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Watches, bike computers, bike sensors, and heart-rate straps — every Garmin comparison, launch-day specs only.
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Watches
Garminfēnix
Garmin's halo outdoor watch. The Pro tier split off mid-cycle — 7 Pro brought solar and a flashlight, 8 Pro brought LTE + inReach — before the 9 merged them back at launch.
| fēnix 9 / 9 Pro2026-08 | fēnix 8 Pro2025-09 | fēnix 82024-08 | fēnix 7 Pro2023-05 | fēnix 72022-01 | fēnix 62019-08 | fēnix 52017-08 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launch price | $999–$1,099+ | $1199 | $999 | $799 | $699 | $599 | $599 |
| Display | AMOLED 2000 nits; Pro: 3000 nits or MIP Solar | AMOLED or MicroLED | AMOLED or MIP Solar | MIP Solar, touch + buttons | MIP, touch + buttons | MIP, Power Glass option | Color MIP |
| Chip | |||||||
| Sizes | 43 / 47 / 51 mm | 47 / 51 mm | 43 / 47 / 51 mm | 47 mm | 42 / 47 / 51 mm | 42 / 47 / 51 mm | 42 / 47 / 51 mm |
| Thickness | 14.5 mm | 14.1 / 14.5 / 14.9 mm | 13.8 / 14.7 / 14.9 mm | 15 / 15.5 / 17.5 mm | |||
| Weight (with band) | 77 / 90 g | 73 g | 58 / 80 / 93 g | 67 / 85 / 98 g | |||
| Lens / case | Sapphire; Pro titanium, Power Sapphire on Solar | Sapphire; titanium | Gorilla / Sapphire; Power Glass on Solar | Power Glass / Sapphire Solar; titanium | Gorilla / Sapphire / Power Glass; steel or Ti | Gorilla / Sapphire; steel or Ti | Glass or Sapphire; steel bezel |
| Water rating | 10 ATM, dive-rated | 10 ATM, dive-rated | 10 ATM, dive-rated | 10 ATM | 10 ATM | 10 ATM | 10 ATM |
| Battery (smartwatch) | up to 29–57 days (solar) | up to 12–22 days | 18–48 days | 14–28 days (solar) | 14–37 days | 14–21 days | 12–20 days |
| Wrist HR | Elevate v5 | Elevate v5 | Elevate v5 | Elevate v4 | Elevate v4 | Elevate v3 | Elevate v1 |
| Solar | Pro models | — | MIP models | Yes | Sapphire models | Pro Solar models | — |
| Topo maps | Yes, ~30% faster rendering | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 5X only |
| Multi-band GPS | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Sapphire models | — | — |
| Mic + speaker | Yes, hands-free voice | Yes | Yes | — | — | — | — |
| Cellular / satellite | Pro inReach: LTE + satellite | LTE + inReach | — | — | — | — | — |
| LED flashlight | Yes; Pro adds green | Yes | 51 mm models | Yes | 7X only | — | — |
| Storage | 64 GB | 32 GB | 32 GB | 32 GB | 32 GB | 32–64 GB | 16–32 GB |
GarminForerunner 9xx
The multisport flagship runners. 955 brought Training Readiness, 965 brought AMOLED, 970 brought ECG and a speaker.
| 9702025-05 | 9652023-03 | 9552022-06 | 9452019-05 | 9352017-03 | 920XT2014-09 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launch price | $749 | $599 | $499 | $599 | $499 | $449 |
| Display | AMOLED touch, 1.4″ | AMOLED touch, 1.4″ | MIP touch, 1.3″ | MIP, non-touch | Color MIP, non-touch | Color, non-touch |
| Thickness | 12.9 mm | 13.2 mm | 14.4 mm | 13.7 mm | 13.9 mm | 12.7 mm |
| Battery (smartwatch) | up to ~21 days | up to 23 days | up to 15 days | up to 14 days | up to 14 days | ~7 days |
| Wrist HR | Elevate v5 | Elevate v5 | Elevate v4 | Elevate v3 | Elevate v2 | — |
| Maps | Yes, offline | Yes, offline | Yes, offline | Yes, offline | Yes | — |
| Multi-band GPS | Yes | Yes | Solar model | — | — | — |
| Music storage | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | — | — |
| Mic + speaker | Yes | — | — | — | — | — |
| ECG | Yes | — | — | — | — | — |
| Signature | Flashlight, ECG, voice | AMOLED debut | Training Readiness, HRV Status | Offline maps + Pulse Ox | Mapping at $499 | First smart tri watch |
GarminForerunner 2xx
The mid-range runners. 255 added multi-band GPS and triathlon; 265 went AMOLED and made Training Readiness standard.
