Garmin fenix 2 GPS Watch - 2024 report by Whydis

Garmin fenix 2 GPS Watch

Style:Base Model  |  Product Packaging:Standard Packaging Full Featured Training Watch for Multisport Athletes Tracks distance, pace and hear...

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Information

(8 reviews)
Customer support

(15 reviews)
Garmin support

(19 reviews)
Look

(17 reviews)
Function

(17 reviews)
Price

(16 reviews)
Gadget

(11 reviews)
Battery life

(23 reviews)
Device

(25 reviews)
Gps

(35 reviews)
Product

(74 reviews)
Bluetooth pair

(7 reviews)
Time

(36 reviews)
Software

(14 reviews)
Experience

(13 reviews)
Signal

(10 reviews)
Month

(8 reviews)
Datum

(30 reviews)
Screen

(10 reviews)
Ton

(4 reviews)
File

(5 reviews)
Reset

(17 reviews)
Error

(4 reviews)

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Reviews around information (5.00 of 5)

  • for swimming do not work never give me the correct information.
  • there seems to be enough information forthcoming to indicate the problem is more likely with my
  • but once you get started you will appreciate all the additional information it provides
  • The data from the "Run Dynamics" provides a lot of useful information such as VO2 max, cadence, etc
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Reviews around customer support (4.61 of 5)

  • The poor customer support takes this horrible experience to a different level
  • but I've been told by Garmin Customer Support that this isn't possible
  • nice, all in one, powerful featuresvalue for moneybest sport / g p s watch i have everhighly recommend
  • nice, all in one, powerful featuresvalue for moneybest sport / g p s watch i have everhighly recommend
  • Or go to forums.garmin.com and look at the posts under "Running & Fitness".Also, Garmin customer support has been overwhelmed
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Reviews around garmin support (4.37 of 5)

  • Updated: 2015/04/12:I've finally been able to contact Garmin support
  • It works better now, but I lost all respect for Garmin support and products
  • I call Garmin support while I was vacationing in the Smoky Mountains to inform them of the
  • The watch is also very large; about the same size as a G-Shock watch
  • After calling Garmin Support, we were unable to wake it
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Reviews around look (4.32 of 5)

  • Too bad cause I love the look and interface of the watch
  • I love the looks of this watch and when it is working it is great, unfortunately it is very unreliable at the most important times.
  • Started off slightly rocky with occasional bugs but redeemed by great looks, solid feel and high hopes for firmware updates
  • I'm in the market at the moment for my next watch, and while I've looked at the Fenix 3, I'm extremely worried and frustrated about having the same experiences and headaches.
  • One year later....had what looks to be water damage
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Reviews around function (4.30 of 5)

  • Great functions, a little difficult to navigate through instructions but impressed with product and service delivery
  • I also like to show my kids the miles I've logged after a run, they get a kick out of the mileage totals and well this watch has a terrible recall function
  • There are options-a-plenty and has some great functions
  • Overall the Fenix is a neat watch with great functions, just wish it was a little smaller.
  • They kept these functions and improved on them in this version of the watch
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Reviews around price (4.26 of 5)

  • The price of the watch now makes it more enticing to get.
  • The good: price point (half the cost of a fenix 3), fairly accurate GPS and HRM, decent battery life, ability to configure data displays for individual activities, short learning curve for field use, decent GPS functionality (waypoints, etc), lots of ways to set alarms and alerts, works with ant+ devices.
  • The Fenix 2 was in a good price when they launched the Fenix 3 and it seemed to be a good choice
  • While the Fenix 2 packs a lot of functionality and is perfectly fine when it's working, the frequency of bugs and painful UI experience does not justify the hefty $400+ price tag.
  • It can do just about everything a person would need it to do (within reason) for a great price
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Reviews around gadget (3.95 of 5)

  • This watch is better than Inspector Gadget in its ability to do almost everything you could ever want outdoors and lots of stuff indoors as well ... at the time of writing I have as yet to find only a few things it cannot do as a watch, but you need one of those… calculator watches to accomplish that!I did not buy this watch through Amazon, but only b/c my LBS (not short for weight, but short for Local Bike Shop) had one in stock
  • The watch is also very large; about the same size as a G-Shock watch
  • The watch is also very large; about the same size as a G-Shock watch
  • Supports every ANT+ gadget out there, including chirp and tempe* Baro, temp, alt, compass, and GPS
  • The watch is worth it if your an outdoors person like myself looking for a cool gadget that wont take you out of the world around you
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Reviews around battery life (3.94 of 5)

