Garmin Enduro 2 In-Depth Review: Tested to the Limit!
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- Here's everything you need to know and in-depth review of the new Garmin Enduro 2 adventure multisport watch, which brings with it larger battery life and a smattering of new features. I've put it to the test over the summer, testing out every component to see how it handles. Dive in for this complete review.
With the the Enduro 2 GPS watch, Garmin has what is essentially a Fenix 7X Plus. It’s got every single feature of the Fenix 7X series, but adds more, both in hardware and software. The new Enduro 2 has the longest battery life of any Garmin watch, and depending on how you tally the solar figures - any watch in the endurance sports market. It’s got a built-in flashlight that’s twice as bright as the Fenix 7X, and it’s got new trail-focused features to automatically identify trail junctions before you go down the wrong path (even if a course isn’t loaded).
I’ve been testing the Enduro 2 over the course of the summer, putting it through its paces. Both day-to-day workouts and regular 24×7 activity tracking, but also the epic 170KM Tour du Mont Blanc, with the aim of trying to complete it on a single battery charge (while still using all the features at full-tilt). Which, is a great way to get this review cooking!
In-Depth Written Review with data sets: www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/08/g...
0:00 Quick Overview
0:54 It's a Fenix 7X Plus
2:02 Deep-dive Battery Testing
4:42 Next Fork - Trail Junctions
5:34 SatIQ GPS Switching
6:38 Brighter Flashlight
7:20 Size Differences
7:43 Training Status 2.0 Features
9:55 Grade Adjusted Pace
10:36 Auto Rest Timer
11:26 Directional Course Arrows
11:56 A Few Problems
15:10 Accuracy (GPS/HR/Elevation)
16:26 Recommendations & Wrap-Up
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“Love, I need to go hiking 7 days in the mountains to test this new device “ I love your work 😊!!
Scary accurate representation of how the conversation went....
@@DcrainmakerI’m also an expat (no Gran 👵 at hand), sports & technology lover with two small kids myself 😉
@@Dcrainmaker my wife would have had some choice words for me during that discussion :)
@@rolandsteenbeek My wife's awesome! She wanted to go, so that became the plan. Then a small injury got in the way that would likely have gotten much worse with this terrain. 😞
You deserve a LIKE just for taking the effort to walk for 7 days to test a watch. Respect!
Hahaha...thanks!
Although you could almost imagine that testing a watch was a great excuse to take a walk he always wanted to take. Respect!
If battery life keeps getting bigger, Ray’s adventures are going to get crazy and downright dangerous (🐮). Don’t kill him Garmin. I kind of like this guy.
😂
Garmin's new tagline. "A battery that outlasts its wearer"
Now Garmin has to show their effort in software and keeping the older series up to the feature we see here. If I have to spend 1000 dollars i expect to use it for many many years.
Thanks to Ray I am proud 7x owner for about three weeks (years using Fenix 5). My challenges are slightly different (solo long multiday forest trips with openair sleeping with less intensity, age 54), but detailed Ray reviews makes learning curve much much quicker. I recommend to any serious garmin owner to dig into data fields. What is behind offered by your watch is way more interesting than what is setup by default. Flashlight on 7x is a godsend. Imagine waking up in the night in forest trying to find your flashlight, you laid next to you in the evening... Do I regret 7x over enduro 2? No. Batery is OK for multi day trip, on top I always take batery pack with me. Better torch? No. For accute cases 7x torch fully sufficient, I always take my standard flashlight with me if needed (why drain Fenix battery if not needed). Enduro 2 design? I love the green details, but no, I would stay with 7x. 1mm thicker than 7x? This is the final point why to choose 7x over Enduro 2. In everyday life, I am superhappy with diameter vs thickness ratio of my 7x. 1mm might be quite enough to start to be aware of my watch and I don't want it. Do I refgret of my investment to 7x? NO. I gave up coming christmass and birthday presents from my family in order to get money for 7x. Next year this time I still will be happy with my decision. Hey Ray, you again made me feel younger, than I am 🙂
Absolutely epic. Love this video. Congrats on the hike ray. Ray is hands down best reviewer of sports tech out there, and I’ve watched a lot!!! Just hope ray (and getdesfit) are able to monetise their clear expertise!!! Thanks ray
You and Des really know how to make the best comparison videos! Hats off guys, keep it up
Very jealous of that hike. Looks amazing. Hope you enjoyed it.
