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

Its a lot of money, if you not gonna use/need it, I would recommend an apple watch

This watch is outstanding! I killed a deer about 2 miles from my truck 10 minutes before last light. I reached into my pack and found that my main flashlight was gone. (Wife, kids lost tablet under seat) No problem. Reach into the side pocket for my trusty Olight... Gone. (Daughter, who knows.) So 2 miles from the truck I double click the ole Fenix and I tracked this deer about 65 yards. Did what hunters do after that. Which was interesting. Then drug it out with the Fenix lighting the way. I have checked readings on this watch with the GPS Ive carried for 4 years more than 50 times. These readings need to be precise. If youve ever been in the woods far enough that you cant see or hear civilization you know that these two trees look exactly like those last 4000 trees you just passed. If these readings arent precise I lose a camera that cost money. Or a deer that feeds us for months. I have searched for a camera for 45 minutes in the middle of August in a swamp. The mosquitos sucked more life out of me in 45 minutes than my ex-wife did in three years. The GPS I was using at the time was off by about 30 feet. That can be an enternity in some woods. Usually that camera is gone. Precise!!! I placed a camera in a public land spot a little over 2 miles off vehicle traffic. I clicked the location hot key. Saved it and walked away. Two weeks later I took that walk again. This watch took me directly to it. Amazing reliability. THE GPS IS TREMENDOUS!! I have had this watch bring me with in 5 to 10 feet every time. Unbelievable. A couple weeks after buying this watch I sprained my back. 4 weeks of hell. But 4 weeks of doctor visits. Everytime the nurses check my vital I compared them with this beheamouth of a watch. (It did take about 3 weeks to get used the the size and weight of the Fenix.) Never once in 10 visits not including an ER visit did this watch fail to produce. Every vital was with in 1% of the Offices readings. The medical stats are why I was originally in the market for a watch. Im 47 about to be 48 and not as active as I was in my 30s. So keeping an eye on some of my vitals sounded alluring. I run a mechanic shop for a living. Unfortunatley watches dont really last in my line of work. Take it off at work you say. Another reason I bought the Fenix is to get notifications quickly. If Im under a car and my phone goes off I have to stop, reach into my pocket and pull out my phone. I have to see if this is something that needs to be addressed now or can it wait. The interuption is so irritating. Not any more. A twist of the wrist and there it is in half a second. Back to work. But also the durability. Watches just dont last in my line of work. Whether its clanging off a lift as you squeeze through. Or forgetting you have it on as you shove youre hand behind the radiator to check the lower hose and smack it against a clamp. Ive been through more than a few watches. Now I have, of course, been more careful with the Fenix but so far it has a been great. (Oh it will also connect to the Garmin bow scope. You take a shot and it will mark a waypoint where the arrow was supposed to strike. Thats freaking cool.) Really the only thing I dont like about this watch is the price. I dont buy $1000 watches. I can easily see this being a ten year watch. Thats a long time. And well worth the price. And like I said it took me a minute to get used to the size and weight. Three or four weeks for sure. Now its nothing. Love the watch. A little lite in the back pocket but definitely dont feel cheated either.

The battery life was shorter than I had expected. It declines IF you use tracking and other features for hours, e.g., on a hike. It takes awhile to take advantage of all the features but Im getting there.

Battery life is great, tracking is excellent, and Im really impressed by everything it does and how well. Also a huge fan of the transflective screen vs AMOLED. Indoors, it looks like a normal watch and not my phone. In bed, I can check it without being blinded. Outside, its stunning. However, if you use a streaming music service and want to play it on your watch, it needs a fix. In theory it can play the music fine, but it cannot play a specific song that you want. Instead, it can only do a playlist from start to finish, or do a playlist randomly on shuffle. So you basically select a playlist and hope you get the songs you most want to hear. Fix that, and its 5/5.

First The battery life is amazing. I usually stick it on the charger just while I’m getting a shower in the morning. The battery life has never dropped below 8 days and that is after intensive use tracking a hike. I do a 6 mile bike ride every day and that has little effect on the battery. The screen is awesome and easy to read. Bright sunlight makes it even better. The only thing I wish it would do is measure VO2 max while riding my bike without having to buy a $500 add on. Still, I had an Apple Watch for years and this Watch beats it in every category.

First off, this isnt a cheap watch, so I was apprehensive about purchasing it. Read a ton of reviews and did a lot of research. This watch is worth every penny. The battery life is unbelievable. You really dont need to charge it for days even weeks depending on usage. The screen is large enough while not being too large. I love the entire Garmin ecosystem. Ive purchased a bunch more sensors for heart rate, biking, etc. The data is accurate including the GPS tracking. Just a great watch.

This watch does everything. It’s amazing. I’d strong and durable, dressy for all Occasions and literally tracks everything. This is a much have.

Everything off and battery died after 11 days

I’ve had 3 garmin and this one is by far the best and, for me, the main reason is because it offers a LIGHT! Not a brightness of screen but an actual light on the side of the watch. I can’t tell you how unique and useful that is. If you are use to garmin then you know all of the Normal features. If you are not then I wouldn’t do it justice by explaining but I can say the things that out do the Apple Watch. 1. Battery life, you can get this thing to last a year. I typically go a couple months without having to charge. 2. Has a built in flash light. 3. Solar power. This isn’t as powerful but it does add a bit of battery to it that you don’t realize. It allows you to check how much solar it’s been getting and how much that’s added. 4. Gets notifications with email, text, calls etc. 5. You can load music, use Spotify and pay with it. 6. Oh yea, it has the ability to have touch screen if you choose! The Apple Watch is better in 2 categories. 1. The touch screen is “better” but it has to be because that’s the way it’s designed with buttons and how you can use it. And it’s ability to take phone calls.

While from the product photo, it appears the blue is more of a dull-ish blueish grey, I’m still overall happy with the watch. Also I wasn’t aware the side profile was white, so adding stainless steel band to make it more modern and classy didn’t work to the full effect I wanted. Nonetheless, Garmin makes wonderful watches and could never after going through over 10 Fitbits, I am happy to purchase something with more longevity.