Mumbai: Garmin India, a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), today announced the launch of the Fēnix 6 series – rugged smartwatches designed for the fiery explorer gene.

Two cardinal features of the Fēnix 6 series include a Power Manager for longer battery life and a first-of-its-kind PacePro technology, which provides a pace-strategy to the runner.

A latest addition to Garmin’s burgeoning outdoor segment, the Fēnix 6 series focuses on enhancing users’ outdoor experience with special emphasis on mountain biking, golfing, trail running, hiking, hunting, diving or using satellite communication.

Taking the spotlight with Garmin’s first ever Solar-watch, the fēnix 6X Pro Solarfrom the series, is designed with Power Glass™, a transparent solar charging lens that uses the sun’s energy to extend battery life. This unique solar charging technology is to ensure more on-wrist time for users, increasing battery performance to an additional 3 days when utilizing the solar charging capabilities.

Speaking on the new product launch, Mr. Ali Rizvi, National Sales Manager – Garmin India said, “We are thrilled to announce the new solar edition in the Fēnix series which will be a game changer in the smartwatch industry. The increased battery life, stylish built of the watch and the enhanced features will certainly appeal to fitness enthusiasts and athletes, fulfilling their need for error-free statistics.”

fēnix 6X Pro Solar

As the first Garmin GPS watch to offer solar charging, the fēnix 6X Pro Solar edition is designed with Power Glass™, a transparent solar charging lens that uses the sun’s energy to extend battery life. Because of its unique solar charging technology, users will have more on-wrist time to enjoy their activities, training features, colour mapping, music streaming and much more. Users can quickly check the solar harvesting performance of their fēnix right on the wrist.

The battery performance on the fēnix 6X Pro Solar in smartwatch mode is 21 days plus an additional 3 days when utilizing the solar charging capabilities.

 

Fēnix 6 Series – Pro & Sapphire

The fēnix 6 and fēnix 6X multisport GPS watches feature a rugged, sophisticated design and

are constructed for a trimmer, more comfortable fit on the wrist, while increasing the display size to 1.3’’ and 1.4’’ respectively, which is 17 and 36 percent bigger than previous fēnix models. fēnix 6S remains with the 1.2” display, a watch fit for smaller wrists.

 

In addition to bigger display sizes, Garmin has introduced new QuickFit™, nylon bands and silicone colors. Sapphire editions add the quality and durability of a scratch-resistant sapphire lens and other high-performance premium materials.

 

Train with PacePro

The Fēnix 6 series introduces the first-of-its-kind PacePro feature, which keeps a runner’s pacing strategy on track with grade-adjusted guidance as they run a course.  Runners can create plans directly from the watch or ahead of time on Garmin Connect™, or Garmin Connect™ Mobile. 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.

 

 

Out of the box, the Fēnix series includes TopoActive Europe maps for outdoor adventures, ski maps for over 2,000 ski resorts worldwide, and 41,000 golf courses. Featuring on-device music storage of up to 2,000 songs, allowing users to sync playlists from several of the most popular music services, no phone required.

 

Improved battery life with Power Manager

The new customizable Power Manager allows the user to see and control how various settings and sensors impact battery life. For more confidence before an activity or a long distance trail trunning race, battery remaining can be represented in hours and days to help determine whether the adventure can last until the next charge. Users can adjust their battery saving modes by disabling certain features to extend battery life on the fly. For ambitious athletes, the Fēnix 6 series includes the popular ClimbPro feature, that allows trail runners and cyclists who like to train in hilly areas, gain better awareness of their environment and their performance during climbs.

 

Easy-to-access features

The Fēnix 6 series 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. All models include enhanced wrist-based heart rate for all-day stress tracking, underwater wrist-based heart rate for swimming and Pulse Ox blood oxygen saturation to support advanced sleep monitoring and altitude acclimation. Plus, the innovative Body Battery™, energy monitoring feature lets users see their body’s energy levels at any given moment, which can help with scheduling workouts, rest times and sleep.

 

Stay digitally connected with the Fēnix 6 series

It’s easy to stay connected with the Fēnix 6 series that allows users to receive alerts on the wrist for incoming calls, texts, emails and more by enabling smart notifications. All models also include Garmin Pay™, a contactless payment solutions so users don’t have to worry about carrying cash or cards, which can now be used at major transit systems around the world. Commuters simply tap and pay-per-ride with their watch – no transit card, phone or wallet needed.

 

Pricing & Availability 

 

Core	fēnix 6S	Sapphire Rose Gold-tone with Powder Gray Band	79,990
	fēnix 6S	Sapphire Carbon Gray DLC with Black Band	79,990
	fēnix 6	Sapphire Carbon Gray DLC with Black Band	79,990
	fēnix 6X	Sapphire Carbon Gray DLC with Black Band	84,990
	fēnix 6X Pro Solar	Sapphire Titanium Carbon Gray DLC with Black Band	94,990
	fēnix 6X Pro Solar	Sapphire Titanium Carbon Gray DLC with DLC Titanium Bracelet	1,14,990
Watch channel only	fēnix 6S	Sapphire Rose Gold-tone with Heathered Black Nylon Band	82,490
	fēnix 6S	Sapphire Light Gold-tone with Shale Gray Leather Band	82,490
	fēnix 6	Sapphire Titanium with Ember Orange band	82,490
	fēnix 6	Sapphire Black DLC with Heathered Red Nylon Band	82,490
	fēnix 6	Sapphrie Titanium with Vented Titanium Bracelet	91,490
	fēnix 6X	Sapphire Black DLC with Brown Leather Band	91,490