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Music and battery life

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over 3 years ago

Hi, i had a new fenix 6 pro DLC and i workout around 6 hours per week whatever its gym or running i usually listen to music with a Bluetooth small mp3 player even i used to have a 645M before but i was against using music on the watch bcauz the charge/discharge cycles will affect the life expectancy of the battery so i want to hear other people’s personal experiences , is it worth  it to use music on the watch on a regular bases or my battery capacity will be affected hardly in 1 to 2 years ?

  • +1 over 3 years ago

    I use my Fenix 6X pro solar since summer 2020. The first half year with 2 GPS workouts of totally 8 hours in a week and NO music. Last half year 5 GPS workouts of totally 11 hours of which 3 hours music. 
    First half year I charged it once a week and now twice a week. 
    In general a Li-ION battery has a life expectancy of 300-500 charge cycles .... so in my situation the battery will last 3 till 5 years. If I dont use music I estimate that battery life expectancy will increase with 6 months.

    I will use the music on my watch, it is so comfortable not having a phone or separate MP3 in my pocket during workouts

    Final thought: if you are a bit handy with electronics you can buy a new battery for around US$ 30,=

    part number battery BTC-GMT100SH for 6X watch

  • 0 over 3 years ago in reply to 3497199

    thxxx buddy , well am not really handy with electronics but i guess a phone repair centre will be able too , just if u can help me with the battery reférence of my watch like u did with urs thxx <3 the fenix 6 pro sapphire

    and btw i just found thats the garmins batteries are not replaceable Open mouth
    support.garmin.com/.../

  • +1 over 3 years ago

    There are some clips on YouTube on how to replace the batteries. 

    The BTC-GMT100SH should fit your watch