– Climb Pro 2.0 Descents: This adds descents to ClimbPro for non-cycling activities. However, for those that haven’t yet updated their firmware to get these new features on your Fenix 6, the Enduro more visibly introduces these new software features: Now, I’m going to harp on the fact that this is feature-wise identical to a Fenix 6 base unit, except just with solar, a bigger battery, and a nylon strap. If you found this post useful, consider becoming a DCR Supporter which makes the site ad-free, while also getting access to a mostly weekly video series behind the scenes of the DCR Cave. But once I’m done with this loaner device for this review, I’ll box it up and send it back to Garmin. But we’ll dive into all that in a second.įirst note that I’ve had this watch for a while now, putting it through its paces in all manner of workouts and winter meanderings – long and short. Plus there’s a lightly updated version of ClimbPro, which now tracks/displays descents, and can trigger alerts before the climb starts. These metrics are also now available for Fenix 6 and FR945 users too, thus giving credence to Garmin sometimes offering features to ‘older’ watches. Rather, Garmin says the Enduro is a new underlying platform – one that enables them to boast what I suspect is the longest GPS battery life of any device out there.īeyond the battery though, it adds in Rest Timers and proper trail running VO2 max metrics, both focused on trail and ultra runners. That kind of battery life wasn’t just Garmin stuffing a bigger battery into it. The Enduro’s baseline battery claims start off at 80 hours of normal GPS-on time with solar enabled (and optical HR enabled too), but then soar up to 300 hours of GPS battery life in certain configurations. When the dust has settled this week – the Fenix 6 & Enduro watches will have virtually identical software.īut that hides what’s actually happening under the covers. At first glance you might think this is merely another variant of the Fenix 6 series, and in many ways you’d be right. It’s even got new features that Garmin has formally introduced here (yes, they’re coming to existing watches, more on that in the next section). Which isn’t to say the watch is bad – far from it. And Garmin is betting that you’ll pay extra for that feature over and above a normal base Garmin Fenix 6 unit. Be it GPS battery life or daily watch use battery life, there’s no Garmin watch that goes as long as the Enduro. Let’s just get this out of the way upfront: There’s precisely one reason – and ONLY one reason to buy the Garmin Enduro: You want really long battery life, and are OK with that at the expense of any other feature.
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