Featuring a Power Glass™ solar charging lens and customisable power manager modes, this smartwatch can stay on and performance-ready for weeks.
Get a battery boost from the sunlight, so you can go longer between charges.
How is your body holding up? Wrist-based heart rate1 and Pulse Ox2 will let you know.
Need running pace guidance that knows the terrain? Check out the PacePro™ feature.
Leave the cord at home. Solar charging lets you get up to 9 days of battery life — and then some!
QUALITY BY DESIGN
The rugged yet sophisticated design features a large 1.2-inch display and is tested to U.S. military standards for thermal, shock and water resistance.
PREMIUM MATERIALS
Fit the look to your lifestyle with a stylish stainless steel bezel.
Push performance to a whole new level.
SPORTS APPS
Use preloaded activity profiles for trail running, swimming, running, biking, hiking, rowing, skiing, golfing, surfing, indoor climbing and more.
BACKCOUNTRY SKI
Stay informed when you’re in the snow. This preloaded profile can distinguish between skiing and climbing. It automatically shows metrics specific to either ascent or descent.
MTB DYNAMICS
Track the details of every ride with mountain biking metrics plus specialised grit and flow measurements that rate trail difficulty and how smoothly you descend, giving you a score to beat next time.
SURF-READY FEATURES
Get ready to catch some waves. fēnix 6S Solar works with Surfline Sessions™, which creates a video of every wave you ride in front of a Surfline® camera, so you can watch them later and see how you did.
ANIMATED WORKOUTS
This watch features easy-to-follow, animated cardio, strength, yoga and Pilates workouts you can view on the watch screen. Choose from preloaded animated workouts, or download more from our Garmin Connect™ online community.
WRIST-BASED HEART RATE
Get heart rate data1 along with alerts if your heart rate stays too high or too low while you’re at rest. Gauge how hard your heart is working during activities, even underwater.
BODY BATTERY™ ENERGY MONITOR
Optimise your body’s energy reserves, using heart rate variability, stress, sleep and other data to gauge when you’re ready to be active or when you may need to rest.
HYDRATION TRACKING
Log daily fluid intake as a reminder to stay hydrated. When auto goal is enabled, you’ll even see estimated sweat loss after an activity, and your goal will adjust accordingly.
MENSTRUAL CYCLE TRACKING
Use the Garmin Connect app to track your cycle, log physical and emotional symptoms and learn about training and nutrition during each phase of your cycle. Even get cycle tracking information on your wrist.
PERFORMANCE METRICS
View advanced training metrics that include running dynamics, recovery advisor and more1. Even estimate your heat- and altitude-adjusted VO2 max.
PACEPRO™ TECHNOLOGY
A first-of-its-kind PacePro feature helps keep you on pace with grade-adjusted guidance as you run a course.
POWER MANAGER
View how various settings and sensors impact your watch’s battery life, so you can make battery-extending changes on the fly.
SOLAR-CHARGED BATTERY
Get up to 9 days of battery life while indoors or up to 10.5 days when solar charging3 in smartwatch mode. In GPS mode, get 25 hours indoors or 28 hours when solar charging4.
You reach new heights. Your watch goes with you.
CLIMBPRO FEATURE
Use ClimbPro ascent planner on downloaded courses to see real-time information on your current and upcoming climbs, including gradient, distance and elevation gain.
MULTI-GNSS SUPPORT
Access multiple global navigation satellite systems (GPS, GLONASS and Galileo) to track in more challenging environments than GPS alone.
ABC SENSORS
Navigate your next trail with ABC sensors, including an altimeter for elevation data, barometer to monitor weather and three-axis electronic compass.
PULSE OX SENSOR
For altitude acclimation or sleep monitoring, a Pulse Ox2 sensor uses light beams at your wrist to gauge how well your body is absorbing oxygen.
ACCLIMATION
This widget shows your current elevation, acclimated elevation and correlated Pulse Ox2, heart rate1 and respiration rate, so you can see how you’re holding up to the current elevation.
