I've had a Fenix 6X Sapphire for two years and it has been great and still looks like new with no scratches or marks whatsoever. However, I fancy a change and so have the Falcon coming as a Christmas present and I'm really looking forward to it 😁. Great video.
Dear David, Good morning and thanks for the comment. I hope you enjoy your Christmas present and the Falcon assists you in getting off the couch, and tracks your indoor/outdoor adventures - Happy Holidays! Sincerely, Pietro A.K.A. The Man with Two Watches Cuneo13
Love watching your reviews, so much detail. Just a note on nits, 1000 nits is half the nits of 2000 nits. It's not half the brightness. 2000 nits is maybe 20-30% brighter than 1000 nits for example. Just something I see a lot of reviewers do, and if you watch Apple's presentation on the Ultra, you will notice they never say 2X brighter than the AW8. They just imply it using Nits and let us as consumers make the assumption that it is 2X brighter. Anyway I'll get back toy watching your awesome video because the Falcon is an interesting new watch to compare to a Fenix. Well done.
Thank you Daniel. I was going read up more on the nits of brightness values before shooting my next video, so thank you for your nice details. I don't know if Garmin gives their watches a "nits" brightness value - I will do further research. As for "Fenix vs. Falcon Day Four" the video footage is done and all going well with my day I should get it edited and released before midnight tonight.
@@TheManWithTwoWatches can’t wait to see the further review. I believe the Epix is 1000 nits. But when it comes to lighting up the night nothing matches the convenience of the flashlight on the fenix 7xSS
I actually like the band it came with, but I have two others I wear more often. I got an orange silicon strap for the Fenix 6X for my birthday later year and it fits the Fenix 7X so, I still use that one quite often and it has shown up in several videos. My newest one is the Hemsut Velcro strap and that one is more comfortable than the silicon versions. I still switch them around now and again, but most wear the orange, Velcro Hemsut strap with my Fenix. Here's a link to their website: www.hemsutwatchbands.com/?wpam_id=17
Good review, Peter. I’m still a fan of the Fenix 7x over the Falcon, although I like the look of the Falcon. Either way, I’m going to cool it from dreaming and be happy with my OG Instinct solar.
BTW have you ever gotten 20 days battery life from the Fenix7? I'm sure that I'm charging this watch every 7 days and I'm not doing anything extraordinary with it outside of a typical users use.
I was able to get 34 days of battery life off the Garmin Fenix 7X sapphire solar. However, four of those days required heavy sunlight and hours, I mean, hours of sunlight to juice up the battery via solar panels. Typically, I get a good 15 to 20 days of battery life off a single charge with little sunlight/solar charging.
The tablet is the reMarkable 2 e-ink gadget I've been testing for the past two years. Here's the playlist about E-Ink Gadgets on my other channel, @peterherget ruclips.net/p/PL14X2qklpxc-NH8P5LZ81pqkSboJcPYFU
BBEWARE: I've been having the GTR 3 PRO since March 22. A couple of months later I noticed that there was a serious inaccuracy in the HR readings. I'm a cyclist and I do about 70 km of cycling every week. I noticed that the watch was sometimes unable to track my HR when riding uphill. My HR reading could be round 130bpm just prior to the climb and at the top of the uphill I could be getting a reading of as low as 54bpm. I don't get that low of a reading not even while sleeping, let alone after having ridden an uphill. Amazfit support was unable to offer any usable, productive tips on that, not even tell me if this problem was isolated to my own device, or a possible firmware bug. I still have the watch to this day and seven months later, the problem has even gotten worse and I now rarely get a correct reading. There are rides that my pulse readings barely exceed 110bpm. I have looked into it all these months trying to figure out what could be the possible cause for the HR inconsistency, from changing settings to rebooting to factory settings and it seemed to have worked... for the firest couple of rides before loosing accuracy again and again. Wasted time actually. So, I finally gave up. Amazfit NO MORE as it is very likely that this serious flaw may have been inherited to the newer models as well!
