Garmin Fenix 5 running watch | Impartial reviews & price comparison

Overview

The Fenix is a running watch family from Garmin.

The Fenix 5 came out in 2017. The latest model in the family is the Garmin Fenix 7 Solar.

Based on our monitoring of prices across the internet, it's currently in the most expensive 30% of running watches today.

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priceBand	Price band
released	Released Mar 2017	Oct 2022	Oct 2022	Oct 2022	Oct 2022	Nov 2022
Battery life	Battery life 336 hours	288 hours	288 hours	288 hours	288 hours	672 hours
Battery life – GPS mode	Battery life – GPS mode 24 hours	28 hours	28 hours	28 hours	28 hours	111 hours
Screen size	Screen size 30 mm	30 mm	30 mm	30 mm	30 mm	23 mm
Weight	Weight 85 g	144 g	87 g	88 g	94 g	65 g
Height	Height 47 mm	46 mm	46 mm	46 mm	46 mm	45 mm
Resolution	Resolution 240 x 240 px	240 x 240 px	240 x 240 px	240 x 240 px	240 x 240 px	176 x 176 px
Waterproof depth	Waterproof depth 100 m	100 m	100 m	100 m	100 m
Pixel density	Pixel density 282 ppi	283 ppi	283 ppi	283 ppi	283 ppi
Internal storage	Internal storage 0 GB			32 GB	32 GB	0 GB
Health tracking features	Health tracking features BMI tracking Calorie burn tracking Period notifications Sleep tracking Temperature tracking Water intake tracking Weight tracking	BMI tracking Calorie burn tracking Fertility notifications Ovulation prediction Period notifications Period start date predictions Sleep tracking Temperature tracking Water intake tracking	BMI tracking Calorie burn tracking Fertility notifications Ovulation prediction Period notifications Period start date predictions Sleep tracking Temperature tracking Water intake tracking	BMI tracking Calorie burn tracking Fertility notifications Ovulation prediction Period notifications Period start date predictions Sleep tracking Temperature tracking Water intake tracking	BMI tracking Calorie burn tracking Fertility notifications Ovulation prediction Period notifications Period start date predictions Sleep tracking Temperature tracking Water intake tracking	BMI tracking Calorie burn tracking Calorie intake tracking Fertility notifications Ovulation prediction Period notifications Period start date predictions Sleep tracking Temperature tracking Water intake tracking Weight tracking
Connectivity Types	Connectivity Types ANT+Automatic syncing Cloud syncing Wireless syncing	ANT+Wi-Fi	ANT+Wi-Fi	ANT+Wi-Fi	ANT+Wi-Fi	ANT+NFC
Sensors	Sensors 3D compass Accelerometer Barometer Body temperature sensor Compass Fast GPS lock Galileo GPS Gyroscope Heart rate monitor	Accelerometer Barometer Blood oxygenation monitor Cadence sensor Compass Galileo GPS Gyroscope Heart rate monitor	Accelerometer Barometer Blood oxygenation monitor Cadence sensor Compass GPS Gyroscope Heart rate monitor	Accelerometer Barometer Blood oxygenation monitor Cadence sensor Compass Galileo GPS Gyroscope Heart rate monitor	Accelerometer Barometer Blood oxygenation monitor Cadence sensor Compass Galileo GPS Gyroscope Heart rate monitor	Accelerometer Barometer Blood oxygenation monitor Body temperature sensor Compass Galileo GPS Heart rate monitor Monitors perspiration
Alerts	Alerts Inactivity alerts Silent alarm Thunderstorm warnings Vibrating alerts	Inactivity alerts Silent alarm Vibrating alerts Voice feedback	Inactivity alerts Silent alarm Vibrating alerts Voice feedback	Inactivity alerts Silent alarm Vibrating alerts Voice feedback	Inactivity alerts Irregular heart rate warnings Silent alarm Vibrating alerts Voice feedback	Inactivity alerts Irregular heart rate warnings Silent alarm Vibrating alerts Voice feedback
Screen features	Screen features Always-on display	Always-on display Sapphire glass	Always-on display Sapphire glass	Always-on display Sapphire glass	Always-on display Sapphire glass	Always-on display
Battery features	Battery features Battery level indicator Rechargeable battery	Rechargeable battery	Rechargeable battery	Rechargeable battery	Rechargeable battery	Rechargeable battery Solar power
Common characteristics Activity detectionActivity taggingCoachingDistance trackingElevation trackingGoal settingLive trackingPace measurementRoute uploadsSteps trackingSwim stroke counterSwim stroke recognitionTrackback modeIP67Sweat resistantCompatible heart monitorCompatible smart scales

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Garmin Fenix 5 characteristics and specifications

Characteristics
Sports	Running (+122)
Brand	Garmin (+79)
Features	Achievements (+82)Auto pause (+79)Calendar sync (+60)Call control (+74)has fast/slow heart rate notifications (+78)measures resting heart rate (+81)measures VO2 max (+77)Multi-sport mode (+80)Music playback (+75)Phone locator (+74)Social network integration (+54)Sunrise/sunset time (+74)Uploadable maps (+56)Widgets (+78)
Activity Tracking Features	Activity detection (+90)Activity tagging (+98)Coaching (+65)Distance tracking (+104)Elevation tracking (+97)Goal setting (+72)Live tracking (+55)Pace measurement (+103)Route uploads (+71)Steps tracking (+103)Swim stroke counter (+89)Swim stroke recognition (+47)Trackback mode (+70)
Health tracking features	BMI tracking (+54)Calorie burn tracking (+88)Period notifications (+58)Sleep tracking (+85)Temperature tracking (+59)Water intake tracking (+51)Weight tracking (+45)
Connectivity Types	ANT+ (+73)Automatic syncing (+52)Cloud syncing (+54)Wireless syncing (+64)
Sensors	3D compass (+21)Accelerometer (+101)Barometer (+87)Body temperature sensor (+68)Compass (+94)Fast GPS lock (+27)Galileo (+57)GPS (+103)Gyroscope (+77)Heart rate monitor (+96)
Waterproofings	IP67 (+87)Sweat resistant (+93)
Alerts	Inactivity alerts (+72)Silent alarm (+80)Thunderstorm warnings (+32)Vibrating alerts (+83)
Supported peripherals	Compatible heart monitor (+82)Compatible smart scales (+58)
Screen features	Always-on display (+80)
Battery features	Battery level indicator (+63)Rechargeable battery (+104)
Colorways	Black, Silver / Black, Titanium / Solar Orange

Specifications		vs Average
Model	5
Released	Mar 2017
System
Waypoints	1000
Bluetooth version	4
Internal storage	0 GB
Battery
Battery life – power saving mode	75 hours
Battery life – GPS mode	24 hours
Battery life	336 hours
Measurements
Volume	34 cm³
Strap width	22 mm
Width	47 mm
Height	47 mm
Thickness	16 mm
Weight	85 g
Temperature
Min. temperature	-20 °C
Max. temperature	50 °C
Waterproofing
Waterproof depth	100 m
Screen
Pixel density	282 ppi
Resolution	240 x 240 px
Screen size	30 mm