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

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.

Plenty has been written about this watch. All good, all true, if you are older and need reading glasses, this might not be the watch for you. Otherwise go for it. OLED display works better for my old eyes, and I’ve tried a few versions of this. The problem with ordering online, is you don’t know what you’re getting. BUYER BEWARE. OE USA HAS A 200 PERCENT restocking fee. Even if the box was never opened. You may want to consider a big box store instead of Amazon. OE USA requires a signature. I’d look to other vendors or talk to Amazon first about a more reasonable vendor if you want this watch. It’s a great watch but it will cost you $200.00 just to look at it from OE USA, not to mention time lost sitting around all day waiting to sign for it. Added bonus might be UPS drives all over your lawn. (My experience) I recommend great eye sight, Amazon Locker, and a better vendor. Good Luck

Excellent product, the delivery was really fast to arrive to my home in Chile. Its an amazing product. Im changing my Fenix 5 by Fenix 7, I used them a lot because I do triathlon , now my Fenix 7 works really good , the GPS, the sport activities, the connection with Garmin Connect, connection with sensors, connection with Garmin IQ, all works really fine. 100% recommendation.

Guess I should have watched, no pun intended, more closely when I was choosing the watch, I wanted one with the flashlight, didnt realize it only came on the 7X model

Its the best Fenix series watch and I am a former Fenix 5X Plus owner. I like and bought the Fenix series mostly because we can customize watch faces and Data-Filed from Garmin, and large music storage space (500+ mp3s) to listen while running without carrying a mobile. And Fenix 7 is with a touch screen now which is also one big improvement. There are also lots of choices to customize Fenix 7 watch band, screen protector, bezel in the market too :-) As to the battery life, I am a morning runner who normally only wears a watch and listens to music with AirPod, also with a Garmin running POD connected to the Fenix watch, weekly running distance ~50 miles. Normally for such a scenario, with an hour running (6-7 miles) it will cost ~10% of battery power.

Bought this to replace the Fenix 6X Sapphire that I purchased back in 2019. I wont go into all the various features of the watch but right up front I want to say that the battery life is a much greater than I had with my 6X. The touch screen is nice and the built in light has come in handy. I looked long and hard at the Garmin Epix Gen II with its AMOLED display but ultimately wanted the better battery life of the Fenix.

battery life is good GPS works good it is a good watch

The physical design is nice, the functions seems excellent, but navigating the device is extremely unintuitive. I cant return it, as I didnt realize the seller also shipped the product, not Amazon (my mistake, I usually wont buy from sellers like Instadeals). Since I cant return it, Ill have to read the manual, which is unusual for a smartphone-connected device in 2022. It has a touchscreen and 5 buttons (too many, it defeats the whole purpose of a touchscreen!). A big display and a touchscreen should mean you dont have all these unlabeled buttons. Also, most infuriating is the display brightness by default is very low, which makes the display UNREADABLE. And its not remotely obvious how to increase the brightness. Because the watch has a lot of functions, the app is not simple, either. it took a while to find settings (I buy way more gadgets and electronic products than anyone I know). If Garmin can develop the software to provide all of these functions, they should be able to create a more intuitive UI.

I have been an Apple Watch gal for as long as smartwatches have been a thing. However, I mountain bike and spend a lot of time outdoors, and wanted something a little more durable and with a better battery. I considered the Apple Watch Ultra however, it only came in one size and I was worried that size would be too large for me so I decided to try this Garmin (my boyfriend has always had Garmins and loves them). To skip all the mumbo jumbo, I ultimately returned this watch and did end up getting the Apple Watch Ultra, and Ill give some pros and cons to tell you why! Pros: - Battery life: this thing really does last forever. The Apple Ultra is solid but I do charge it every 3-4 days. The Garmin lasted a week+ - Activity Tracking: I feel like the activity tracking was a tad more accurate than the Apple Watch, although the Ultra does have GPS so this could just be in my head, but my boyfriend and I come out with different stats after bike rides (slightly different mileage, slightly different elevation, etc.) If youre looking for something with precise tracking, since this was Garmins forte, I would probably lean that route. - Sleep Tracking: Because the sleep tracking is built into the Garmin I feel like I liked it better. The Ultra doesnt have a built-in sleep track app so I had to download one on my phone and I have to set it every night. Cons: - Creature Comforts: I would say this was my biggest qualm with the Garmin. I am so used to the creature comforts of the Apple Watch I had a really hard time with the Garmin. Things like: - If your phone is unlocked and open when a new notification comes through, your Apple Watch wont notify you. The Garmin would. - If you arent looking at your Apple watch, the screen wont light up. The Garmin would (in the age of Zoom meetings, notifications would pop up with my head resting on my hand more often than I wouldve liked with the Garmin lol) **Also with the Apple Watch you can choose which apps send notifications to your watch. You dont have this option with the Garmin so if you dont want certain notifications going to your watch, you have to turn them off on your phone too. - UI: The Apple Watch and Watch App are so much more user-friendly in terms of the interface. The Garmin is very bare bones, with not a ton of customization options for the face, etc. The Garmin app is kind of a pain in the rear to navigate and I just feel like Apple has done a stellar job making their apps and products very user-friendly, I missed that when I had the Garmin. - My Apple watch has a Strava app so I can track my rides on my watch without even having my phone with me. There was a Strava app for the Garmin I believe, but you still had to start the ride from the phone. - Music, phone, etc.: You can answer calls on the Apple watch and control music, cant do these things with the Garmin. - Band Options: Apple and Amazon just have more options for Apple watch bands. If youre someone like me who likes to swap out the bands pretty often and like really neat-looking ones, sorry to say, there are way less options for the Garmin. (P.S. Amazon has some phenomenal dupes for the very expensive Apple Watch bands) Comparable Features: - Durability: Both watches are very durable. Ive definitely taken some diggers with the Apple Watch and dont even have a scratch to show for it. **I am a 27-year-old female. I have smaller wrists and the Apple Watch Ultra fits fine. Dare I say the big screen is even kind of nice?? The Garmin also fit very nicely. If you want something a little smaller and thats a thing you definitely DONT want to compromise, go with the Garmin.

use for workout, tracking.