Thanks for the alerts and your thoughts on Amazfit. I finished comparing the Amazfit Falcon to the Garmin Fenix 7X and now will be wearing the Falcon and the Apple Watch 6. I am mostly concerned about the heart rate and sleep accuracy. I will also take into account workout calories and daily step count...
I am going to ask Amazfit about the heart-rate inconsistencies. I'll know more by Thursday. I wore the Falcon on my left today and the Apple Watch 6 on my right. I'll switch them tomorrow for fairness.
@@TheManWithTwoWatches You mean that you have experienced the inconsistencies on Falcon too? Changing wrists won't make the slightest difference. I know by personal experience..
Yes, I have experienced inconsistencies between the Garmin Fēnix 7X and the Amazfit Falcon. During a workout the HR goes up and down and takes many, many more seconds to give an accurate HR whereas Garmin is quicker and displaying an accurate heart rate. I even tested the cheaper model, a Garmin Venu 2 Plus - same issue, Falcon was behind, and Garmin was spot on. I am going through days & days of data when I wore the Fenix 7X and Falcon all day, all night for 10 days. The video will be coming out on this channel soon... As for more about the Amazfit Falcon, here's a video I released last night on my other channel, Peter Herget & Gadgets Anonymous ruclips.net/video/qFLYPU0YPnA/видео.html
Next time wear both watches on the same arm. Some arm movements do register as steps and you certainly move one arm more than the other throughout the day. This said, you should repeat the steps recorder experiment.
I think wearing the watches for multiple days and swapping wrists makes more sense. Wearing a Falcon and the Fenix on the same wrist is 110% uncomfortable even for just an hour or two - and yes, I've tried it. Thanks for the the input. I'll try it again later today just for fun.
Yes, you are correct, it would be the fairest comparison for steps. I just don't like how to feels for they are both large watches and they just don't fit nicely on either my left or right wrist.
I have been using the reMarkable 2 tablet for the last 38 months... Here is my reMarkable playlist: ruclips.net/p/PL14X2qklpxc-wZkGvlHDIri-CCen6NOHu And if you buy one, here’s a link to save $40 and order your reMarkable 2 tablet… remarkable.com/referral/758A-CQCA
because I don't have money for better watches, I bought Xiaomi Amazfit Bip & Pace & Stratos3 watches. After 4 years of using them, I can say that they have terrible usability issues.
@@TheManWithTwoWatches Garmin Forerunner® 955 ...945 or fenix6S. but they are still inaccessible for that price in this part of the world. interestingly, Amazfit Pace & Stratos3 have the best resolution of all watches with reflective technology
@@TheManWithTwoWatches and the Zapp app is having problems. ex: the zapp application installed on the Xiaomi redmi note 10 does not show the GPX files, but the Motorola ONE shows the GPX files and they can be sent to the watch via bluetooth
I wish you would just focus on the list comparison instead of moving to the watch on every single bullet point unless absolutely needed. It got really annoying and I left.
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I've had a Fenix 6X Sapphire for two years and it has been great and still looks like new with no scratches or marks whatsoever. However, I fancy a change and so have the Falcon coming as a Christmas present and I'm really looking forward to it 😁. Great video.
Dear David,
Good morning and thanks for the comment. I hope you enjoy your Christmas present and the Falcon assists you in getting off the couch, and tracks your indoor/outdoor adventures - Happy Holidays!
Sincerely,
Pietro
A.K.A.
The Man with Two Watches
Cuneo13
Garmin products are in a different league compared to Amazfit.
I would agree!
Love watching your reviews, so much detail. Just a note on nits, 1000 nits is half the nits of 2000 nits. It's not half the brightness. 2000 nits is maybe 20-30% brighter than 1000 nits for example. Just something I see a lot of reviewers do, and if you watch Apple's presentation on the Ultra, you will notice they never say 2X brighter than the AW8. They just imply it using Nits and let us as consumers make the assumption that it is 2X brighter.
