When you're in the great outdoors, it helps to know where you're going and where you've come from. The Garmin fenix 3 Sapphire GPS watch not only tracks a wide range of activities - from skiing to canoeing to hiking - but also has excellent battery life as well as a bevy of sensors that tell you...

Extremely durable; Long battery life; Loaded with sensors; Tracks a wide range of activities; Smartphone notifications

Expensive; Heavy; Many activities don't show up on mobile app

Looks good, colour screen and number of options Time to configure

Looks good; colour screen and number of options

Time to configure

Theres not much if anything it can't do

Its a little complicated unless you use it on a very regular basis you can forget how to find things

Parfaite pour mes courses en sentier. La montre est très solide. J'utilise le bracelet de caoutchouc inclus pour mes courses compétitives car beaucoup plus léger. Je peux aussi la porter au travail et avec son bracelet métallique, elle a un très beau look!

très solide; très jolie; facile d'utilisation; la meilleure sur le march

un peu lourde avec le bracelet de métal; j'aurais aimé qu'il y ait un ensemble avec hrm-run; prix assez élev

I run, bike, swim, surf, snowboard, paddle, hunt and ride motorcycles. Not only is the Garmin Fenix 3 the first smartwatch capable of keeping up throughout all those activities, but it's also the first to genuinely help me become better at them.

Because of those interface concerns, and early obstacles, we weren't initially thrilled by the HR. Slowly though, it won us over -it became obvious how tough and capable the watch is. There are very few barriers for anyone who's committed to fitness.

Handles wide range of activities with GPS; GLONASS & heartrate tracking; Waterproof & highly durable; Fantastic battery life; Useful phone app; downloadable watch customizations; Hooks for HealthKit; Strava; MyFitnessPal

No touchscreen; somewhat awkward button controls; Interface lag; Can be difficult to configure; Low visibility without sunlight or backlight; Needlessly expensive for weightlifting or casual fitness

The fenix 3 HR was Jeff's go-to watch for well over a year. This is a multisport watch, outdoor watch, smartwatch, activity and sleep tracker, and heart rate monitor all in one. While the fenix 3 was in many ways ahead of its time with all of its features, the fenix 3 HR really took things to a new...

Extra durable with sapphire crystal display and built-in wrist heart rate monitor; Advanced features for running; cycling; swimming; golf and outdoor activities; Fully loaded with all activity and sleep tracking features; Robust smartwatch features; Easy-to-use with great battery life

Large watch face; Expensive; Heavy

Mashable Choice highlights the best of everything we cover, have experienced first-hand and would recommend to others. The Garmin Fenix 3 is a $500 rugged sports watch with almost every sensor imaginable. It's also big and bulky as hell. The color Chroma display offers simple bursts of colors.

An impressive sports watch from Garmin that is only let down by its price. Casual users should look elsewhere.

Easy and intelligent configuration; Quick and accurate tracking; Rugged and long-lasting

Needs a chest strap to really shine; Basic on-screen display; Sleep tracking is so-so

I run, bike, swim, surf, snowboard, paddle, hunt and ride motorcycles. Not only is the Garmin Fenix 3 the first smartwatch capable of keeping up throughout all those activities, but it's also the first to genuinely help me become better at them.