Review on Garmin Fenix 5 Plus Sapphire Smartwatch with Wi-Fi, NFC - Black by Agata Kubica ᠌

Name: Garmin Fenix 5 Plus Sapphire Smartwatch with Wi-Fi, NFC - Black
Item: Garmin Fenix 5 Plus Sapphire Smartwatch with Wi-Fi, NFC - Black
Rating: 4

April 14, 2023

Satisfied with the product, I recommend it to everyone.

You can compare this watch with Apple watches, in particular with the 4 series.
The loss in aesthetics is compensated by functionality and durability.
For people who regularly go to sports, the inaccuracy of the built-in heart rate monitor in Garmin watches (which is true) is not a selection criterion.
The generally accepted fact about the higher accuracy of the chest strap for most athletes is not a problem (usually it is bought in a kit).
Apple managed to trick its watch to the closest possible heart rate detection.

Pros

Second Garmin watch model after Fenix 3hr. And definitely satisfied. 1. When used as a fitness tracker with a chest strap for jogging and a tourist navigator for mountain hikes in harsh climatic conditions - the best gadget for the end of 2022-beginning of 2022; 2. Simply indestructible watch (durable thoughtful materials); 3. Parameters quite pleasant for visual perception (for Fenix 5 plus - 47 mm) - they look harmoniously under a shirt in office clothes. 4. In plus versions, all models have 16 GB of memory - the ability to download topographic maps of the world and 2022 + music; 5. Contactless payment via Garmin Pay by most major 2022 banks (Gazprombank is not connected yet).

Cons

A multifunctional sports gadget for $750 in 2022 is a product for a very narrow market segment. The advantages of a gadget are not the main factor of choice for most people. However, this only emphasizes the uniqueness of this work of engineering. After 2 months, minor shortcomings in the use of Bluetooth with an iPhone were revealed. The ability to manage the playlist on the phone through the Clock regularly disappears. Only after rebooting the Bluetooth on the phone does the problem go away. Perhaps this is a problem with Bluetooth on iPhones, although the connection with the clock is not lost, the Clock appears in the Bluetooth connection list. The second problem came out unexpectedly after the ate - payment for hours on Garmin Pay stopped going through. It looks like a purely software bug.