Garmin Fenix 6 Sapphire running watch | Impartial reviews & price comparison

Overview

The Fenix is a running watch family from Garmin.

The Fenix 6 Sapphire was released in 2019. The latest model in the family is the Garmin Fenix 7 Solar.

Based on our monitoring of prices across the internet, it's currently in the most expensive 10% of running watches today.

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released	Released Oct 2019	Oct 2022	Oct 2022	Oct 2022	Aug 2024	Oct 2022
expertReviewScore	Expert Review Score ‌ ‌	‌ ‌	‌ ‌	‌ ‌	‌ ‌ 87%	‌ ‌
Battery life	Battery life	288 hours	288 hours	288 hours	2160 hours	384 hours
Battery life – GPS mode	Battery life – GPS mode	28 hours	28 hours	28 hours	320 hours	42 hours
Screen size	Screen size	30 mm	30 mm	30 mm	36 mm	30 mm
Weight	Weight	88 g	94 g	144 g	63 g	92 g
Height	Height	46 mm	46 mm	46 mm	51 mm	46 mm
Resolution	Resolution	240 x 240 px	240 x 240 px	240 x 240 px	280 x 280 px	390 px
Waterproof depth	Waterproof depth	100 m	100 m	100 m	100 m	100 m
Pixel density	Pixel density	283 ppi	283 ppi	283 ppi	282 ppi	459 ppi
Internal storage	Internal storage	32 GB	32 GB		32 GB	32 GB
Health tracking features	Health tracking features BMI tracking Calorie burn tracking Period notifications Sleep tracking Temperature tracking	BMI tracking Calorie burn tracking Fertility notifications Ovulation prediction Period notifications Period start date predictions Sleep tracking Temperature tracking Water intake tracking	BMI tracking Calorie burn tracking Fertility notifications Ovulation prediction Period notifications Period start date predictions Sleep tracking Temperature tracking Water intake tracking	BMI tracking Calorie burn tracking Fertility notifications Ovulation prediction Period notifications Period start date predictions Sleep tracking Temperature tracking Water intake tracking	BMI tracking Calorie burn tracking Calorie intake tracking Fertility notifications Ovulation prediction Period notifications Period start date predictions Sleep tracking Temperature tracking Water intake tracking Weight tracking	BMI tracking Calorie burn tracking Calorie intake tracking Fertility notifications Ovulation prediction Period notifications Period start date predictions Sleep tracking Temperature tracking Water intake tracking Weight tracking
Sensors	Sensors 3D compass Accelerometer Barometer Blood oxygenation monitor Body temperature sensor Cadence sensor Compass Fast GPS lock Galileo GPS Gyroscope Heart rate monitor	Accelerometer Barometer Blood oxygenation monitor Cadence sensor Compass Galileo GPS Gyroscope Heart rate monitor	Accelerometer Barometer Blood oxygenation monitor Cadence sensor Compass Galileo GPS Gyroscope Heart rate monitor	Accelerometer Barometer Blood oxygenation monitor Cadence sensor Compass Galileo GPS Gyroscope Heart rate monitor	Accelerometer Barometer Blood oxygenation monitor Body temperature sensor Compass Fast GPS lock Galileo GPS Gyroscope Heart rate monitor Monitors perspiration	Accelerometer Barometer Blood oxygenation monitor Body temperature sensor Cadence sensor Compass Fast GPS lock Galileo GPS Gyroscope Has a wind speed sensor Heart rate monitor
Alerts	Alerts Inactivity alerts Irregular heart rate warnings Silent alarm Thunderstorm warnings Vibrating alerts	Inactivity alerts Silent alarm Vibrating alerts Voice feedback	Inactivity alerts Irregular heart rate warnings Silent alarm Vibrating alerts Voice feedback	Inactivity alerts Silent alarm Vibrating alerts Voice feedback	Inactivity alerts Irregular heart rate warnings Silent alarm Thunderstorm warnings Vibrating alerts Voice feedback	Inactivity alerts Irregular heart rate warnings Silent alarm Thunderstorm warnings Vibrating alerts Voice feedback
Screen features	Screen features Always-on display Damage resistant glass	Always-on display Sapphire glass	Always-on display Sapphire glass	Always-on display Sapphire glass	Always-on display Sapphire glass Touch screen	Always-on display Sapphire glass Touch screen
Battery features	Battery features Battery level indicator Rechargeable battery	Rechargeable battery	Rechargeable battery	Rechargeable battery	Rechargeable battery Solar power	Rechargeable battery
Common characteristics Activity detectionActivity taggingCoachingDistance trackingElevation trackingGoal settingLive trackingPace measurementRoute uploadsSteps trackingSwim stroke counterSwim stroke recognitionTrackback modeANT+Automatic syncingCloud syncingMac OS X compatibleNFCWi-FiWireless syncingIP67Sweat resistantCompatible heart monitorCompatible smart scales

Garmin Fenix 6 Sapphire: what the experts say (1 review)

Garmin Fenix 6 Sapphire characteristics and specifications

Characteristics
Sports	Running (+138)
Brand	Garmin (+94)
Features	Achievements (+97)Auto pause (+94)Calendar sync (+64)Call control (+87)Multi-sport mode (+87)Music playback (+79)Phone locator (+87)Social network integration (+54)Sunrise/sunset time (+76)Widgets (+82)
Activity Tracking Features	Activity detection (+104)Activity tagging (+101)Coaching (+79)Distance tracking (+119)Elevation tracking (+109)Goal setting (+87)Live tracking (+58)Pace measurement (+118)Route uploads (+75)Steps tracking (+119)Swim stroke counter (+92)Swim stroke recognition (+47)Trackback mode (+73)
Health tracking features	BMI tracking (+57)Calorie burn tracking (+104)Period notifications (+61)Sleep tracking (+100)Temperature tracking (+63)
Connectivity Types	ANT+ (+88)Automatic syncing (+52)Cloud syncing (+54)Mac OS X compatible (+24)NFC (+63)Wi-Fi (+65)Wireless syncing (+64)
Sensors	3D compass (+21)Accelerometer (+117)Barometer (+98)Blood oxygenation monitor (+79)Body temperature sensor (+73)Cadence sensor (+50)Compass (+105)Fast GPS lock (+29)Galileo (+67)GPS (+117)Gyroscope (+85)Heart rate monitor (+109)
Waterproofings	IP67 (+91)Sweat resistant (+97)
Alerts	Inactivity alerts (+87)Irregular heart rate warnings (+44)Silent alarm (+83)Thunderstorm warnings (+35)Vibrating alerts (+87)
Supported peripherals	Compatible heart monitor (+95)Compatible smart scales (+70)
Screen features	Always-on display (+83)Damage resistant glass (+41)
Battery features	Battery level indicator (+63)Rechargeable battery (+120)
Colorways	Grey / Black Band, Ti Grey / Orange Band

Specifications
Model	6 Sapphire
Released	Oct 2019

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