Garmin's popular Fenix range has had yet another upgrade and the chunky Fenix 7 Sapphire Solar model packs in nearly every feature you'll ever need from a fitness tracker.
The Fenix 7 Sapphire Solar watch is the top model in the new range from Garmin, offering touch-screen options and solar-charging power. Other generational improvements include wider mapping support, longer battery life and an improved heart rate sensor. Basically, Garmin has taken all the best bits of the Fenix 6 and improved them, but not made dramatic changes like adding an ECG heart rate reader or radically altering the look of the interface.
The Fenix 7 series is also pricey. It starts at $699/£599 for the smaller 7S and heads to well over $1000 for the top model. Have a think about whether you’ll actually appreciate some of the high-end features before buying, because a lower-end Garmin watch may be just as good for your needs. The 'Sapphire Solar' model that we're testing has ultra-tough Sapphire display protection rather than Gorilla Glass, and solar-charging screen tech.
There’s a digital watch-style front light to make the display visible in darker rooms. If the Garmin Fenix 7 will be your first runner’s watch and you’ve tried a smartwatch before, it will look dull. However, it’s still an exceptionally good type of display for fitness use. Garmin avoids the latter issue by disabling touch as soon as you start a workout, although you can switch it back on if you’d much rather swipe your screen rather than using the buttons.
It’s a great, digestible way to show sleep data from a series not always known for its user-friendliness. The only issues are that the Fenix 7 sometimes takes a little while to finalize its sleep report: get up ultra-early and it may show the wrong figures until later in the morning. The Fenix 7 tries to negate the need for a phone 99% of the time, a concept that's seen in its music support. You can transfer files directly to the watch from a Mac or PC using a cable, or hook up to Spotify, Deezer or Amazon Music and download tracks from their libraries.
PerformanceSpO2 is one of the more health-leaning stats that the Garmin Fenix 7 can record. This is your blood oxygenation. Garmin calls it Pulse Ox, a feature that has been part of the Garmin roster since before SpO2 readings became trendy. The heart rate sensor’s resting readings are also largely reliable. They are free of the overshooting spikes that can happen when you get up from your work desk when wearing a watch that relies on flaky predictive algorithms.
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