Fenix 6 MIL-810G

Pretty big deal with these now having this standard.

0 _Eike over 5 years ago

Though I generally agree, I am still a little puzzled by the wording "tested". This basically means nothing, until we know what exactly was tested and what the outcome was...

Wikipedia has an interesting statement in this regard:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIL-STD-810#Applicability_to_%22ruggedized%22_consumer_products

So, it would be helpful if Garmin could expand a little on what "tested" actually means. Or did I miss something?

UPDATE: Ok, was a little bit too late with my message :-)

0 PaddyDeng over 5 years ago

I just noticed the casing also reduced from old Fenix 5+ 47mm to new 46mm, which is welcome with the bigger display 1.3-inch screen and smaller size overall =). I think Fenix 6 is a good buy this time.

0 claude512 over 5 years ago in reply to PaddyDeng

6 and 6 pro are still 47mm... MARQ is 46mm

0 gCloud over 5 years ago in reply to claude512

Look at pic in op

0 claude512 over 5 years ago in reply to gCloud

Oh, yes...

then all the reviews got it wrong good catch!

+1 Tangmu over 5 years ago in reply to _Eike

MIL-STD-810 can be downloaded for free and you can see the wide range of test conditions and limits, and the manufacturer can define specify their own conditions. Like it says in Wikipedia, if a company says "tested to ... " but doesn't give the conditions and limits, it means nothing. A shock test can consist of a 1 ft drop onto plywood, or a 6 ft drop onto concrete. Either way, you can say your product passed MIL-STD-810 shock testing.