  • Dissapointing , the watch look great , battery life and features are awesome but everything goes wrong after you see how unaccurate is the GPS recording
  • The Battery life is excellent but gets reduced in case the watch is connected to bluetooth
  • The other big issue with the watch itself is the short battery life
  • Very good battery life, light, works very good indoor in a treadmill and the multsports function is amazing!
  • - I've found battery life to be good, not great, and certainly not what they're advertising
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Reviews around device (3.49 of 5)

  • Unfortunately Garmin will not fully exchange my second faulty device with a different product, so I've had to pay out of pocket for the difference on a
  • Excellent device for a very respectable last season price
  • I wish I could recommend this device, but after my experience I cannot.
  • There were 10 laps to be displayed and the device stayed on the “Loading” screen for over 4 minutes before the screen went back and the device became completely unresponsive.
  • All in all a nice device, especially if you can find a good deal on one
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Reviews around gps (3.33 of 5)

  • Croatia!Swimming with the watch is fun, although it looses GPS signal every once in a while, but that's expected.
  • The GPS sucks, but the altimeter and compass work average
  • Losing GPS signal from the top of a mountain with perfectly clear skies and a clear 360° view of the
  • Problems: battery doesn't last ( even when fully charged) , gps is flaky, and distances are almost always measured too long
  • If you are looking for a good GPS for multisport I recommend purchasing from another company.
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Reviews around product (3.20 of 5)

  • I use this watch for running/biking primarily and would recommend the product strongly.
  • But it is a good product over all just the complexity of watch itself make hard to use it
  • It doesn't work, and is a poor answer for an obviously faulty product
  • I've been a loyal customer for many years, but I'm fairly discouraged about how poor this product has performed for me.
  • Good product, just meet all my speciationstuff!Thanks guys!!!
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Reviews around bluetooth pair (2.82 of 5)

  • nice, all in one, powerful featuresvalue for moneybest sport / g p s watch i have everhighly recommend
  • And Bluetooth pairing doesn't work at all with Android devices
  • And Bluetooth pairing doesn't work at all with Android
  • The Bluetooth pairing was slow at best, and often failed to transfer any data.
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Reviews around time (2.43 of 5)

  • I get compliments on it all the time but takes forever to link up to satellites
  • This is my third different model of garmin gps watches, and it is by far the worst and most probable the last time I buy a Garmin Watch
  • I has some troubles setting the right time in Venezuela but isn't Garmin foul
  • had other Garmin Forerunner watches, and they are much better than this.- Reports incorrect elapsed time.
  • For example, I forgot to click my Start/Stop button at the right times during my triathlon (my fault) so the time was messed up
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Reviews around software (2.28 of 5)

  • Read several reviews, Most stating that the software is buggy however the Last two models the Watch would reboot, flicker and go into a Boot loop without any display shortly after die even when charged
  • As a former experienced IT professional and now aerospace engineer, my opinion is that the software and firmware on this and the last two garmin products I've purchased, they units are extremely buggy and un-satisfactory for a high end tech product.
  • Some of this can be avoided now that Garmin connects to Nike, but it would take a significant software upgrade for me to give this device 5 stars.
  • In truth, my main gripe with the device is actually the software, which I find to lag far behind the competitors in this arena (e.g., Runkeeper, Nike, etc.)
  • Beautiful and strong design but unfortunately a very weak software
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Reviews around experience (2.20 of 5)

  • This watch is better than Inspector Gadget in its ability to do almost everything you could ever want outdoors and lots of stuff indoors as well ... at the time of writing I have as yet to find only a few things it cannot do as a watch, but you need one of those… calculator watches to accomplish that!I did not buy this watch through Amazon, but only b/c my LBS (not short for weight, but short for Local Bike Shop) had one in stock
  • The poor customer support takes this horrible experience to a different level
  • In short, I had a couple months of a phenomenal experiences with this
  • But bad quality and, most important, unfriendly support policy and attitude, which made bad quality into terrible experience, left me deeply disappointed
  • I also purchased the heart rate monitor and the set up was the most painless experience I've had
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Reviews around signal (2.18 of 5)

