Garmin announced the Fenix 7 lineup as well as the new Epix lineup at CES 2022 and now they have finally arrived in Malaysia. Both lineups are now available at Garmin brand stores, Shopee, Lazada, the AECO e-store and authorised retailers. The Fenix 7 series retails at a starting price of RM3,270 while the Epix starts at RM4,199.
Pricing and availability
Here is the full price list for the new Fenix 7 and Epix series in Malaysia:
Fenix 7 Series
Fenix 7S
- Silver with Graphite Band – RM3,270
- Carbon Gray DLC with Black Band – RM4,199
- Dark Bronze Titanium with Shale Gray Band – RM4,199
- Rose Gold Titanium with Limestone Leather Band – RM4,670
- Cream Gold Titanium with Cream Nylon Band – RM4,670
Fenix 7
- Silver with Graphite Band – RM3,270
- Carbon Gray DLC with Black Band – RM4,199
- Black DLC Titanium with Black Band – RM4,199
- Mineral Blue Titanium with Whitestone Band – RM4,199
- Titanium with Chestnut Leather Band – RM4,670
- Carbon Gray DLC Titanium with Vented Titanium Band – RM5,370
Fenix 7X
- Carbon Gray DLC with Black Band – RM4,670
- Black DLC Titanium with Black Band – RM4,670
- Mineral Blue Titanium with Whitestone Band – RM4,670
- Titanium with Chestnut Leather Band – RM5,130
- Carbon Gray Titanium with Metal Band – RM5,830
Epix Series
- Slate Steel with Silicone Band – RM4,199
- Black Titanium with Silicone Band – RM4,670
- White Titanium with Silicone Band – RM4,670
Garmin Fenix 7
Garmin calls the Fenix series the “ultimate multisport GPS smartwatch” and this 7th edition does not disappoint. It comes with more than 40 advanced built-in sports modes, such as mountaineering, triathlon, bouldering and cross-country running so it’s definitely aimed at the super-active outdoorsy types. If you’re serious about long-distance running, you can use Garmin’s new Real-Time stamina feature that allows you to understand your current physical strength and adjust your speed and intensity in real-time. This would be helpful during races as it would allow you to strategise according to your stamina levels.
If you prefer to plan your races in advance, you can do so with the Up Ahead feature. This allows you to preview preset checkpoints, water stations, medical stations and other route data.
Sports tracking is definitely the Fenix’s forte. It can provide extremely detailed information about different sports, such as gradient, distance and elevation gain during mountain climbing and even stress and recovery time after workouts.
The new Fenix lineup gets 54% more solar surface area compared to the Fenix 6X Pro. This means that the 7X can get up to 213 hours of battery life and up to 578 hours when you use solar charging.
For the smaller sizes, the Fenix 7 will get you up to 136 hours with the battery and 289 hours with solar, whereas the 7S will get you up to 90 hours of battery life and 162 hours with solar charging.
Garmin also added a touchscreen and an LED flashlight, but the flashlight is only present in the 7X. It’s placed on the top of the watch and is mostly used as a safety feature for running, alternating between white and red lights as you swing your arm and matching your cadence. It has four levels of brightness and a red strobe light, which can be activated during emergencies.
Wellness tracking is also a strong point for the Fenix, providing detailed measurements of your heart rate, oxygen level, sleep, body energy and stress, respiration and hydration. You also get the other smartwatch features like smart notifications, Spotify compatibility, and built-in incident detection which can send your live location to your contacts automatically.
Garmin Epix (Gen 2)
The Garmin Epix is marketed as a premium active smartwatch. It’s pretty much a premium version of the Fenix 7, but instead of an LED flashlight and solar charging, you get an always-on OLED display. The AMOLED touchscreen display would theoretically make the display easier to see outdoors, so that’s something to consider.
As with the Fenix, the Epix also has more than 40 sports modes, providing the same amount of detail. If you like the sports functions of the Fenix but want a better screen, then the Epix would be for you. However, the always-on display gives the Epix a slightly shorter battery life.
The Epix watch will get you 16 days of battery life on a single charge, and six days of battery life with the always-on display enabled. You also get tracking features like heart rate monitoring and sleep tracking. Compared to the Fenix 7X’s 24 days of battery life, the Epix can’t compete, but 16 days is still very impressive compared to other smartwatches in the market.
If you want to learn more about these lineups in detail, you can read our first post about them here.
