Garmin Enduro 3 In-Depth Review: The Cheaper/Better Fenix 8 Solar?

The Enduro 3 is here, and seemingly has one mission, and one mission only: Go big on battery. Nearly triple their competitors, upwards of 320 hours in a regular GPS configuration. At least, in theory anyway. Fear not, I’ve been testing that. The Enduro 3 essentially takes the existing Fenix 7X Pro (including that ECG-capable sensor), and merges it with the software features and user interface of the new Fenix 8 Solar. And atop that (literally), they revamped the solar display to be 120% more powerful, and improved the display clarity by concurrently removing the majority of the solar panel surface. Don’t worry, I know that sounds confusing, I’ll explain more below. The result is a watch I’ve been beating to death over the last little while, across epic hikes in the Pyrenees, rides, runs, swims, and more. All in the pursuit of, mostly, figuring out just how far I can push the battery life. Albeit, I admit that unlike my Enduro 2 test, I wasn’t able to allocate however much time was required to hike until the battery died. Not sure my kids would want me gone for a month. #Enduro3 #GarminEnduro3