Garmin Fenix 6x Pro Battery

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Wenton two hikes today. On the 4 mile hike, lost 40% of the battery power. FORTY PERCENT! Recharged, went on a 3 mile hike, lost 23% of the battery power. Will be trying it on a 50 mile bike ride soon, and would not even be surprised if the watch died completely before completing the ride.

I think I am done purchasing $900 watches that only last a couple of years. Garmin hasn't effectively even acknowledge that there is an issue, much less fix it in their infrequent updates. Tired of being a Garmin Beta tester.

It's not replaceable by the consumer, you'll have to contact Garmin about it. I'm sure they'll figure something out for you, even being outside of the warranty period it's very unlikely they'll just tell you "sorry, you're hosed"

the5krunner who I think posts here has commented a few times on battery problems, and DCRainmaker mentioned random and rapid battery drain in his Forerunner 745 after 8 months article recently - he thinks it's software rather than hardware.

Anyway, if it's software with two prominent reviewers now acknowledging rapid drain issues, we may see a bit more focus on it. Certainly one of the most frequent types of posts we see here (and also other places) - in my view Garmin are going the wrong way with this - asking users to do resets is going to lose the possibility of doing a root cause analysis of the drain cause, especially if a reset does actually resolve it.

I had this problem with my 6x pro too. Bottom line is Garmin offered to sell me a refurbished 6x pro for USD170 to replace my watch after resetting it failed to resolve the battery problem. The refurbished replacement would come with a 3mth warranty. While my watch is out of warranty, I agree with you. It doesn't really make sense to purchase something this expensive knowing that it cannot in practice be repaired after the one year warranty expires. I also don't think paying for a refurbished watch with a questionable history/future is a solution. The solution in my mind is for them to be made repairable. I'd be happy to pay for that if it's out of warranty. I have owned many Garmin watches over the years, but this was a bit of a wake up call.

There is a great fenix 6x teardown webpage and the replacement batteries are cheap ($12). If/when I need to do this it looks really straightforward to swap the battery, so that's what I'll do. A little bit of silicon grease on the gasket and it should still be fully waterproof.

The place that punkgeek suggested above: interlightus I had previously ordered the same one from typebattery.com but it was being shipped from Hong Kong and could take weeks to arrive, so I cancelled that order. YMMV.

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If you are charging your fenix 6S or fenix 6 more frequently than expected, it could be due to the amount of usage or settings being used. Below is a list of functions that could cause the battery to drain faster than anticipated.

Your watch can perform a variety of functions, and any function the watch performs will require some power from the battery. Some functions, and how often you use them, will require more battery than others.

The default settings for your watch were configured to balance performance with battery life. Changed settings may be the cause of increased battery drain. If you forgot the settings you changed, you can restore the default settings for your watch. For help see, Reset Default Settings.

Garmin recommends using a Garmin charging cable, and making sure the charging contacts on the watch and charging cable are free and clear of debris. For instructions on how to clean the charging contacts, see - Cleaning the Battery Contacts on a Rechargeable Garmin Watch.

This will not clear any user data or reset settings. Significant battery use can sometimes occur if an activity or another feature is left running in the background. Try the following steps to perform the hard reset:

Some of the functions are redundant, for example; steps and activities are uploaded both through WiFi and the Bluetooth connection to the Garmin Connect Mobile application. If using the Garmin Connect Mobile app continuously, it may be a good idea to turn off the Auto Upload setting to help conserve battery power. The Storm Alert function of the Barometer when a smartphone updates local weather is another redundant battery drain.

If the battery drain still continues after making some settings changes, try returning the watch to factory defaults and seeing how long the battery lasts on a full charge without pairing it to the smartphone again. If the battery lasts like it used to, then the battery drain would be the result of the choice of customized settings on the watch, or Bluetooth connected features.

