Garmin Enduro 4: Same Hardware as the Enduro 3, fēnix 9 Software

Garmin launched the Enduro 4, and it's the fēnix 9 story again

Garmin just released the Enduro 4, its ultra-endurance watch, at $899.99. And it did exactly the same thing as with the fēnix 9 a few weeks ago: a new name, nearly the same hardware, and a batch of new software.

The hardware is almost identical

Put the Enduro 4 next to the Enduro 3 and the inside barely moved:

Spec	Enduro 3	Enduro 4
Price	$799.99	$899.99
Display	1.4" MIP, 280 × 280	1.4" MIP, 280 × 280
Case and lens	51 mm, titanium bezel, Power Sapphire	51 mm, titanium bezel, Power Sapphire
Battery, smartwatch	36 days (90 with solar)	36 days (90 with solar)
Battery, GPS	120 hours (320 with solar)	120 hours (320 with solar)
Sensors	Elevate heart rate, Pulse Ox, skin temperature, multi-band GPS	The same
Storage	32 GB	64 GB
Working memory	—	About 50% more
Weight	63 g	66 g (case still 57 g, the new band adds the rest)

So yes: double the storage, more working memory, and a new ComfortFit fabric band. The display, the battery and the sensors are exactly the same. No new health sensor here either.

What is new is the software, the same as the fēnix 9

The new features are the ones the fēnix 9 introduced:

• Stamina zones and the stamina curve, so you can see how your endurance holds up over time
• Faster maps. Garmin says panning is about 30% quicker, and the extra memory is what makes that possible
• Rucking with pack weight, which now counts in running, hiking and walking
• Indoor rowing VO2 Max, power curve and more, with compatible equipment
• ArcheryX and Garmin Epic, which bundles a multi-day trip into one shareable recap

The Enduro 4 also gets a race planner with aid stations, cut-off times and planned rest, which matters on an ultra. Good additions, all of them, but software is exactly the kind of thing that tends to reach older watches through updates later.

So should you buy the Enduro 3 instead?

Maybe now is the right time to get the Enduro 3. It's $100 cheaper than the Enduro 4 right now, with the same display, battery life and sensors. You'd give up the extra storage and memory, and whatever new software doesn't make it to the Enduro 3 in an update.

Not in a hurry? Wait for Black Friday. Outgoing models are usually where the biggest discounts land, and the Enduro 3 is now an outgoing model.

I've already added the Enduro 4 to the Garmin Finder, so you can put it next to the Enduro 3, or any other Garmin, and compare the features that matter to you.

Compare the Enduro 4 and Enduro 3 →