Best Tips & Tricks from 2 YEARS with Garmin Fenix 7X 4K
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- I bought my Fenix 7X watch as soon as it came out and was in stock in my local REI store. That’s two years ago! In this video I share my 7 favorite tips & tricks that will help you get the most from your Fenix 7, including the Pro versions. I’ll include how I have set it up, how I use it, and what still annoys me.
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That flashlight has become a Garmin legend.
Great set of tips many of which I’ve been using on a daily basis. I’ve had my Tactix 7 for almost 2 years and it’s been an excellent watch. Like you I use the flashlight everyday, especially when I wake up and go to bed! Before that I was an Apple Watch user since 2015 but after upgrading to a Garmin I’ve never looked back.
Thanks... glad it was helpful!
That palm feature is fabulous
I have had my Fenix7 for about 7 months and love it. I wouldn't be without it. Love it.
I do wish I had gotten the X for the flashlight but I only use it at night, usually to feed the cat at 4am, and the display is bright enough so I don't walk into anything. So would I upgrade? Nope.
Great video, thanks! All useful tips that I agree with and use regularly. You made the key point right at the top: motivation! Not only do I feel encouraged (nice word) to keep up and intensify my workout routine but also to diversify things. Now, a gym trip seems a bit more 'stale' and I'm more inclined to take full advantage of my watch out on a long bike ride or run outside. Before owning a Garmin, I got my epix Pro (Gen 2) back in December, the normal scheduled gym routine was all I really did.
Fantastic! Glad it helped - That Epix Pro is a nice watch too #thumbsup
Really appreciate the video
this is amazing, I've had my epix pro since it came out and didn't know half these things
Glad it helped!
Video quality, background and the lighting is incredible man! I thought you are in like 600k subscribers 😅 keep going! Well done 👏🏽
Thanks... really appreciate it!
Fantastic video mate! Made me miss my Fenix 🔥
Thanks! I am kinda attached to my Fenix now for sure
@@ThisIsJulianC Like you said! It’s allll about that flashlight 🔦
i bought the enduro 2 for the real bright flash light. love Garmin. and of course all its features.
Great video! In regards to style, I personally like the forerunner series watches a lot more. I had a fenix 6X for a while and I hated the way it looked. Love my FR955. Keep up with the good work and keep the videos coming 😊
Thank you Sir! #thumbsup
Wow! This is such a high quality video. Not sure how you don't have many more subscribers. Your delivery seems effortless, like you have had decades of experience in front of the camera. Thank you for this video, you have gained a new subscriber. Looking forward to whatever you post next.
Glad you liked it!
Just stumbled across your channel. 34 years old two young kids and health and fitness has taken a back seat since covid. Currently desperately trying to get myself back in to it but after i started running again back in October thinking things couldn't have gotten that bad, I was sadly very wrong. I'd gone from sub 40 minute 10k's to almost 30 minute 5k's. So in desperation to get myself back to where i once was i went from zero trainig to running 30 to 35 km a week and im sure you can see where I'm going, a decent bout of tendinitis and groin injury so bad I couldn't fun for 4 month was what I got for my efforts. I'm not outwardly very fat but obviosuly not very fit or healthy. Desk jobs will do that.
Anyway for no reason other than I just wanted one I was hell bent on getting myself a fenix 7x but the price was too much, so I settled for the instinct 2x. A fantastic watch does way way more than I could ever need and in some respects it is a fenix 7 without the screen, but the plasticy look has me longing for a fenix again. It looks fine day to day but when i want to me a little more formal itnjust doesnt look very good. At the moment the 7x sapphire solar is avaible for 475 but I like you am 6 foot 2, 97kgs but slim build. My wrist size is 183mm so I worry that the watch may seem too big but also the fact as you've mentioned it wobbles around doing activity. I like to wear my watch 24/7 so heart rate is important to me so I don't want to wear it loose in-between activities. What size wrist do you have, because i feel like it looks great on you. Also having the torch on the instinct 2x, I really don't think I could go for the standard model without the torch.
