In the Box
quatix 6 Solar supports premier coastal charts featuring integrated Navionics® data.
This smartwatch supports freshwater maps of the U.S. featuring integrated Navionics data.
quatix 6 Solar includes all activity profiles of the fēnix® 6 multisport GPS watch to track sports on the water and land, including golf, hiking, SUP, kayaking and more.
The watch constantly samples your heart rate1 to help gauge how hard you work during activities — even underwater. Access more data in our app on your Apple® or Android™ device.
Use topographical maps to navigate your adventures. View run names and difficulty ratings for 2,000 worldwide ski resorts.
This watch is equipped with high-sensitivity GPS navigation and tracking functions plus ABC (altimeter, barometer and compass) sensor capabilities.
| GPS | Yes |
| Display resolution | 280 x 280 pixels |
| Weight |
82 g (54 g, case only) |
| Display type | sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP) |
| Battery life |
Smartwatch: Up to 21 days plus 3 days * *Solar charging, assuming all-day wear with 3 hours per day outside in 50,000 lux conditions |
| Display size | 1.4” (35.56 mm) diameter |
| Memory/History | 32 GB |
| Battery Saver - customizable low power watch | Yes |
| Cardio workouts | Yes |
| Time/date | yes |
| % HRR | Yes |
| Water rating | 10 ATM |
| Around Me mode | No |
| Closed Circuit Rebreather (CCR) | No |
| Automatically saves dive entry and exit locations | No |
| Training Effect (anaerobic) | Yes |
| Auto Rest (Pool Swim Only) | No |
| TruSwing™ compatible | Yes |
| Customizable data pages | Yes |
| HR Broadcast (broadcasts HR data over ANT+™ to paired devices) | Yes |
| Anchor Alarm | Yes |
| Hazards and course targets | Yes |
| Drill logging (pool swim only) | Yes |
| Garmin AutoShot™ | Yes |
| TracBack® | Yes |
| Auto scroll | Yes |
| Worldwide airport database(s) | No |
| Controls smartphone music | Yes |
| Stealth Mode | No |
| 3-axis compass with HSI (horizontal situation indicator) | No |
| Ambient light sensor | No |
| Heat and altitude acclimation | Yes |
| Music Storage | up to 2,000 songs |
| Downloadable training plans | Yes |
| Countdown timer | Yes |
| HR zones | Yes |
| Point-to-point navigation | Yes |
| Finish time | Yes |
| Stat tracking (strokes, putts per round, greens and fairways hit) | Yes |
| Race an activity | Yes |
| Step counter | Yes |
| Run workouts | Yes |
| Nitrox support | No |
| Live Event Sharing | Yes |
| Manual lap | Yes |
| Distance traveled | Yes |
| Pairs with Garmin Connect™ Mobile | Yes |
| Training Status (lets you see if you’re training effectively by tracking your training history and fitness level trend.) | Yes |
| Kill switch | No |
| Wirelessly receive flight plans from Garmin Pilot™ | No |
| Future elevation plot | Yes |
| Gauge mode | No |
| Auto start/end dive | No |
| Measures shot distance (calculates exact yardage for shots from anywhere on course) | Automatic |
| Courses | Yes |
| Fitness Age | yes (in app) |
| Galileo | Yes |
| Manual multisport activities | Yes |
| Distance to destination | Yes |
| Smartphone compatibility | iPhone®, Android™ |
| % HR max | Yes |
| Strength workouts | Yes |
| Audible alerts | No |
| Lens Material |
Power Glass™ |
| Preloaded race tracks | No |
| Automatic club tracking compatible (requires accessory) | Yes |
| Calendar | Yes |
| Cycle Map (routable cycling-specific street map) | Yes |
| Find My Phone | Yes |
| Text response/reject phone call with text (Android™ only) | Yes |
| Connected GPS | No |
| Compatible with Varia™ lights | Yes |
| Training Effect | Yes |
| Night vision mode | No |
| Barometric trend indicator with Storm Alert | Yes |
| Customizable activity profiles | Yes |
| HR calories | Yes |
| Preloaded ski resort maps | Yes |
| Performance condition (after running 6–20 minutes, compares your real-time condition to your average fitness level) | Yes |
| Hunt/fish calendar | yes (via Connect IQ™) |
| Alarm clock | Yes |
| LiveTrack | Yes |
| Dual grid coordinates | Yes |
| Assistance | Yes |
| Available cycling profiles |
Biking, Indoor Biking, Mountain Biking, Triathlon |
| Strap material |
titanium and silicone included |
| Auto Lap® | Yes |
| Auto Pause® | Yes |
| Dive ascent/descent rate indicator | No |
