Garmin Fenix 5S Plus

Under the sign of the fiery bird Phoenix, some of the most advanced multi-sport watches on the market today are produced. The unisex version of the 42mm 5S Plus wearable has received such a significant upgrade package that it would be appropriate to rank it among the sixth generation of “phoenixes”.

Features

The model has a huge number of features for both professional athletes and advanced adherents of an active lifestyle. Things have gone so far that the watch itself determines the current type of user activity, collecting a complete package of training information and analyzing the results in the Garmin Connect application. For example, when jogging, the wearable gadget registers the speed, steps taken and calories burned, while rowing — the number of strokes, and when skiing or snowboarding — the speed and time of skiing, taking into account the slope of the ski slope. At the end of the workout, the watch gives out a verdict — whether you gave it your all, overexerted yourself or did not finish it.

Lucky Borrowing

The model borrowed one of the important innovations from the Garmin Fenix 5X, and spied a couple of “chips” from the Garmin Forerunner 645 Music. In the first case, we are talking about supporting the ability to download colour topographic maps for navigating the area and tracking the location using the coordinates of GPS, GLONASS and Galileo satellites. The second feature is a built-in audio player for playing music tracks bypassing a smartphone. Songs are downloaded to the internal memory of the watch (16 GB), and Bluetooth headphones are connected to them directly. Switching tracks, as well as setting and unpausing playback are performed using physical buttons, since support for touch input is not implemented in the watch.

Garmin Pay System

Thanks to the NFC chip, along with the integration of the model into the Garmin Pay payment system , it is possible to pay for any purchases using the contactless payment method through the watch. The password for making a payment is entered once during the day and after each removal of the gadget from the wrist. The repulsive factor from the momentary addition of the Garmin Fenix 5S Plus to the cart is the high cost. Otherwise, smartwatches are rightfully considered a top product in the niche of models with a pronounced sports component.