Tour du Mont Blanc... Awesome stuff and unbelievable scenery. Oh and great review as well, thanks DCR! 🙂
RESPECT! You are one of the most dedicated and finest TH-cam’r
That hike must have been Epic (I’ve been following on Strava). Just a suggestion - it would be great to see a video just on the hike itself, but then another one that was behind-the-scenes on the gear you used, the testing you did and how you kept everything charged up as you filed your instagram stories and Strava segments.
Yup! My current plan is a VLOG-style of the hike itself, and then probably a gear/hardware/etc Q&A post.
@@Dcrainmaker that would be great to see. Go lightweight with MLD gear ;)
Wonderful review - beautiful setting, too! Love the addition of the chevrons as you well noted!
Best watch reviewer so far on TH-cam. Keep it up 👍 thanks 🙏
your video inspired me to do the TMB. I am going in 2 weeks and planning to complete in 7 days solo ultralight camping and bought an Enduro 2, great video thank you!
This is awesome!! Freaking killed it with the summary. So well done!
The battery life is ridiculous and this review is amazing. The ultimate use case scenario for such a watch. Great job!
I got the Enduro 2 and was worried it would be too big. I was coming from the samsung galaxy 4 watch. I don't hardly notice it and am having no trouble sleeping with it. I do notice it a bit when running. Love the watch. Yes the flashlight is amazing.
Thanks for your great reviews.
This makes so much more sense than the original Enduro!
Though I'm still holding out for a new watch that has LTE...
I agree....on both!
Perfect review of a perfect test in a perfect location. Thanks for that.
Great review as always! I'm still leaning towards a 955 as multi-day or super long hikes are not an everyday activity. Unless I'm missing something with the Enduro series?
Excellent presentation as always..
How about doing a comparison video between Fenix 7X vs Epix 2 vs Enduro 2?
Keep the good work.
this is your best review so far! brilliant job! thanks
Garmin is so ahead of its time it's UNREAL!! I just recently got a 7X Solar and I'm learning how it works after 3 weeks. This was a great review of the ENDURO 2 and love how you showed the CONS as well. Bravo.
Accept where it falls behind :(
You’ve got to hand it to Garmin.. they’ve really listened! Amazing that it comes with a silicone band in the box too, fair play 👏🏽 Hopefully they get courses fixed and the multi-stage training readiness fixed too 😍 Wicked video Ray 🌟
Thanks! Indeed, hopefully things get sorted quickly!
Thanks such great review as all ways, that must been amazing hike 😊
Great video!! I didn't even know there was an Enduro :) Looks awesome! Hopefully, Garmin fixes those bugs soon that you found.
The first thing I complained about to myself is the pixel density of the screen. But evidently this monster watch is not made for preppy times, it's for 7' godzilla navy seal type men, who expect reliability and endurance. Also, this watch is trying to do so much, like real time map scrolling and updates, on a watch sized battery! Few less pixels benefit loading/redrawing and scrolling speeds by the CPU, and so, use less power, generate less heat. No need for retina level screen on a watch if the info is cleverly organized. It will look grainier compared to say Huawei watch gt watches, but takes no time to get used to. It does seem more rugged and military like that way. Wow... No, unless I'm wearing it around my ankle or as a wrestling belt, this one I will admire from the distance. Not to mention price wise. Thank You for the fantastic review!
Thanks for the great work, as usual! Liked the intro with drone view.
Any idea if the directional course arrows are coming on Fenix 7, or even Fenix 6?
Thanks! Yes, the directional arrows are already in the public beta on the Fenx 7 builds.
really appreciate your time and effort to these videos.
Wow! That pretty much covers everything in the watch which makes me decide to buy. Thank you!
Nice job Ray! That intro drone shot was awesome!
Thanks! It came out better than I expected!
Congrats Ray! Always top quality and real testing. A couple of questions, not relevant to the video though:
- Will Garmin launch a new marq series?