RESPIRATION TRACKING
See how you’re breathing throughout the day, during sleep and during breathwork and yoga activities.
EXPEDITION MODE
Trek far and wide between recharges. Expedition mode, an ultralow-powered GPS reference, lasts for weeks.
You’ll feel a connection in more ways than one.
SMART NOTIFICATIONS
Receive emails, texts and alerts right on your watch when paired with a compatible device.
MUSIC APPS
Store up to 2,000 songs, or access streaming apps from your compatible services including Spotify®, Deezer and Amazon Music, and listen through headphones with Bluetooth® technology.
GARMIN PAY
Breeze through checkout lines with Garmin Pay contactless payment solution through participating providers.
SAFETY AND TRACKING FEATURES
If you feel unsafe or if your watch senses that an incident occurred, assistance and incident detection features5 send your location to emergency contacts.
CONNECT IQ™ STORE
Download custom watch faces, add data fields, and get apps and widgets from the Connect IQ Store.
Collection of stylish watch bands.
LEARN MORE
See your stats and track your goals in the Garmin Connect™ app
LEARN MORE
Customise your Garmin device using the Connect IQ™ Store
LEARN MORE
Activity tracking accuracy.
This is not a medical device and is not intended for use in the diagnosis or monitoring of any medical condition; see Garmin.com/ataccuracy. Pulse Ox not available in all countries.
All-day wear, three hours per day outside in 50,000 lux conditions.
Use in 50,000 lux conditions.
When paired with a compatible smartphone. For safety and tracking features requirements and limitations, see Garmin.com/safety.
SPOTIFY and the Spotify logo are among the registered trademarks of Spotify AB. Amazon Music and all related logos are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. The Bluetooth word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Garmin is under license.
General
LENS MATERIAL
Power Glass™
BEZEL MATERIAL
Stainless steel
CASE MATERIAL
Fibre-reinforced polymer with metal rear cover
QUICKFIT™ WATCH BAND COMPATIBLE
20 mm band included
STRAP MATERIAL
Silicone
PHYSICAL SIZE
42 x 42 x 14.2 mm
Fits wrists with the following circumference:
Silicone band: 108-182 mm
Suede band: 108-175 mm
Fabric band: 108-189 mm
Metal band: 108-180 mm
Smartwatch: Up to 9 days plus 1.5 days*
GPS: Up to 25 hours plus 3 hours**
Max battery GPS mode: 50 hours plus 14 hours**
Expedition GPS activity: 20 days plus 6 days*
Battery saver watch mode: 34 days plus 25 days*
* Solar charging, assuming all-day wear with 3 hours per day outside in 50,000 lux conditions
** Solar charging, assuming use in 50,000 lux conditions
CONNECT IQ™ (DOWNLOADABLE WATCH FACES, DATA FIELDS, WIDGETS AND APPS)
YES
SMART NOTIFICATIONS
