The Garmin Tactix 7 AMOLED Edition with Adaptive Touchscreen

It has been almost a decade since Garmin first introduced its Tactix watch. Since that time, the company has continued to bolster the model with features for the outdoor, tactical, and shooting industries. And now, Garmin introduces its latest upgrade to the Tactix 7 series with the AMOLED Edition. This new model delivers an adaptive AMOLED screen, optimized heart rate sensor, and night vision compatibility.

The Garmin Tactix 7 AMOLED Edition

The Tactix 7 AMOLED Edition is built to military standards (MIL-STD-810) for thermal, shock, and water performance. Featuring a fiber-reinforced polymer housing and titanium rear cover, the Tactix is ready for hard use in harsh environments. Likewise, rated to 10 ATM, the watch is capable of pressures equivalent to a depth of 100 meters.

In addition, the carbon gray DLC (Diamond-like coating) titanium bezel pairs with a scratch-resistant sapphire lens for ultimate protection. Similarly, the touchscreen pairs with traditional button controls for easy operation.

The new vibrant, sunlight-readable, adaptive AMOLED display delivers higher detail and can be dimmed below a single nit of brightness. Likewise, while in NVG mode, the display dims to levels functional to the user (even with night vision devices). However, the display remains nearly invisible to others, letting you go undetected.

Similarly, the Tactix 7 AMOLED includes a night vision-compatible flashlight. Building on the original white/green flashlight, the AMOLED now offers a dimming feature with the green flashlight. This allows users to preserve natural night vision while Night Vision Goggle (NVG) mode is activated.

The green flashlight is adjustable for use with night vision. — (Photo by Garmin)

Another new feature focused on night vision is Red Shift Mode, which changes the entire watch face to shades of red. This helps preserve night vision by blocking the colors of light that constrict pupils. Along with helping to preserve night vision, this also helps reduce sleep cycle disturbances.

Additional Features

Along with the updated display, the Tactix 7 also receives an updated heart rate sensor for improved performance tracking. Likewise, other health and wellness tools, including Pulse Ox, respiration, and stress tracking, help you monitor and evaluate your progress. Additionally, wellness insights like Body Battery, Fitness Age, Morning Report, and Sleep Score with Advanced Sleep Monitoring let you evaluate your overall wellness.

Civilian and military aviators will benefit from the Direct-to-Navigation feature. This directs users to the nearest airport in the world aeronautical database. Likewise, users can access aviation weather, including NEXRAD radar, METARs, and TAFs to see winds, visibility, barometric pressure, and more. In addition, Jumpmaster provides functionality for HAHO, HALO, and Static jump types during airborne operations.

Delivering the global navigation features Garmin is known for, the Tactix 7 AMOLED accesses multiple frequencies from navigation satellites for improved position accuracy. Likewise, it comes preloaded with TopoActive maps, Public Land Boundaries Maps, SkiView Maps, and over 43,000 full-color golf courses.

The feature-rich smartwatch offers everything the outdoorsman could want, like altimeter, barometer, compass, and more. Also, customers who want enhanced shooting solutions can unlock the Applied Ballistic functionality for an unlock fee.

The Garmin Tactix 7 AMOLED Edition. — (Photo by Garmin)

The Tactix 7 AMOLED Edition ships with a black tactical nylon QuickFit band that is easily swapped out without tools. As a result, you can go from field to formal in under a minute.

“This highly adaptable, modern tactical smartwatch is ready for any environment or assignment. Its dedicated features are designed to meet the many unique situations tactix customers find themselves in, and most importantly – it will serve their needs efficiently and effectively. You can depend on this watch day or night, wherever the mission takes you.” – Dan Bartel, Garmin Vice President of Global Consumer Sales.

Editor’s Note:

I am an avid fan of the Garmin Tactix watches and have been wearing them since the first model. In fact, the first model made a trip to the Amazon jungle with me and faced some hard use. Years ago, I gave that watch to a friend in the Air Force who has worn it in Afghanistan on a couple of tours, and he still has it today.

I have been wearing the original Tactix 7 since it came out, and it is a beast. There are no environments or activities that prevent me from wearing it. But I will admit, I am excited to see the new AMOLED display in person.