Garmin Fenix 9 Series In-Depth Review: Worth the Upgrade?

Ray Maker · 18 Sept 2026

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Companies sometimes hold back already-built software features from older hardware to drive sales of new models.

Their wordsGiven this is almost certainly all the same codebase (like, literally, that's how it works now and is explicitly why the Fenix 8 is getting these features), that seems like the company is purposefully holding those features back to drive Fenix 9 sales.

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Companies sometimes hold back already-built software features from older hardware to drive sales of new models.

Their wordsGiven this is almost certainly all the same codebase (like, literally, that's how it works now and is explicitly why the Fenix 8 is getting these features), that seems like the company is purposefully holding those features back to drive Fenix 9 sales.
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A drop in heart rate variability values typically precedes the onset of noticeable sickness symptoms by about a day.

Their wordsGenerally speaking for me (and most people), if you start getting sick, your HRV values will plummet roughly a day or so before you have actual noticeable symptoms.

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