Garmin Epix Pro (Gen 2) Review – 51 mm Sapphire DLC Titanium Edition

The Garmin Epix 2 Pro is the update to the Epix 2, Garmin’s flagship AMOLED display rugged sports watch (essentially a Fenix with an AMOLED screen). The Epix, as with the Fenix line, now comes in 3 sizes (42mm, 47mm and 51mm), and includes a host of other hardware and software upgrades.

I had thought of the Epix 2 as perhaps the ultimate sports watch (at least for my uses) because it’s AMOLED screen is so vivid and practical for daily use as well as sport use and especially for maps. It has long battery life (good for most watches and incredible for an AMOLED screen), exceptionally accurate multi-band GPS (on the Sapphire/Ti model), accurate optical heart rate, touch screen, easy map downloads, lightweight along with a “million” other sport and health related features.

The new Pro version has all of that and lots more new and useful.l After 2 months of testing, I am confident that this is the best running sport watch on the market! Please read on for the details and my analysis of many of its key features and capabilities.

While the Epix Pro comes in 3 sizes, each size has a “Standard” version and a “Sapphire” version. This was the case with the Epix previously, where the Standard version did not have multi-band gps and had only 16GB of storage vs. 32GB of storage.

The only differences with the upgraded Sapphire version are the materials, featuring a sapphire crystal screen (vs. Corning Gorilla Glass) and a titanium bezel (vs. stainless steel).

The Sapphire 51mm version is 10 grams lighter than the Standard, which does not sound like much, but is quite noticeable. Additionally, if you still prefer a more traditional screen and even longer battery life, you can opt for the Fenix 7 Pro series, which are identical to the Epix Pro series aside from the screen (and cost a bit less).

But now, the Standard version has mult-iband gps as well as 32GB of storage with no bump in cost.

What’s New:

Offered in 3 sizes (42, 47 and 51mm), same as Fenix with 1.2”, 1.3” and 1.4” screen sizes also the same as Fenix.

Pros:

Ultra crisp and vivid AMOLED screen

Long battery life

Accuracy (GPS, OHR, Altimeter, training, health tracking)

Maps with shaded relief and navigational features

Map download access

Built in flashlight

Size options

Reasonably light weight IN Sapphire/Ti version

Fast charging

Style

Feature rich

Cons:

Price: is a lot to spend on great a watch, but you can be certain that your money is well spent on the best sports watch out there and the base model now comes with multi-band and 32gb storage without having to pay extra)