The Garmin Fenix 6 is now official, and available to order from Amazon, Garmin and other retailers.

Amazon states the launch date as the 30th of August, and we will see when they actually ship it.

Garmin Fenix 6 Product Listing details (verbatim)

The fēnix® 6 multisport GPS watch brings cutting-edge design and performance to your fast-paced lifestyle. It’s contoured for a trimmer, more comfortable fit on your wrist, with easy-to-access features that include enhanced wrist heart rate (the data and information provided by this device is intended to be a close estimation of your activity and metrics tracked, but may not be precisely accurate), built-in activity profiles, VO2 max estimates and more. Plus, you can see how your hard work is paying off with performance metrics and training load balance readings. Satellite navigation and tracking functions combine with a 3-axis compass and barometric altimeter to give you confidence on and off the beaten path. This watch eases from workout to work day with smart notifications (when paired with a compatible smartphone) to keep you connected and Garmin Pay™ contactless payments (not all countries and payment networks are eligible) to free you from carrying cash or credit cards. Customizable power manager lets you see and control how various settings and sensors impact battery life, so you can make battery-extending changes on the fly.

Product Features:

Rugged, sophisticated design features an always-on 1.3” (18% larger than previous fēnix models) sunlight-readable display with stainless steel bezel and buttons

Features enhanced wrist heart rate (the data and information provided by this device is intended to be a close estimation of your activity and metrics tracked, but may not be precisely accurate) and Pulse Ox (this is not a medical device and is not intended for use in the diagnosis or monitoring of any medical condition) sensing of blood oxygen saturation to support advanced sleep monitoring and altitude acclimation at high elevations

Performance data at your fingertips includes training load balance, training status, and running and cycling dynamics

Navigate the outdoors with built-in sensors for 3-axis compass, gyroscope and barometric altimeter; supports multiple global navigation satellite system (GPS, GLONASS and Galileo) to track in more challenging environments than GPS alone

Connected features include smart notifications (when paired with a compatible smartphone) and Garmin Pay™ contactless payments (not all countries and payment networks are eligible)

Battery performance: up to 14 days in smartwatch mode, up to 36 hours in GPS mode, up to 28 days in expedition GPS activity mode, and up to 48 days in battery saver watch mode

Specs:

Unit dimensions: 47 x 47 x 14.7 mm

Lens material: Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Stainless Steel

Case material: Fiber-reinforced polymer with metal rear cover

Strap material: Silicone

Weight: Steel 80g (Case only 57g)

Battery type: Rechargeable internal lithium-ion

Battery life: Smartwatch: Up to 14 days GPS: Up to 36h Max Battery GPS Mode: 72h Expedition GPS Mode: 28 days Battery Saver Watch Mode: 48 days

Wireless technologies: Bluetooth Smart and ANT+

Memory: 64 MB

What's in the Box:

fēnix 6 watch

Charging/data cable

Documentation

Fenix 6 vs Forerunner 945 vs Fenix 5 Plus DCRainmaker Feature Comparison

FUNCTION/FEATURE GARMIN FENIX 6 SERIES GARMIN FORERUNNER 945 GARMIN FENIX 5 PLUS (5/5S/5X) PRICE £529.99, £599.99, £649.99

