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

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 13, 2023

I'm completely satisfied with the product, it works.

In general, the purchase is more satisfied than not. The watch seems to be quite reliable and trouble-free, although I have not yet had such situations where it would prove it.
A number of functions, because of which I took this model, in fact turned out to be either completely useless for me (like cards), or did not live up to expectations (built-in player).
Took a watch for jogging. For this task, everything solves perfectly (except for measuring heart rate). I also wanted to simultaneously get a “smart watch”, where notifications from a smartphone and so on would come.
If I had to choose a watch for myself now (knowing all of the above), I would probably look at cheaper models, or the ForRunner series.

Pros

- appearance, design. They look very cool and go with almost any style of clothing. - a large number of types of training, the ability to configure alerts, etc. - the accuracy of measuring the parameters of the distance traveled, the pace of running. - garmin-pay, contactless payment - the ability to download mp3 files, listen to music / podcasts without having to take your phone with you - fairly good battery life - up to 7 days

Cons

- very strong errors in measuring the pulse. For example, at rest, it can show a heart rate of 100, when in reality the heart rate is not more than 70. The error increases with an increase in heart rate, i. E. during training, it shows exorbitant 180-190, when in reality it is no more than 150. - not very convenient scheme of work with the built-in player. It is required either to install separate applications from external media services (many of which do not work in the 2022), and then use their music / podcast database, where there is a rather limited choice, and then inconvenient synchronization either via wi-fi or via usb- lace. Or another option (which I use) is to upload pre-downloaded audio files to the clock via usb. I would like to have the most “seamless” integration with the same iTunes / Apple Music via a smartphone, bypassing the need to interact with a computer. - somewhat backward graphics on the display (not high resolution). At a time when other manufacturers offer displays with high-quality graphics (where watches are much cheaper), this model has “pixel squares a la Tetris”. Somehow you do not expect such archaism on a watch for this money. Hence the "scanty" covers for watches. - the function of the maps on this model is somehow useless, in my opinion. The level of detail of the maps allows you to roughly understand where you are, well, that's all. If we are talking about the area outside the city, then it will not be possible to turn on the "satellite" mode, as in the popular 2022 service, in order to navigate at least some topography. There are only man-made streets/roads. Well, I don't need it at all.