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вЂ“ All Fenix 7 units now have music, WiFi, and Garmin Pay support (previously base Fenix 6 Series did not have this or maps) вЂ“ All Fenix 7 units now have pre-loaded Skiing & Golf Maps вЂ“ All Fenix 7 units now get free worldwide downloadable TopoActive maps using WiFi (Sapphire units have pre-loaded maps) ThatвЂ™s because pre-loading all the maps per region would add too many SKUs for Garmin to deal with (since theyвЂ™d need 4-5 different region models for each model they have, quickly escalating to something like 20-30 additional SKUs to stock).

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Instead, you simply connect to WiFi and download what you need for your region (though, that does take a while). North America, Europe, etcвЂ¦) вЂ“ whereas the base & base solar units do not. The difference is that only the Sapphire units have the maps pre-downloaded for your region (e.g.

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In addition, there are some crazy-pants Titanium SKUs for the Sapphire Solar that reach up to $1,199 вЂ“ more on those prices somewhere in a chart down below.ДЄll units get all software features, and all units get mapping. Pricing-wise, hereвЂ™s where things stand (USD, EUR pricing is parity вЂ“ e.g. вЂ“ Fenix 7 Sapphire Solar (7S/7/7X): Solar units + multi-band GPS, 32GB storage, Sapphire glass, titanium bezel (7X has flashlight too) вЂ“ Fenix 7 Solar (7S/7/7X): Base + Solar panels built-in, and the 7X has the flashlight

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вЂ“ Fenix 7 Base (7S/7): Music, Garmin Pay, WiFi, downloadable maps, 16GB storage, touchscreen, plus all software features But in short, everything gets boiled down to this: Including color/material combinations, there are 22 Fenix 7 SKUs. Basically, before even considering color/material combinations there are 8 different Fenix 7 units, plus two Epix units. Now, thereвЂ™s a lot to take in, both in features, but also in decoding GarminвЂ™s wide array of SKUs here. If you found this review useful, you can use the links at the bottom, or consider becoming a DCR Supporter which makes the site ad-free, while also getting access to a mostly weekly video series behind the scenes of the DCR Cave. Once this unit goes back, IвЂ™ll go out and get my own for any future testing needs. And as regular readers know, if something is crap, IвЂ™m gonna tell it brutally like it is вЂ“ no matter the brand. This review is not sponsored (nor does any company get to preview anything I review), and I donвЂ™t take any advertiser money from any companies I review. Oceans, forests, deserts, and more.ДЄs usual, this watch is a media loaner, and itвЂ™ll go back to Garmin shortly. And this includes a wide variety of conditions from riding and running up volcanos, runs in freezing temps, openwater swims, cities to mountain passes, and everything in between. This includes all three core models, as well as its Epix sibling.

IвЂ™ve been testing the Fenix 7 for quite some time, and have put in countless hours to figure out what works wellвЂ¦and what still might need some love. Or, you can signal for SOS with it when youвЂ™re out of ice cream.Д«ut weвЂ™ll get into all those details and plenty more throughout this review. Yes, actually switching and matched to each footstep. It can flash white and red as you run, matched to your cadence вЂ“ specific to showing white lights while forward-facing, and red lights rearward facing. And the 7X even gets a flashlight, which might sound gimmicky at first, but seriously вЂ“ itвЂ™s mind-bogglingly useful and way more advanced than вЂjust a flashlightвЂ™. These units get a slate of new features (depending on which exact model you choose), including everything from workout stamina tracking to free downloadable TopoActive maps. This review is instead focused almost entirely on the Fenix 7 series, which includes the Fenix 7S, 7, and 7X models.

Essentially, the Epix Gen 2 is an AMOLED display version of the Fenix 7, but with still very respectable battery life.

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For the new Epix Gen 2 though, check out my full in-depth review over here. I mean, ignoring the fact that Garmin previously announced an Epix unit 7 years ago. Technically speaking theyвЂ™ve announced two core product series вЂ“ the Fenix 7 Series, and the Epix series.

Today Garmin has announced not one, not two, but like 287 watches.