My fenix 6 battery has all of a sudden started losing charge very quickly. I've even put it in battery saver mode and not recorded any activities and it's only last about 2 days compared to the week it used to. It's only about 3 years old, sure that can't be the lifespan of the watch?

Hahahaha, garmin pulling an apple?

So I contacted Garmin and they said I must send it in and then repair it or offer me a new device at a discounted price, which is absolute bollocks considering what it cost and the age

Mine as well. was also wondering about battery replacement rather than a new watch or credit. the watch works wonderfully and is more than what i need. Maybe run it under battery saver until needed. Thats my plan.

So what I did when I noticed my battery wasnt lasting long was to disable a couple of features, like sensors you know you not going to use anytime soon, disable bluetooth & wifi, pulse oximeter, etc.

Old Garmin trick .I am on my Fenix 7x .My 5x works perfectly except for the battery .My son in law wears it and it is 7 years old .The 5x has a Sapphire watch face and still in excellent condition .Garmin solution is discount on a new 20k 7x .Cost of the 5x was 5k . Garmin has no interest in changing batteries .Will not buy again .Huawei makes a decent watch at 25% of garmin cost

Garmin support said I must send them the unit and they will assess it, which ill do next week and see what happens. Its f'ed up that the watch is only 3 years old and the battery is stuffed and the only option is to buy a new one. Ive seen people replace the battery by themselves but requires some soldering which I'm not confident at doing myself

Jip, charged mine 100% yesterday. Without any activities, battery went down to 60%. What I don't understand is how the watch's battery can all of sudden just go from working perfectly to now doing this. Irritating!

I have seen a few people complain about this happening to them when they did the version 26 update(a year ago) on the Garmin Fenix 6. Hopefully Garmin will sort you guys out as it sounds like a software update issue.

Also have similar issue on 6x Pro, with wifi also no longer working. How did you guys manage to contact Garmin? I tried their landline and email support but have not received a response after multiple follow-ups. Too bad I'm in CT so can't do a walk-in.

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1Solar charging, assuming all-day wear with 3 hours per day outside in 50,000 lux conditions. Outdoor light varies from 1,500 lux on a cloudy day to 100,000 lux on a sunny day.2Battery saver mode mode turns off all all sensors and accessories, including the connection to your smartphone, and uses every battery saving feature (screen time out and no backlight).3Max battery GPS collects track points every minute.4Expedition mode collects GPS track points once an hour. To maximize battery life, the device intos low power mode and turns off all sensors and accessories, including the connection to your smartphone.

1Solar charging, assuming all-day wear with 3 hours per day outside in 50,000 lux conditions. Outdoor light varies from 1,500 lux on a cloudy day to 100,000 lux on a sunny day.2Max Battery GPS for the fenix models is used for the Low Batery Mode comparison.

*Solar charging, assuming all-day wear with 3 hours per day outside in 50,000 lux conditions. Outdoor light varies from 1,500 lux on a cloudy day to 100,000 lux on a sunny day.**Always-on screen mode significantly reduce battery life.

We would now like to transfer responsibility for navigation to the stoker at the rear and I think we're leaning towards a handlebar mounted unit. We don't require any power data, just great navigation screens and the ability to find pubs, toilets, restaurants etc at anytime during our ride. Something like the garmin edge explore 2.

The only advantage of such a dedicated device is that you can connect it to various sensors, to measure cadance, to, more precisely than via GPS, measure speed, etc. For your purposes a mobile phone based solution seems better, at a small fraction of the cost of a dedicated device.

We use a Garmin 1030. This has been perfect for our needs. As a stoker I like it as it is big and easy to read. I can look up where the cafes or supermarkets are in relation to our route. It does give a lot of stats that you may or may not use like heart rate or power. The battery life is great. We used it for at least 2 full days whilst touring.

We have been using a Hammerhead Karoo 2 for navigating some time. It has a handlebar mount which is on the stoker bar. The battery lasts all day. The screen is clear, and if you don't mind being upset it can optionally tell you all about forthcoming climbs!

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