Product Review

The Garmin Fenix 5 is a training watch for multisport athletes that tracks your distance, pace and heart rate. It is connected with garmin connect and basecamp for live tracking and sharing. It features 3-axis electronic compass and tracBack to provide relevant real-time information. Its smart notification lets you receive emails, texts and alerts right on your watch. Its special feature sets to help with swim training, skiing, golfing and paddle sports.

The Fenix 5 has VO2 max estimator, when used with a heart rate monitor shows your running speed, beats per minute and heart rate variability to estimate the maximum volume of oxygen you can consume per minute. The innovative ANT+ wireless technology helps to wirelessly share tracks, waypoints, routes and geocaches with other compatible garmin devices or smartphones. 

Fenix 5 Features:

PHYSICAL:

Dimensions: 1.9" x 1.9" x 0.6" (47 x 47 x 15.5 mm)

Display Size: 1.2" (30.5 mm) diameter

Display Resolution: 240 x 240 pixels

Negative Mode Display

Weight: 3.0 oz (52 g) w/ Batteries

Battery: Rechargeable lithium-ion battery

Battery Life- 2 Weeks (Smartwatch Mode)

Water Rating: 10 ATM

GPS Enabled

Barometric Altimeter

High-sensitivity receiver

GLONASS

Music Control

Find My Phone

Electronic Compass

Smart Notifications

MEMORY:

Built-in-Memory: 64 MB; Available 54 MB

Custom POIs

Waypoints/Favorites/Locations: 1000

Routes: 30

Track Log: 200 Hours

RUNNING FEATURES

Virtual Pacer

V02 Max Estimate

Race Predictor

CYCLING FEATURES

Compatible with Vector

Multiple Bike Profiles

PERFORMANCE FEATURES

Heart Rate Monitor

Virtual Partner

Virtual Racer