Product Comparison
fēnix® 7X – Sapphire Solar Edition
$999.99 USD
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tactix® 7 – Pro Edition
$1,299.99 USD and Up
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tactix® 7 – Pro Ballistics Edition
$1,599.99 USD
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fēnix® 7X – Sapphire Solar Edition
Buy Now
$999.99 USD
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tactix® 7 – Pro Edition
Buy Now
$1,299.99 USD and Up
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tactix® 7 – Pro Ballistics Edition
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$1,599.99 USD
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You want 7-day-a-week wearability in an ultratough, solar charged multisport GPS watch that puts no limits on how far you can go. Say hello to the fēnix® 7X Sapphire Solar edition. |
You want to be field-ready. You want a specialized GPS smartwatch with solar charging, tactical features, a built-in flashlight, routable TOPO mapping and more. |
You want to be mission-ready. You want a specialized GPS smartwatch with solar charging, tactical features, a built-in Applied Ballistics® calculator and more. |
General
| Lens Material |
Power Sapphire™ |
Power Sapphire™ |
Power Sapphire™ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bezel Material |
titanium |
titanium |
titanium |
| Case material | fiber-reinforced polymer with titanium rear cover | fiber-reinforced polymer with titanium rear cover | fiber-reinforced polymer with titanium rear cover |
| QuickFit™ watch band compatible |
included (26 mm) |
included (26 mm) |
included (26 mm) |
| Strap material |
silicone |
nylon and silicone |
nylon and silicone |
| Physical size |
51 x 51 x 14.9 mm Fits wrists with the following circumference: |
51 x 51 x 14.9 mm Fits wrists with the following circumference: |
51 x 51 x 14.9 mm Fits wrists with the following circumference: |
| Touchscreen | |||
| Color display | |||
| LED flashlight | yes (white/green) | yes (white/green) | |
| Display Size | 1.4” (35.56 mm) diameter | 1.4” (35.56 mm) diameter | 1.4” (35.56 mm) diameter |
| Display Resolution | 280 x 280 pixels | 280 x 280 pixels | 280 x 280 pixels |
| Display Type | sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP) | sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP) | sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP) |
| Weight |
89 g (case only: 61 g) |
89 g (case only: 61 g) |
89 g (case only: 61 g) |
| Water rating | 10 ATM | 10 ATM | 10 ATM |
| Battery life |
Smartwatch: Up to 28 days/37 days with solar* *Solar charging, assuming all-day wear with 3 hours per day outside in 50,000 lux conditions |
Smartwatch: Up to 28 days/37 days with solar* *Solar charging, assuming all-day wear with 3 hours per day outside in 50,000 lux conditions |
Smartwatch: Up to 28 days/37 days with solar* *Solar charging, assuming all-day wear with 3 hours per day outside in 50,000 lux conditions |
| Charging method | Garmin proprietary plug charger | Garmin proprietary plug charger | Garmin proprietary plug charger |
| Memory/History | 32 GB | 32 GB | 32 GB |
Clock Features
| Time/date | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| GPS Time Sync | |||
| Automatic daylight saving time | |||
| Alarm clock | |||
| Timer | |||
| Stopwatch | |||
| Sunrise/sunset times |
Health Monitoring
| Wrist-based heart rate (constant, every second) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily resting heart rate | |||
| Abnormal heart rate alerts | yes (high and low) | yes (high and low) | yes (high and low) |
| Respiration rate (24x7) | |||
| Pulse Ox blood oxygen saturation | |||
| Fitness age | yes (in app) | yes (in app) | yes (in app) |
| Body Battery™ energy monitor | |||
| All-day stress | |||
| Relaxation breathing timer | |||
| Sleep | yes (advanced) | yes (advanced) | yes (advanced) |
| Sleep score and insights | |||
| Hydration | yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget) | yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget) | yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget) |
| Women's health | yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget) | yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget) | yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget) |
| Health snapshot |
Sensors
| GPS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| GLONASS | |||
