A good entry level Gps Nav watch.
- Thread starter Diddi
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Enzo
Thru Hiker
I bought a fenix 6 pro new off Amazon for £300 a few years ago and replaced it last Christmas with an epix 2 for...320.
I think both were from h. Samuel.
Not tried 3rd party maps, and not a massive fan of the maps on Garmin. The epix is a good upgrade re mapping as the amoled screen has touch screen so it's easy to scroll around a map, the 6 is a pita having to change settings to scroll up/down or left right zoom etc. the full colour screen is a pleasure too.
The battery life is still ~2 weeks with gesture mode on the screen and touch screen turned off. That's logging 30-40 miles of running a week.
For occasional use I'd get the bigger size fenix for the battery life. Epix is just one size I think.
I had a huge Casio before Garmin, colour touch screen and it ran viewranger with os maps, that was way better than any Garmin for nav for me. But very short battery life and huge. And they killed viewranger
I think both were from h. Samuel.
Not tried 3rd party maps, and not a massive fan of the maps on Garmin. The epix is a good upgrade re mapping as the amoled screen has touch screen so it's easy to scroll around a map, the 6 is a pita having to change settings to scroll up/down or left right zoom etc. the full colour screen is a pleasure too.
The battery life is still ~2 weeks with gesture mode on the screen and touch screen turned off. That's logging 30-40 miles of running a week.
For occasional use I'd get the bigger size fenix for the battery life. Epix is just one size I think.
I had a huge Casio before Garmin, colour touch screen and it ran viewranger with os maps, that was way better than any Garmin for nav for me. But very short battery life and huge. And they killed viewranger
Jww
Thru Hiker
So ive had the watch on my arm for a while and im unsure, its a bit of a beast
Esp when you're used to a fit bit and never worn a watch before
Im now tempted to look at the forerunner, i think they are smaller, i only wanted it to use for mapping, saving getting my phone out all the time.
Esp when you're used to a fit bit and never worn a watch before
Im now tempted to look at the forerunner, i think they are smaller, i only wanted it to use for mapping, saving getting my phone out all the time.
Run_Hike_Meat_Repeat
Thru Hiker
did her head in 
The Clueless Backpacker
F.K.A old-skool-lite
Just draw the map on your arm before you leave.
Diddi
Thru Hiker
Jww
Thru Hiker
I watch alot of these before going 6 sapphire
Went sapphire for better blacks and also the anti scratch
Went 6 as middle of the rd, it also has a largr battery vs the s nearly double on normal use and 36hrs gps vs 25gps of the s
They do a 6s sapphire which isn't that common on ebay
They are however only 1mm difference in depth...
I was looking at the forerunner 945 but seems again same depth
Ill give it today on the wrist,
I dont want to have two watches as in the Fitbit for 99% of use then the garmin for walks, its two lots of data points
Ive noticed that the Garmin watch is constantly accessing my phone
Went sapphire for better blacks and also the anti scratch
Went 6 as middle of the rd, it also has a largr battery vs the s nearly double on normal use and 36hrs gps vs 25gps of the s
They do a 6s sapphire which isn't that common on ebay
They are however only 1mm difference in depth...
I was looking at the forerunner 945 but seems again same depth
Ill give it today on the wrist,
I dont want to have two watches as in the Fitbit for 99% of use then the garmin for walks, its two lots of data points
Ive noticed that the Garmin watch is constantly accessing my phone
Run_Hike_Meat_Repeat
Thru Hiker
Toggle the connection to off until you want it to sync ,if you don't want it working as a smart watch .
There was a glitch message that used to crop up for a lot of uses ,Eg Garmin is draining battery message ,
There's a simple work around to stop the message reoccurring .
You can use the garmin ,with no internet/phone connection to create a route on the fly to get you to a chosen way point,landmark,feature etc
It can be fun to let.it direct you and discover new paths etc.
I used a fenix 3 to help me navigate Scarborough once . It was easier than asking and remembering directions.
Jww
Thru Hiker
Jww
Thru Hiker
Thanks @Run_Hike_Meat_Repeat ive fully charged it for today, as was messing alot lsst night, so will see how a regular day is
I have enquired about a sapphire 6s
Its the screen that makes a massive difference
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And this one
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I have enquired about a sapphire 6s
Its the screen that makes a massive difference
2 mins in
And this one
3:40 in
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Thru Hiker
That's something I noticed with my 7 pro solar , about the duller screen.
It's duller than my 6 pro solar .
I've become accustomed to it. I'm not looking at it like a TV ,so I can live happily with it. As a daily driver aswell as nav tool ,it's leaps ahead of the 6 and still happy I made the switch.
It's duller than my 6 pro solar .
I've become accustomed to it. I'm not looking at it like a TV ,so I can live happily with it. As a daily driver aswell as nav tool ,it's leaps ahead of the 6 and still happy I made the switch.
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The Clueless Backpacker
F.K.A old-skool-lite
For data at a glance black on white or vv is sharper than colour on mips models. A lot of the faces can be edited in connectIQ.
Regardless of aesthetic preference I'd go as large as is manageable for as much data or map on screen as possible.
51mm is still only 35mm screen.
Regardless of aesthetic preference I'd go as large as is manageable for as much data or map on screen as possible.
51mm is still only 35mm screen.
The Clueless Backpacker
F.K.A old-skool-lite
7X Pro sapphire/ti/solar