As I say knew to your channel but enjoying the content so far.
My wrist is similar sized to yours. If you are unsure try them on your wrist in a store. My local REI had the Fenix 6 in a regular size and 7 in the X size so I could compare them, the X looked way better. If you can't do that, I would get the X size anyway... when it comes to sports watches always go larger...
Great tips/video… I’ve had my Fenix 7 Sapphire Solar for 2 years now also. Absolutely love it! I’m curious what the Fenix 8 is going to change once released. When I eventually upgrade I’ll be going with the X for a slightly larger face and potentially add’l features.
Nice list. I love all those things. I also love daily suggested workout combined with calendered events.
Like the tactix I see the 8X coming with an amoled option which might move me from my epix.
I'm with you on the AMOLED - I would upgrade to a Fenix 8 if it came with AMOLED so long as they got an improved battery life over the current Epix Pro. However the 51mm Epix Pro is very similar to the style of the Fenix, so I think there might be a consolidation of the models available. Mrs C has an Epix Gen 2 and that needs charging every few days, I don't think I want to go away from the 2x a month charge cycle I am on now.
@Jay151 Very valid. Garmin has 19 watch series right now, many of which have multiple size and feature options. Many have the same software in them too as you say, which will help with development costs but must be confusing to many consumers.
There are still some style differences in the bezel and case design between Epix and Fenix. Those differences get narrower with each update but today I would still choose Fenix over Epix because of them.
Tips were good - mostly appreciated the self banter on sticking with Garmin and jabs at the Apple Watch.
I have also been down that road and your experience rings true.
Thanks. I am an Apple fan for just about every product out there except the watch, just because for what I use it for Garmin still does it better.
@@ThisIsJulianC I tried to make the Apple Watch work twice now for hiking and trail running, specifically for training on my first ultra, a shorter 50k. This was with both the original Ultra and most recently the Ultra 2.
Battery life aside, which would be ok for that distance, the button-based layout on Garmin is much easier to work with vs a touch screen on most days. Not that Garmin doesn't support touch on newer models, which is handy, but I tend to only use it for maps.
The other thing that lacked on the Apple side was turn by turn navigation, which is actually pretty good when using an app like Footpath. That said, it comes with a separate subscription.
Love the channel!
@@JasonRanesesThanks - glad you like it! I rarely use the touch display on the Garmin, I also prefer using the buttons. Maybe its just habit but it works for me. Ultra's are pretty impressive - nice one #thumbsup
palming the watch also works with the epix btw, just tried it and was baffled :D
I did not know that, good to know, thanks!
i agree, switched back to garmin from apple, because garmin motivates me too, I just wish had call function
I would at least like the ability to send and receive text messages from the Garmin so I am in contact if needed. But I would likely still carry my phone anyway.
Thorough analysis!
PS: TikTok on the gas pump’s operating display. For real??!!
That says EVERYTHING about the average customer’s oblivious mindset = a lost case.
Sadly yes!
I changed my Fenix 6 first a forerunner 255 last year and regretted it. It may be more functional but come on. It looks like a 50 dollars watch. Fenix screams quality and is as rugged as it goes. Now I own an Instinct 2 which I love and waiting for the 8th Fenix 🎉. Congratulations for the video.
My Forerunner 935 looks very scuffed and scratched on the bezel and the screen. Even the serial number sticker has disappeared from the back. I used it for four years and there were a number of Ironman events and lots of training in that time so I guess it got used hard, but it started to look bad within the first year. I agree the Forerunners are clearly built firstly to be functional and at a minimal weight so lots of plastic has been used in the design. Two years on and my Fenix 7X still looks (almost) like new.
Got a fenix 7x solar, best garmin watch I've ever owned
I'll keep mine until it fails or I break or lose it
Thank you for the great tips. I've never had a Garmin watch and debating between the 7X and the 7X Pro. The question I have is it worth it to purchase the Garmin 7X Pro?
