Comments on: Garmin users spell out what they want from the Fenix 9 https://gadgetsandwearables.com/2025/10/10/garmin-fenix-9-rumour-wishlist/ News, reviews, comparisons Mon, 27 Oct 2025 00:19:49 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 By: massimo capo https://gadgetsandwearables.com/2025/10/10/garmin-fenix-9-rumour-wishlist/#comment-33088563 Mon, 27 Oct 2025 00:19:49 +0000 https://gadgetsandwearables.com/?p=16587392#comment-33088563 The garmin fenix line is a great line. I have the 6. I can tell you that i dont care about LTE. I can see why some would, but leaving your phone behind is something mostly runners do. The extra phone jumping around while running is a pain. EVERYONE else carries their phone (for the most part) – cyclists, hikers, etc…
Accuracy is much more important to me. So, health wise, i get that wrist heart rate isnt he best, but if its THAT crucial, get a chest strap and sync it to the watch. i do this with my cycling.

What i want to see is the fenix 6, with the following upgrades:
1. smaller bezel (thinner is what i want).
2. Better accuracy with GPS
3. while wrist heart rate isnt the best, id like to see the sensors improved.
4. No matter what happens, battery life should NEVER fall below 20 days. The caveat here is that you dont use GPS except on an activity (use your phone to track your daily life if you want that).
5. better pulse oximetry metrics and readings.
6. an INTEGRATED CGM!!!!!! right now this is hte holy grail of sensors. Can you give me a CGM that i dont need to wear on my shoulder and sync (dexcom?).
7. easier interface manipulation. The menus are really hard to go through in teh fenix 6.
8. Battery life – again, if you only use teh sensors when youre in an activity, the battery should never give you less than 20 days. I get 15 out of mine and only use my pulse oximetry at night, turn off GPS except during activities, and other stuff like that.
9. for those that WANT LTE – no idea why, but hey no judgement – make two models like every other company: with and without LTE. Those without, bigger battery, longer life.

Since these are ATHLETIC watches, every attempt should be made to make teh sensor packages wide ranging and ACCURATE.

]]> By: BigBiker https://gadgetsandwearables.com/2025/10/10/garmin-fenix-9-rumour-wishlist/#comment-33088476 Tue, 14 Oct 2025 09:33:19 +0000 https://gadgetsandwearables.com/?p=16587392#comment-33088476 I work for Garmin, I can tell you this: the Wrist Heart Rate is an issue exclusively because the activities people do (Strength, or near enough anything with wrist flexion) causes the wrist to expand, restricting blood flow, and making readings more unreliable. This isn’t something we can change. The readings are read using a light that shines through your top layers of skin, it doesn’t read your veins or arteries. If it did, it wouldn’t be safe to use. When you stretch your wrist that skin gets squashed and blood flows less. Our advice is get a HRM if you want accurate Heart Rate, Wrist Based will always be inaccurate.

]]> By: Sa7r https://gadgetsandwearables.com/2025/10/10/garmin-fenix-9-rumour-wishlist/#comment-33087786 Sun, 20 Jul 2025 12:14:38 +0000 https://gadgetsandwearables.com/?p=16587392#comment-33087786 I wish there was a feature like switching the screen to a non-colored display to save battery power. The AMOLED screen is great, and adding this feature is a good thing.

]]> By: ScottL https://gadgetsandwearables.com/2025/10/10/garmin-fenix-9-rumour-wishlist/#comment-33087774 Fri, 18 Jul 2025 22:09:17 +0000 https://gadgetsandwearables.com/?p=16587392#comment-33087774 How is inreach not on the list? I couldn’t care less about lte as a Garmin owner and user.

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