Anyway I'll get back toy watching your awesome video because the Falcon is an interesting new watch to compare to a Fenix. Well done.
Thank you Daniel. I was going read up more on the nits of brightness values before shooting my next video, so thank you for your nice details. I don't know if Garmin gives their watches a "nits" brightness value - I will do further research. As for "Fenix vs. Falcon Day Four" the video footage is done and all going well with my day I should get it edited and released before midnight tonight.
@@TheManWithTwoWatches can’t wait to see the further review. I believe the Epix is 1000 nits. But when it comes to lighting up the night nothing matches the convenience of the flashlight on the fenix 7xSS
Yeah, I used my flashlight twice last evening :)
In your opinion, the best strap for Fenix 7x?
I actually like the band it came with, but I have two others I wear more often. I got an orange silicon strap for the Fenix 6X for my birthday later year and it fits the Fenix 7X so, I still use that one quite often and it has shown up in several videos. My newest one is the Hemsut Velcro strap and that one is more comfortable than the silicon versions. I still switch them around now and again, but most wear the orange, Velcro Hemsut strap with my Fenix. Here's a link to their website: www.hemsutwatchbands.com/?wpam_id=17
Nice review. Do the garmin bands fit on the falcon?
Thank you, glad you liked the review. Nope, the Garmin bands are 26mm whereas the Falcon used 22mm bands.
Good review, Peter. I’m still a fan of the Fenix 7x over the Falcon, although I like the look of the Falcon. Either way, I’m going to cool it from dreaming and be happy with my OG Instinct solar.
Very good, thank you, Paul. Sorry, what is the OG Instinct Solar?
@@TheManWithTwoWatches "Original Garmin" Instinct Solar (as opposed to the Instinct 2). I picked up the "OG" term from a lot of RUclips reviewers. 😂
OG = Original Garmin, awesome, and this abbreviation is now in my brain, thank you, Paul!
@@TheManWithTwoWatches lol. You’re welcome.
Editing "Fenix vs. Falcon Day 4" now...
BTW have you ever gotten 20 days battery life from the Fenix7? I'm sure that I'm charging this watch every 7 days and I'm not doing anything extraordinary with it outside of a typical users use.
I was able to get 34 days of battery life off the Garmin Fenix 7X sapphire solar. However, four of those days required heavy sunlight and hours, I mean, hours of sunlight to juice up the battery via solar panels. Typically, I get a good 15 to 20 days of battery life off a single charge with little sunlight/solar charging.
That's strange. I have also Fenix 7X Spphire solar...and usual time is 15-18 days on normal usage.
May I know what electronic writing pad is that?
The tablet is the reMarkable 2 e-ink gadget I've been testing for the past two years. Here's the playlist about E-Ink Gadgets on my other channel, @peterherget
ruclips.net/p/PL14X2qklpxc-NH8P5LZ81pqkSboJcPYFU
@@TheManWithTwoWatches thank you
You are... most welcome!
BBEWARE: I've been having the GTR 3 PRO since March 22. A couple of months later I noticed that there was a serious inaccuracy in the HR readings. I'm a cyclist and I do about 70 km of cycling every week. I noticed that the watch was sometimes unable to track my HR when riding uphill. My HR reading could be round 130bpm just prior to the climb and at the top of the uphill I could be getting a reading of as low as 54bpm. I don't get that low of a reading not even while sleeping, let alone after having ridden an uphill. Amazfit support was unable to offer any usable, productive tips on that, not even tell me if this problem was isolated to my own device, or a possible firmware bug. I still have the watch to this day and seven months later, the problem has even gotten worse and I now rarely get a correct reading. There are rides that my pulse readings barely exceed 110bpm. I have looked into it all these months trying to figure out what could be the possible cause for the HR inconsistency, from changing settings to rebooting to factory settings and it seemed to have worked... for the firest couple of rides before loosing accuracy again and again. Wasted time actually. So, I finally gave up. Amazfit NO MORE as it is very likely that this serious flaw may have been inherited to the newer models as well!