£519.99 £350 (currently) ACTUAL AVAILABILITY/SHIPPING DATE AUG 29TH, 2019 EARLY MAY 2019 JUNE 17TH, 2018 GPS RECORDING FUNCTIONALITY YES (WITH GALILEO TOO) YES (WITH GALILEO TOO) YES (WITH GALILEO TOO) DATA TRANSFER USB/BLUETOOTH SMART/WIFI ON PRO ONLY USB/BLUETOOTH SMART/WIFI USB/BLUETOOTH SMART/WIFI WATERPROOFING YES - 100M YES - 50M YES - 100M BATTERY LIFE (GPS) 25HRS TO 148HRS (DEPENDS ON MODEL) 36HRS GPS, 60HRS ULTRATRAC UP TO 32HRS IN GPS-ON, UP TO 85HRS IN ULTRATRAC GPS (VARIES BY MODEL) RECORDING INTERVAL 1S OR SMART 1S OR SMART 1S OR SMART SATELLITE PRE-LOADING VIA COMPUTER YES YES YES QUICK SATELLITE RECEPTION GREAT GREAT GREAT ALERTS VIBRATE/SOUND/VISUAL VIBRATE/SOUND/VISUAL VIBRATE/SOUND/VISUAL BACKLIGHT GREATNESS GREAT GREAT GREAT ABILITY TO DOWNLOAD CUSTOM APPS TO UNIT/DEVICE YES YES YES ACTS AS DAILY ACTIVITY MONITOR (STEPS, ETC...) YES YES YES CAN CONTROL PHONE MUSIC YES YES YES HAS MUSIC STORAGE AND PLAYBACK YES (PRO ONLY) YES YES STREAMING SERVICES IHEARTRADIO, SPOTIFY, DEEZER, AMAZON (PRO ONLY) IHEARTRADIO, SPOTIFY, DEEZER IHEARTRADIO, SPOTIFY, DEEZER PAYMENTS GARMIN FENIX 6 SERIES GARMIN FORERUNNER 945 GARMIN FENIX 5 PLUS (5/5S/5X) CONTACTLESS-NFC PAYMENTS YES YES YES BLUETOOTH LEGACY (PRE-4.0) TO PHONE NO NO NO BLUETOOTH SMART (4.0+) TO PHONE UPLOADING YES YES YES PHONE NOTIFICATIONS TO UNIT (I.E. TEXTS/CALLS/ETC...) YES YES YES LIVE TRACKING (STREAMING LOCATION TO WEBSITE) YES YES YES GROUP TRACKING YES YES YES EMERGENCY/SOS MESSAGE NOTIFICATION (FROM WATCH TO CONTACTS) YES (VIA PHONE) YES (VIA PHONE) NO BUILT-IN CELLULAR CHIP (NO PHONE REQUIRED) NO NO NO DESIGNED FOR CYCLING YES YES YES POWER METER CAPABLE YES YES YES POWER METER CONFIGURATION/CALIBRATION OPTIONS YES YES YES POWER METER TSS/NP/IF YES YES YES SPEED/CADENCE SENSOR CAPABLE YES YES YES STRAVA SEGMENTS LIVE ON DEVICE YES YES YES CRASH DETECTION YES YES NO RUNNING GARMIN FENIX 6 SERIES GARMIN FORERUNNER 945 GARMIN FENIX 5 PLUS (5/5S/5X) DESIGNED FOR RUNNING YES YES YES FOOTPOD CAPABLE (FOR TREADMILLS) YES YES YES RUNNING DYNAMICS (VERTICAL OSCILLATION, GROUND CONTACT TIME, ETC...) WITH RD POD, HRM-TRI OR HRM-RUN (NOT VIA OPTICAL HR) WITH RD POD, HRM-TRI OR HRM-RUN (NOT VIA OPTICAL HR) WITH RD POD, HRM-TRI OR HRM-RUN (NOT VIA OPTICAL HR) RUNNING POWER WITH EXTRA SENSOR WITH EXTRA SENSOR WITH EXTRA SENSOR VO2MAX ESTIMATION YES YES YES RACE PREDICTOR YES, PLUS PACEPRO YES YES RECOVERY ADVISOR YES YES YES RUN/WALK MODE YES YES YES DESIGNED FOR SWIMMING YES YES YES OPENWATER SWIMMING MODE YES YES YES LAP/INDOOR DISTANCE TRACKING YES YES YES RECORD HR UNDERWATER YES (WITH OPTICAL HR OR HRM-TRI/HRM-SWIM) WITH HRM-TRI/HRM-SWIM (NOT WITH OPTICAL HR) WITH HRM-TRI/HRM-SWIM (NOT WITH OPTICAL HR) OPENWATER METRICS (STROKE/ETC.) YES YES YES INDOOR METRICS (STROKE/ETC.) YES YES YES INDOOR DRILL MODE YES YES YES INDOOR AUTO-PAUSE FEATURE NO (IT'LL SHOW REST TIME AFTERWARDS THOUGH) NO (IT'LL SHOW REST TIME AFTERWARDS THOUGH) NO (IT'LL SHOW REST TIME AFTERWARDS THOUGH) CHANGE