The Garmin Fenix 5, Fenix 5S and Fenix 5X

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latest update: 9-nov-2016 (QUICKFIT & strap sizes added)

As wrote earlier the new Fenix is ready to launch.

Not the Fenix 4 but the Fenix 5, Fenix5S and Fenix5X it seems to be. We could give them names like the Fenix 5 casual, Fenix 5 Sport/Slim and Fenix 5 Xtreme but lets wait until we receive the full text of the press release.
The three series have no less than  11 13 different versions, not counting the bundles.

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What about the “Fenix 4”?

Number 4 is considered an unlucky number in Chinese because it is nearly homophonous to the word “death”. Due to that, many numbered product lines skip the “4”  ( wikipedia: Tetraphobia). And it looks Garmin is one of them.

Fēnix 5S

While the Fēnix 5S has similarities with the recent launched Chronos they are not the same. On the back you will seen the again rotated optical HR and the charging connector has been reduced in size.

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  • White fēnix 5S with Carrara White Band
  • Silver fēnix 5S with Tourquoise Band
  • Silver fēnix 5S with Black Band
  • Black fēnix 5S Sapphire with Black Band
  • Champagne fēnix 5S Sapphire with Gray
  • Champagne fēnix 5S Sapphire with Metal Band

Quickfit strap size: 20mm

Text on the back is depending on model “Fenix 5s – 100 meters – Sapphire crystal – Stainless steel – Fiber reinforced polymer – Taiwan –  S/N 123456789”  or “Fenix 5s – 100 meters – GPS/Glonass – Stainless steel – Fiber reinforced polymer – Taiwan –  S/N 123456789”

Fēnix 5

The Fēnix 5 has similarities with the “old” Fēnix 3 HR but on the back you will notice the same changed position of the optical HR and smaller charging connector.

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  • Black fēnix 5 Sapphire with Black Band
  • Slate Gray fēnix 5 Sapphire with Metal Band
  • Slate Gray fēnix 5 with Black Band
  • Slate Gray fēnix 5 with Amp Yellow Band
  • Silver fēnix 5 with Granite Blue Band

Quickfit strap size: 22mm

Text on the back is depending on model “Fenix 5 – 100 meters – Sapphire crystal – Stainless steel – Fiber reinforced polymer – Taiwan –  S/N 123456789”  or “Fenix 5 – 100 meters – GPS/Glonass – Stainless steel – Fiber reinforced polymer – Taiwan –  S/N 123456789”

Fēnix 5X

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The Fēnix 5X has similarities with the “old” Fēnix 3 HR but on the back you will notice the same changed position of the optical HR and the missing? charging connector. Could it be wireless charging or is the connector just hidden behind the (wide) band?

  • Slate Gray fēnix 5X Sapphire with Black Band
  • Slate Gray fēnix 5X Sapphire with Metal Band

Quickfit strap size: 26mm

Text on the back is ” S/N 123456789 – Taiwan – Fiber reinforced polymer – Stainless steel – Sapphire crystal – 100 meters – ???”

All Fenix 5 models seem to have a new type of strap quick release button system.
This new quick release system is called QUICKFIT, Garmin’s latest trademark.

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Garmin press-release

More information and specifications will be added later when available.
(last update: 9 nov, updates keep coming, but i’m off to the wilderness with no web accesses till this weekend, first possible update 13 nov 2016)

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