Garmin Fenix 5 Plus

Name: Garmin Fenix 5 Plus
Brand: garmin
SKU: 62d97d98f511a373508130b3
Rating: 3.0 (86 reviews)

Based on 86 reviews

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Great battery life

Compatible with Dexcom app

Can hold up to 700 songs

Garmin Pay for touchless payments

Durable and reliable

Not as accurate HR measurement as other watches

Intermittent connectivity issues

Steep learning curve for new users

Verdict

The Garmin Fenix 5 Plus is a great choice for fitness enthusiasts who want a watch with plenty of features. It has a long battery life, is compatible with the Dexcom app, and can hold up to 700 songs. It also has Garmin Pay, which allows for touchless payments. However, some users have experienced intermittent connectivity issues and the HR measurement may not be as accurate as other watches.

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The Apple Watch activity feature is like

I actually find the iWatch targets way easier than my previous Garmin Fenix. Garmin is oh you walked 20km today? Let’s do a marathon tomorrow oh and drink 8liters of water for 4 hours!

Neutral

clickbg

2 years ago

reddit.com/r/AppleWatch

So so

My husband got this watch because he is a type 1diabetic and uses the Dexcom app to track his blood sugar levels. This watch is compatible with the app. He has not set up the app on it yet as he is trying to mess with the watch to get an idea how it works. He was trying to set up a weather app/step ...

I second Garmin Fenix. I have a Fenix 5 and it does everything I could want. Great for Tri’s but also has everything I would want for skiing, hiking, etc. plus the general health tracking stats are interesting if your into that.

Positive

brosef321

2 years ago

reddit.com/r/triathlon

Disappointing HR Measurement

While i love how most of the features of the watch, i was very disappointed with the HR measurement. I moved to Fenix 5 from Fitibit because Fitbit does not integrate well with Powermeters, cadence or any other external measurement. While i understand the challenge with wrist based measurments compa...

I had the Fenix 3 for 2 years and then the 5x for 3 years. They were on my wrist every day and I loved the simple utility as long as the incredible durability of them.

Intermittent connectivity when I need it most.

I really liked the watch but as time went on it became buggy. Thought I had a defective one so I exchanged it. Intermittent connectivity when I need it most. Same thing with the second one. Sleep monitor. Wouldn’t get a reading consistently Disappointed because it’s a cool watch

She was trusty and has been through a lot with me but felt like I wanted some more features and something a bit more burly. So upgraded to the Fenix 5 Plus, kind of wishing I had done the 5x Plus with PulseOx but not a huge deal. Watch face has been updated to match old with the Fusion face. Now to test out the features like Trailforks for riding!.

Still evaluating but mostly good

In my opinion, this Fenix 5 Plus offers more features that the average fitness aficionado would ever need, and with all those features comes a fairly steep learning curve, especially for one just entering the fitness tracking world. I really like that my particular watch holds over 700 songs, even t...

Are Fitbits even worth it anymore?

Mine lasted a bit over a year. Then I decided to invest in something better quality. The Garmin Fenix is beautiful and seems more mature than the Fitbit. Training metrics are so much better. You get what you pay for.

Nice looking watch and Garmin support stepped up to the plate

UPDATE #2: Garmin support has really stepped up to the plate so I'm changing my overall rating of the watch. They've helped me resolve the connectivity and the gesture issues (resetting to default and start over with connecting watch). I'm back to really liking the watch! UPDATE: The "gesture" still...

Specs

Brand

Garmin

Screen Size

1.2 Inches

Connectivity Technology

Bluetooth

Wi-Fi

Map Type

Worldwide

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