Garmin fēnix 6 flagship series lands in the Philippines, starts at PHP 40,995

In an event a few days back, Garmin has officially introduced the fēnix 6 series in the Philippines, its flagship line of GPS multisport smartwatches.

Garmin fēnix 6 flagship series now in PH!

The Garmin fēnix 6 series are premium GPS watches with improved design, larger displays, new performance features, and long battery life with new power management methods.

The new Power Manager is designed for longer battery life. It can make you see and control various settings and sensors impacting battery life.

For example, users can adjust their battery saving modes to disable certain features to extend battery life on the fly.

Full view of the watches

It also has a method where it will allow runners to for elevation changes with new PacePro technology.

Garmin also loaded these watches are packed with easy-to-access features including built-in activity profiles, VO2 max estimates, and training status with adjustments for heat and altitude.

The watches also have the Body Battery energy monitoring to let users manage workout schedules, rest, and sleep.

All models also include enhanced wrist-based heart rate4 for all-day stress tracking, underwater wrist-based heart rate for swimming, and Pulse Ox5 blood oxygen saturation to support advanced sleep monitoring and altitude acclimation. 

The fēnix series includes topographic maps for outdoor adventures, ski maps for over 2,000 ski resorts worldwide, and 41,000 golf courses.

It allows up to 2,000 songs and allows users to sync playlists from several popular music apps.

Like other smartwatches, it has an option to receive alerts for calls, texts, emails, and more

On the appearance side, the fēnix 6 has the largest display watch from Garmin yet.

fēnix 6 Series - Pro and Sapphire

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These are the smaller and trimmer premium Garmin watches with a more comfortable fit on the wrist. It even has new QuickFit nylon bands and silicone colors. There's an option for the Sapphire editions with scratch-resistant sapphire lens and other high-performance premium materials for added durability.

Garmin also revealed that the fēnix 6 series introduces a "first-of-its-kind" PacePro feature, which keeps a runner’s pacing strategy on track with grade-adjusted guidance as they run a course.

It will also allow runners to create plans directly from the watch or ahead of time using the Garmin Mobile Connect/Mobile.

And of course, it can let you keep track of your goal. For example, while running the course, users will be able to see their target split pace, the actual split pace, distance to the next split, and how much time they are ahead/behind on their target, right on the watch face.

fēnix 6X Pro Solar

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As mentioned the fēnix 6X Pro Solar is the top-of-the-line Garmin watch yet. It features rugged, sophisticated design and a large 1.4-inch "sunlight-readable" display.

Oh by the way, did you know that it is called the "Solar" version because it has a solar charging function?

YES, it has a transparent solar charging lens that uses the sun’s energy designed to extend its battery life.

Moreover, there is an option to know in real-time how much solar energy the Power Glass has been exposed to.

By default, it has 21 days of battery life. But when you utilize the solar charging capabilities, it has an extra 3 days of battery life.

During the launch, Garmin officials even claimed that it has up to 90 days of battery life when you use all its power-saving features. That is insane if true!

Price and availability

The entire line of fenix 6 will be available by end of October 2019 at all authorized dealers in the Philippines.

fēnix 6S Silver with Black Band - PHP 40,995

Rose Gold-tone with Powder Gray Band Sapphire - PHP 54,995

Carbon Gray DLC with Black Band Sapphire - PHP 54,995

fēnix 6 Silver with Black Band - PHP 40,995

Carbon Gray DLC with Black Band Sapphire - PHP 54,995

fēnix 6X Carbon Gray DLC with Black Band Sapphire - PHP 58,995

Titanium Carbon Gray DLC with Black Band Pro Solar - PHP 64,995

Titanium Carbon Gray DLC with DLC Titanium Bracelet Pro Solar - PHP 78,995

See also: Garmin Venu, vivomove 3, vivoactive 4 smartwatches now official in the Philippines

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