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Garmin Tactix vs Suunto Traverse Alpha

Garmin Tactix Fitness Watch
Garmin Tactix
Suunto Traverse Alpha Fitness Watch
Suunto Traverse Alpha
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
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2 editorial reviews
Today Garmin announced their latest GPS watch to their ever-growing cabinet of such devices – the Garmin Tactix, which is aimed at the military crowd. The Tactix builds on the Garmin Fenix which became available a touch bit over aRead more
Packed full of fitness, adventuring, lifestyle and tactical features, there's little this tough watch can't doRead more
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User rating
42
4.3 out of 5
42 user ratings
5 stars
42 %
4 stars
40 %
3 stars
16 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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4.1 out of 5
48 user ratings
5 stars
35 %
4 stars
41 %
3 stars
18 %
2 stars
4 %
1 stars
0 %

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Display

Garmin TactixGarmin Tactix
Suunto Traverse AlphaSuunto Traverse Alpha
Screen resolution70 x 70 px128 x 128 px
Touchscreennono
Colour screennoyes
Display typeLCDDot-matrix

Dimensions

Garmin TactixGarmin Tactix
Suunto Traverse AlphaSuunto Traverse Alpha
Gender
  • Men's
  • Women's
  • Men's
  • Women's
Width1.93 in1.97 in
Depth1.93 in0.59 in
Weight2.89 oz2.65 oz
Thickness0.67 in0.59 in

Design

Garmin TactixGarmin Tactix
Suunto Traverse AlphaSuunto Traverse Alpha
Colour of productBlack
  • Black,Red
  • Camouflage,Green
  • Camouflage,Grey
  • Grey
Protection featuresWater resistantWater resistant
Waterproof depth50100

Features

Garmin TactixGarmin Tactix
Suunto Traverse AlphaSuunto Traverse Alpha
Heart Rate MonitorBuilt-inno
Calorie counteryesyes
Alarmyesyes
Altimeteryesyes
Barometeryesyes
Compassyesyes
Date displayyesyes
Display lightyesyes
Speedometeryesyes
Stopwatchyesyes
Timeryesyes
Vibration alarmyesyes

Connectivity

Garmin TactixGarmin Tactix
Suunto Traverse AlphaSuunto Traverse Alpha
Bluetoothnoyes
GPSyesyes

Power

Garmin TactixGarmin Tactix
Suunto Traverse AlphaSuunto Traverse Alpha
Battery type
Lithium-Ion
Built-in
Battery life (running)50.0 h100.0 h
Battery life (standby mode)35.0 day14.0 day

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