Love my new watch but taking a lot of time to figure it out. Definitely not intuitive like Apple, and instructions are poor. Have to upload an addition app called garmin IQ. Even after I’ve still not figured out how to upload music. It’s take hours to figure it out. I’m not a techy person so I find it frustrating. User manual mediocre at best. You’d think that “I upload garmin IQ app” woidonnenoromjently written upon opening the watch, but nope! Once I get it figured out I think I will love it. But garmin has not been good at making things easy to figure out.
Decided on the Fenix vs Epix for the solar glass and battery life, optical heart rate tracks with chest strap in terms of accuracy. Garmin pay a little cumbersome due to PIN entry compared to Apple Watch. Good integration with Garmin Connect app and health stats are similar to Whoop, although with less correlation and analytics.
I've had a Fitbit for like 10 years or more... The fenix is in a class of its own. There are so many breakdowns for your activities, so many features, the flashlight is such a cool piece (4 different brightnesses, and a red light!). It charges in the sun, it's totally customizable for you and your activities. Every day I learn a new feature I wasn't aware of. Would highly recommend this watch to anyone who likes to do adventures outside! Well worth the money for the quality.
I love it the first time I used it! ghis is my first gatmin watch. and the chargjng is like a week depends on your usage. i used this for my cycling ride and the maps is awesome.
I figured since garmin had been doing navigation for decades they would make a smartwatch that could navigate-no luck. The maps are so poor that they don't even include the street I live on (it is a public road). To plot a trip you have to set up a course but after creating a course on my computer it wouldn't upload to my watch and it still couldn't navigate to an address. So for what I wanted it for the watch is pretty much useless. Save some money and get an apple watch
Response from GarminBy Garmin, April 1, 2024
Thank you for your review and experience with the fenix 6S Pro Solar. We would like to discuss this further over email. If you would please email us at product.support@garmin.com.