Hi,
So I've had my Fenix 5 Plus for just under two weeks now. I really love the functionality of the product but I have a few concerns which have led to some questions.
1: The first thing that I've noticed is that how easy the silver bezel around the watch face seems to mark. After two weeks use and not having any obvious scrapes/knocks of the watch, there are already a few minor blemishes. This is quite frustrating, but of course I suppose it will never stay perfect forever. I can almost compare the feeling to that of when you wash your car and find scratches that weren't there before! Has anybody else noticed this problem? I know there isn't really a fix beyond "suck it up" and I'm hoping I can look past these blemishes and enjoy the watch.
2: Optical HR - My weekly workout routine includes a circuits class. I give everything in class and tend not to hold back. Most of these classes include short sprints followed by bodyweight/light weighted exercises. My HR did not show to go over 140 in today's class. Either I'm really in shape, or something is wrong. However, strangely, when running a steady 5k - my HR stays within the 150-170 range, whilst I'm not overly exerting myself.
3: Navigation data fields - So it looks like there's two different settings to configure for Navigate and Navigation. However, I can't seem to get the data fields to show in the order I want with the fields I want. On one of the settings, I can only turn the screens "On/Off". On the other section of the settings, I can edit the data fields similarly to how you edit the run/other activity settings - which is ideal. My problem is that the actual data fields shown when using the Navigate to not match that of the ones in the settings. Mainly, I can't seem to get rid of the generic time/date screen and I am unable to remaining screens viewable when pressing up/down.
4: Battery life degradation - I understand the battery use is going to be worse during the initial period of configuring the watch, testing out all of the features etc. My concern is that, in 1/2/3 years time, will the battery still hold up to what I'm getting out of it now? My last fitness device was a Fitbit Surge - great device - but after 2 years, the battery wouldn't last 4 days without even using GPS. Fitbit would only offer me a discount on a new product and provided no other support.
So to conclude, I'm debating with myself on whether to return the watch as Amazon have stated they will provide a full refund if I wish. However, part of my debate is the question to myself - is it really worth the £560 I paid for it? Part of me misses the simplicity of just using my phone on an arm strap and not pondering too much about my heart rate / setting up data fields.
I would appreciate any insight!
Kind regards,
Ash