YES
TEXT RESPONSE/REJECT PHONE CALL WITH TEXT (ANDROID™ ONLY)
YES
CALENDAR
YES
WEATHER
YES
BATTERY SAVER - CUSTOMISABLE LOW POWER WATCH
YES
CONTROLS SMARTPHONE MUSIC
YES
FIND MY PHONE
YES
FIND MY WATCH
YES
VIRB® CAMERA REMOTE
YES
SMARTPHONE COMPATIBILITY
iPhone®, Android™
COMPATIBLE WITH GARMIN CONNECT™ MOBILE
YES
GARMIN PAY™
YES
Safety and tracking features
LIVETRACK
YES
GROUP LIVETRACK
YES
LIVE EVENT SHARING
YES
INCIDENT DETECTION DURING SELECT ACTIVITIES
YES
ASSISTANCE
YES
Tactical features
DUAL GRID COORDINATES
YES
Activity tracking features
STEP COUNTER
YES
MOVE BAR (DISPLAYS ON DEVICE AFTER A PERIOD OF INACTIVITY; WALK FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES TO RESET IT)
YES
AUTO GOAL (LEARNS YOUR ACTIVITY LEVEL AND ASSIGNS A DAILY STEP GOAL)
YES
CALORIES BURNED
YES
FLOORS CLIMBED
YES
DISTANCE TRAVELLED
YES
INTENSITY MINUTES
YES
TRUEUP™
YES
MOVE IQ™
YES
Fitness equipment/gym
AVAILABLE GYM ACTIVITY PROFILES
Strength, cardio and elliptical training, stair stepping, floor climbing, indoor rowing, Pilates and yoga
CARDIO WORKOUTS
YES
STRENGTH WORKOUTS
YES
YOGA WORKOUTS
YES
PILATES WORKOUTS
YES
ON-SCREEN WORKOUT ANIMATIONS
YES
AUTOMATIC REP COUNTING
YES
Training, planning and analysis features
HR ZONES
YES
HR ALERTS
YES
HR CALORIES
YES
% HR MAX
YES
% HRR
YES
RECOVERY TIME
YES
AUTO MAX HR
YES
HRV STRESS TEST (MEASURES YOUR HEART RATE VARIABILITY WHILE STANDING STILL, FOR 3 MINUTES, TO PROVIDE YOU WITH AN ESTIMATED STRESS LEVEL; THE SCALE OF THIS IS 1 TO 100; LOW SCORES INDICATE LOWER STRESS LEVELS)
Yes (with compatible accessory)
HR BROADCAST (BROADCASTS HR DATA OVER ANT+™ TO PAIRED DEVICES)
YES
GPS SPEED AND DISTANCE
YES
CUSTOMISABLE SCREEN(S)
YES
CUSTOMISABLE ACTIVITY PROFILES
YES
AUTO PAUSE®
YES
INTERVAL TRAINING
YES
ADVANCED WORKOUTS
YES
DOWNLOADABLE TRAINING PLANS
YES
POWER MODES - CUSTOMIZABLE IN-ACTIVITY BATTERY SETTINGS
YES
AUTO LAP®
YES
MANUAL LAP
YES
CONFIGURABLE LAP ALERTS
YES
HEAT AND ALTITUDE ACCLIMATION
YES
VO2 MAX
YES
TRAINING STATUS (LETS YOU SEE IF YOU’RE TRAINING EFFECTIVELY BY TRACKING YOUR TRAINING HISTORY AND FITNESS LEVEL TREND)
YES
TRAINING LOAD (YOUR TOTAL TRAINING LOAD FOR THE LAST 7 DAYS CALCULATED FROM ESTIMATED EPOC)
VERTICAL OSCILLATION AND RATIO (THE DEGREE OF 'BOUNCE' IN YOUR RUNNING MOTION AND THE COST-BENEFIT RATIO WITH STRIDE LENGTH)
Yes (with compatible accessory)
GROUND CONTACT TIME AND BALANCE (SHOWS HOW MUCH TIME, IN THE RUNNING MOTION, YOUR FOOT IS ON THE GROUND RATHER THAN IN FLIGHT AND LETS YOU CHECK YOUR RUNNING SYMMETRY)
Yes (with compatible accessory)
STRIDE LENGTH (REAL TIME)
Yes (with compatible accessory)
CADENCE (PROVIDES REAL-TIME NUMBER OF STEPS PER MINUTE)
YES
