Customer Reviews for Garmin - fenix 7S Pro Solar GPS Smartwatch 42 mm Fiber-reinforced polymer - Silver - (2023)
Customer Rating
5
Great product for health conscious people
on November 25, 2024
Posted by: Benjamin L
Aside from telling you how bad you are at everything, this watch has been a game changer for me in pointing out app the things that are affecting my sleep and keeping me motivated to work out. Great insights. I also spend a lot of time hiking off trails and in the mountains and the offline maps and tracking have been really helpful at both staying on track and saving battery on my phone. Great stuff!
About 3 months ago, I replaced my vivoactive 3 with the fenix 7S Pro--Solar Edition, which I figured was a major upgrade. First of all there are a bunch of new exciting features, many of which I haven't even begun to dig into so I can't comment on them. One huge difference between the two devices is the caloric burn. I deliver mail for a living, and am literally moving for 6 plus hours per day--logging over 15 miles each day. According to the fenix Pro, I barely burn any calories unless I acutally log an activity. On the average its about 500 - 1000 calories less per day then the vivoactive. Not really sure what's accurate. Also twice in the last 3 months the battery literally drained in about 12 hours. I charged it on Saturday night, woke up on Tuesday with 7 days of life left and by 11 o'clock on Tuesday it had shut down. Nothing had been turned on or changed in the settings. I guess I expected a bit more with the amount of money I spent.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, December 18, 2024
Thank you for your review and experience with the fenix 7S Pro Solar. We would like to discuss this further over email. If you would please email us at product.support@garmin.com.
Watch is nice and has amazing features, but ECG does not work.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, December 18, 2024
Thank you for your review and experience with the fenix 7S Pro Solar. We would like to discuss this further over email. If you would please email us at product.support@garmin.com.
This watch has met every expectation that I set for it. I read a lot of reviews/extended test drives prior to purchasing it and it has held true to everything I read online.
I haven't had this watch long, but I love it. I was worried it would be bulky, but it's not. It's really comfortable, and still loaded with features. This was an upgrade from my beloved Vivoactive 3. I'm amazed at the battery life with everything this watch can do. I bought it for the maps feature, which I haven't used yet, but I have checked it to local trails, and it's acurrate. I'm extremely pleased with this watch, and it was worth what I paid for it.
It took me weeks to decide but this Garmin Felix 7S is exactly what I needed same size as my Forerunner and no too big. Everything works well even the sleep and nap seem very accurate. Well done Garmin.
I returned this. I think it boils down to how many functions/information do you want immediate access to. The watch dial is too small for looking at anything beyond basic watch features, basic bio information (heart rate). I think Garmin should consider a slim/smaller watch that offers simple information that will transmit most of the other stuff to your phone. It's that or wear a big watch.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, August 6, 2024
Thank you for your review and experience with the fenix 7S Pro Solar. We would like to discuss this further over email. If you would please email us at product.support@garmin.com.
So far so good! Does all of the things the previous model did and more. Do not necessarily like the constant reminders that I am not getting enough rest, via the sleep coach and body battery, but it is what it is. The solar seems to be a bit gimmicky and does not seem to provide any additional battery life relative to the previous models. I still have to turn down a lot of the screen features to get the extended battery life.