Really depends on how important the optical HR sensor is to you. Fenix 7 Pro has the new Elevate V5. If that isn't important to you then get the original Fenix 7X. Hope this helps
I got the epix 2 47mm sapphire on sale for $599 I’ve enjoyed it so far
Good choice #thumbsup
YES!!! I'm totally with you. Apple watch makes me think of Starbucks. That's just the target audience for Apple. Many people will follow fads based solely on what they see other people doing and/or what other people have. Very few will actually do research and compare specs and features. I honestly feel that consumers should educate themselves before making purchases. Sadly, few people actually do that. I'm sticking with my Fenix 7 as well!
Thx for tips. Good ones! AD strap: use nylon one. It will fit your wrist much better. Really, it will. Personal expirience.
Thanks! I have tried nylon straps before and find they are difficult to clean, I like that a silicone band just needs a rinse off after a run or swim and it's as good as new again.
Maybe cellular to make phonecalls would be a nice add-on 😁
Garmin does have the Forerunner 945 LTE watch. It has cellular capability but NOT for text messaging, calls or voice functionality. People seem to like it but I don't believe it was a success, haven't seen Garmin offer LTE on any watches since.
Hows the face been? I think you got the gorilla glass didnt you my friend?
Enjoying your clear videos thanks.
I have the Solar Power Glass, not the Sapphire Glass. I cannot see any significant scratches after two years.
No Fenix 4 ( was never released ). Mine is an F3 and I remember it had something to do with number 4 aura of bad luck (in the Middle East). Went to F3 HR and then F5. I’m now ready for a newer watch. F8 maybe?
I had the Fenix 3HR and didn't really like it, heavy, bulky, the HR sensor stood out on the back, and I found the display poorly lit and not very crisp. I sold it and went back to Forerunners up until the Fenix 7X I have now.
If you are on a Fenix 5 and it still works and you are happy with it, I would agree wait until the Fenix 8 comes out, I would guess sometime next year.
I got 7X Pro recently. Definitely a cool watch, but after using Instinct2 screen visibility is a bit disappointing.
Brightness, clarity, or something else?
@@ThisIsJulianCClarity without a backlight indoors mostly. Instinct's screen is like old Casio watch, visible under just any lighting conditions.
I am getting an used fenix 7x solar saphire for $250. I am only a beginner runner but I need dual band gps as I am in the city. I thought this was a better deal than getting similar priced or more expensive forerunner watches like forerunner 265.
Is this a good deal/idea?
At that price the Fenix 7X Solar Sapphire is a great deal. The Forerunner 265 has the AMOLED display, which the Fenix does not. It is also lighter and smaller than the Fenix, and has a more understated look. My experience of Forerunner watches is that they tend to show wear much more readily than the recent Fenix models.
If you are good with the Fenix MIP display technology and the style of it, assuming the watch you are looking at is in great condition and working order, I would get the Fenix.
@@ThisIsJulianC thanks for your reply. And thanks for all your videos, loved watching your Fenix 7 videos. I am getting the Fenix 7x and hoping to get it without any problem 🤞
The pictures show it's in great condition
My Garmin Fenix 7x sapphire solar stopped working just outside the warranty period. It couldnt charge and turn on. Garmin replaced it with a new one due to theres no refurbished stock available.
I have had to reach out to Garmin for a total of three devices over the years - one bike computer and two watches. The bike computer and one of the watches (Forerunner 910XT... a long time ago now) were both out of warranty, Garmin still replaced both of them. The other watch was under warranty still, that got replaced too.
Your experience matches mine - Garmin is one of the few companies that truly stands behind their products. Thanks for sharing.
Do you have the sapphire model and if so would you say the display visibility is fine?
Mine is NOT the sapphire version. I found the sapphire glass to dull the display and it appeared more distant, as if it was under thicker glass even though it’s not. It’s difficult to describe but I didn’t like it so I didn’t go for sapphire. Lots of people have told me my watch would get scuffed and scratched easily. Had it two years now, workout just about every day, don’t baby it at all, yet I can’t see any significant scratches on the glass anywhere. Hope this answers your question!