PERFORMANCE CONDITION (AFTER RUNNING 6–20 MINUTES, COMPARES YOUR REAL-TIME CONDITION TO YOUR AVERAGE FITNESS LEVEL)
YES
LACTATE THRESHOLD (THROUGH ANALYSIS OF YOUR PACE AND HEART RATE, ESTIMATES THE POINT WHERE YOUR MUSCLES START TO RAPIDLY FATIGUE)
Yes (with compatible accessory)
PACEPRO™ PACING STRATEGIES
Yes (with preloaded course)
RUN WORKOUTS
YES
RACE PREDICTOR
YES
FOOT POD CAPABLE
YES
Golfing features
PRELOADED WITH 41K COURSES WORLDWIDE
No (downloadable from phone)
YARDAGE TO F/M/B (DISTANCE TO FRONT, MIDDLE AND BACK OF GREEN)
YES
YARDAGE TO LAYUPS/DOGLEGS
YES
MEASURES SHOT DISTANCE (CALCULATES EXACT YARDAGE FOR SHOTS FROM ANYWHERE ON COURSE)
Automatic
DIGITAL SCORECARD
Yes
STAT TRACKING (STROKES, PUTTS PER ROUND, GREENS AND FAIRWAYS HIT)
YES
GARMIN AUTOSHOT™
YES
AUTO COURSEVIEW UPDATES
YES
GREEN VIEW WITH MANUAL PIN POSITION
YES
HAZARDS AND COURSE TARGETS
YES
PINPOINTER
YES
HANDICAP SCORING
YES
TRUSWING™ COMPATIBLE
YES
ROUND TIMER/ODOMETER
YES
AUTOMATIC CLUB TRACKING COMPATIBLE (REQUIRES ACCESSORY)
YES
Outdoor recreation features
AVAILABLE OUTDOOR RECREATION PROFILES
Hiking, indoor and outdoor climbing, bouldering, surfing, mountain biking, skiing, snowboarding, XC skiing, stand up paddleboarding, rowing, kayaking, Jumpmaster, tactical
POINT-TO-POINT NAVIGATION
YES
BREAD CRUMBTRAIL IN REAL TIME
YES
BACK TO START
YES
TRACBACK®
YES
ULTRATRAC MODE
YES
AROUND ME MODE
YES
ELEVATION PROFILE
YES
DISTANCE TO DESTINATION
YES
BAROMETRIC TREND INDICATOR WITH STORM ALERT
YES
CLIMBPRO™ ASCENT PLANNER
Yes (with preloaded course)
TRAIL RUN AUTO CLIMB
YES
VERTICAL SPEED
YES
TOTAL ASCENT/DESCENT
YES
FUTURE ELEVATION PLOT
Yes (with preloaded course)
COMPATIBLE WITH BASECAMP™
YES
GPS COORDINATES
YES
SIGHT 'N GO
YES
AREA CALCULATION
Yes (via Connect IQ™)
HUNT/FISH CALENDAR
Yes (via Connect IQ™)
PROJECTED WAYPOINT
YES
SUN AND MOON INFORMATION
Yes (via Connect IQ™)
XERO™ LOCATIONS
YES
EXPEDITION GPS ACTIVITY
YES
TIDES
Yes (via Connect IQ™)
Cycling features
ALERTS (TRIGGERS ALARM WHEN YOU REACH GOALS INCLUDING TIME, DISTANCE, HEART RATE OR CALORIES)
YES
COURSES
YES
GARMIN CYCLE MAP (ROUTABLE CYCLING-SPECIFIC STREET MAP)
YES
AVAILABLE CYCLING PROFILES
Biking, indoor biking, mountain biking, triathlon
BIKE LAP AND LAP MAXIMUM POWER (WITH POWER SENSOR)
YES
RACE AN ACTIVITY
YES
FTP (FUNCTIONAL THRESHOLD POWER)
Yes (with compatible accessory)
COMPATIBLE WITH VECTOR™ (POWER METER)
YES
POWER METER COMPATIBLE
YES
COMPATIBLE WITH VARIA VISION™ (HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY)
YES
COMPATIBLE WITH VARIA™ RADAR (REAR-FACING RADAR)
YES
COMPATIBLE WITH VARIA™ LIGHTS
YES
SPEED AND CADENCE SENSOR SUPPORT (WITH SENSOR)
Yes (ANT+® and Bluetooth® Smart sensors)
Swimming features
AVAILABLE SWIM PROFILES
Pool swimming, open water swimming, swimming/running