Garmin Fenix 7

Strong outdoor tracking accuracy ; Responsive touchscreen ; Improved battery life

It’s not cheap ; Not the full smartwatch experience ; Core experience similar to Fenix 6

The Fenix 7 is a great outdoor watch with new features that make it a worthwhile upgrade from the Fenix 6, if you value supreme outdoor accuracy. During testing we found the device’s increased number of mapping features work brilliantly. Coupled with...

Accessible new training tools ; Superb navigation apps ; Extra-tough design

Low-contrast display ; No mic for hands-free calls ; Costs more than Fenix 6

Flashlight is useful and fun to use ; New real-time stamina meter is an interesting feature ; Power Glass performs better and further extends battery life ; Refined physical design ; Touch controls work well ; Faster and more reliable GPS

Bulky to wear 24/7 ; Flashlight is only included in 7X model

The Garmin Fenix 7 is a beast of a smartwatch and improves on the already excellent Fenix 6, which is a great achievement. Just like previous Fenix models, the Fenix 7 is big, bold and works well as an outdoor, running and triathlon watch; but very few...

Outstanding battery life ; Excellent durability ; Offline mapping

Bulky on the wrist ; Pricey

The best all-rounder outdoors adventure watch you can get right now.

Incredible battery life

The updates Garmin added to the Fenix 7 line are important but probably unnecessary for most users. Solar charging will help select people eke more battery life out of their watches. Multi-band GNSS has proven to be helpful in our testing, but again,...

New training tools suit all levels of runner ; Brilliant touchscreen display ; Some models have extras like a flashlight

More costly than the Fenix 6

on the market.

Outstanding battery life ; Excellent durability ; Offline mapping

Bulky on the wrist ; Pricey

The best all-rounder outdoors adventure watch you can get right now.