Plunge to a whole new depth of capability.
DIVE MODES
Get multiple dive modes for single and multiple gas dives (including nitrox and trimix), gauge, apnea, apnea hunt and closed-circuit rebreather.
CUSTOMIZABLE DIVE MODES
Add additional screens for each dive mode that features the fields you want to see.
SURFACE MULTI-GNSS
Track your entry and exit points4 with advanced satellite connectivity.
DIVE LOG
Store and review data for up to 200 dives — and share via the Garmin Dive app.
Push performance to a whole new level.
SPORTS APPS
Use preloaded activity profiles for trail running, swimming, running, biking, hiking, rowing, skiing, golfing and more.
SURF-READY FEATURES
Get ready to catch some waves. Use the Surfline Sessions app on your compatible smartphone with your paired Descent Mk2S dive computer to create a video of every wave you ride in front of your Surfline camera. Watch the videos later to see how you did.
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.
XC SKI DYNAMICS
When paired with the HRM-Pro chest strap (sold separately), the ski power metric helps measure the actual exercise load of cross-country workouts.
MTB DYNAMICS
Track the details of every ride with mountain biking metrics plus specialized grit and flow measurements that rate trail difficulty and how smoothly you descend, giving you a score to beat next time.
PERFORMANCE METRICS
View advanced training metrics that include running dynamics, heat- and altitude-adjusted VO2 max, recovery advisor and more5.
TRAIL RUN VO2 MAX
Trail run VO2 max tracks your cardiovascular fitness level and adjusts based on trail conditions.
RECOVERY ADVISOR
Giving your body time to recover between training sessions is crucial. After each workout, the built-in recovery advisor will let you know how long to rest before another big effort.
DAILY SUGGESTED WORKOUTS
For training guidance that takes you and your fitness level into account, get daily run and ride suggestions based on your current training load and status.
ANIMATED WORKOUTS
Easily follow animated workouts for cardio, strength, yoga and Pilates. View workouts right on your watch screen.
WRIST-BASED HEART RATE
Optical heart rate6 technology gauges activity intensity as well as heart rate variability to calculate your stress level. It also tracks underwater without a heart rate strap.
PULSE OX SENSOR
For altitude acclimation or sleep monitoring, a Pulse Ox6 sensor uses light beams at your wrist to gauge how well your body is absorbing oxygen.
ALL DAY RESPIRATION
Track how you’re breathing throughout the day, during sleep, and during breathwork and activities such as yoga.
ADVANCED SLEEP MONITORING
Get a full breakdown of your light, deep and REM sleep stages5 as well as Pulse Ox6 and respiration data. View it all on a dedicated widget that includes your stress score and other insights.
You reach new heights. Your watch goes with you.
MULTI-GNSS SUPPORT
Access multiple global navigation systems (GPS, GLONASS and Galileo) to track in more challenging environments than GPS alone.
TOPO AND SKI MAPS
Use topographical maps to navigate your adventures and view run names and difficulty ratings for 2,200 worldwide ski resorts2.
ABC SURFACE SENSORS
Navigate your next trail with ABC sensors, including an altimeter for elevation data, barometer to monitor weather and 3-axis compass.
PACEPRO TECHNOLOGY
A first-of-its-kind PacePro feature helps keep you on pace with grade-adjusted guidance as you run a course.
TURN-BY-TURN NAVIGATION
Follow a route or course with help from turn-by-turn directions, which let you know ahead of time when the next turn is coming.
ROUND-TRIP ROUTING
Enter a distance you want to travel, and get suggested routes that will bring you back to your starting point. Trendline popularity routing helps you find the best local paths.
MUSIC
Store up to 2,000 songs, or access music apps from your compatible services, including Spotify®, Deezer and Amazon Music.
GARMIN PAY
Breeze through checkout lines with Garmin Pay contactless payments1 through participating providers.
SMART NOTIFICATIONS
Receive emails, texts and alerts right on your wrist when paired with a compatible device.