- Will current marq receive any 7 series update?
Thanks mate!
Thanks Ray for another great vid. I would love for you to do a comparison between, Fenix 7, Enduro 2 and Tactix 7 series. Im a guy who loves the outdoors ( hiking, mtb, cycling, bikepacking, kayaking etc) which is the best watch in your opinion for this type of lifestyle ?
This is awesome Ray!! Quick question: How did you find the snappiness of navigating the menus and using the touch screen when compared to either the Enduro 1 or Fenix 7x Solar?
Excellent review! Also, some of the battery usage could also be effected by lack of solar deep in the canyon and very shaded areas, not just challenging gps areas. Or some combination of lack of solar and also higher gps drain. Just a thought.
Ray - I had the same thing happen with my Epix Gen 2 on my 3-day climb of Mount Baker earlier this summer. The activity got assigned to the first day which was puzzling until I looked at the data in detail and figured out what happened. Hopefully this should be an easy fix since the data should be time stamped.
Great video! I was wondering if they have they fixed the performance problem yet?
Ray, great review as always!
I just bought a 6x, any word on the course arrows coming in an update? I agree it's a small but impactful feature.
DC Rainmaker = Legendary Reviews
Great Video, and awesome landscape!
Love your vids man! Are you still going to create one of TMB like you said in this vid?
Good stuff
Did the tour for my 60th Birthday 🎉
your knowledge is worth a lot to garmin, i hope they do more than just send you watches. would you recommend it for mountainbiking or is there a better option? :) I am still thinking about getting instinct 2 solar instead, because of amazing battery life
Awesome review! Thank you! 👍
Amazing! Congratulation! Thanks for this review.
Wish Garmin would make the UltraFit bands for the 955. Great review!
Thank you for such an in depth review of the watch in a real world scenario. I am considering purchasing the watch and really appreciate how you test/review the Enduro 2. Regarding the heart rate monitor, I wanted to ask you if it is more/less accurate if the watch is worn on the inside of the wrist rather than the outside. Have you tried that? Also not sure if the solar panel actually extends the battery life as much as Garmin claims. Some reviewers have shown that it only charges 5% after having the watch in the sun all day. What’s your experience with that? Thank you.
I seriously would like to do you're job, I'm well versed into theses but seeing you're video motivated me a whole much more I would dedicate my whole life to do this I've allways loved watches much more now😊
Amazing review. Thanks
Excellent video, greatly appreciated!
That strap plastic bit falling off thing also happens on my strap as well, but I purchased that separately. Of course this could mean that newer straps have that issue probably.
Great video. What was your screen brightness set at to achieve these numbers or does it really not make that much of a difference? I am torn between the Enduro 2 and Epix 2.
Love the new arrows for course
after watch your video 4 month ago, i decide replace Fenix 7x to Enduro 2. and im Happy with it.
Ray, thanks for a great review!
Now the big question is - Enduro 2 or Epix 2 (/Quatix 7 for no DLC on a bezel)? Slightly different functions, but what is an ultimate buy? Quality of the screen vs zero battery anxiety. :)
Thanks ray for an awesome video:)
one small question - how many times did you charge the 955 during that trek?
Roughly once every 2-3 days. Some days 2, some days 3, depending on the exact hours each day.
@@Dcrainmaker so the cheap option would be to take a 955 and a small powerbank on this kind of trip?
Great video! What is the difference for using GPS when the map screen is on or off? Do you know if any of the GPS specs for this watch include the maps screen?
Hi Ray, great adventure and thank you for the review under these conditions. I'm wondering which training mode you used, probably Hiking? And in this case does it have Stamina support, as Fenix/Epix unfortunatly doen't have Stamina in Hiking/Climbing mode?
Yes, I used hiking. Disappointingly, no Stamina in the Hike Mode (or Auto Rest). :(
@@Dcrainmaker Thank you for answering Ray. That's really disappointing as I find Stamina very useful. A lot of people miss this feature also in Fenix/Epix and FR and reported to Garmin. Can't understand why Garmin doesn't implement Stamina in more modes e.g. Hiking... :-(
Love your reviews!