POOL SIZE YES YES YES INDOOR MIN/MAX POOL LENGTHS 14M/15Y TO 150Y/M 14M/15Y TO 150Y/M 14M/15Y TO 150Y/M ABILITY TO CUSTOMIZE DATA FIELDS YES YES YES CAN CHANGE YARDS TO METERS YES YES YES CAPTURES PER LENGTH DATA - INDOORS YES YES YES INDOOR ALERTS YES YES YES TRIATHLON GARMIN FENIX 6 SERIES GARMIN FORERUNNER 945 GARMIN FENIX 5 PLUS (5/5S/5X) DESIGNED FOR TRIATHLON YES YES YES MULTISPORT MODE YES YES YES WORKOUTS GARMIN FENIX 6 SERIES GARMIN FORERUNNER 945 GARMIN FENIX 5 PLUS (5/5S/5X) CREATE/FOLLOW CUSTOM WORKOUTS YES YES YES ON-UNIT INTERVAL FEATURE YES YES YES TRAINING CALENDAR FUNCTIONALITY YES YES YES FUNCTIONS GARMIN FENIX 6 SERIES GARMIN FORERUNNER 945 GARMIN FENIX 5 PLUS (5/5S/5X) AUTO START/STOP YES YES YES VIRTUAL PARTNER FEATURE YES YES YES VIRTUAL RACER FEATURE YES YES YES RECORDS PR'S - PERSONAL RECORDS (DIFF THAN HISTORY) YES YES YES DAY TO DAY WATCH ABILITY YES YES YES HUNTING/FISHING/OCEAN DATA YES YES YES TIDAL TABLES (TIDE INFORMATION) NO NO NO JUMPMASTER MODE (PARACHUTING) YES YES YES GEOCACHING VIA GPS COORDINATES VIA GPS COORDINATES VIA GPS COORDINATES WEATHER DISPLAY (LIVE DATA) YES YES YES NAVIGATE GARMIN FENIX 6 SERIES GARMIN FORERUNNER 945 GARMIN FENIX 5 PLUS (5/5S/5X) FOLLOW GPS TRACK (COURSES/WAYPOINTS) YES YES YES MARKERS/WAYPOINT DIRECTION YES YES YES ROUTABLE/VISUAL MAPS (LIKE CAR GPS) YES (PRO ONLY) YES YES BACK TO START YES YES YES IMPROMPTU ROUND TRIP ROUTE CREATION YES (PRO ONLY) YES YES DOWNLOAD COURSES/ROUTES FROM PHONE TO UNIT YES YES YES SENSORS GARMIN FENIX 6 SERIES GARMIN FORERUNNER 945 GARMIN FENIX 5 PLUS (5/5S/5X) ALTIMETER TYPE BAROMETRIC BAROMETRIC BAROMETRIC COMPASS TYPE MAGNETIC MAGNETIC MAGNETIC OPTICAL HEART RATE SENSOR INTERNALLY YES YES YES PULSE OXIMETRY (AKA PULSE OX) YES YES FENIX 5X PLUS ONLY HEART RATE STRAP COMPATIBLE YES YES YES ANT+ HEART RATE STRAP CAPABLE YES YES YES ANT+ SPEED/CADENCE CAPABLE YES YES YES ANT+ FOOTPOD CAPABLE YES YES YES ANT+ POWER METER CAPABLE YES YES YES ANT+ WEIGHT SCALE CAPABLE NO NO NO ANT+ FITNESS EQUIPMENT (GYM) NO NO NO ANT+ LIGHTING CONTROL YES YES YES ANT+ BIKE RADAR INTEGRATION YES YES YES ANT+ TRAINER CONTROL (FE-C) NO NO NO ANT+ REMOTE CONTROL NO (CAN CONTROL VIRB THOUGH) NO (CAN CONTROL VIRB THOUGH) NO (CAN CONTROL VIRB THOUGH) ANT+ EBIKE COMPATIBILITY NO NO NO ANT+ MUSCLE OXYGEN (I.E. MOXY/BSX) YES YES YES ANT+ GEAR SHIFTING (I.E. SRAM ETAP) YES YES YES SHIMANO DI2 SHIFTING YES YES YES BLUETOOTH SMART HR STRAP CAPABLE YES YES YES BLUETOOTH SMART SPEED/CADENCE CAPABLE YES YES YES BLUETOOTH SMART FOOTPOD CAPABLE YES YES YES BLUETOOTH SMART POWER METER CAPABLE YES YES YES TEMP RECORDING (INTERNAL SENSOR) YES YES YES TEMP RECORDING (EXTERNAL SENSOR) YES YES YES COMPATIBLE WITH FIRSTBEAT HR TOOLS YES YES YES PC APPLICATION GARMIN EXPRESS GARMIN EXPRESS GARMIN EXPRESS WEB APPLICATION GARMIN CONNECT GARMIN CONNECT GARMIN CONNECT PHONE APP IOS/ANDROID/WINDOWS PHONE IOS/ANDROID/WINDOWS PHONE IOS/ANDROID/WINDOWS PHONE ABILITY TO EXPORT SETTINGS NO NO NO

