents ? If not, its simple to put in an aftermarket battery just dont expect the aftermarket battery to last 4 years. Sure, no Fenix 7 here, as I only want one unit per wrist. And its literally spot-on perfect. Touchscreen is good except while showering. I also soon will have a Fenix 7 or (more likely) Epix. Thats baffling. Which, while related, isnt actually the same. The blood oxygen and HRV measurements are junky/busted. Last week in the Canary Islands off the coast of Africa, I ranged from 60K to 150K in the sun (mostly in the 60-100K range). For the first one sleep you can track your Pulse Ox readings each night. This isnt some crazy complex feature. So creating a running course in MapMyRun or whatever, the distances there dont account for things like turn apexes on a road or such, which add up to a surprising amount. But you can also create routes in Garmin Connect directly, or other 3rd party apps or files. Two of those LEDs are white, and the third is red. Is it possible for somebody to give me information on the sizes and countries included in the maps for Europe (west/east/central)? Second, as has been demonstrated countless times over the years, in general, the media loaner units have worse performance than what a consumer would get some time down the road, simply because firmware fixes issues. On all 3 platforms it is a pain in the ass the have for instance weekly summed up data. I had to build my own app to show 8 fields on a FR 645, which has the same screen size as the Fenix 7S. I have an old Ambit3 that Im ready to part ways with. No updates to fw either. You've been subscribed to our newsletter. That gets you an ad-free DCR, access to the DCR Quarantine Corner video series packed with behind the scenes tidbitsand it also makes you awesome. Oceans, forests, deserts, and more. Tasks that used to be a headache, like loading maps ahead of a trip, are now trivial. Currently Zwift on a Tacx Neo 2T with a Garmin HR sensor and get rides recorded to Garmin Connect and Strava. For this, youll need your bank to be supported by Garmin. However, I also suspect those drops in the middle may not be accurate for the Polar H10 theyre just too fast up and down for most humans (even her) to do. Fenix 7S Sapphire Solar: 58g (case only: 42g) Ill make sure I swim next to another garmin user and well see what they say. And then for everything else, youre simply wrong. I ended up picking the 7X Sapphire, rather than the Epix, purely because of its ability to handle multi-day adventures without needing a recharge, and with plenty of battery left to spare. Show how much it sucks. This morning (after 5 hours of normal tracking no activities, and 1 night on battery saving mode (no customisation) it had left 13 days. The Fenix 5X was abysmal. But these days, I think that difference is almost slim to none, compared to the Gorilla glass thats used. Pricing-wise, heres where things stand (USD, EUR pricing is parity e.g. And unfortunately, theres no separation between touch in the rest of the sport profile, and touch in just the map. It is strange to read about those wrong distances from time to time. Generally speaking, cold conditions reduce blood flow in the wrist area until warmed up, which in turn tends to reduce optical HR sensor accuracy. Theyve already given a cellular watch a try with the vvoactive 3 Music LTE on Verizon and it wasnt much of a success. See #463. I dont quite know why the 7S struggled for me on the interval workout while the 7X did perfectly fine. Either way it is annoying that I cannot get the watch to record correct elevation. Yeah, something is definitely wrong there. Oh, and you can sign-up for the newsletter here! For virtually all uphill/moderate/intense segments, its identical. i cant find this information anywhere. So if we look at the sensor, what we see is pretty much what we expect. Hi, As with before, you can always change all the settings on the watch itself if you want handy when youre out on the trails without a phone. Those watches were never really designed to pull in settings from the phone app. Garmin says that theyll soon support enumeration within Up Ahead (explainer in a second) from 3rd party files. Literally night and day. Like the Fenix 6, its low weight means it doesnt weigh down your wrist, and is pretty much unnoticeable when wearing it for activities. As always with contactless payments, I wouldnt depend on an unknown shop/merchant supporting NFC payments since ya never know what will actually be available. And by seeing more satellites in addition to increasing the signal and varying the frequency, it allows your watch to better mitigate signal obstructions and increase accuracy. One question on the 945 LTE: You mentioned in your review this watch that Garmin is planning plenty of updates for this watch. The Forerunner 9XXs are mostly smaller, lighter, slightly more affordable non-metal alternatives to the Fenix series, so you shouldnt miss out feature wise.
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