I have a Garmin Instinct (1st edition) and it is all I need right now. Plenty of battery power an functions.
What I dont get is how to handle Multi Sport activitis like "Bike&Hike" or "Bike&Climb2 for example.
We often bike to a basement and hike to the peak and bike home again. Is ist possible to make such a profile?
Can i switch manualy to an other profile, without ending the session?
That would be a big bonus?
Any suggestions?
thx a lot
greets
Martin
Do you think the next fork function will be getting added to the fenix and epix lineup? That would be amazing!
As always excellent review!
Is the Stryd power measurements supported natively on this watch?
He mentioned this, you have to buy the chest strap or pod that supports that, but yes it supports it.
Thank you!
Hi. Great review! How did you manage to have one activity for multiple days? Can you continue an activity or combine multiple activities?
On the save screen, hit the 'resume later'
Just ordered the Enduro 2 (2024) hoping the bug you mentioned was fixed by now :) also...liked and subscribed.
Hi DC. Thx for great review. Did you use normal Hike or Expedition mode in this adventure? Also with multi day hike did you save every day activity and then started the new one next day, or did you just resume your activity from previous day? Thank you!
Thanks. I used normal Hike mode, and I resumed my activity from the previous day each day (so one giant activity).
A giant Activity indeed. Did you wear a seperate hrm ? If yes did IT work Out ?
Cheers from Lake Constance
@@bare1021 No separate HRM for this, used the optical HR sensor on the back. And yup, I ended it with barely enough left (I cover the exact percentages in the battery section of the video).
Great review. Thanks.
Great video! Thanks!
Great great review mate
DC, GREAT CONTENT!! can you describe the colour of the watch? is it Carbon Gray or Black DLC with lime markers? so hard to tell.
ray, we need a comparison between the new enduro 2 vs fenix 7x vs epix :)
Hoping the instinct 2 gets the "training readiness" feature now that it has HRV tracking
Great review, Ray. Do you know if GAP and Next Fork will be available for the Fenix 7 in future software updates? I'm now with the 9.33 firmware and they are not. I have HRV and training readiness but neither GAP nor arrows guidance and next fork signalization.
They need something to add next quarter.
I was wondering if you got a chance to test the flashlight on the device thoroughly? Mainly my question is how much battery does the flashlight burn or at the very least what is it's estimated length of use on each flashlight level compared to the Fenix 7x considering they doubled the brightness? I'm guessing based off your statement that they mainly just removed some of the frost from the flashlight it and the fact it has a better battery life that is should get more usage per flashlight level.
Ray, great in depth review as always, however I have to give the win this time to @DesFit as he sniffs the watch band in his review.
Kalenji shirt: this is the real star of the video.
Hahaha…. Me and Decathlon are BFF’s.
Great review
It is a great watch and - as always an excellent review. One thing, I am surprised about is, that you never comment on one problem that was introduced with Fenix7 Solar Sapphire. Very bad display readability with Sapphire glass. The reason being: the added touch display layer, the solar layer and the sapphire glass lead to very high reflection. I compared Fenix 7X Solar with the Sapphire edition. Sapphire glas seems to be the worst factor. I found one review that clearly mentioned this problem. I never heard anything from you. But Garmin needs to take care of this. In some light conditions it is completely unusuable, almost like a pocker mirror. The Fenix 6 Gorilla Glas, on contrary was almost zero reflection.
I actually covered it quite a bit in my Fenix 7 & Epix reviews.
@@Dcrainmaker Ah, sorry ;-) Very good then! And I will look at those. Perfect!!
Vielen Dank. Alles Gute für Sie.
My UltraFit strap has that same issue where where the ends delaminated. Garmin sent me a replacement and that ended up delaminated as well. It’s not a big deal for me, but something that Garmin should have made more durable.
Good to know I'm not the only strap killer!
Impressive. Great Intro shot. Hope you have a video coming out of the entire trip.
Thanks!!! And yup, a full video coming from the hike too!
Awesome, many thanks! How does the Enduro 2 compare to Tactics 7, feature-wise?
It lacks the Tactix-specific features (like the ballistics stuffs).
