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Review on 🕺 Garmin fēnix 5X Plus: Multisport GPS Smartwatch with Color Topo Maps, Pulse Ox, Music, and Pay - Black (Renewed) by Erick Bowers

Revainrating 2 out of 5

Not Impressed Yet

Longtime Fitbit User I was looking for something more accurate and reliable. Ok GPS, tracking, heart rate are all cool and seem to be working accurately. Or at least give the same numbers as Fitbit. The smartphone functionality is annoying. But it's normal. I didn't buy a smart watch. Oily life sucks. With activity of about a few hours a week, it disappears after 10 days. I tried tweaking by removing the brightness, gestures, etc. Now it's gone in 3 days! Am I lucky enough to buy a refurbished product? UPDATE: Did a test. Full load. No push notifications. no gestures 20% brightness. Since I was ill, I had almost no activity (less than 1 hour). The battery was empty after less than 5 days. That's it. My verdict is an absolute waste of money. UPDATE2: Used to top up every 5 days. Now a crap. I bought this particular model with the music function in mind. Finally tried to connect BT headphones for the first time. Does not find. Tried 3-4 varieties. Every other device works with it without any problems. The Fenix 5X Plus is waiting for a timeout and will ask you to try again. Oh yes, and one more surprise. The advertised free return is nonsense. You have to pay for the return shipping

Pros
  • GPS, Finder & Accessories
Cons
  • Modern