Now there are three sizes with an equally large crapton of bands.įor now, let’s talk about all the differences – both nuanced and big. Previously there was just one size with a crapton of different bands. So what’s so different about the Fenix 5? Well, the two biggest pieces would be it now has maps on the Fenix 5X edition (legit maps!), and that there are three sizes now. But, if you’re just arriving here for the first time…then let’s get you all caught up before I dive into actually using it. If you’re already an old hand at knowing what’s new about the Fenix 5 series, then you can honestly skip this section. Like always, once done with the loaner units I’ll stick them in boxes and send them onwards back to the folks at Garmin and go out and get my own via normal retail channels. As such, it’s most definitely in-depth review time. Plus, units started shipping last week to consumers around the world. While much of the earlier testing is on beta software/hardware, recent testing over the last month has been on final hardware and largely final software. Neither the dog nor the baby have participated in this round of testing. Not to mention the stack of workouts that The Girl (my stunning wife) has done on the Fenix 5S variant. I’ve amassed 63 workouts on them in that time frame across three continents and from tropical waters to the icy mountains of the Alps.
Since introduced, I’ve been testing a pile of watches. Yet it incorporates elements seen in the super-pricey Fenix Chronos that came out last summer (don’t worry, that product line gets all these updates too). This line builds upon the Fenix 3HR introduced a year ago, which in turn built upon the Fenix 3 from a year prior to that. It’s been nearly three months since Garmin first announced the Fenix 5 series, a lineup of three core watch sizes/models (5/5S/5X), that spans 14 variants in total. Check out the in-depth reviews for both the Fenix 5 Plus, and the Fenix 6! *** *** UPDATE: The Fenix series has had two generation updates since this post.
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