| 2652023-03 | 2552022-06 | 2452019-04 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Launch price | $449 | $349 | $299 |
| Display | AMOLED touch, 1.1″/1.3″ | MIP, non-touch, 1.1″/1.3″ | MIP, non-touch, 240×240 |
| Sizes | 42 / 46 mm (S / std) | 41 / 46 mm (S / std) | 42 mm |
| Thickness | 12.9 mm | 12.4 / 12.9 mm | 12.2 mm |
| Battery (smartwatch / GPS) | 13–15 days; 20–24 h | 12–14 days; 26–30 h | 7 days; 24 h |
| Wrist HR | Elevate v4 | Elevate v4 | Elevate v3 + Pulse Ox |
| Multi-band GPS | Yes, SatIQ | Yes | — |
| Maps | Breadcrumb only | Breadcrumb only | Breadcrumb only |
| Music storage | Yes, all models | Music model (+$50), 500 songs | Music model (+$50), 500 songs |
| Mic + speaker | — | — | — |
| Signature | AMOLED debut, Training Readiness | Multi-band + triathlon, HRV Status | Pulse Ox, Body Battery |
GarminForerunner 55 / 165 / 170
The entry runners. 165 brought AMOLED to $249; the 70 / 170 pair split the line in 2026 and pushed Training Readiness to the bottom tier.
| 70 / 1702026-05 | 1652024-02 | 552021-06 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Launch price | $249 | $249 | $199 |
| Display | 1.2″ AMOLED touch | 1.2″ AMOLED touch | 1.04″ MIP, non-touch |
| Sizes | 43 mm | 43 mm | 42 mm |
| Thickness | 11.9 mm | 11.6 mm | 11.6 mm |
| Battery (smartwatch / GPS) | 10–13 days; 20–23 h | 11 days; 19 h | 2 weeks; 20 h |
| Wrist HR | Elevate v4 | Elevate v4 + Pulse Ox | Elevate v3 |
| Multi-band GPS | — | — | — |
| Maps | Breadcrumb, Up Ahead | Breadcrumb + courses | — |
| Music storage | 170 Music (+$50) | Music model (+$50) | Phone control only |
| Garmin Pay | 170 only | Yes | — |
| Signature | Training Readiness, Quick Workouts debut | AMOLED at $249, nap detection | PacePro, daily suggested workouts |
GarminInstinct
Mono-screen soldiers. Gen 3 finally split into AMOLED and Solar branches.
| Instinct 32025-01 | Instinct 22022-02 | Instinct2018-02 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Launch price | $399 | $349 | $299 |
| Display | AMOLED or Solar MIP | 2-window mono MIP | 2-window mono MIP |
| Sizes | 45 / 50 mm | 40 / 45 mm | 45 mm |
| Thickness | 14.4 / 14.9 mm | 13.3 / 14.5 mm | 15.3 mm |
| Lens / case | Polymer; Power Glass on Solar | Polymer; Power Glass on Solar | Chemically strengthened glass; polymer |
| Battery (smartwatch) | 20–60+ days; Solar unlimited* | 2S Solar: unlimited* | ~14 days |
| Solar | Solar models | Solar models | — |
| Multi-band GPS | AMOLED models | — | — |
| LED flashlight | Yes | — | — |
| Garmin Pay / music | Pay only | Pay only | — |
GarminVenu
Garmin's health-first AMOLED line; Venu 4 joined the unified OS with a flashlight.