SAFETY AND TRACKING FEATURES
If you feel unsafe or if your watch senses that an incident occurred, assistance and incident detection features8 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.
3 Requires app loaded on your compatible smartphone paired to Descent Mk2S
4 Active satellite subscription required. Some jurisdictions regulate or prohibit the use of satellite communication devices. It is your responsibility to know and follow all applicable laws in the jurisdictions where the satellite communication device is intended to be used. Satellite communication does not work underwater.
6 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
7 When paired with your computer or compatible smartphone downloaded with the Connect IQ Store app
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.
General
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Lens Material |
sapphire crystal |
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Bezel Material |
stainless steel |
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Case material |
fiber-reinforced polymer |
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QuickFit watch band compatible |
(20 mm) |
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Strap material |
silicone |
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Physical size |
43 x 43 x 14.15 mm |
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Color display |
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Display size |
1.2” (30.4 mm) diameter |
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Display resolution |
240 x 240 pixels |
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Display type |
sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP) |
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Weight |
silicone band: 60 g
case only: 41 g |
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Battery life |
Smartwatch: Up to 7 days
Battery Saver Watch Mode: Up to 21 days
GPS: Up to 18 hours
GPS + Music: Up to 6 hours
Max Battery GPS Mode: Up to 32 hours
Dive mode: Up to 30 hours |
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Water rating |
Dive (100 meters) |
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Memory/History |
32 GB |
Clock Features
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Time/date |
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GPS Time Sync |
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Automatic daylight saving time |
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Alarm clock |
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Timer |
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Stopwatch |
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Sunrise/sunset times |
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Health Monitoring
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Wrist-based Heart Rate (constant, every second) |
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Daily Resting Heart Rate |
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Abnormal Heart Rate Alerts |
(high and low) |
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Respiration rate (24x7) |
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Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation |
(spot-check, and optional all-day acclimation and in sleep) |
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Fitness Age |
(in app) |
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Body Battery Energy Monitor |
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All-day Stress |
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Relaxation reminders |
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Relaxation breathing timer |
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Sleep |
(Advanced) |
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Sleep score and insights |
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Hydration |
(in Garmin Connect ) |
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Woman's Health |
(in Garmin Connect ) |
Sensors
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GPS |
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GLONASS |
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Galileo |
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Garmin Elevate wrist heart rate monitor |
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Barometric altimeter |
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Compass |
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Gyroscope |
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Accelerometer |
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Thermometer |
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Depth sensor |
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Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation Monitor |
(with Acclimation) |
Daily Smart Features
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Connectivity |
Bluetooth® Smart, ANT+®, Wi-Fi® |
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Connect IQ (downloadable watch faces, data fields, widgets and apps) |
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Smart Notifications |
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Text response/reject phone call with text (Android™ only) |
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Calendar |
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Weather |
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Battery saver (customizable low power watch) |
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Controls smartphone music |
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Plays and controls watch music |
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Music storage |
up to 2,000 songs |
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Find My Phone |
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Find My Watch |
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VIRB® Remote |
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Smartphone compatibility |
iPhone®, Android™ |
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Pairs with Garmin Connect Mobile |
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Garmin Pay |
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Safety and Tracking Features
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LiveTrack |
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Group LiveTrack |
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Live Event Sharing |
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Incident Detection during select activities |
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Assistance |
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Tactical Features
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Dual grid coordinates |
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Diving Features
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Dive activity maximum operating depth |
100 meters |
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Single-gas mode |
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Multi-gas mode |
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Gauge mode |
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APNEA mode |
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APNEA hunt mode |
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Decompression model |
Bühlmann ZHL-16c with gradient factors |
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Nitrox support |
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Trimix support |
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Closed Circuit Rebreather (CCR) |
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Gas mixes |
Air, Nitrox and Trimix, up to 100% O2; 1 bottom gas and up to 11 deco and/or backup gasses. |
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PO2 |
Up to 2.0 with customizable deco PO2 setting |
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Auto start/end dive |
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Custom end-dive timeout |
(20s to 10 m) |
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Safety Stop |
(customizable off/3min/5min) |
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Deep Stops |
(using custom gradient factors) |
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Customizable conservatism |
