fēnix® 5X Plus

Upgraded from a Fenix 5+ to a Forerunner 965 mostly because the Fenix was having a lot of troubles charging. I think I'd had the Fenix maybe three years; I had bought it right as the Fenix 6 was coming out. But when I got the Forerunner, I also appreciated the better screen, the much better multi-band GPS, and the improved heart rate sensor versus my old watch. So, there were some hardware improvements between generations but the other features that Garmin has added mostly don't interest me. I'm so distrusting of their performance metrics, I don't really any attention to them. I don't see myself buying my next watch because there's something NEW added feature, it'll be because either the Forerunner doesn't hold a charge anymore, or because I've smashed up the watchface or something. Kind of like with computers maybe ten or so years ago; there was less and less of a reason to keep upgrading every couple of years, because the improvements were marginal and the old machines worked just fine.

I have a Fenix 5 Plus with Sapphire that I got in 2018 that is still going strong. It's been through some solid crashes and the glass still looks great.

Still love my Fenix 5x plus. Old but does what it should. During work days and months, its just a minimal watch face and i see my mails and messages. During holidays, its a workhorse, serving me all my topological maps and trails during multi day hikes. Screen is still mint after all these years. Even battery still going strong. It even has offline spotify playlists. Was worth every cent i paid. The only reason i would upgrade would be if i could get even more battery life and a flashlights. But newer ones have same or less battery life die to all new features, and a long battery life and flashlights is just counterintuitive

Something like a 5 Plus (maps and MP3), maybe a 5X for battery. I wouldn’t write off the Forerunners, Vivoactive or Venu watches. 5 series aren’t getting updates I believe but they work and pretty solid. Have you considered normal smartwatches, Galaxy Watch 5 Pro can be had under £50 now and top build quality.

Something like a 5 Plus (maps and MP3), maybe a 5X for battery. I wouldn’t write off the Forerunners, Vivoactive or Venu watches. 5 series aren’t getting updates I believe but they work and pretty solid. Have you considered normal smartwatches, Galaxy Watch 5 Pro can be had under £50 now and top build quality.

5S Plus is part of the same generation. I had one before and they are just as good other than weaker battery life due to the smaller case. S models used to be 42mm bezel, no letter was 47mm and X models are 51mm but huge - too big for me to wear comfortably.

Something like a 5 Plus (maps and MP3), maybe a 5X for battery. I wouldn’t write off the Forerunners, Vivoactive or Venu watches. 5 series aren’t getting updates I believe but they work and pretty solid. Have you considered normal smartwatches, Galaxy Watch 5 Pro can be had under £50 now and top build quality.

I had a Fenix 5 Plus for 6 years and it died in the pool on NYE.. was a 30th birthday gift from my friends. Currently using a Forerunner 55 before deciding on my next move. 265, 965, or 955. Unsure which way I’m going.