| Venu 42025-09 | Venu 32023-08 | Venu 22021-04 | Venu2019-09 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launch price | $549 | $449 | $399 | $399 |
| Sizes | 41 / 45 mm | 41 / 45 mm | 40 / 45 mm | 43 mm |
| Thickness | 12 / 12.5 mm | 12 mm | 12.1 / 12.2 mm | 12.4 mm |
| Lens / case | Gorilla Glass; steel bezel | Gorilla Glass; steel bezel | Gorilla Glass; steel bezel | Gorilla Glass 3; aluminum bezel |
| Battery (smartwatch) | 10–12 days | up to 14 days | 10–11 days | ~5 days |
| Mic + speaker | Yes | Yes | — | — |
| LED flashlight | Yes | — | — | — |
| Body Battery | Yes | Yes + dashboard | Yes | — |
| Signature | Unified OS, brighter display | Sleep Coach, wheelchair mode | Health Snapshot, muscle maps | First Garmin AMOLED |
Garminepix
Garmin's AMOLED flagship. The 2015 original put routable maps on a touchscreen years early; Gen 2 relaunched the name on a fenix 7 body, and the Pro spread it across three sizes.
| epix Pro2023-05 | epix Gen 22022-01 | epix2015-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Launch price | $799 | $899 | $549 |
| Display | 1.1″ / 1.3″ / 1.4″ AMOLED | 1.3″ AMOLED, touch + buttons | 1.2″ transflective MIP, touch |
| Battery (smartwatch) | up to 16 days (47 mm) | up to 16 days | — |
| Battery (GPS) | up to 30 h (47 mm) | up to 30 h | — |
| Maps | TopoActive + worldwide, 32 GB | TopoActive, 16 GB | 8 GB onboard |
| Sizes | 42 / 47 / 51 mm | 47 mm | 47 mm |
| LED flashlight | Yes | — | — |
| Signature | Pro tier: sizes, sapphire, flashlight | The fenix 7 formula in AMOLED | Full maps on a watch, a decade early |
GarminEnduro
The ultramarathon special — a fenix stripped for maximum solar endurance. Battery is the whole story: three generations, three claims, all measured in days.
| Enduro 32024-08 | Enduro 22022-08 | Enduro2021-02 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Launch price | $899 | $1099 | $799 |
| Display | 1.4″ MIP, larger solar ring | 1.4″ MIP, Power Sapphire | 1.4″ MIP, Power Glass |
| Battery (smartwatch) | 36 days; 90 with solar | 34 days; 46 with solar | up to 65 days (solar) |
| Battery (GPS) | 122 h; up to 320 with solar | 110 h; 150 with solar | up to 80 h (solar) |
| Touchscreen | — | Yes | — |
| LED flashlight | Yes | Yes | — |
| Music storage | Yes | Yes | — |
| Signature | 90-day claim, back to $899 | fenix 7X brains, 110 h GPS | The solar ultrawatch arrives |
Garminvivoactive
Garmin's everyday GPS watch. A decade of small steps — color touch, payments, music — then AMOLED arrived with the vivoactive 5 and never left, while music storage quietly went away.
| vivoactive 62025-04 | vivoactive 52023-09 | vivoactive 4 / 4S2019-09 | vivoactive 32017-09 | vivoactive2015-03 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launch price | $299 | $299 | $329 | $299 | — |
| Display | 1.2″ AMOLED, brighter | 1.2″ AMOLED, touch | 1.3″ / 1.1″ MIP, touch | 1.2″ MIP, touch | 1.13″ LCD, touch |
| Battery (smartwatch) | up to 11 days | up to 11 days | up to 8 days | up to 7 days | up to 3 weeks |
| Battery (GPS) | — | up to 18 h | up to 18 h | up to 13 h | — |
| Garmin Pay | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | — |
| Music storage | — | — | Yes | — | — |
| Pulse Ox | Yes | Yes | Yes | — | — |
| Sizes | 42 mm | 42 mm | 45 / 40 mm | 39 mm | — |
| Signature | Brighter panel at the same $299 | AMOLED and sleep coaching | Music and animated workouts | Garmin Pay debuts | The original GPS-smartwatch hybrid |
GarminDescent Mk
Garmin's dive computers, Mk by Mk — from a single-gas curiosity to a tech-diving rig with SubWave tank data, then the Mk3 put an AMOLED behind a depth rating.