@@ThisIsJulianC So that would mean the non-multiband variant. Gps as good as you need no doubt though
@@paulbound4818correct. I also only have 16GB and not 32GB memory. I don’t use music on it so I don’t really use much memory. Gps is quick, accurate and works fine.
I can’t workout if you’re English or American haha! Not that it really matters. Anyways good vid
Thanks! UK born, US based
@2:52 do you listen to those metrics? I wonder if they work ....
They are likely more indicative than accurate but I find them very helpful. And motivating.
Noticed you mentioning you wear your watch loose like any other traditional watch. Does it not bother you that the HR data being collected when not working out will be noisy?
As I type this, I realise that it might not be as important actually as I thought it was.
I use my HR data from workouts extensively, for the remainder of the day it's a passing interest only, mainly focused on my average resting heart rate for the week. If I was paying more attention to my HRV data like all the Garmin and Whoop promotional marketing says we should then maybe I'd try to keep it more accurate 24/7, but right now I don't.
My “Morning Report” stays on screen well after my scheduled wake up time. I think it is because I disabled my touchscreen for general use and enabled it only with maps.
Does the report disappear when you interact with the watch (button presses) or does it eventually time out?
@@ThisIsJulianC The report doesn’t timeout. It only goes away after I scroll through the list. Note: this is the first interaction with the watch after the scheduled wake time other than the light button.
Got an Epix Pro here..and the same issue? I don't know if this is how it's meant to be@@brent_f
How’d you keep it scratch free
I do not baby it, I do not use a screen protector and I do not have Sapphire glass, yet after >2 years it is holding up really well. It is more robust than the Forerunner watches for sure.
Is it difficult to sleep with the watch on? Looks quite chunky
It took two weeks or so to get used to wearing it all night, now I don’t notice it at all.
@@ThisIsJulianC Great, thanks
The solar function is a bit rubbish. It doesn't really charge up the watch. Also the screen is wash out. Other than that, it's a fantastic watch.
The solar is a bit of a fun gimmick but Garmin are developing the technology further and we should see more capability with new watch launches. The Instinct 2 can go on forever without ever needing a plug-in charge, but only if you feed it sufficient sunlight every day. If Garmin can do that with a future Fenix that would start to get interesting.
As a runner I find the Fenix 7 display to be the clearest and easiest to read of any watch I have used.
@@ThisIsJulianC Let's hope they improve the solar function, if the CASIO mudmaster can do it, I'm sure Garmin can. But really I don't really have complaint about the battery, it normally lasts for 3 weeks before I need to recharge it, it's absolutely insane. My last smart watch, Fitbit Versa, it didn't have any GPS or the torch, I had to recharge it every 3 days. As for the screen, if it was directly under the sunlight, it's perfectly fine. But if it's a cloudy day, I need to adjust my wrist angle to get more light onto the watch face before I can read it, especially if I've to read the map. The torch is a brilliant idea, I cannot live without it, especially the nocturnal pee. It will be Fenix 10 or 11 before upgrading. Let's hope the planned obsolescence for my watch is 10 years plus.
Bom dia. Algo sobe o fenix 8?
My prediction is that we will see the Fenix 8 in early 2025 but who knows, maybe we see it later this year!
The battery is the critical difference and apple can’t easily close that gap because there is a trade off on ux and features they won’t trade off but if they can make it last a week in battery they they could beat gamin for a large demographic
Agree.
Which pick-up have you got?
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I disagree about the stylish over function. It's an adventure watch and built for adventure vs running.
Fair point. What for you defines adventure and what styling features of Fenix are specific to it.
I think best Garmin’s are the FR965 and Instinct, any Instinct. Cost/functions/build/…
Both good watches. I had a FR 935 prior to the Fenix 7X, big fan of the Forerunners as a triathlete.