GarminHandheld GPS
Garmin GPSMAP 79s
Garmin GPSMAP 79s is a handheld GPS released in 2022. Key specs: satellite systems supported 5, screen size 3″, battery life 19 h, water protection (IPx) IPx7.
8.4Score
Positioning8.9
Display6.9
Battery4.7
Durability5.9
price range$300–380Reference price converted from EUR
- Year
- 2022
- Type
- Handheld GPS
- Brand
Garmin- Popularity
- #220 of 328
- Model numbers
- Garmin GPSMAP 79s
5Satellite systems supported
3″Screen size
19 hBattery life
IPx7Water protection (IPx)
8 GBInternal storage
Spec guide
How it ranks among handheld GPS devices of 2022
Satellite systems supported · 5Top 34%
Screen size · 3″Bottom 16%
Battery life · 19 hTop 30%
Water protection (IPx) · IPx7Bottom 41%
Internal storage · 8 GBBottom 14%
Compared with handheld GPS devices released in 2022. Bars show the share of models it beats.
compared with other handheld GPS devices
Why is GPSMAP 79s a good choice?
Satellite systems supported: 5better than 81% of handheld GPS devices
Weak points
Water protection (IPx): IPx7worse than 100% of handheld GPS devices
Specifications
Full specifications
Satellite positioning
- Satellite systems supported
- 5
Display
- Screen size
- 3″
- Resolution
- 240 × 400
- Horizontal resolution
- 240 px
- Vertical resolution
- 400 px
- Pixel density
- 155 ppi
- Touchscreen
- Yes
Maps & navigation
- Turn-by-turn routing
- Yes
- Internal storage
- 8 GB
Battery & power
- Battery life
- 19 h
- Power source
- Rechargeable pack or AA
- Runs on AA batteries
- Yes
Build & durability
- Protection rating
- IPX7
- Water protection (IPx)
- IPx7
- Width
- 170 mm
- Height
- 70 mm
- Depth
- 40 mm
Specs are collected from manufacturers and open databases and normalised to one format; check details with the seller before you buy.
In collections
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