I currently have the fenix 3 looking to get the 5 or 5x, do you think the mapping is going to worth the extra price and size? I like how the 5 has the longer battery life, not sure if the mapping function on the 5x will be useful enough.
No typo there. Fenix 5X has external memory chip while other modesl just only utilize the SRAM on their main processor. Epix was the same, it has 32 MB RAM chip to store maps. ConnectIQ is just utilising 1 MB of the RAM for itself. :D
For me, the resolution on all these devices are so bad, I use my phone and Google map. I always have a back saddle so I just take my phone out to look. Its hard to get lost at a bicycle trail.
I currently have the fenix 3 looking to get the 5 or 5x, do you think the mapping is going to worth the extra price and size? I like how the 5 has the longer battery life, not sure if the mapping function on the 5x will be useful enough.
The storage allows room for more .FIT files. As I plan to use it off the grid a lot, I love this. The mapping is a great feature to have and yes I think it's worth it. Phones can do the same or better but 1) They can break (redundancy is always good) 2) They consume a lot more electricity to do the same thing 3) They're not as quick to get out of a backpack.
If you aren't using the map feature much, I think the battery life will be better than the other models. Time will tell of course but if this works as expected, I think it will be great.
Preloaded full-color TOPO U.S. mapping and routable cycling maps. There will be 5x versions that will be regionalized. These will have maps appropriate to that region. You can add any maps you like. Just like on the Garmin Edge series.
Tope Europe is pre-loaded if you buy the watch in an European country
Note : this map is not very accurate : it was pre-loaded in the Epix I bought 2 years ago