| Galileo | |||
| Multi-frequency Positioning | |||
| SatIQ™ Technology | |||
| Garmin Elevate™ wrist heart rate monitor | |||
| Barometric altimeter | |||
| Compass | |||
| Gyroscope | |||
| Accelerometer | |||
| Thermometer | |||
| Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation Monitor |
Daily Smart Features
| Connectivity | Bluetooth®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi® | BLUETOOTH®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi® | BLUETOOTH®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi® |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connect IQ™ (downloadable watch faces, data fields, widgets and apps) | |||
| On-device Connect IQ™ Store | |||
| Smart Notifications | |||
| Text response/reject phone call with text (Android™ only) | |||
| Calendar | |||
| Weather | |||
| Realtime settings sync with Garmin Connect™ mobile | |||
| Battery saver (customizable low power watch) | |||
| Controls smartphone music | |||
| Plays and controls watch music | |||
| Music storage | |||
| Find My Phone | |||
| Find My Watch | |||
| VIRB® Remote | |||
| Smartphone compatibility | iPhone®, Android™ | iPhone®, Android™ | iPhone®, Android™ |
| Pairs with Garmin Golf app | |||
| Pairs with Garmin Connect™ Mobile | |||
| Stocks | |||
| Garmin Pay™ |
Safety and Tracking Features
| LiveTrack | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Group LiveTrack | |||
| Live Event Sharing | |||
| Incident Detection during select activities | |||
| Incident detection alert on phone for wearables | |||
| Assistance |
Tactical Features
| Stealth Mode | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Night vision mode | |||
| Dual grid coordinates | |||
| Kill switch |
Aviation Features
| Worldwide airport database(s) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-axis compass with HSI (horizontal situation indicator) | |||
| Multiple time zones with Zulu/UTC | |||
| NEXRAD on moving map | |||
| Moving Map with aviation airports, navaids, roads, bodies of water and more | |||
| Worldwide NAVAID and Intersection database(s) | |||
| In-flight Pulse Ox | |||
| METAR (Meteorological Aerodrome Report) | |||
| TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast) |
Activity Tracking Features
| Step counter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Move bar (displays on device after a period of inactivity; walk for a couple of minutes to reset it) | |||
| Auto goal (learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal) | |||
| Calories burned | |||
| Floors climbed | |||
| Distance traveled | |||
| Intensity minutes | |||
| TrueUp™ | |||
| Move IQ™ | |||
| Garmin Connect™ Challenges app | yes (optional Connect IQ app) | yes (optional Connect IQ app) | yes (optional Connect IQ app) |
Gym & Fitness Equipment
| Automatic rep counting | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardio workouts | |||
| Available gym activity profiles | Strength, HIIT, Cardio and Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor Rowing, Breathwork, Pilates, Yoga | Strength, HIIT, Cardio and Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor Rowing, Pilates, Yoga | Strength, HIIT, Cardio and Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor Rowing, Pilates, Yoga |
| Strength workouts | |||
| HIIT workouts | |||
| Yoga workouts | |||
| Pilates workouts | |||
| On-screen workout animations |
Training, Planning and Analysis Features
| HR zones | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| HR alerts | |||
| HR calories | |||
| % HR max | |||
| % HRR | |||
| Recovery time | |||
| Auto max HR | |||
| Morning report | |||
| Race glance/widget | |||
| HRV status | |||
| Training readiness | |||
| HRV stress test (measures your heart rate variability while standing still, for 3 minutes, to provide you with an estimated stress level; the scale of this is 1 to 100; low scores indicate lower stress levels) | yes (with compatible accessory) | yes (with compatible accessory) | yes (with compatible accessory) |
| HR broadcast (broadcasts HR data over ANT+™ to paired devices) | |||
| Respiration rate (during exercise) | yes (with compatible accessory) | yes (with compatible accessory) | yes (with compatible accessory) |
| GPS speed and distance | |||
| Customizable data pages | |||
| Customizable activity profiles | |||
| Auto Pause® | |||
| Interval training | |||