The full product list includes:

Fenix 6s White with White Band

Fenix 6s Silver with Black Band

Fenix 6s Pro Black with Black Band

Fenix 6s Pro Rose Gold-tone with White Band

Fenix 6s Sapphire Rose Gold-tone with Powder Gray Band

Fenix 6s Sapphire Carbon Gray DLC with Black Band

Fenix 6s Sapphire Rose Gold-tone with Heathered Black Nylon Band

Fenix 6s Sapphire Light Gold-tone with Shale Gray Leather Band

Fenix 6 Silver with Black Band

Fenix 6 Pro Black with Black Band

Fenix 6 Sapphire Carbon Gray DLC with Black Band

Fenix 6 Sapphire Titanium with Ember Orange Band

Fenix 6 Sapphire Black DLC with Heathered Red Nylon Band

Fenix 6 Sapphire Titanium with Vented Titanium Bracelet

Fenix 6X Pro Black with Black Band

Fenix 6X Sapphire Carbon Gray DLC with Black Band

Fenix 6X Sapphire Black DLC with Chestnut Leather Band

Fenix 6X Pro Solar Titanium Carbon Gray DLC with Black Band

Fenix 6X Pro Solar Titanium with Vented Titanium Bracelet

More recent new images have been leaked which appears to show the Fenix 6X Pro in real life. Again, I question the authenticity of these, the design is exactly the same as the 5X Plus, but it backs up the claims of a 6X Pro.











Garmin Fenix 6X Sapphire & Solar listed on Amazon

Most recently it has been claimed that Amazon listed the Garmin Fenix 6X Sapphire on their US website with a price of $949.99 with a release date of 29th of August 2019. The Solar model was also listed for $1,149.99

















This could be another hoax, it would be odd for Garmin to launch the device to the public a week before IFA in Berlin, it would also deviate from their trend of launching at CES in January. However, the images do look authentic.