| Descent Mk3 / Mk3i2023-11 | Descent Mk2 / Mk2i2020-10 | Descent Mk12017-10 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Launch price | $1399 | $1099 | $999 |
| Display | 1.2″ / 1.4″ AMOLED | 1.4″ MIP | 1.2″ MIP |
| Sizes | 43 / 51 mm | 52 mm; 43 mm (Mk2 S) | 52 mm |
| Dive modes | Multi-gas, apnea, gauge, cave | Multi-gas, apnea, gauge | Single-gas, gauge |
| Air integration | Mk3i + T1, SubWave | Mk2i + T1, SubWave | — |
| Maps | TopoActive + BlueChart | TopoActive + BlueChart | — |
| Music storage | Yes | Yes | — |
| Signature | AMOLED below the surface | Ecosystem play: T1 tank pods | The dive watch that started it |
GarmininReach Mini
The pocket satellite communicators. Mini 2 stretched the battery and fixed the port; Mini 3 added a color screen and a Plus variant with more battery and sensors.
| inReach Mini 3 / 3 Plus2025-12 | inReach Mini 22022-02 | inReach Mini2018-05 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Launch price | — | $399 | $349 |
| Screen | Color | Monochrome | Monochrome |
| Battery | — | 30 days (10-min logging) | 50 h (10-min logging) |
| Port | USB-C | USB-C | micro-USB |
| Interactive SOS | Yes | Yes | — |
| Signature | Color screen; Plus adds battery | Longer battery, USB-C | The pocket satellite messenger |
Garminquatix
The boater's fenix. Each quatix is the current flagship plus the marine kit — autopilot and trolling-motor control, anchor alarms — and the 8 Pro adds inReach for waters without cell coverage.
| quatix 8 Pro2026-01 | quatix 82025-06 | quatix 72022-04 | quatix 62020-04 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launch price | — | $1199 | $1099 | $999 |
| fenix base | fenix 8 Pro | fenix 8 | fenix 7X Solar | fenix 6X |
| Display | 1.4″ AMOLED | 1.4″ AMOLED | 1.4″ MIP, solar | 1.4″ MIP, solar |
| Sizes | 47 / 51 mm | 47 mm | 51 mm | 51 mm |
| Battery (smartwatch) | — | up to 16 days | up to 37 days (solar) | up to 21 days |
| Speaker + mic | Yes | Yes | — | — |
| inReach satellite | Yes | — | — | — |
| Signature | Satellite messaging offshore | AMOLED helm command | Trolling motor + autopilot control | Marine data on a fenix 6X |
GarminMARQ
Garmin's luxury tool watches — a fenix in grade-5 titanium split into lifestyle archetypes. Gen 2 traded MIP for AMOLED and pushed the ceiling past $3,000.
| MARQ Gen 22022-10 | MARQ (Gen 1)2019-03 | |
|---|---|---|
| Launch price | $1,900–$3,250 | $1,500–$2,500 |
| fenix base | fenix 7 | fenix 5 Plus |
| Models | Five | Six |
| Display | 1.2″ AMOLED, sapphire | 1.2″ MIP, Gorilla Glass |
| Case | Grade-5 titanium, ceramic bezel | Grade-5 titanium |
| Signature | AMOLED + ceramic, up to $3,250 | Luxury tool watches, first attempt |
GarminApproach
Garmin's golf watches. The S62 made the wrist caddie mainstream, the S70 went AMOLED in two sizes, and the S44/S50 generation brought the kit down the price ladder.
| Approach S44 / S502025-01 | Approach S702023-05 | Approach S622020-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Launch price | — | $549 | $499 |
| Display | AMOLED, touch | 1.2″ / 1.4″ AMOLED, touch | 1.4″ MIP, touch |
| Sizes | — | 42 / 47 mm | 47 mm |
| Battery (smartwatch) | — | up to 16 days (47 mm) | up to 14 days |
| Wind-aware PlaysLike | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Virtual caddie | — | Yes | Yes |
| Signature | The line spreads downmarket | AMOLED, two sizes | Full-color course maps on the wrist |
Bike computers
GarminEdge 10xx
The big-screen bike computer line, from segment racing to solar and a built-in speaker.
| Edge 10502024-08 | Edge 10402022-05 | 1030 Plus2020-07 | Edge 10302017-03 | Edge 10002014-04 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launch price | $749 | $599 | $599 | $599 | $599 |
| Screen | 3.5″ touch, brightest yet | 3.5″ touch | 3.5″ touch | 3.5″ touch | 3.0″ touch |
| Battery (GPS) | ~28 h | 35 h (45 h Solar) | ~20 h | ~20 h | ~15 h |
| Multi-band GPS | Yes | Solar bundle | — | — | — |
| Solar | — | 1040 Solar | — | — | — |
| Speaker | Yes, voice cues | — | — | — | — |
| Signature | Group RideView, speaker | Power Guide, solar | Faster routing, more storage | Trendline routing, incident detection | Segment racing era |
GarminEdge 5xx / 8xx
Same generations as the 10xx flagship. Within a pair the split is simple: 8xx gets the touchscreen, 5xx keeps buttons and drops price.