  • The ski mode is moderately effective and if you're in the mountains it will lose GPS signal during your ride.
  • Had to call Garmin numerous times and after the back and forth, they sent me a refurbished watch and I continued to have the same problem, as well as losing signal during races
  • experienced:- Watch briefly indicated that it lost satellite signal with clear skies.
  • Losing GPS signal from the top of a mountain with perfectly clear skies and a clear 360° view of the
  • Croatia!Swimming with the watch is fun, although it looses GPS signal every once in a while, but that's expected.
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Reviews around month (2.09 of 5)

  • I wasted almost a month of training with the back and forth trying to resolve the problem and by not having a reliable watch.
  • so I could send it to them, that I found out it was a refurbished watch!I called Amazon's customer support, but "since it's been almost a year since I purchase it, they can only offer me a free month of prime"
  • but then fast forwarding about 5 months
  • n’t work
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Reviews around datum (1.95 of 5)

  • Run dynamics data is great if you are trying to improve your technique
  • It repeatedly crashes on me mid-run and shuts the watch off, thereby losing data and interrupting my pace/focus.
  • This wouldn’t concern me so much except that it corrupted the data.
  • I then find that I can recreate the data loss issue and contact Garmin.
  • I’m sure the ‘easy button’ for Garmin would be to shift blame to TrainingPeaks, but since it seems clear the data is corrupt from the beginning, let’s keep our focus there.- Run data shows elevation gain/loss of
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Reviews around screen (1.85 of 5)

  • Then I started to have issues with it just dying (single line then black screen) on me.
  • It was difficult to read when running in the dark and the screen was slow to transition when running in the cold
  • Then it went dead (total black screen) on me a few days ago
  • I tried to reset it following the owner's manual, it restarted but then was stuck on the Gramin logo welcome screen
  • great product; however, the negative screen is tough to see in daylight hours.
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Reviews around ton (1.69 of 5)

  • but it does not inspire a ton of cheers
  • n’t work
  • As I look through the online forums as I try to wake up my watch this morning, I see tons of posts about the Fenix 3 still being a chore to keep working properly.
  • It adds a ton of "features" that don't do anything different from each other, and the battery completely died after about a year of use

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Reviews around file (1.54 of 5)

  • and I lost the file cause it was corrupted when I tried to save it
  • Contacted Garmin Dozens of times and was told it was software related and to follow the reset process as well as deleting possibly corrupted files
  • Corrupted the FIT file for the run portion of my first Ironman.
  • I happened to get one that routinely corrupts GPX files and restarts when attempting to track activities
  • Contacted Garmin Dozens of times and was told it was software related and to follow the reset process as well as deleting possibly corrupted files

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Reviews around reset (1.31 of 5)

  • Tried soft reset, hard reset, cursing, and even threatened the device to send it back!
  • When you make it charge again after a hard reset, it charges only from a notebook and not a powerbank
  • I get the same runaround telling me to update the software, perform a hard reset of the watch (As if I haven't already done these steps ad nauseam)
  • Device IssuesSemi-regularly, the watch will freeze while I'm out on a run, losing all data for that workout and requiring a hard reset
  • n’t work
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Reviews around error (1.00 of 5)

  • That's when it didn't give a "Lost Satellite Reception" error, which is common on these.
  • Activities cannot be saved often because of some unknown errors
  • There are a few major reports of dead systems and errors in GPS / Timing.
  • I understand that GPS is not extremely exact and prone to error especially on hiking trails, where tree leaves and mountains can affect the signal, however, an error of one half mile over a 4 mile hike is unacceptable.

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More about Garmin fenix 2 GPS Watch