| PlaysLike distance | Yes |
| Task timers (2, 5, 10, 15, 20 and 30 minutes) | No |
| Compatible with Varia Vision™ (head-mounted display) | Yes |
| Activity history on watch | Yes |
| Advanced workouts | Yes |
| Boat Data Streaming | yes |
| Open-water swim metrics (distance, pace, stroke count/rate, stroke distance, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories) | Yes |
| Body Battery™ Energy Monitor | Yes |
| Tack assist mode | Yes |
| Multi-gas mode | No |
| Training Load (your total training load for the last 7 days calculated from estimated EPOC) | Yes |
| Storm alert | Yes |
| Power meter compatible | Yes |
| Track timer | No |
| Quick Release Bands | No |
| Trendline™ Popularity Routing | yes (available as a wearable map theme) |
| Respiration rate (during exercise) | No |
| Ground contact time and balance (shows how much time, in the running motion, your foot is on the ground rather than in flight and lets you check your running symmetry) | yes (with compatible accessory) |
| XERO™ Locations | Yes |
| Wind speed and direction (requires connection to the golf app) | No |
| Yardage to F/M/B (distance to front, middle and back of green) | Yes |
| Case material | fiber-reinforced polymer with metal rear cover |
| Gyroscope | Yes |
| Bezel Material |
titanium |
| Auto max HR | Yes |
| Analog hands | No |
| Training load focus | Yes |
| Compass | Yes |
| FTP (Functional Threshold Power) | yes (with compatible accessory) |
| Thermometer | Yes |
| Course guidance | Yes |
| Orienteering | No |
| Time and distance alerts | No |
| Depth sensor | No |
| Barometric altimeter | Yes |
| Area calculation | yes (via Connect IQ™) |
| GPS Time Sync | Yes |
| Race App | No |
| 60-minute activity goal | No |
| Countdown start (pool swim only) | Yes |
| Bike lap and lap maximum power (with power sensor) | Yes |
| Automatic rep counting | Yes |
| Physical size |
51 x 51 x 14.9 mm Fits wrists with the following circumference: |
| APNEA hunt mode | No |
| Full vector map | Yes |
| VIRB® Remote | Yes |
| Round timer/odometer | Yes |
| Stroke type detection (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly) (pool swim only) | Yes |
| Pulse Ox | yes (with Acclimation) |
| Respiration rate (all-day and in sleep) | No |
| GLONASS | Yes |
| Records heart rate while swimming | yes (with HRM-Tri™ and HRM-Swim™) |
| Reminder alerts | No |
| Projected waypoint | Yes |
| ClimbPro™ Ascent Planner | Yes |
| Sunrise/sunset times | Yes |
| Find My Watch | Yes |
| PacePro™ Pacing Strategies | Yes |
| Speed and cadence sensor support (with sensor) |
yes (ANT+® and Bluetooth® Smart sensors) |
| Preloaded topographical maps | Yes |
| Vertical oscillation and ratio (the degree of 'bounce' in your running motion and the cost-benefit ratio with stride length) | yes (with compatible accessory) |
| Cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute) | Yes |
| GPS speed and distance | Yes |
| Chores | No |
| Available gym activity profiles | Strength, Cardio and Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor Rowing, Pilates and Yoga |
| All-day Stress Tracking | Yes |
| Critical swim speed | No |
| Unit-to-unit route/location sharing | No |
| Incident Detection during select activities | Yes |
| Autopilot Control | yes |
| Foot pod capable | Yes |
| Move IQ™ | Yes |
| Sun and moon information | yes (via Connect IQ™) |
| Live Delta Time | No |
| Heart rate from external HRM (real-time during rests, interval and session stats during rests, and automatic heart rate download post-swim) | yes (with HRM-Tri™ and HRM-Swim™) |
| Pool swim workouts | Yes |
| Available Boating Profiles | Boating, Sailing, Sail Racing |
| Toe-to-Toe™ Challenges | No |
| Back to start | Yes |
| Automatic daylight saving time | Yes |
| Virtual Partner | Yes |
| Smart notifications | Yes |
| Available swim profiles |
Pool Swimming, Open Water Swimming, Swim Running |
| Green View with manual pin position | Yes |
| Underwater wrist-based heart rate | Yes |
| Round-trip course creator (running/cycling) | Yes |
| Chronograph | No |
| Yoga workouts | Yes |
| Weather | Yes |
| Pool swim metrics (lengths, distance, pace, stroke count, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories) | Yes |
| Tides | yes (via Connect IQ™) |
