Reduced GPS accuracy

5038581 3 days ago

I once bought a Fénix 6 Pro Sapphire for its excellent GPS accuracy. I can't help but feel, based on numerous comparisons, that the GPS accuracy has decreased recently. Could this be caused by firmware updates?

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bluefish 3 days ago +1

5038581 said:
I once bought a Fénix 6 Pro Sapphire for its excellent GPS accuracy.

The 6 series has never been known for excellent GPS quality due to its poor antenna design and sony chipset. There are…

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0 bluefish 3 days ago

5038581 said:
I once bought a Fénix 6 Pro Sapphire for its excellent GPS accuracy.

The 6 series has never been known for excellent GPS quality due to its poor antenna design and sony chipset. There are several threads about this. Fenix 7 series is/was much better.

0 5038581 3 days ago in reply to bluefish

When I bought my Fenix 6, it was best in class. Of course later models have improved. But that's not the point here. The point is that GPS of my Fenix 6 is clearly not as accurate as it used to be. It looks like its downgraded. I'm looking for a cause.

0 bluefish 3 days ago in reply to 5038581

5038581 said:
When I bought my Fenix 6, it was best in class.

Nope. Just use the forum search.

494 threads in the fenix 6 forum on the topic “GPS accuracy”.

5038581 said:
But that's not the point here. The point is that GPS of my Fenix 6 is clearly not as accurate as it used to be. It looks like its downgraded. I'm looking for a cause.

5038581 said:
Could this be caused by firmware updates?

Possible.

0 5038581 2 days ago in reply to bluefish

Could it be that Garmin is deliberately reducing the accuracy of older devices to create a need for a new device? Like Apple does?

Which device has the most accurate GPS today?