Product Summary and Analysis Draft 3 (Redo)

According to Wee (2019), the latest Garmin Fenix 6 will be the first fitness-oriented GPS watch to implement the solar charging facility. Because the technology is changing our lives, everybody needed something affordable and have the ability to keep track of wour location and analyse body data with a long-lasting battery life. The wristwatch is part of Garmin's new Fenix series that includes advanced multisport GPS smartwatches with Power Manager for lasting battery life, the Body Battery to record and analyse body data and the familiar PacePro technology for exercising pace advice.

The wristwatch is constructed with Power Glass, a clear solar charging lens that prolongs its battery life up to 3 weeks in smartwatch mode.  According to Wee (2019), the "Fenix 6X Pro Solar's bezel was manufactured with titanium or diamond-like carbon coated with titanium." The Fenix 6 collection has expanded the display size of its offering to 1.3 and 1.4 inch respectively. Aside from the hardware enhancement, the series also include new software feature, the Dynamic PacePro that is proclaimed to help the user keep pace with its "grade-adjusted guidance" as the user runs a route like from home to the destination.


Another feature allow the users to synchronise and stockpile their beloved music playlist from their premium music service subscriptions on their wristwatch for music on the go without the need of their smartphones. Some of the unique design limited to the Fenix 6 series is that it has this Body Battery Score give an integrated score of your body's energy levels. It fetches your sleep data, heart rate data, training data and stress metrics into one software, which is known as "Body Battery". The battery life is prolonged by changing the chip set from Polar Vantage series, Coros Vertix and the Suunto 9 to the Sony GPS chip set and it drastically enhance the battery life across the Garmin Fenix 6 series.

As stated by the article, "Garmin Fenix 5 Plus vs Garmin Fenix 6 Pro - Product Comparison", he compared the Garmin Fenix 6 to the previous series, Garmin Fenix 5, the Fenix 6 has a longer battery life because of the solar charging lens which allows the watch to charge on the go. The pulse oximeter is now available in all of series 6 as it is only applicable to Garmin Fenix 5X Plus. Another comparable factor is that it has a wrist-based Heart Rate Monitor(HRM) while the user go for a swim, more data fields on the watch face, enhancement on the Optical Heart Rate Monitor, solar charging, body battery, diamond-like carbon coated with titanium and it has over 20 different design to choose from.

As the Garmin Fenix 6 is still a newly launched product, which was released around the month of August 2019, the cons of it are minimum. Even though the Fenix 6 does not have many new designs compared to Fenix 5 Plus, the upgrade from the Fenix 5 plus to Fenix 6 is not much of a difference, therefore the pricing of Garmin Fenix 6 is quite hefty ranging from $599.99 USD to $1,149 USD.

Overall, I would strongly recommend the Garmin Fenix 6 series because the battery life is prolonged as a lot of user wants a product that can last for at least a whole day, it is able to analyse body data and keeping track of your body health. It is also made from a material that is strong enough to resist it from being scratched. The Garmin Fenix 6 is a great fitness watch, as the wealth of sensors and fitness apps it consists of, the insights it holds, plus the capability to evaluate in depth via Garmin Connect. As far as it is concern, the Fenix 6 series is able to connect to both Android and Iphone so there will not be any problem on these aspect at all.

References

Andy. (2019, September 11). Garmin Fenix 5 Plus vs Garmin Fenix 6 Pro - Product Comparison. Retrieved from https://5krunning.com/garmin-fenix-5-plus-vs-garmin-fenix-6-pro-product-comparison/.

Bell, L. (2019, September 23). Garmin Fenix 6 review. Techradar.com. Retrieved from https://www.techradar.com/sg/reviews/garmin-fenix-6.

Kollat, M. (2019, October 10). Garmin Fenix 6 Pro vs Apple Watch Series 5: which is the better fitness smartwatch? Retrieved October 18, 2019, from https://www.t3.com/features/garmin-fenix-6-pro-vs-apple-watch-series-5.

Wee, W. C. (2019, September 2). The Fenix 6X Pro Solar is Garmin's first solar charging GPS watch. Retrieved from https://www.hardwarezone.com.sg/tech-news-garmin-debuts-its-first-solar-charging-gps-watch-fenix-6x-pro-solar-s.