202 1 comparison of five outdoor sports watches suitable for hiking (backpackers)

Watches with outdoor specific functions are very popular now. With the development of science and technology, watches have made great progress in the combination of design and practical technology.

A good hiking watch can not only show the time and date, but also provide you with important information needed for outdoor sports, such as altitude, location, air pressure, sunrise/sunset time and so on.

It can help you navigate, plan your trip, monitor your health and give weather warnings.

Jiaming Phoenix 6 is powerful and suitable for hiking, mountain climbing, hiking, mountain climbing, cycling, swimming, running, backpacking and daily use.

Jiaming Phoenix 6 watch was launched in 20 19, replacing the popular Jiaming Phoenix 5 watch.

It is basically a smart watch with a color display, designed for harsh outdoor conditions.

This watch is made of very strong materials-the bezel is made of stainless steel, titanium or DLC steel, and the lens is made of sapphire glass (PRO model).

Therefore, the watch has excellent wear resistance and durability.

However, the design of this watch is so elegant that it can be worn at business meetings without hesitation.

Garmin Phoenix 6 watch is equipped with a 3-axis compass, altimeter, barometer and thermometer.

In order to get more accurate temperature readings, you can connect it to an external temperature sensor (Garmin Tempe).

Compass and altimeter are automatically calibrated by GPS.

The functions realized by GPS include that the watch can automatically set the time according to your position, and of course it also provides navigation and tracking functions.

You can import routes and points of interest, and the watch will provide you with directions.

You can save events and access the details of each event through the Garmin Connect application (desktop version or mobile version).

Phoenix 6 Watch can display text, alerts, emails and other notifications synchronously with smart phones (Garmin Connect mobile application is suitable for iOS and Android mobile devices).

Garmin Phoenix 6 Watch has two different models (basic version and professional version) and three different sizes: 42mm, 47mm and 5 1mm professional version.

Garmin Phoenix 6 Pro, as an advanced GPS watch, has powerful functions, such as music, pace guidance, pulse blood oxygen sensor and so on. In addition to the above functions, it also supports Wi-Fi, music and maps-it can display topographic maps and is very useful for field navigation.

Suunto 9 Baro is also suitable for hiking, hiking, mountaineering, cycling, swimming, running, backpacking and daily use, and it is also one of the most powerful competitors with Garmin Phoenix 6.

Suunto 9 Baro is equipped with stainless steel bezel, color touch screen and buttons, which can be easily used if you wear gloves.

The watch is equipped with GPS, altimeter, barometer, thermometer and compass.

It is very simple to navigate the route with the Suunto 9 Baro watch, because waypoints and routes can be simply imported into the watch from the Suunto application, and you can easily plan the route before hiking.

In addition, you can also find the existing routes of other Suunto users and import them into your watch-especially using the heat map function to display the popular routes in a given area.

The Suunto application can also provide complete exercise data (showing the exercise effect according to parameters such as duration, distance and calories burned).

The Suunto 9 watch can also track the walking distance, find the route back to the starting point, and display the current speed. It is also equipped with a wrist-based heart rate monitoring sensor.

Bluetooth connection can connect a watch to a smartphone and receive notifications from the smartphone on the watch.

Suunto 9 watch can also have no barometer, but for hiking and backpacking, Barrow version is recommended, because Barrow version is also equipped with sapphire glass, which has good wear resistance.

Polar Grit X watch was released in early 2020, and it was quickly welcomed by hikers, backpackers and climbers because of its attractive design and advanced functions.

Grit X is a multifunctional sports watch, just like Suunto and Garmin watches mentioned above. The watch adopts a sturdy design and meets the military standard (MIL-STD-8 10G) in terms of durability.

Support GPS, altimeter, barometer, thermometer and digital compass, with navigation function, which can be activated in various sports modes.

You can import the route into your watch through the Polar Flow platform, which can be connected to the koboot application, that is, the koboot route can be automatically synchronized to your watch.

There are three different versions of Polar Grit X watches: Grit X, Grit X Pro and Grit X Pro Titan.

Grit X Pro models are equipped with scratch-resistant sapphire glass lenses and have many additional functions.

Support "outdoor dashboard", which displays altitude map, compass, coordinates and sunrise/sunset time. Pro models also support trajectory backtracking function.

Titan model has all the functions of PRO model, but it uses stronger and lighter materials.

In addition, the long battery life, wrist-based heart rate measurement sensor and military-grade durability are the advantages of Polar Grit X.

The disadvantage is that the watch has no storm warning and no barometer to predict the weather (it may change in the future).

Suunto Ambit 3 Peak watch is also an excellent choice for hikers and climbers, because it has excellent functionality and durability, and is suitable for hiking, mountaineering, hiking, mountaineering, swimming, running and daily use.

Compared with the above watches, Suunto Ambit 3 does not support GLONASS satellite, but it is also cheaper and slightly easier to use (the interface of the watch is very user-friendly).

Suunto Ambit 3 watch is equipped with GPS, altimeter, barometer, thermometer and compass.

Because of the high-performance GPS antenna, it has excellent GPS receiving ability and supports navigation and tracking.

The watch can be synchronized with the Suunto application (for analysis and planning) and can display real-time GPS data (such as speed, distance, altitude gain, etc.). ).

Ambit 3 is Suunto's first Bluetooth compatible watch, so when you install Suunto application, it can easily connect to your smartphone and display incoming and missed calls, information and other notifications.

In addition to the peak version, Suunto Ambit 3 watches have three other models, namely Ambit 3 Vertical, Ambit 3 Sport and Ambit 3 Run.

But the function described here is the Suunto Ambit 3 Peak version, and some Suunto Ambit 3 Peak watches are equipped with sapphire glass.

Casio Pro Trek PRW-2500T-7 is a very durable non-GPS watch with many useful functions, which is suitable for hiking, mountaineering, hiking and daily use.

The watch is equipped with a digital compass, barometer, altimeter and thermometer.

The watch uses a solar rechargeable battery, which can be used for 5 months without any light, so you will hardly feel the pressure of battery life.

Casio Pro Trek PRW-2500T-7 can keep accurate time by receiving calibration radio signals up to 6 times a day.

Compass supports magnetic declination correction and has azimuth memory.

The barometer shows a trend chart to help you predict the weather.

Casio hiking watch is also equipped with a pressure change indicator, which can give a warning when there is a major change.

More basic functions include stopwatch, countdown, calendar and alarm clock.

The disadvantage is that there is no GPS and it is impossible to monitor the heart rate.

The best hiking watches selected this time include four watches with GPS function and one watch without GPS function.

Although GPS does have its advantages, some hikers prefer watches without GPS, mainly because of longer battery life, lower price and simpler user interface.

Although there is no GPS, these watches basically have compasses, altimeters and barometers-these functions are also essential for hiking, mountaineering and other activities.

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