Garmin’s new Fenix 9 adds brighter screens and smoother map panning

Garmin’s new Fenix 9 smartwatch features an OLED screen that can reach 3,000 nits—about twice the brightness of the previous model—and a scratch-resistant sapphire lens. It ships with 50% more RAM, a faster map engine for smoother panning, 64 GB storage, and introduces the Garmin Epic feature that aggregates workouts into multi-day performance summaries. Prices start at $999.99 for the 43 mm case.