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Which Fenix 6?Titanium sapphire or sapphire multi sport or solar?

7887411
over 3 years ago

Looking for any advice on all these models. Pros and cons?Going to finally buy one! Yay me!! Lol. I’m leaning towards the titanium sapphire. Looking for suggestions on anyone who has these models. Thanks in advance! 

  • 0 over 3 years ago in reply to Former Member

    Does the solar charging make that big of a difference on the Fenix? I have an instinct solar and I feel like the solar is a let down on that model. What is confusing to me is the Fenix says it actually has a solar charging lens/glass and the instinct makes no mention of it.

  • 0 over 3 years ago

    I have troubles with my sapphire, it has some kind of coating that scratches very easy, that diminishes the purpose of a sapphire glass (it was fine with my Fenix 5). 

    So it might be ok to go for the Gorilla Glas Solar version and wear an additional screen protector.

  • 0 over 3 years ago in reply to 7887411

    both have a 10% solar charge layer below the main screen (can't go higher than that without impacting visibility).. 

    Then instinct has much larger 100% solar charge panel built onto the main screen - all that "dead" space is your 100% solar panel.

    The F6 Solar versions only have a 1mm ring that is just on the edge of the screen that is 100% solar.

    Due to this the instinct gets a much better solar recharge recovery than the F6.

    I wouldn't go out my way to buy solar on the F6, but if it is within 50bucks, then yes it is probably worth it i.e. get an extra day out of  week assuming your get at least 3hrs of 100% recovery i.e. 1% per day; and on average (with 1hr of tracking) the F6xPS uses 7% battery per day (pulse ox sleep tracking active).

    Some of the solar models (like the F6xPS) come with titanium bodies and DLC bezels - the light weight and the extra toughness makes it a no brainer if the price is slightly higher, and is worth it for these features - bonus that solar comes with it.

  • 0 over 3 years ago

    The solar charging is pretty marginal - it takes a lot of solar exposure to make a meaningful difference. Unless you are doing multi-day off-grid adventures, solar is of little benefit on the Fenix.