Garmin
tactix 7
2022 tactical watch with a MIP display, without solar
The tactix 7 is the 2022 tactical watch: a 51 mm memory-in-pixel touchscreen under a sapphire lens, a titanium bezel, a torch, preloaded maps, multi-band GPS, and stealth and night vision modes, without solar charging.
Key specifications
- Overall score
- 5.2 out of 10,Mid-rangeHow we score
- Case size
- length 51 mm, width 51 mm, height 14.9 mm
- Weight
- 89 g
- Battery life, smartwatch mode
- 28 days
- Battery life, multi-band GPS
- 36 h
- Display type
- Colour memory-in-pixel (MIP)
Full specification
Size and build
- Case size
- length 51 mm, width 51 mm, height 14.9 mm
- Weight
- 89 g
- Analogue hands
- No
- Water resistance depth
- 100 m
- Materials
- Fibre-reinforced polymer case with titanium rear cover, titanium bezel, silicone band
Battery and charging
- Battery life, smartwatch mode
- 28 days
- Battery life, multi-band GPS
- 36 h
- Solar charging
- No
Display
- Display type
- Colour memory-in-pixel (MIP)
- Display size
- 35.56 mm
- Touchscreen
- Yes
- Sapphire lens
- Yes
Navigation and connections
- Navigation to a set point
- Built-in GPS
- Multi-band GPS
- Yes
- Preloaded maps
- Yes
- Wi-Fi
- Yes
- Satellite messaging
- No
- LTE mobile connection
- No
Sensors
- Digital compass
- Yes
- Altimeter and barometer
- Yes
- Thermometer
- Yes
- Step counter
- Yes
- ECG app
- No
Smart features
- Built-in torch
- Yes
- Contactless payments
- Yes
- Music storage
- Yes
- Speaker and microphone
- No
- Dive computer (EN 13319)
- No
- Tactical features
- Yes
Variants
1 variant
010-02704-01Black, Silicone band- Colour
- Black
- Edition
- Standard Edition
- UK model code
010-02704-01- RRP
- £649.99
Alternatives
Chosen from the overall scores, recommended retail prices and sizes of the models on sale in the UK.
Similar
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Garmin
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0.7 points higher
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0.9 points higher
Garmin
fēnix 8 AMOLEDOverall score 4.6 out of 10, Mid-rangeRRP from £699.99
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Cheaper
Within a point of its score, with a lower RRP
Garmin
Instinct 2X SolarOverall score 4.8 out of 10, Mid-rangeRRP from £299.99
£350 less (based on RRP), 0.4 points lower
Garmin
Instinct 3 SolarOverall score 4.3 out of 10, Mid-rangeRRP from £299.99
£350 less (based on RRP), 0.9 points lower
Better specified
More than a point higher in overall score
Garmin
tactix 7 ProOverall score 6.3 out of 10, Mid-rangeRRP from £879.99
1.1 points higher
Garmin
fēnix 8 Pro MicroLEDOverall score 6.3 out of 10, Mid-rangeRRP £1,399.99
1.1 points higher
Garmin
tactix 8 AMOLEDOverall score 6.3 out of 10, Mid-rangeRRP from £1,129.99
1.1 points higher
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Sources
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Garmin manual, tactix 7 battery information (opens in a new tab)checked
Covers: Battery life, multi-band GPS.
Garmin newsroom, tactix 7 announcement (opens in a new tab)checked
Covers: Launch date, Tagline.
Garmin UK, tactix 7 – Standard Edition (opens in a new tab)checked
Covers: Status, Variants, Case size, Weight, Battery life, smartwatch mode, Solar charging, Display type, Display size, Touchscreen, Sapphire lens, Navigation to a set point, Multi-band GPS, Preloaded maps, Wi-Fi, Satellite messaging, LTE mobile connection, Digital compass, Altimeter and barometer, Thermometer, Step counter, ECG app, Built-in torch, Contactless payments, Music storage, Speaker and microphone, Dive computer (EN 13319), Tactical features, Analogue hands, Water resistance depth, Materials, Tagline, UK availability, Variants sold in the UK, UK RRP.