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Other than that, the Fenix 3 matched the accuracy of our benchmark Edge 500 unit. While it seems to be an isolated incident, we can’t help but wonder if the shaking of the watch tricked the accelerometer. The accuracy is still pretty good in UltraTrac mode, though it’s not perfect according to Strava, we clocked a speed of 70mph/112.7kph down a particularly rough descent when we began testing the UltraTrac function. The built-in compass once calibrated is surprisingly accurate and helped one tester navigate out of Australia’s Nerang National Forest Colin Levitch / Immediate Media To save battery power, the GPS tracking is periodically turned off in UltraTrac mode with the watch relying on the built in accelerometer to calculate speed and distance - although it doesn’t cut out data from ANT+ sensors like the Fenix 2. To combat constantly needing to charge the unit, we used the UltraTrac mode for the majority of our testing. That said, actual battery life is inline with the claimed 20-hours in GPS training mode. Running GPS and GLONASS together is heavy on the battery, each ride taking a serious chunk out of the charge. Initially we tested the Fenix 3’s accuracy against our benchmark Edge 500 unit and, as we expected, the units provided the same results both in speed and total distance. This unique plug grabs the outside of the bezel and lines up the charging port. Charging is taken care of via a proprietary plug we like to call the ‘Garmin claw’. Powered by a rechargeable lithium-ion battery, Garmin claims the Fenix 3 will last up to 50 hours in ‘UltraTrac’ mode, up to 20 hours in GPS training mode and up to six weeks in watch mode.
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No TV and no beer makes Homer something something Colin Levitch / Immediate Media The full-colour, daylight-visible 218 x 218 pixel screen is sharp as a tack and allows the watch to display brightly coloured metrics and watch faces, including one graced by Homer Simpson. There’s also a nifty ‘find my phone’ feature, which not only brings up an avalanche beacon style tracking system, but also triggers an alarm on your device.
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The Bluetooth connectivity also allows for the Fenix 3, with the help of the Garmin Connect app, to automatically upload activities to Strava, as well as track things like steps and sleep patterns.
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With the ability to sync to your Bluetooth 4.0 equipped iPhones and Androids, the Fenix 3 can display notifications from your phone, download apps, widgets data fields and watch faces as well as firmware updates on the fly.
The Fenix can also tap into the GLONASS network for ultimate accuracy, especially when GPS coverage can be spotty. Like any other GPS enabled cycling head unit, as long as there’s a signal the watch can track your location.
The basis of the Fenix 3 is its GPS capabilities.
While this may have just been a faulty unit, I’ve had no trouble with water - though to be fair I’ve only delved as deep as the bottom of a 10ft / 3m swimming pool. While it’s a rugged unit no doubt, our own Josh Patterson did manage to kill a test unit on a Scuba trip at 80ft / 24m down - despite its 328ft / 100m rating. With up to 10 pages of metrics the Fenix 3 can track just about anything Colin Levitch / Immediate Media
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