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Garmin fenix 2 GPS Watch
Last Updated: November 26, 2018 (Refresh Now)
5.0
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/10
Total Reviews
702
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504
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Review Analysis - 93 recent, verified reviews
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Product Reliability
21watch, year, stopped working, started, stopped
+14%
-86%
" ... Also, after about 3 months of use the watch failed to operate. ... "
" ... I'm probably going to move to a different product because Garmin has taken enough of my hard earned cash for products that stop working too soon with no customer support. ... "
" ... But the real issues begin before one year of usage. ... Next run it happened again. ... Soon it became a habit to check if they were rebooted again and need to be restarted each other minute. ... I tried to found the cause and was looking for related issues desperately. ... "
" ... Watch died 14 months after purchase. ... "
" ... Just over a year since ordered, the watch started having trouble. ... Now, about a year and half later, it is not working. ... "
" ... In the spring, I began to prepare to go out again, and I charged the watch - only to find that it stops working immediately when you take it off the charger. ... "
" ... watch no longer turns on after 9 months of owning it. ... "
" ... Not reliable for hard conditions. ... "
Battery Life
19hours, charge, watch, gps, battery life
+21%
-79%
" ... battery died in less then a year. ... "
" ... A bad product that very frequently crashes mid-activity and the battery life is poor. ... The software is full of bugs and for example when the battery appears to be 100% full it is actually less than 50%. ... Eventually the battery went dead and no matter how long you try to charge it - it does not work and you need to replace. ... "
" ... Battery is dead only after 15-20 hours of use (50 miles of activity). ... "
" ... i figured it was time to change the battery. ... "
" ... The second watch is as bad as the first but now will not hold a charge. ... "
" ... Eight hours later, the watch decided to come back to life. ... "
" ... I kept them on charging for a complete day and they did not charge for even 1%. ... "
" ... Plugged the watch in and after 3 hours the battery still states 0% the battery wouldn't hold a charge and dies as soon as it was disconnected. ... "
Charging
17watch, charging, plugged, charger, charged
+6%
-94%
" ... The second watch is as bad as the first but now will not hold a charge. ... "
" ... - Reboots on charging, so you can't charge them if you found your battery low during activity (or before start one) Remember that 1990th era cell phones, which had different modes for usage and for charging?. ... "
" ... Now the watch decided not to charge. ... When you make it charge again after a hard reset, it charges only from a notebook and not a powerbank. ... When charge drops to 30% the watch turns off. ... "
" ... I kept them on charging for a complete day and they did not charge for even 1%. ... The 3rd watch was charged at 73% out of the box and when I plugged on to charging, it started discharging. ... "
" ... Plugged the watch in and after 3 hours the battery still states 0% the battery wouldn't hold a charge and dies as soon as it was disconnected. ... "
" ... got the watch yesterday and the device refuses to charge as shown. ... "
" ... When plugged into the charger, it says it is "updating firmware", but stays in that mode indefinitely. ... "
" ... Shorted out just after a year of light use, and would simply shut off without warning despite being fully charged. ... "
Device Compatibility
11syncing, sync, connect, watch, messages
+55%
-45%
" ... A lot of modes, all the details of my activities, especially run, on a Garmin Connect portal. ... "
" ... Watch works awesome!!! ... "
" ... The Battery life is excellent but gets reduced in case the watch is connected to bluetooth. ... "
" ... It meet my spectation a great device. ... "
" ... Until fairly recently you needed something the size of a smartphone to access this ... Data can be saved and/or transferred to a laptop or desktop. ... "
" ... It's rather easy to use and the syncing with Gamin Connect and Training Peaks is faultless. ... "
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Specifications
Connectivity
GPS: Yes
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