Garmin fenix 7S Solar, Smaller sized adventure smartwatch, with Solar Charging Capabilities, Rugged outdoor watch with GPS, touchscreen, health and wellness features, slate gray with black band

Way better than my previous 5S Plus! Better battery life, better accuracy, better sensors, lighter! I would have liked to try OLED, but the EPIX2 doesnt come in small (42mm) yet.

Expensive but nice

Had a 5S and wanted to upgrade for a few reasons. The 5 had given me issues with heart rate cadence lock which would cause my load calculations to be inaccurate. The 5 also didnt support my concept 2 rower natively. I could use the ergiq app but using that it didnt count toward training status. With the 7 Im getting much better heart rate data and I can now use the Garmin indoor row activity and add my rower as a sensor which lets my rowing activities calculate into my training status. Also enjoying the sleep tracking, health snapshot which gives HRV, and the body battery features. Very happy with the upgrade so far.

This watch is a waste of money. Either get an instinct, Apple Watch, or wear a good old fashioned watch. I spent a grand on this watch and it constantly gives absurd sleep data, inaccurate with floors climbed, and stress readings. These aren’t infrequent occurrences either. This watch will literally log time I’m up out of bed active as “sleep” time either REM or awake but then back to sleep. It’s a complete joke and I don’t trust a single piece of data it tells me other than the time. Yes, I am wearing it properly, in the right place and the right tightness. Literally the only redeeming quality of this watch is that the battery lasts a week and a half. I’m done with garmin and would rather just use my phone to check time than wear a watch this useless. At least having it off helps my skin feel free and cool. If I get another smartwatch it will be an apple one. At least Apple Watches are easy to sale. Garmin watches your basically stuck listing them on eBay or Craigslist if you want to get a tenth of what you paid for it.

I purchased this item because of its major feature. Solar charging and how long it holds a charge. The second reason was the fitness element. The third is the golf course stuff. (I’ll come back after golfing to give a review about that.) Some things I noticed in the other reviews which gave me hesitance before I pulled the trigger on the purchase. 1. People liked their Apple Watch more -reasons for this were the brightness of the screen I’ll address that claim first because I feel like it’s the easiest reason to dislike this watch. I showed multiple screens of the watch in my pics. The watch is not bright when you don’t tap the screen. Anyone complaining is find a reason for this as they clearly bought something that holds charge. To hold charge it cannot have a bright screen. It uses mirrors to create it’s light and to conserve power the screen is not bright unless tapped on. I’d actually call this an ADVANTAGE because every time I’d turn my wrist on my Apple Watch that annoyed me that it would drain battery. 2. Other concerns were the weight. - these are weird concerns in the end. People switching from a standard smart watch to this will feel more weight however I like watched. I like real watches. Not just smart. This is significantly lighter than my diver, and about as heavy as my lighter feminine watches. It is REALLY light weight by that standard. Given I have the lightest but I saw weight complaints for that. I own a tissot and it’s lighter than my tissot. I saw a review which worried me with a guy saying they were shocked at its weight and couldn’t get the lightest for their wife. No offense but have more faith! Anyone complaining about weight should get an Apple Watch because they clearly don’t want a tool watch, the Apple Watch is a gadget. This is a tool. It tries to not be distracting and engaging and do what it needs then get out of the way. The Apple Watch is a device you can use to fidget with and will keep you occupied. The Garmin is utilitarian. 3. Complaints about pricing were often paired with the above “problems.” For the price it shouldn’t weigh x. For the price it should be brighter. These people were not aware of what they needed and thought they wanted a product like this because of charge etc. they were wrong. These are not problems if you understand the exact purpose of this watch. If you want a charge you cannot also have a constant light. If you want a lighter watch you cannot have sapphire and all the elements built into this watch which for its processing power is quite light. Also- you clearly don’t wear watches for dress or daily outside of Apple Watches if you believe this is heavy. (The largest size is owned by my cousin, and he said it was heavy but once gotten used to it was fine. This one would be for a larger person, a taller man, or someone who can handle the weight.) Notes: the app was easy to download, there are two. One app is for the watch, the other is an app which allows you to integrate other apps onto it. Basically an app library. Other thoughts: this is not a good watch for an older person who is not capable of understanding new navigations after getting used to the way mac works. If they have to be taught to use it, it will be too hard for them to get some of it. After 10 minutes at 26 years old I managed to navigate it promptly. However there are some features I’ll look at the manual to understand better. Swiping is easy on it and so is the ability to navigate to sports and more. Complains outside of the brave listed were for ease of use. I would say anyone complaining about that needs something more friendly to them. Not user friendly, as it is user friendly, but some are not WILLING to put in any time. If it’s not easy there’s a tech type who just want it done for them. (I have instructed them and unfortunately my dads that type. 73 and just wants me to fix it not help him learn to do it.) If you’re not willing to take 30 minutes to watch a YouTube video or read the manual don’t buy it. The easiest parts are self explanatory but there’s 5 buttons on the watch and they all do different things. The bottom button on the left sets a timer for example which isn’t how Apple Watch works. But it’s freaking easy! Stop complaining! If you want a watch which is standard in weight, long charge, functional, sends notifications, tracks work outs, and does exactly what it says it will do get a Garmin. I have ADHD and my issue is never remembering to charge. If I do charge I leave the watch behind. I now don’t have to REMEMBER. Thank god It has a “find my phone” feature and since I am very ADHD this is amazing. It is so loud. If you’re complaining about tapping the screen or other basics it’s better to get a different watch. This is convenience based and that small tap isn’t inconvenient but if it bothers you other things about this watch surely will. I think it’s an easy way to justify being mad about the price. Another review noted they didn’t like their notifications kept coming through in meetings. That is weird because well…. It has a do not disturb button. You just need to turn it on

I really like this smart watch and i already buy this for all my family

Got this to replace an apple watch. Outstanding features, easy to use, beautiful well made watch. Awesome customer support. Havent had it long enough to see if battery life is as long as predicted. So many features I doubt I will use them all but has everything I want: exercise metrics, sunrise/sunset, HRV, weather, ABC, in addition to maps, breadcrumb options, VO2, etc. You can change the face metrics colors etc. Its expensive but so far appears to be a winner in everything Ive done. Website give assistance/ chat responses are quick and to the point. I guess my only complaint is it doesnt come with a plug for the charging cable (minor issue). If you think about this- BUY IT. You wont be disappointed

This is a great watch, but Im docking it 2 stars because of the battery life. My older fenix 5 plain jane model $500 could make it just about 4 weeks. This super powered one $900 only makes it 1 1/2 weeks. I dont know if cause Im not outside or what. I came really close to returning the sapphire solar cause of that. It does have some cool tech on it.

Google play nit suported!

Touch screen better battery life then my F6, everything is same size as F6X so dont need ass. Great job by Garmin