I have both. The tactix has kill switch, night vision mode and a green light vs. The enduro 2s red light but the Enduro 2 has a much brighter white LED compared to the Tactix 7
Looks great. Do you know if the Fenix 7X is getting is getting the Trail Fork maps?
Working/waiting on some clarity there.
@@Dcrainmaker I appreciate it. Thank you.
awesome Review
Would love a video on just your hiking trip alone.
Yup, coming up!!!
@@Dcrainmaker Yes 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Any recommendations on the best Garmin for heart rate monitoring and solid battery life? They are the main things I need.
Hello from Germany ❤️❤️❤️
Do you use a specific software to merge the data of different watches?
so almost wonderful beautiful video friend this is your watch?
Insane watch!
Are the firmware updates coming for the Epix today as well?
Thanks! Is GAP coming to fenix 7 as well?
Yes, Garmin just confirmed it'll be in a quarterly update later this year.
didn't have to watch any further than the price. For that price, I expect it to drive me around those mountains. One mans treasure .... (you know)
I've experienced this lagginess on a Fenix 6X Sapphire when doing R2R2R, started around hour 10-15ish hrs in?
Amazing! 🫡
I am a first time Garmin buyer, which one should I choose forerunner 255 or instinct 2 solar.
In instinct 2 is non solar a better value buy than solar?
Do you think these software features will make their way to the Epix 2?
Acute load stuck :D Nice! Maybe now Garmin will fix that ;) Waiting for new 955 beta to get my watch to work like it should. It blocks training status, acute load, daily suggestions, race predictor, what else, can't even remember. Breaks a lot of things.
It doesn't need multi-day activity to trigger that bug. Not done multi-day activity and my acute load has been stuck for ages.
Interesting. I haven't seen it anywhere else till now. :-/
@@Dcrainmaker, I've send my watch contents to Garmin, so they are hopefully already working on it. There's some talks about in 955 forums (but probably linking those will make the comment go hidden, so not doing that this time). One did speculate that swimming will cause it, I think my happened after swimrun so there might be something to it, but then again probably needs also something else otherwise it would be more widespread, but there's multiple users reporting it. So luckily I'm not alone with that.
@@JaniOllikainen Mine has been stuck since July 23rd. I had done a reasonable number of swimming activities prior to that (pool and open water). Could be a coincidence, but I did an open water swim on the 23rd. Also had to upload it twice as the first time it didn't find the data off my HRM-Tri
@@kevinwalpole3273 mine from 23rd June. Yes, don't know what the root cause is, but the swim is just one speculation. I also was sick after that and didn't do sports for a week and it hasn't moved since. TrueUp to old devices gets some data calculated on the old devices, but 955 is pretty dead on those.
I've been trying to figure out if I should buy a new Fenix 7 Pro series or an Enduro 2. I'd love ECG with the new sensor, but (from what I understand) no guarantees that'll happen - and if it doesn't, I don't really care about the upgraded sensor. Any chance you've heard news of an Enduro 3 release?
Seems very odd that Garmin completely miscalculates Training Status for multi-day events on a watch designed for multi-day events. I wonder if it does the same in other modes besides Hiking. I can’t imagine they didn’t account for or test this (unless they were just counting on Ray to do the testing 🤣)
My understanding is this is for all sport modes.
Hi.. Greetings from India. I was planning to buy enduro 2 for navigation purpose but i have doubts if the navigation would work. The thing is that there's a national park near my home and there are some hidden routes where no one goes. Its not a route technically. Just wild trees and 5 feet long grass. At times the path i take, i sometimes deviate because of rain and other weather condition and growing plants, grass as long as 5 -7 feet. Since nobody uses the path, do you think the enduro 2 navigation will be accurate in following the route if once i save the hike trail? There are leopards in the national park which usually dont attack so i dont want to get lost deep in the jungle. Your feedback would help.
DC, please answer me do you have any information on implementing Naps (day sleep) in Garmin watches? Thank you!
No naps on any Garmin devices...still. :(
@@Dcrainmaker thank you! i thought you have info will they implement in the fitire because it's a big part in recovery. I don't know why they don't have it :)
Is directional course arrows coming to Fenix 7 to ?