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Garmin has more navigation features than most smartwatches and one feature that stands out is Climb Pro. Climb Pro analyzes a preloaded course and uses elevation data to break down the hike into individual climbs. It’s the Garmin version of “Are we there yet?” for mountain climbing. As you enter a section with a climb, Climb Pro displays valuable information about the ascent ahead of you. However, with the Fenix 6/6S/6X Pro Solar editions specifically, it’s hard to really see the benefit of solar in day to day situations. Sure, on bright sunny summer days with 8-10 hours of strong sunlight outdoor time you’ll definitely see a benefit. But, for the rest of the year, you probably won’t benefit much. And that’s somewhat to do with the fact that the Garmin Fenix series mostly tries to hide the solar panel. Compare that to the new Instinct Solar which uses vastly more solar panel within the display to get nearly a 30% bump in GPS on-time, and an ‘Unlimited Power’ type mode in a battery-saving watch mode. I’d really like to see Garmin push the boundaries a bit more with the Fenix series. It's available in four beach-themed colors and is definitely one of the best we've used on the older Forerunner models. Watches in the Garmin Fenix 6 range have received hefty price cuts in recent months (Image credit: Garmin) Design, display and battery life Design Compare this with something like the Casio GBD-H1000 GPS, which can easily power up from dead to not dead using just solar panel in a relatively short amount of time (couple hours at most), and actually get sustainable solar power from the panels. Not enough to last forever doing GPS activities, but certainly plenty to meaningfully help when hanging outside on a sunny day not recording.
If you played the Nintendo classic all those years ago, then this dog appearing from the bushes will be a very familiar sight. If I want a more detailed view of my day, I’ll log into the app to view my sleep, activities, body battery, and stress level. Running It seemed to correctly capture my sleep and wake times, but the stages seemed inaccurate — if the watch is to be believed, I only spend about 15–30 minutes in deep sleep each night. Ranger is a very sleek analog face if you prefer to focus on the time and keep the step counts and heart rate readings well out of sight.Aside from this, not much has changed. Despite watches like the Garmin Venu 2 having voice assistance and a microphone, Garmin is yet to add this feature to the Fenix range, although this is thought to be due to the waterproofing standard of the higher end watch. Not Enduro reminds us a lot of the kind of colorful watch faces you'll find available to Fitbit smartwatch users. It nicely breaks down your preferred stats into a colored bar and drops the time and other watch features below. First up we’ll start with something relatively easy, my 10-mile hike yesterday. The goal of this was mostly to stay in open-air areas to get more solar power. Still, there was a wooded section the last mile or so. Here’s that data set. This set included a Polar Grit X, Garmin Instinct, Instinct Solar, Fenix 6 Pro, and Fenix 6 Pro Solar.
The clue is in the name of this one. If you want the time front and center, that's what this watch face will do. The body battery and recovery time widgets are also useful. Both of these give you a snapshot of how your body is recovering after a workout so that you can plan the rest of your week. Music Once you’ve completed the route you’ll hit the lap key to mark it as complete. After which it’ll ask if you’ve had any falls. From there it’ll go into a rest screen and wait for your next climb to begin (when you hit the lap marker). In that sense, it’s kinda like the indoor pool swimming with sets. Connect a pair of Bluetooth headphones, and you’ll be all set to listen to music during your activity without having to bring your phone along. One thing I love is having easy access to widgets so you can see tons of data — like race time predictions, training status, heart rate, and more — without ever having to open the Garmin Connect app. Battery lifeOne for mindfulness fans - or anyone that needs to take a breather after a stressful moment in their day - the CalmGuru face uses breath circles to indicate when to breathe in and out, with your current heart rate positioned at the center of the screen. Now, there’s actually more to the Fenix 6 Pro Solar units than just a touch bit of solar panel. There’s also some new software features. But fear not, these non-solar specific features are also being added to all Fenix 6 series units. But, to recap everything that’s new there’s:
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