This may come as a surprise to hardcore Apple fans who pay little to no attention to other tech companies, but Garmin has been selling many impressive rugged smartwatches for many years now. While some of those, like the Instinct 2 and Instinct 2 Solar, are significantly cheaper than the Apple Watch Ultra, others can set you back close to or even a full $1,000 apiece. The Fenix 7 family, for instance, includes models typically priced as low as $699.99 and as high as $999.99, and for the first time ever, all of these super-robust devices are marked down by a hefty 200 bucks.That makes the "standard" Garmin Fenix 7 with a 47mm case pretty affordable (for what it offers), at a new record low price of $499.99, while an extra-large 51mm Fenix 7X currently costs $699.99 instead of $899.99 with solar charging functionality and $799.99 (down from $999.99) with both solar and "Power Sapphire" technology.
Outdoor enthusiasts with (slightly) smaller wrists, meanwhile, may want to consider the 42mm Fenix 7S in standard, solar, and sapphire solar editions at $499.99, $599.99, and $699.99 prices respectively after cool $200 discounts applied across the board.
Although some of these unprecedented deals are also available at Amazon, Best Buy seems like the best place to go for a Fenix 7-series discount right now regardless of your preference of model, size, and color.
All variants have a pretty much unrivaled set of health and fitness tracking tools in common, as well as premium mapping content, and perhaps most importantly, stellar battery life. We're talking up to 28 days of endurance between charges for the Fenix 7X, for instance, and multiple additional days (in the right conditions) for solar charging-equipped models.
With or without sapphire lens protection, you will also get a tough but not overly bulky design impervious to water, dust, dirt, extreme temperatures, and the occasional drop on a hard surface, as well as both a high-quality touchscreen and physical buttons for a "traditional" navigation style and native support for both Android handsets and iPhones. What more could you possibly want at these no-longer-obscene prices?
View Full BioAdrian, a mobile technology enthusiast since the Nokia 3310 era, has been a dynamic presence in the tech journalism field, contributing to Android Authority, Digital Trends, and Pocketnow before joining PhoneArena in 2018. His expertise spans across various platforms, with a particular fondness for the diversity of the Android ecosystem. Despite the challenges of balancing full-time parenthood with his work, Adrian's passion for tech trends, running, and movies keeps him energized. His commitment to mid-range smartphones has led to an eclectic collection of devices, saved from personal bankruptcy by his preference for 'adequate' over 'overpriced'.
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