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The Garmin Fenix 6 series has quite easily become one of the year’s biggest selling smartwatches and it’s easy to see why. With a battery life extending upwards of 120 days, a new Pace Pro feature and remarkable solar powered variation for increasing battery life even further on sunny days, these high-tech wearables have overtaken all forms of competition. So, whether you are an athlete, a mountain adventurer or just a busy socialite requiring only the best in functionality and aesthetic, we’re here to tell you why the Garmin Fenix 6 smartwatch collection is for you.
To start things off, let’s dive into each of the different variations available within the Garmin Fenix 6 collection. First up we have three different sizes to choose from: 42mm (Fenix 6S), 47mm (Fenix 6) and 51mm (Fenix 6X). Each of these are then available with standard Corning Gorilla Glass DX or you can upgrade to higher scratch resistant sapphire crystal. You can also choose whether you want the Pro or Base model of each size, with the Pro including Wi-Fi connectivity, Maps, Music and Golf Maps. To top things off, there is one final variation that for us stands out from the rest, the Garmin Fenix 6X Pro Solar – a model that comes with Wi-Fi connectivity, Maps, Music and Golf Maps as standard and instead of sapphire crystal you get remarkable solar powered “Power Glass”.
The Garmin Fenix 6X Pro Solar watch deserves an entire review of its own, so keep an eye out for that, but we will give you a brief rundown of its solar powered technology here for now. The Garmin Fenix 6X Pro Solar is the first of its kind by Garmin to feature a solar charging dial and it is something they are planning to carry out in many of their other models soon. It works by using a very thin 1mm wide strip just on the inside of the bezel and another under the display face to absorb energy from the sun and turn it into battery life. The default dial also features a sun icon with a total of 10 ‘rays’ to demonstrate the intensity level of the sun. When no rays are shown you are probably sat in the shade, but when you step out into the sunshine the dial will show you a ray for every 10% of intensity. In comparison to the non-Solar models, the Garmin Fenix 6X Pro Solar smartwatch gives an average of 3 extra days of battery life when exposed to enough sunlight.
What’s new?
We have already touched on some of the new features and variations available in the Garmin Fenix 6 collection, but there is still much more functionality to reveal. To make things easier, we have listed all the features that are both totally new to the Fenix 6 and features that we have seen previously is some of the higher end MARQ models and Forerunner 945 series that are now available in the Garmin Fenix 6.
- Solar charging unit – only available in Garmin Fenix 6X Pro Solar
- Trendline Popularity Routing Visibility - displays heat maps, available in Pro models only
- Map display themes
- Widget Glances - allows you to shrink widgets and add up to three at once onto one screen
- Pace Pro feature - allows users to enter custom start and finish points and a target competition times. Function will tell you how fast you should be aiming to run, cycle, swim to complete each mile and ultimately reach your goal while also considering hills and slopes
- Power Manager feature - allows you to choose whether you want to display your battery power in percentage or time and offers suggestions to save your battery by turning off certain apps
- Ultra-low battery mode – gives you up to 80 days battery life
- Ski Resorts Maps
- Preloaded Golf Maps
- Wrist based heart rate monitor now works underwater
- ClimbPro with new colouring
- Pulse Ox feature
- Respiration rate – available with chest strap only
- Garmin Elevate optimal HR sensor
- More detailed training metrics and stat focus
- Body Battery function - uses heart rate variability, stress, sleep and other data to gauge when you're ready to be active or when you may need to rest
- Heat and altitude acclimation
- VO2Max and Training Status now compensate for heat
- Incident detection and safety tracking assistance – allows you to alert friends/family if you get into an accident
- Increased data fields per page – displays up to 6 fields on 6S and 6, up to 8 fields on 6X
- Increased screen size and reduced bezel
- Reduced case thickness
As you can see, Garmin haven’t just thrown in a couple of new features and called the Garmin Fenix 6 ‘new’. They have almost completely overhauled its functionality and engineered it to be one of the most remarkable fitness and GPS smartwatches we have ever seen. With a huge selection of designs to choose from and a choice of Pro and Sapphire editions, we are sure you will find the perfect Garmin Fenix 6 smartwatch to suit your budget.
As authorised stockists of Garmin, C W Sellors offers a wide selection of Garmin smartwatches for you to shop including all the latest Garmin Fenix 6 models. Get in touch with our talented team of smartwatch specialists today on 01335 453453 or at sales@cwsellors.com for more information on this range and on the interest free finance and free next day delivery available.