| Improved interval (includes open repeats, intervals data page, rest screen and auto detection) | |||
| Advanced workouts | |||
| Downloadable training plans | |||
| Power Modes - customizable in-activity battery settings | |||
| HRM running pace and distance | |||
| Auto Lap® | |||
| Manual lap | |||
| Rest timer | |||
| Configurable lap alerts | |||
| Heat and altitude acclimation | |||
| VO2 Max (Run) | |||
| VO2 Max (Trail Run) | |||
| Realtime stamina | |||
| Training status | yes (improved) | yes (improved) | yes (improved) |
| Training load | |||
| Training load focus | |||
| Training effect | |||
| Training effect (anaerobic) | |||
| Primary benefit (Training Effect labels) | |||
| Improved recovery time | |||
| Daily suggested workouts | yes (improved) | yes (improved) | yes (improved) |
| Custom alerts | |||
| Audio prompts | |||
| Finish time | |||
| Virtual Partner | |||
| Race an Activity | |||
| Auto multisport activities | |||
| Manual multisport activities | |||
| Course guidance | |||
| Garmin Live Segments | |||
| Strava Live Segments | |||
| Round-trip course creator (running/cycling) | |||
| Trendline™ Popularity Routing | |||
| Touch and/or button lock | |||
| Hot keys | |||
| Auto scroll | |||
| Activity history on watch | |||
| Physio TrueUp |
Running Features
| Available run profiles |
Running, Outdoor Track Running, Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running, Trail Running, Virtual Running, Ultra Running |
Running, Outdoor Track Running, Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running, Trail Running, Virtual Running, Ultra Running |
Running, Outdoor Track Running, Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running, Trail Running, Virtual Running, Ultra Running |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPS-based distance, time and pace | |||
| Running dynamics | yes (with compatible accessory) | yes (with compatible accessory) | yes (with compatible accessory) |
| Vertical oscillation and ratio | yes (with compatible accessory) | yes (with compatible accessory) | yes (with compatible accessory) |
| Ground contact time and balance | yes (with compatible accessory) | yes (with compatible accessory) | yes (with compatible accessory) |
| Stride length (real time) | yes (with compatible accessory) | yes (with compatible accessory) | yes (with compatible accessory) |
| Cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute) | |||
| Running power | |||
| Grade-adjusted pace | |||
| Performance condition | |||
| Lactate threshold | yes (with compatible accessory) | yes (with compatible accessory) | yes (with compatible accessory) |
| PacePro™ Pacing Strategies | |||
| Run workouts | |||
| Trail run auto climb | |||
| Race predictor | |||
| Foot pod capable | |||
| Run/Walk/Stand detection |
Golfing Features
| Preloaded with 42,000 courses worldwide | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Yardage to F/M/B (distance to front, middle and back of green) | |||
| Yardage to layups/doglegs | |||
| Measures shot distance (calculates exact yardage for shots from anywhere on course) | automatic | automatic | automatic |
| Digital scorecard | |||
| Custom targets | |||
| Stat tracking (strokes, putts per round, greens and fairways hit) | |||
| Garmin AutoShot™ | |||
| Full vector map | |||
| Auto CourseView updates | |||
| Green View with manual pin position | |||
| Hazards and course targets | |||
| PinPointer | |||
| PlaysLike distance | |||
| Touch-targeting (touch target on display to see the distance to any point) | |||
| Handicap scoring | |||
| Round timer/odometer | |||
| Automatic club tracking compatible (requires accessory) | |||
| Wind speed and direction (requires connection to Garmin Golf app) | |||
| Virtual caddie | |||
| Tournament legal | |||
| Green Contours (with Garmin Golf membership) |
Outdoor Recreation
| Available outdoor recreation profiles |
Hiking, Indoor Climbing, Bouldering, Climbing, Mountain Biking, Skiing, Snowboarding, Backcountry Snowboarding, XC Classic Skiing, Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing, Kayaking, Surfing, Kiteboarding, Windsurfing, Snowshoeing, Fishing, Horseback Riding, Jumpmaster, Tennis, Pickleball, Tactical, Disc Golf |
Hiking, Indoor Climbing, Bouldering, Climbing, Mountain Biking, Skiing, Snowboarding, Backcountry Snowboarding, XC Classic Skiing, Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing, Kayaking, Surfing, Hunting, Fishing, Kiteboarding, Windsurfing, Snowshoeing, Jumpmaster, Tennis, Pickleball, Tactical, Disc Golf |