  • Style:Base Model  |  Product Packaging:Standard Packaging Full Featured Training Watch for Multisport Athletes Tracks distance, pace and heart rate¹ Calculates recovery time and VO2 max estimate (when used with a heart rate monitor¹) HRM-Run™ monitor¹ adds data for cadence, ground contact time and vertical oscillation Connected features², including uploads to Garmin Connect™ and BaseCamp™ for live tracking and sharing High-sensitivity GPS positioning, 3-axis compass with altimeter and barometer Combining the best features of our fitness and outdoor watches, the fēnix 2 is the ideal multisport athlete’s training partner
  • Whether running, climbing, riding, hiking, paddling, skiing or swimming, the fēnix 2 lets you easily switch between feature sets for easier access to the information you need
  • Switch from advanced fitness training features like VO2 max, Virtual Partner® and recovery advisor to high-sensitivity GPS tracking features like 3-axis compass and TracBack®
  • And with Smart Notification you can stay in touch, even while you’re out testing your mettle
  • Advanced Fitness Metrics fēnix 2 is packed with training features to tell you about your form and fitness
  • The first is the VO2 max estimator
  • When used with a heart rate monitor¹, fēnix 2 crunches data, including your running speed, beats per minute and heart rate variability to estimate the maximum volume of oxygen you can consume per minute
  • Track changes to your VO2 max to see your fitness gains and to compare with your peers
  • Other fitness metrics include recovery advisor with a recovery timer and recovery check, plus a Race Predictor, which estimates your ideal finish time based on your current VO2 max number
  • Running Dynamics Features fēnix 2 incorporates sophisticated Garmin running watch feedback on your running form by reporting multiple metrics
  • When used with the HRM-Run monitor¹, fēnix 2 reports your cadence, vertical oscillation and ground contact time
  • These metrics are called running dynamics, and they effect your running economy
  • Swim Profile and Ski-Board Mode The fēnix 2 isn’t just for outdoor fitness; special feature sets help swim training and skiing too
  • Borrowing from the Garmin Swim™, fēnix 2 tracks your distance, pace, stroke count and more
  • You just tell fēnix 2 the size of the pool you’re swimming in and begin your workout
  • Ski-Board mode puts speed, distance, vertical drop and an automatic run counter (with Auto Pause for the lift line) and more at your fingertips
  • You can even use your fēnix 2 as a glove-friendly remote, via ANT+™, for the VIRB™ and VIRB Elite action cameras
  • Navigate Your Way No other navigator GPS plus ABC (altimeter, barometer and compass) wristwatch offers you the combined training functions and our leading GPS technology
  • fēnix 2 provides comprehensive navigation and tracking functionalities as well as trip information to guide you on and off the beaten track
  • Its built-in sensors provide information on heading, elevation and weather changes
  • It’s built to endure the toughest outdoor conditions — and also makes a stylish day-to-day timepiece
  • It records a track log creating a GPS “bread crumb trail” as you move
  • It also allows you to mark waypoints, such as a start/finish line, course check point, or a campsite, vehicle or other point of interest
  • With fēnix 2, you can create and follow routes, mark up to 1,000 waypoints and store up to 10,000 track points
  • Plan trips and share adventures with friends and family using BaseCamp
  • fēnix is equipped with both ANT+ and Bluetooth® capabilities to wirelessly share tracks, waypoints, routes and geocaches with other compatible Garmin devices or smartphones
  • Altimeter, Barometer and Compass fēnix 2 is equipped with ABC sensors to provide relevant real-time information
  • The built-in altimeter provides elevation data to accurately monitor ascent and descent, while the barometer can be used to predict weather changes by showing short-term trends in air pressure
  • The 3-axis electronic compass keeps your bearing whether you’re moving or not
  • fēnix 2 auto-calibrates its ABC sensors using its GPS receiver and also auto sets the time based on location
  • For an extremely accurate temperature reading, pair it with our tempe™ external temperature sensor
  • Built to Endure the Roughest Conditions fēnix 2 combines a strong housing to survive shocks with a curved mineral glass lens to resist scratching
  • It boasts a large LCD display with a red LED backlight and a robust polyurethane wristband
  • An alternate fabric wrist strap (with hook-and-loop fastener) is also included with your fēnix 2 to accommodate all wrist sizes and so you can strap it on top of a heavy jacket
  • fēnix 2 is water rated to 5 ATM (50 meters) and has a battery life of up to 50 hours in GPS mode (depending on settings) and up to 5 weeks in watch mode
  • Basic watch functions include alarms, tones, vibration alerts, timer, stopwatch and world clock with the ability to display several times zones at once
  • Stay Connected Smart Notification lets you receive emails, texts and alerts right on your watch, even if you're on the trail
  • fēnix 2 receives the wireless signal from your iPhone® 4s or later, let’s you know you have a message, and displays the full text on its own screen whenever you’re ready to read it
  • In the Box fēnix 2 GPS watch Fabric wrist strap kit USB charging/data cable AC adapter Quick start manual ¹Heart rate monitors and HRM-run, sold separately
  • ²Compatible with iPhone® 4S or later
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  • and other countries
  • The Bluetooth® word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc.