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Marine Handheld Comparison Table

The table below compares the latest Garmin handheld models available to buy from ActiveGPS including the Garmin GPSMAP 86s, Garmin GPSMAP 79s, Garmin GPS 73 and Garmin Foretrex 701.

The comparison table below highlights the main comparison features e.g. screen size, battery life, number of waypoints, whether the unit has a built-in compass and altimeter, etc to enable you to identify and see the difference between the Garmin fishfinder models.

Want to compare the Garmin handheld marine range alongside other Garmin marine devices? Please see the full marine GPS comparison table.

Garmin marine handheld product features comparison

Features

Screen size

3-inch

2.6-inch

2-inch

Touchscreen

Battery life

35 hours

40 hours

19 hours

18 hours

48 hours

Compass and altimeter

Yes

Satellite Messaging

Yes

Preloaded Mapping

Worldwide Basemap

Basemap

None

Paperless Geocaching

Yes

Waypoints

10000

1000

500

Routes

250

Built-in Memory

16GB

8GB

7MB

N/A

Optional Garmin maps on SD/microSD Card

None

None

None

None

NMEA 0183 compatible

Yes

Floats on water

Yes

Weight

272g

282g

203.1g

87.8g

Want to compare other Garmin marine ranges?

The above table only features the Garmin marine handheld models that you can buy from ActiveGPS. If you would like to compare marine models from a different Garmin range e.g. marine chartplotters, please click on the relevant link below to compare models:

‣Chartplotter comparison table
‣Fishfinder comparison table

Want to compare the Garmin marine handheld range alongside other Garmin marine ranges e.g. GPSMAP chartplotters? Please see the full marine GPS comparison table.

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This page was last updated on: 19th December 2024