Garmin Fenix 5S Sapphire Premium Multisport Smart Watch (Black)

Get More From Your Workout with Less on Your Wrist

Beat yesterday all day, every day. fēnix 5 is the premium multisport GPS watch with wrist-based heart rate¹, advanced fitness features and interchangeable bands that let you go from workplace to workout without breaking stride. Whatever sport you want to track, fēnix 5 has it covered, thanks to built-in activity profiles and performance metrics plus smart notifications².  

Striking Design, Strong Performance

Athletes and adventurers come in all sizes. That’s why the fēnix 5 series offers multiple models that vary in size to fit every wrist and every workout. Each version offers a variety of stainless steel finishes, QuickFit™ watch band combinations and premium feature sets to give you the look, performance and lightweight comfort to match both your aesthetic and athletic interests.  

Dual Navigation Networks

Every fēnix 5 series watch features advanced GPS and GLONASS satellite reception to track in more challenging environments than GPS alone. You can count on long battery life in each mode of operation (varies by model, depending on settings). And for go-anywhere confidence, all fēnix 5 versions are water-rated to 100 meters.  

Outstanding Readability on the Run

A bright, high-resolution, full-color Garmin Chroma Display™ with LED backlighting assures great readability in all ambient conditions. Transflective technology that reflects and transmits light at the same time enables the watch face to become even more readable under intense sunlight.  

Wrist-based Heart Rate¹

On your wrist, Elevate wrist heart rate technology lets you monitor your heart rate without wearing a chest strap. In addition to counting steps and monitoring sleep, the watch uses heart rate to provide calories burned information and quantify the intensity of your fitness activities.  

Match Your Style with Interchangeable Watchbands

A selection of QuickFit bands in your choice of premium leather, metal or silicone makes it easy to mix and match styles to go with any sport or activity. No tools are required to make the transformation. Just swap, click and go.  

Advanced Performance Metrics

Every fēnix 5 watch is packed with sophisticated training features to help monitor your form and performance³. Enhanced readouts for Training Status and Training Effect show aerobic and anaerobic benefits of your workout – so you can see how your workouts are paying off and even compare results with your peers. The VO2 max estimator crunches data, including your running speed, beats per minute and heart rate variability, to estimate the maximum volume of oxygen you can consume per minute. And other fitness metrics include recovery advisor with a recovery timer and recovery check, plus a race predictor that estimates your ideal finish time based on your current VO2 max number.  

Advanced Running Dynamics

Now you can go further with your running data. Garmin training features that tap into extended physiological metrics and advanced running dynamics¹ can help improve your form and overall performance. These include:

• Performance condition: After running for 6-20 minutes, fēnix 5 compares your real-time condition to your average fitness levels
• Lactate threshold: Through analysis of your pace and heart rate, fēnix 5 estimates the point where your muscles start to rapidly fatigue
• Cadence — number of steps per minute
• Stride length — shows your stride length in real time

Want more? By pairing your watch with a compatible heart rate chest strap such as the HRM-Run™, you can access these additional fēnix 5 metrics³:

• Vertical oscillation and ratio — the degree of 'bounce' in your running motion and the benefit ratio to stride length
• 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
• Stress score: fēnix 5 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

 

Swim Profiles, Skiing, Paddle Sports, Golf and More

Beyond their running functions, fenix 5 watches also offer special feature sets to help with swim training, skiing, golfing and paddle sports, including stand-up paddle boarding and rowing. For swimmers, the device tracks your distance, pace, stroke count and more. Ski/Board mode puts speed, distance, vertical drop and an automatic run counter (with Auto Pause for the lift line) and more at your fingertips. The feature set for paddle sports includes stroke count, stroke rate and even distance per stroke. Golf mode gives you yardage to the front, back and middle of the green for any single course you’ve downloaded from Garmin Connect – and also adds enhancements such as stat tracking (fairways hit, etc.), Green View, AutoShot detection and auto measure.  

Navigate the Great Outdoors, Your Way

Each model in the fēnix 5 series provides comprehensive navigation and tracking to guide you on and off the beaten path using GPS plus ABC (altimeter, barometer and compass) sensor capabilities. The built-in altimeter provides elevation data to accurately monitor ascent and descent, while the barometer can be used to predict weather changes by showing short-term trends in air pressure. The 3-axis electronic compass keeps your bearing, whether you’re moving or not. In addition, there’s an internal gyroscope to help improve position accuracy (and battery life) in UltraTrac™ mode – as well as a thermometer to help you monitor changing weather conditions.  

So Many Ways to Stay Connected

All fēnix 5 series models can support smart notifications when paired with a compatible device. Receive emails, texts and alerts right on your watch – whether you're on the trail, on the golf course or simply away from your desk. Other connected features include automatic uploads to our Garmin Connect online fitness community, live tracking and social media sharing through our free Garmin Connect and Garmin Connect™ Mobile applications.  

Custom Apps and Watch Faces

You can customize your fēnix 5 watch with free downloads from our Connect IQ store. Change your watch face, add data fields or get apps and widgets for information at a glance.
Garmin is continually working with top companies and developers to build partnerships that add even more value to your fēnix multisport watch. Names such as Uber, Strava, AccuWeather and many others offer apps and enhancements that let you tailor your fēnix 5 to fit your lifestyle in more ways than ever.
 