| Interval training | Yes |
| Multiple time zones with Zulu/UTC | No |
| Touch-targeting (touch target on display to see the distance to any point) | No |
| Single-gas mode | No |
| Strava Live Segments | Yes |
| Race predictor | Yes |
| Trimix support | No |
| Connectivity | Bluetooth®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi® |
| Recovery time | Yes |
| Preloaded with 41,000 courses worldwide | Yes |
| Sync dive log to Garmin Dive™ Mobile app | No |
| Color display | Yes |
| Garmin Pay™ | Yes |
| On-screen workout animations | Yes |
| Compatible with BaseCamp™ | Yes |
| Rewards (coins) | No |
| Virtual starting line | Yes |
| Built-in barometer and tide tables | yes (downloadable tides) |
| Altimeter with adjustable baro setting | No |
| Connext avionics connectivity | No |
| Auto CourseView updates | Yes |
| Available outdoor recreation profiles |
Hiking, Climbing, Mountain Biking, Skiing, Snowboarding, XC Skiing, Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing, Kayaking, Jumpmaster, Tactical |
| Automatic sync (automatically transfers data to Garmin Connect) | No |
| Intensity minutes | Yes |
| Auto goal (learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal) | Yes |
| Auto multisport activities | Yes |
| Stride length (real time) | yes (with compatible accessory) |
| Stopwatch | Yes |
| Sleep monitoring (monitors total sleep and periods of movement or restful sleep) | Yes |
| Running dynamics | yes (with compatible accessory) |
| HRV stress test (measures your heart rate variability while standing still, for 3 minutes, to provide you with an estimated stress level; the scale of this is 1 to 100; low scores indicate lower stress levels) | yes (with compatible accessory) |
| Basic rest timer (up from 0) (pool swim only) | Yes |
| Downloadable cartography support | Yes |
| VO2 max | Yes |
| Expedition GPS Activity | Yes |
| Lactate threshold (through analysis of your pace and heart rate, estimates the point where your muscles start to rapidly fatigue) | yes (with compatible accessory) |
| GPS coordinates | Yes |
| Physio TrueUp | Yes |
| Last race summary | No |
| Compatible with Vector™ (power meter) | Yes |
| Garmin Live Segments | Yes |
| Unlock new step icons | No |
| HR alerts | Yes |
| Hot keys | Yes |
| Power Modes - customizable in-activity battery settings | Yes |
| "Repeat on" rest timer (pool swim only) | No |
| Phone-free text messaging | No |
| Accelerometer | Yes |
| Yardage to layups/doglegs | Yes |
| Handicap scoring | Yes |
| GPS-based distance, time and pace | Yes |
| Worldwide NAVAID and Intersection database(s) | No |
| Calories burned | Yes |
| Touch and/or button lock | Yes |
| Advanced Vector support | No |
| Trail run auto climb | Yes |
| Configurable lap alerts | Yes |
| Audio prompts | Yes |
| Timer | Yes |
| NEXRAD on moving map | No |
| TrueUp™ | Yes |
| Connect IQ™ (downloadable watch faces, data fields, widgets and apps) | Yes |
| UltraTrac mode | Yes |
| Vertical speed | Yes |
| Available run profiles |
Running, Indoor Treadmill and Track Running, Trail Running |
| Touchscreen | No |
| Floors climbed | Yes |
| Bread crumb trail in real time | Yes |
| Elevation profile | Yes |
| Digital scorecard | yes |
| Move bar (displays on device after a period of inactivity; walk for a couple of minutes to reset it) | Yes |
| Custom targets | Yes |
| PinPointer | Yes |
| Plays and controls watch music | Yes |
| QuickFit™ watch band compatible |
included (26 mm) |
| Sight 'N Go | Yes |
| Tempo Training | No |
| Tides | No |
| Garmin Elevate™ wrist heart rate monitor | Yes |
| APNEA mode | No |
| Pilates workouts | Yes |
| Waypoint information page | No |
| SwingTempo | No |
| Group LiveTrack | Yes |
| Alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goals including time, distance, heart rate or calories) | Yes |
| Moving Map with aviation airports, navaids, roads, bodies of water and more | No |
| Automatic altitude adjustment | No |
| Virtual caddie | No |
| In-flight Pulse Ox | No |
| Compatible with Varia™ radar (rear-facing radar) | Yes |
| Race an Activity | Yes |
| Primary benefit (Training Effect labels) | Yes |
| Custom alerts | Yes |
| Auto lap splits | No |
| Multiple bike profiles | No |
| Total ascent/descent | Yes |