The Garmin Fenix 6x Sapphire comes with a scratch-resistant 1.4” sunlight-readable display. This is 36% bigger than previous Fenix models which sport a 1.2″ screen. The rugged device has stainless steel bezels and a titanium or diamond-like carbon (DLC) coating.

The optical HRM gets an upgrade to latest Garmin ELEVATE heart rate module.

PacePro could be one of the most interesting new features. This is “grade-adjusted pace guidance throughout your activity”. This could work as an alternative to running power that has become popular with the likes of Stryd.

Vo2Max and training status are now adjusted for heat and altitude acclimation status. Your performance metrics will no longer be influenced by environmental factors.

Then there is pre-loaded TOPO maps and ski maps for over 2,000 worldwide ski results. Like its predecessor, there’s support for multiple navigation satellite systems (GPS, GLONASS and Galileo). Built-in sensors include a 3-axis compass, gyroscope, barometric altimeter and PulseOx.

The listed model did not come with LTE, though it is still possible on something else.

Claimed Specification Table

On another site, fitness-tracker-test.info they claim to have some accurate information about the specs, but don't confirm the exact source. Possibly the Amazon listing.

It has some interesting revelations, though I will take it with a pinch of salt.

For a start, the standard, none Pro models, will lack Wi-Fi and Music. This would be an odd decision considering the current Fenix 5 Plus has it by default. If the price is lower, I could get behind the decision. Based on the current pricing for the 5 Plus series, compared to the leaked price information you pay around $100 for a like for like device.

There are also some pretty wild claims about battery life. With two new battery modes when not tracking exercise called economy and exposure, it is claimed that the watches can achieve 20+ days between charge.

With the 6X Sapphire Solar on economy mode, it is claimed that 120 days is possible, 80 days by default then up to 40 days additional from solar power. That's 4 months. If this is true it will be very interesting to see how much functionality is cut out from the watch.

Currently, the 5 Plus series has a resolution of 240 x 240 pixels for all models according to the Garmin website and then the older 5S has 218 x 218 pixels.

With the new series, the 6S will keep the 240 x 240 pixels display, but the 6 will have 260×260 and the 6X 280×280.

Dimensions Weight Screen Size Est. Price in $ Garmin Fenix 6S 42 x 42 x 13.8 mm 58 g 1.2" 599.99 Garmin Fenix 6S Pro 42 x 42 x 13.8 mm 61 g 1.2" 699.99 Garmin Fenix 6S Sapphire 42 x 42 x 13.8 mm 61 g 1.2" 799.99 Garmin Fenix 6 47 x 47 x 14.7 mm 80 g 1.3" 599.99 Garmin Fenix 6 Pro 47 x 47 x 14.7 mm 83 g 1.3" 699.99 Garmin Fenix 6 Sapphire 47 x 47 x 14.7 mm 83 g 1.3" 799.99 Garmin Fenix 6X Pro 51 x 51 x 14.9mm 93 g 1.4" 749.99 Garmin Fenix 6X Sapphire 51 x 51 x 14.9mm 93 g 1.4" 849.99 Garmin Fenix 6X Solar Sapphire Titanium + Silicone wristband 51 x 51 x 14.9 mm 82 g 1.4" 999.99 Garmin Fenix 6X Solar Sapphire Titanium + Titan wristband 51 x 51 x 14.9 mm 82 g 1.4" 1145.9

Standard Pro Sapphire Sapphire Solar Maps (basic) No Yes Yes Yes Maps (skiing) No Yes Yes Yes Maps (golf) No Yes Yes Yes Internal storage 64 MB 32 GB 32 GB 32 GB Music player No Yes Yes Yes Deezer / Spotify No Yes Yes Yes Wi-Fi No Yes Yes Yes Watch glass Gorilla Glass Gorilla Glass Sapphire Glass Sapphire Glass Solar / Power Glass No No No Yes