| 540 / 8402023-03 | 530 / 8302019-04 | Edge 8202016-09 | Edge 5202015-06 | 510 / 8102013-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launch price | — | — | $399 | $279 | — |
| Touchscreen | 840 only | 830 only | Yes | — | 810 only |
| Screen | 2.6″ | 2.6″ | 2.3″ | 2.3″ | 2.2″ / 2.6″ |
| Battery (GPS) | 26–32 h | 20–24 h | 15 h | 20 h | ~17 h |
| Strava Live Segments | Yes | Yes | Yes | Debut | — |
| ClimbPro | Yes | Yes | — | — | — |
| Power Guide / solar | Power Guide; 840 Solar | — | — | — | — |
| Multi-band GPS | Yes | — | — | — | — |
| Signature | Button vs touch sibling pair | Training-focused mid-range | Flagship features, small body | The compact classic | Connected-era starter pair |
Bike sensors
GarminVaria radar
The rearview radar that created a category. The line grew a tail light, then a camera — the argument moved from awareness to evidence.
| Varia RCT7162023 | Varia RCT7152022-05 | Varia RTL515 / RVR3152020-05 | Varia Rearview Radar2015-06 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launch price | $399 | $399 | $199 | — |
| Form | Radar + light + camera, revised | Radar + light + 1080p camera | Radar + light; RVR315 is radar-only | Radar + tail light |
| Camera | Sharper sensor, same listing | 1080p loop | — | — |
| Battery | — | — | up to 16 h (day flash) | — |
| Signature | Quiet refresh under the RCT715 name | Camera evidence for close passes | The rear radar most road bikes run | Created the bike radar category |
GarminRally
Garmin's pedal power meters, from Vector to Rally. Same idea across three generations — install, calibrate, ride — with more body options and radios each time.
| Rally 110 / 2102025-09 | Rally 100 / 2002021-03 | Vector 3 / 3S2017-08 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Launch price | $749–$1,199 | $649–$1,099+ | $599–$999 |
| Bodies | Same three body families | RS (SPD-SL), RK (Kéo), XC (SPD) | Kéo-compatible road |
| Sides measured | 110 single; 210 dual | 100 single; 200 dual | 3 dual; 3S single |
| Radio | ANT+ + Bluetooth | ANT+ + Bluetooth | ANT+ |
| Battery | — | up to 120 h | up to 120 h |
| Cycling dynamics | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Signature | The 2025 refresh | Vector renamed, more cleats, dual radio | Pedal power goes mainstream |
Heart-rate straps
GarminHRM
Garmin's chest-strap heart rate monitors. HRM-Pro merged Bluetooth and running dynamics; HRM 200 replaced the HRM-Dual at $79; HRM 600 went rechargeable and records workouts without a watch.
| HRM 6002025-05 | HRM 2002025-01 | HRM-Pro2020-09 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Launch price | $169 | $79 | $129 |
| Battery | Rechargeable Li-ion, ~2 mo @ 1 h/day | CR2032 coin cell, ~1 yr @ 1 h/day | CR2032 coin cell, ~1 yr @ 1 h/day |
| Connectivity | ANT+ + 3× Bluetooth | ANT+ + 3× Bluetooth, secure mode | ANT+ + 2× Bluetooth |
| Running dynamics | Yes, adds step speed loss | — | Yes (GCT, cadence, stride length) |
| HRV | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Onboard storage | Full activity recording sans watch | — | Store-and-forward: swim HR + daily metrics |
| Water rating | 5 ATM | 3 ATM | 5 ATM |
| Weight / strap | 61 g; XS–S / M–XL | 63 g; XS–S / M–XL | 59 g; one size |
| Signature | Rechargeable, watch-less recording | HRM-Dual successor, EU-secure radio | Bluetooth + running dynamics in one strap |
* Solar figures assume sufficient sunlight. Battery ranges span sizes and variants. Figures reflect launch-day claims — check the brand's spec pages before buying.