Wear Your Personality on Your Sleeve

You can also download the free Garmin Face It™ watch face app to customize your fēnix 5 with any photo from your smartphone. Just download the app, choose an image from your photo library, adjust the style for time and set it as your watch’s face. Whether it’s a scenic view from your last hike or a picture of your new puppy, with Garmin you can add personality to your watch that’s uniquely you.

• Premium multisport GPS watch with Elevate™ wrist heart rate technology¹

• Fit for adventure with rugged design that features stainless steel bezel, buttons and rear case

• Put key stats at your fingertips with the performance widget that shows the effects and progress of your workouts

• Connected features² include smart notifications, automatic uploads to Garmin Connect™ online fitness community and personalization through free watch faces and apps from our Connect IQ™ store

• Outdoor sensors, including GPS and GLONASS satellite reception and 3-axis compass with gyroscope and barometric altimeter

Physical & Performance
Physical dimensions	1.9” x 1.9” x 0.6” (47.0 x 47.0 x 15.5 mm)
Display size, WxH	1.2” (30.5 mm) diameter
Display resolution, WxH	240 x 240 pixels; sunlight-visible, always-on, low power, colorful display
Color display
Negative mode display
Weight	With silicone band: 3.0 oz (85.0 g); Sapphire version: 3.1 oz (87.0 g)
Battery	Rechargeable lithium-ion
Battery life	Up to 14 days in smartwatch mode (depending on settings);
	up to 21 hours in GPS mode;
	and up to 44 hours(WHR on) in UltraTrac battery saver mode
Water rating	10 ATM
GPS-enabled	Yes
GLONASS	Yes
High-sensitivity receiver	Yes
Barometric altimeter	Yes
Electronic compass	Yes
Smart notifications (displays email, text and other alerts when paired with your compatible phone)	Yes
Vibration alert	Yes
Music control	Yes
Find my phone	Yes
VIRB® control	Yes
Watch functions	Time of day (12/24h), calendar (day/date), daily alarm, stop watch, timer, sunrise/sunset alerts
Maps & Memory
Built-in memory	64 MB; available 37 MB
Custom POIs (ability to add additional points of interest)
Waypoints/favorites/locations	1,000
Routes	30
Track log	200 hours
Running Features
Virtual Pacer™ (compares current pace to target)	Yes
V02 max estimate	Yes
Recovery advisor	Yes
Race predictor	Yes
Running dynamics	Yes
Accelerometer (calculates distance for indoor workouts, without need for a foot pod)	Yes
Personal records	Yes
Cycling Features
Compatible with Vector™	Yes
Multiple bike profiles	Yes
Bike speed/cadence sensor	(optional)
Performance Features
Heart rate monitor	(wrist-based)
Virtual Partner® (train against a digital person)	Yes
Virtual Racer™/Race an Activity (compete against other activities)	Yes
Courses	Yes
Auto Pause® (pauses and resumes timer based on speed)	Yes
Auto Lap® (automatically starts a new lap)	Yes
Auto Scroll (cycles through data pages during workout)	Yes
Multi-sport (changes sport mode with a press of a button and/or with activity still in progress)	Yes
Auto multisport (switch sport modes with 1 button press)	Yes
Advanced workouts (create custom workouts)	Yes
Pace alert (triggers alarm if you vary from preset pace)	Yes
Time/distance alert (triggers alarm when you reach goal)	Yes
Interval training (set up exercise and rest intervals)	Yes
Heart rate-based calorie computation	Yes
Calculates calories burned	Yes
Training Effect (measures impact of an activity on your aerobic fitness)	Yes
Customizable screen(s)	Yes
Power meter compatible (displays power data from compatible 3rd party ANT+™-enabled power meters)	Yes
Swimming Features
Pool swim metrics (lengths, distance, pace, stroke count/rate, calories)	Yes
Stroke type identification (e.g. freestyle)	Yes
Open water swim metrics (distance, pace, stroke count/rate, calories)	Yes
Swim workouts	Yes
Golfing Features
Measures shot distance (calculates exact yardage for shots from anywhere on course)	Yes
Yardage to F/M/B (distance to front, middle and back of green)	Yes
Yardage to layups/doglegs	Yes
Digital scorecard	Yes
Outdoor Features
Hunt/fish calendar	Yes
Sun and moon information	Yes
Area calculation	Yes
Activity Tracking Features
Step counter	Yes
Auto goal (learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal)	Yes
Move bar (displays on device after a period of inactivity; walk for a couple of minutes to reset it)	Yes
Sleep monitoring (monitors total sleep and periods of movement or restful sleep)	Yes
Garmin Connect™
Garmin Connect™ compatible (online community where you analyze, categorize and share data)	Yes
Automatic sync (automatically transfers data to Garmin Connect)	Yes
Additional
Additional	Connect IQ™ app support: Yes (watch faces, data fields, widgets and apps)
	EXO™ antenna (GPS/GLONASS): Yes
	ANT+®: Yes (all versions)
	Bluetooth®: Low Energy (all versions)
	Training Effect (measures impact of an activity on your aerobic & anaerobic fitness): Yes
	Training Load: Yes
	Training Status: Yes
	Lactate Threshold: Yes
	Weather Alerts: Yes
	UltraTrac: Yes
	tempe™ sensor support: Yes
	TracBack: Yes
	Ski features: Yes
	Physiological measurements: Yes
	SUP/Rowing: Yes
	Foot pod: yes (optional)

 

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