6S Basic / Pro / Sapphire 6 Basic / Pro / Sapphire 6X Pro / Sapphire 6X Sapphire Solar GPS 25 h 36 h 60 h 60 + 6 h GPS + music 6 h 10 h 15 h 15 + 1 h UltraTrac 50 h 72 h 120 h 120 + 28 h Smartwatch mode 9 days 14 days 21 days 21 + 3 days Exposure mode 20 days 28 days 46 days 46 + 10 days Economy mode 34 days 48 days 80 days 80 + 40 days

Garmin Fenix 5S 5 5X 5S Plus 5 Plus 5X Plus 6S 6 6X Screen Size 1.1" 1.2" 1.2" 1.2" 1.2" 1.2" 1.2" 1.3" 1.4" Resolution 218 x 218 240 x 240 240 x 240 240 x 240 240 x 240 240 x 240 240 x 240 260 x 260 280 x 280

What might be featured based on the leaked renders?

A Solar model makes a lot of sense, especially on the 6X models too, though how much of an effect that can have on your battery is debatable.

For the 6S and 6 models, it looks like Garmin is sticking to the basic designs, which is fine by me, I think the S models are the best looking sports/smartwatches on the market. The screens have been increased in size so the overall aesthetics have improved if anything.

With the Garmin Fenix 6x & 6x Pro a couple of small details have been revealed. The 21-day battery life is a big one, technically that is only 1 more day than the current 5X Plus but any improvement is welcome.

Then there also appears to be a heart rate EGC graph, this is another sensible inclusion, the Apple Watch Series 4 and the Polar Vantage both have it so Garmin will want to keep up.

What other features are likely to be added?

Everything here is speculation, but we can pretty much guarantee that the new Fenix 6 will get all the new features the Forerunner 245 and FR945 received. This includes Body Resources, Heat and Altitude Acclimation, Training Load Focus, Training Effect Labels, and incident detection.

Mobile data / LTE – Garmin launched the Vivoactive 3 Verizon at CES 2019 so it is possible one of the watches would include this. Music, maps and incident detection would all greatly benefit from this, but at the same time, it would have a big effect on battery life.

Improved screen – The reason why Garmin and Suunto have great batteries is there a low-resolution screen which sips battery compared to the screens of a smartwatch. While a lot of people want Garmin to put an AMOLED screen on the watch, I am not sure how likely or how good that would be. However, keep the same screen tech but increase the resolution slightly.

Garmin Fenix 6 release price & date

The watch is now available for pre-order with the release date of 30th of August.

6 Series 5 Plus 42mm S £529.99 N/A 42mm S Pro £599.99 £599.99 42mm S Sapphire £699.99 £649.99 42mm S Sapphire Luxury Straps £799.99 £749 47mm £529.99 N/A 47mm Pro £599.99 £599.99 47mm Sapphire £699.99 £649.99 47mm Sapphire Titanium £899.99 £749 51mm X Sapphire £749.99 £799.99 51mm X Titanium/Luxy band £899.99 £999.99 51mm X Solar £999.99 - no Sapphire glass N/A

Previous updates







[Update] The YouTube video posted by Andor Czafix has now been removed following a copyright claim by Garmin International, Inc.

[Update 08/08/2019] New leaked images which claim to be real-life shots of the Fenix 6x Pro

[Update 09/08/2019] An Amazon listing has been reportedly posted then pulled claiming a release of 29th of August 2019 for the Fenix 6X Sapphire

[Update 22/08/2019] – New leaked product names, images, and improved images from the taken down amazon page

[Update 25/08/2019] An eCommerce site in Uruguay has listed the fēnix 6 Pro for $804 with a launch date of September 6th 2019. The 6th is the first official day of IFA, and many companies make their announcements on the 4th and 5th. So this date makes more sense than the previous 29th of August release. Screenshot and link at the bottom of the page.

[Update 26/08/2019] GPSCity listed all the product range including the Venu and Vivoactive 4, confirming pricing.







Image sources: the5krunner & appelmoessite