Thanks for the alerts and your thoughts on Amazfit. I finished comparing the Amazfit Falcon to the Garmin Fenix 7X and now will be wearing the Falcon and the Apple Watch 6. I am mostly concerned about the heart rate and sleep accuracy. I will also take into account workout calories and daily step count...
@@TheManWithTwoWatches I was eyeing the Falcon but not anymore. Nevertheless, curious on how it will stand against the Apple .
I am going to ask Amazfit about the heart-rate inconsistencies. I'll know more by Thursday. I wore the Falcon on my left today and the Apple Watch 6 on my right. I'll switch them tomorrow for fairness.
@@TheManWithTwoWatches You mean that you have experienced the inconsistencies on Falcon too? Changing wrists won't make the slightest difference. I know by personal experience..
Yes, I have experienced inconsistencies between the Garmin Fēnix 7X and the Amazfit Falcon. During a workout the HR goes up and down and takes many, many more seconds to give an accurate HR whereas Garmin is quicker and displaying an accurate heart rate. I even tested the cheaper model, a Garmin Venu 2 Plus - same issue, Falcon was behind, and Garmin was spot on. I am going through days & days of data when I wore the Fenix 7X and Falcon all day, all night for 10 days. The video will be coming out on this channel soon...
As for more about the Amazfit Falcon, here's a video I released last night on my other channel, Peter Herget & Gadgets Anonymous
ruclips.net/video/qFLYPU0YPnA/видео.html
Next time wear both watches on the same arm. Some arm movements do register as steps and you certainly move one arm more than the other throughout the day. This said, you should repeat the steps recorder experiment.
I think wearing the watches for multiple days and swapping wrists makes more sense. Wearing a Falcon and the Fenix on the same wrist is 110% uncomfortable even for just an hour or two - and yes, I've tried it. Thanks for the the input. I'll try it again later today just for fun.
@@TheManWithTwoWatches I know but that would be the fairest comparation of that feature.
Yes, you are correct, it would be the fairest comparison for steps. I just don't like how to feels for they are both large watches and they just don't fit nicely on either my left or right wrist.
how do you set up the hr alert on Garmin ??
I can make you a video later today. What Garmin do you use?
Hi. What do you write your notes on?
I have been using the reMarkable 2 tablet for the last 38 months...
Here is my reMarkable playlist:
ruclips.net/p/PL14X2qklpxc-wZkGvlHDIri-CCen6NOHu
And if you buy one, here’s a link to save $40 and order your reMarkable 2 tablet…
remarkable.com/referral/758A-CQCA
@@TheManWithTwoWatches tnx
You are... MOST welcome!
because I don't have money for better watches, I bought Xiaomi Amazfit Bip & Pace & Stratos3 watches. After 4 years of using them, I can say that they have terrible usability issues.
That is sad news about the Xiamoi and Amazfit watches... Have you looked at the Garmin Venu 2?
@@TheManWithTwoWatches
Garmin Forerunner® 955 ...945 or fenix6S. but they are still inaccessible for that price in this part of the world. interestingly, Amazfit Pace & Stratos3 have the best resolution of all watches with reflective technology
Great info! I still need to get my hands on a Coros watch - everything keeps raving about their watches!
@@TheManWithTwoWatches
and the Zapp app is having problems. ex: the zapp application installed on the Xiaomi redmi note 10 does not show the GPX files, but the Motorola ONE shows the GPX files and they can be sent to the watch via bluetooth
strength falcon is water resistant to 200 meters.garmin all better
Thanks for your comments. Yes, Garmin is better.
I wish you would just focus on the list comparison instead of moving to the watch on every single bullet point unless absolutely needed. It got really annoying and I left.
Thank you for the comment.
Not pithy reply, eh? Did you happen to find another video of mine that had a format to your liking, eh?