(low/medium/high or custom using gradient factors) |
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Dive ascent/descent rate indicator |
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Automatic altitude adjustment |
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No fly time |
(with 24hr countdown) |
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Dive planner |
(basic NDL + multi-gas deco planner) |
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Tides |
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Backlight |
(configurable time and intensity; auto-on at depth) |
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Automatically saves dive entry and exit locations |
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Custom dive data screens |
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Sync dive log to Garmin Dive Mobile app |
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Alerts & alarms |
Audible and vibration alarms for ascent rate, PO2, CNS/OTU, NDL, deco, gas switching. Customizable (up to 40) audible and/or vibration per dive mode, based on depth or time |
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3-axis dive compass |
(with adjustable heading, quick change to 90R, 90L and reciprocal). Indicates degrees and direction back to set heading |
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Missed Deco Lockout |
(can be disabled prior to dive with user acknowledgement) |
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Residual Tissue Loading Reset |
(on the surface with user acknowledgement) |
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Surface diver status widget |
(surface interval, N2/HE loading, CNS, OTU and tissue compartment status) |
Boating Features
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Available Boating Profiles |
Boating |
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Built-in barometer and tide tables |
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Activity Tracking Features
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Step counter |
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Move bar (displays on device after a period of inactivity; walk for a couple of minutes to reset it) |
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Auto goal (learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal) |
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Calories burned |
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Floors climbed |
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Distance traveled |
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Intensity minutes |
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TrueUp |
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Move IQ |
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Garmin Connect Challenges app |
(optional Connect IQ app) |
Gym & Fitness Equipment
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Available gym activity profiles |
Strength, Cardio and Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor Rowing, Pilates and Yoga |
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Cardio workouts |
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Strength workouts |
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Yoga workouts |
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Pilates workouts |
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On-screen workout animations |
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Automatic rep counting |
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Training, Planning and Analysis Features
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HR zones |
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HR alerts |
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HR calories |
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% HR max |
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% HRR |
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Recovery time |
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Auto max HR |
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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) |
(with compatible accessory) |
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HR Broadcast (broadcasts HR data over ANT+ to paired devices) |
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Respiration rate (during exercise) |
(with compatible accessory) |
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GPS speed and distance |
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Customizable data pages |
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Customizable activity profiles |
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Auto Pause® |
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Interval training |
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Advanced workouts |
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Downloadable training plans |
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Power Modes - customizable in-activity battery settings |
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Auto Lap® |
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Manual lap |
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Configurable lap alerts |
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Heat and altitude acclimation |
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VO2 Max (Run) |
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Training Status (lets you see if you’re training effectively by tracking your training history and fitness level trend.) |
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Training Load (your total training load for the last 7 days calculated from estimated EPOC) |
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Training load focus |
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Training Effect |
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Training Effect (anaerobic) |
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Primary benefit (Training Effect labels) |
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Improved recovery time |
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Daily suggested workouts |
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Custom alerts |
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Audio prompts |
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Finish time |
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Virtual Partner |
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Race an Activity |
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Auto multisport activities |
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Manual multisport activities |
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Course guidance |
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Garmin Live Segments |
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Strava Live Segments |
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Round-trip course creator (running/cycling) |
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Trendline Popularity Routing |
(available as a wearable map theme) |
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Touch and/or button lock |
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Hot keys |
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Auto scroll |
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Activity history on watch |
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Physio TrueUp |
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Running Features
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Available run profiles |
Running, Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running, Trail Running |
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GPS-based distance, time and pace |
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Running dynamics |
(with compatible accessory) |
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Vertical oscillation and ratio (the degree of 'bounce' in your running motion and the cost-benefit ratio with stride length) |
(with compatible accessory) |
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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) |
(with compatible accessory) |
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Stride length (real time) |
(with compatible accessory) |