Hiking, Indoor Climbing, Bouldering, Climbing, Mountain Biking, Skiing, Snowboarding, Backcountry Snowboarding, XC Classic Skiing, Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing, Kayaking, Surfing, Hunting, Fishing, Kiteboarding, Windsurfing, Snowshoeing, Jumpmaster, Tennis, Pickleball, Tactical, Disc Golf |
|---|---|---|---|
| Point-to-point navigation | |||
| Bread crumb trail in real time | |||
| Back to start | |||
| TracBack® | |||
| UltraTrac mode | |||
| Around Me mode | |||
| Reference point | |||
| Up Ahead | |||
| NextFork™ navigation | |||
| Elevation profile | |||
| Distance to destination | |||
| Barometric trend indicator with Storm Alert | |||
| ClimbPro™ Ascent Planner | |||
| Vertical speed | |||
| Total ascent/descent | |||
| Rest Timer (Ultra Run only) | |||
| Future elevation plot | |||
| Preloaded topographical maps | |||
| Preloaded road and trail maps | |||
| Preloaded ski resort maps | |||
| Downloadable cartography support | |||
| GPS coordinates | |||
| Sight 'N Go | |||
| Area calculation | yes (via Connect IQ™) | yes (via Connect IQ™) | yes (via Connect IQ™) |
| Hunt/fish calendar | yes (via Connect IQ™) | yes (via Connect IQ™) | yes (via Connect IQ™) |
| Projected waypoint | |||
| Sun and moon information | yes (via Connect IQ™) | yes (via Connect IQ™) | yes (via Connect IQ™) |
| XERO™ Locations | |||
| Wind meter compatible | |||
| Expedition GPS Activity | |||
| Tides | yes (via Connect IQ™) | yes (via Connect IQ™) | yes (via Connect IQ™) |
| Tide glance |
Cycling Features
| Cycle Map (routable cycling-specific street map) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Available cycling profiles |
Biking, Road Biking, Mountain Biking, Gravel Biking, Bike Commuting, Bike Touring, eBiking, eMountain Biking, Indoor Biking, Cyclocross, Triathlon |
Biking, eBiking, Indoor Biking, Mountain Biking, Triathlon |
Biking, eBiking, Indoor Biking, Mountain Biking, Triathlon |
| Alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goals including time, distance, heart rate or calories) | |||
| Courses | |||
| Power guide | |||
| MTB Grit & Flow | |||
| Bike lap and lap maximum power (with power sensor) | |||
| Race an activity | |||
| FTP (Functional Threshold Power) | yes (with compatible accessory) | yes (with compatible accessory) | yes (with compatible accessory) |
| Power curve and % FTP workouts | |||
| Compatible with Vector™ and Rally™ (power meters) | |||
| Power meter compatible | |||
| Advanced cycling dynamics | |||
| Compatible with Varia Vision™ (head-mounted display) | |||
| Compatible with Varia™ radar (rear-facing radar) | |||
| Compatible with Varia™ lights | |||
| Speed and cadence sensor support (w/sensor) |
Swimming Features
| Available swim profiles |
Pool Swimming, Open Water Swimming, Swimming/Running |
Pool Swimming, Open Water Swimming, Swimming/Running |
Pool Swimming, Open Water Swimming, Swimming/Running |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open-water swim metrics (distance, pace, stroke count/rate, stroke distance, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories) | |||
| Pool swim metrics (lengths, distance, pace, stroke count, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories) | |||
| Stroke type detection (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly) (pool swim only) | |||
| Drill logging (pool swim only) | |||
| Basic rest timer (up from 0) (pool swim only) | |||
| "Repeat on" rest timer (pool swim only) | |||
| Auto rest (pool swim only) | |||
| Time and distance alerts | |||
| Pacing alerts (pool swim only) | |||
| Countdown start (pool swim only) | |||
| Pool swim workouts | |||
| Critical swim speed | |||
| Underwater wrist-based heart rate | |||
| Heart rate from external HRM (real-time during rests, interval and session stats during rests, and automatic heart rate download post-swim) | yes (with HRM-Tri, HRM-Swim, HRM-Pro or HRM-Pro Plus) | yes (with HRM-Tri, HRM-Swim, HRM-Pro or HRM-Pro Plus) | yes (with HRM-Tri, HRM-Swim, HRM-Pro or HRM-Pro Plus) |
Kid Activity Tracking Features
| Toe-to-Toe™ Challenges app | yes (optional Connect IQ Toe-to-Toe™ Challenges app) | yes (optional Connect IQ Toe-to-Toe™ Challenges app) | yes (optional Connect IQ Toe-to-Toe™ Challenges app) |
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