Check out the results of three Garmin GPSMAP 67i Battery Life Test. You’ll be impressed if you know anything about how bad the GPSMAP 66i battery was.
1 of 5 Battery Life Tests on the 67i
Click on each of the links below for more information (in a YouTube video) on each GPSMAP 67i battery life test.
GPSMAP 67i Battery Test #1
In this first 67i battery test, I turned on the battery first thing in the morning, around 7 am, then turned it off at night, normally around 10 pm. I was out field testing the 67i almost every day, creating a training playlist for it, so I was not just turning it on and letting it sit in my window.
Sitting the GPSMAP 67i in my window gave it access to around 25% to 30% of the sky, which is important as the battery will run down faster when the device is constantly searching for a signal.
This test was conducted with the sensor in Mult-GNSS mode, Multi-band “ON”.
Test Start Date: 3/22/2023 at 10 am
Test End Date: 3/27/2023 at 9 am
Approximate Battery Life Hours: 80 hours
Note: These hours do not come close to the 165 hours that Garmin said it would get, however, you have to consider that I use my 67i a lot in field tests multiple times, almost daily.
GPSMAP 67i Battery Test #2
In this second 67i battery test, I left the device on 24/7. I did not get out much on field tests during this week.
Sitting the GPSMAP 67i in my window gave it access to around 25% to 30% of the sky, which is important as the battery will run down faster when the device is constantly searching for a signal.
This test was conducted with the sensor in Mult-GNSS mode, Multi-band “ON”.
Test Start Date: 3/27/2023 at 2 pm
Test End Date: 4/1/2023 at 5 pm
Approximate Battery Life Hours: 123 hours
GPSMAP 67i Battery Test #3
In this Third 67i battery test, I left the device on 24/7.
Sitting the GPSMAP 67i in my window gave it access to around 25% to 30% of the sky, which is important as the battery will run down faster when the device is constantly searching for a signal.
This test was conducted with the sensor in Mult-GNSS mode, Multi-band “ON”, with Standard Brightness, and Screen Always On.
Test Start Date: 4/1/2023
Test End Date: 4/2/2023
Approximate Battery Life Hours: 48 hours
GPSMAP 67i Battery Test #4
In this Fourth 67i battery test, I left the device on 24/7.
Sitting the GPSMAP 67i in my window gave it access to around 25% to 30% of the sky, which is important as the battery will run down faster when the device is constantly searching for a signal.
This test was conducted with the sensor in GPS mode, Multi-band “OFF”.
Test Start Date: 4/3/2023
Test End Date: 4/9/2023
Approximate Battery Life Hours: 216 hours
GPSMAP 67i Battery Test #5
In this Fifth 67i battery test, I turned the screen to “always on” with backlight timeout off, with 2 minute tracking and the screen on 80% brightness, plus the device was in GNSS mode.
I drove to Kansas from Colorado and the trip was 7.5 hours each way, so I had the device on for the entire trip, in 2 minute tracking.
This test was conducted with the sensor in GNSS mode, Multi-band “ON”, with the screen always on.
Test Start Date: 4-10-2023
Test End Date: 4-12-2023
Approximate Battery Life Hours: The Battery was at 44% after 15 Hours
GPSMAP 67i Battery Test #6
In this Sixth 67i battery test, I turned on the Expedition Mode and ran the test for 31 hours.
This test was conducted in Expedition Mode.
Test Start Date: 4-15-2023
Test End Date: 4-16-2023
Approximate Battery Life Hours: The Battery lost 3% after 31 Hours. The battery would have lasted around 33 days.
Final Thoughts
Based on the test so far, the GPSMAP 67i’s battery is living up to what Garmin claims it is.
Learn more about each battery test in the YouTube videos below.
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