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Garmin has launched two new high-end smartwatches, the Fenix 7 and Epix, lower than two weeks after launching the Venus 2 Plus and Vivomove Sport at CES. The Fenix 7 is the most recent iteration of the corporate’s sturdy, multi-sport flagship, whereas the Epix picks up the torch of a equally high-end watch that hasn’t seen an replace since its launch in 2015. Each are aimed on the out of doors adventurer who treks far and extensive.
That is why all three sizes (42 mm, 47 mm, and 51 mm) of the Fenix 7 might be outfitted with photo voltaic charging. The smallest and mid-sized variants (Fenix 7s and Fenix 7) make this characteristic a $100 premium add-on, whereas the biggest (Fenix 7X) has the characteristic normal. That tacks on an additional 9 days of battery (on high of 19 days with out photo voltaic charging) in smartwatch mode, in keeping with Garmin’s estimates.
The Fenix sequence has all the time been a extra utilitarian, but extremely specced machine. Garmin has solely now added conventional smartwatch comforts, like a touchscreen, to accompany the Fenix line’s button-based navigation. Monitoring options like marathon efficiency prediction, path ascent and descent analysis, and downloadable maps for trails and programs have lengthy set the Fenix aside from conventional smartwatches, although.
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