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Cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute) |
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Performance condition (after running 6–20 minutes, compares your real-time condition to your average fitness level) |
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Lactate threshold (through analysis of your pace and heart rate, estimates the point where your muscles start to rapidly fatigue) |
(with compatible accessory) |
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PacePro Pacing Strategies |
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Run workouts |
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Race predictor |
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Foot pod capable |
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Golfing Features
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Preloaded with 42,000 courses worldwide |
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Yardage to F/M/B (distance to front, middle and back of green) |
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Yardage to layups/doglegs |
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Measures shot distance (calculates exact yardage for shots from anywhere on course) |
Automatic |
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Digital scorecard |
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Custom targets |
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Stat tracking (strokes, putts per round, greens and fairways hit) |
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Garmin AutoShot |
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Full vector map |
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Auto CourseView updates |
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Green View with manual pin position |
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Hazards and course targets |
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PinPointer |
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PlaysLike distance |
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Handicap scoring |
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TruSwing compatible |
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Round timer/odometer |
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Automatic club tracking compatible (requires accessory) |
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Outdoor Recreation
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Available outdoor recreation profiles |
Hiking, Surfing, Climbing, Mountain Biking, Skiing, Snowboarding, XC Skiing, Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing, Kayaking, Jumpmaster, Tactical |
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Point-to-point navigation |
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Bread crumb trail in real time |
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Back to start |
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TracBack® |
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UltraTrac mode |
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Around Me mode |
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Elevation profile |
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Distance to destination |
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Barometric trend indicator with Storm Alert |
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ClimbPro Ascent Planner |
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Trail run auto climb |
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Vertical speed |
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Total ascent/descent |
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Future elevation plot |
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Preloaded topographical maps |
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Preloaded road and trail maps |
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Preloaded ski resort maps |
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Downloadable cartography support |
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Compatible with BaseCamp |
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GPS coordinates |
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Sight 'N Go |
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Area calculation |
(via Connect IQ ) |
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Hunt/fish calendar |
(via Connect IQ ) |
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Projected waypoint |
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Sun and moon information |
(via Connect IQ ) |
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XERO Locations |
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Expedition GPS Activity |
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Tides |
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Cycling Features
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Alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goals including time, distance, heart rate or calories) |
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Courses |
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Cycle Map (routable cycling-specific street map) |
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MTB Grit & Flow |
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Available cycling profiles |
Biking, Indoor Biking, Mountain Biking, Triathlon |
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Bike lap and lap maximum power (with power sensor) |
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Race an activity |
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FTP (Functional Threshold Power) |
(with compatible accessory) |
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Compatible with Vector (power meter) |
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Power meter compatible |
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Advanced Vector support |
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Compatible with Varia Vision (head-mounted display) |
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Compatible with Varia radar (rear-facing radar) |
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Compatible with Varia lights |
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Speed and cadence sensor support |
(ANT+® and Bluetooth® Smart sensors) |
Swimming Features
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Available swim profiles |
Pool Swimming, Open Water Swimming, Swimming/Running |
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Open-water swim metrics (distance, pace, stroke count/rate, stroke distance, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories) |
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Pool swim metrics (lengths, distance, pace, stroke count, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories) |
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Stroke type detection (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly) (pool swim only) |
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Drill logging (pool swim only) |
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Basic rest timer (up from 0) (pool swim only) |
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"Repeat on" rest timer (pool swim only) |
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Auto rest (pool swim only) |
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Time and distance alerts |
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Pacing alerts (pool swim only) |
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Countdown start (pool swim only) |
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Pool swim workouts |
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Critical swim speed |
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Underwater wrist-based heart rate |
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Heart rate from external HRM (real-time during rests, interval and session stats during rests, and automatic heart rate download post-swim) |
(with HRM-Tri and HRM-Swim ) |
Kid Activity Tracking Features
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Toe-to-Toe Challenges app |
(optional Connect IQ app) |
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