fenix 8 51mm, AMOLED, Outdoor & Fitness GPS Smartwatch, Saphire, Bare Graphite Titanium, Spark Orange/Graphite Band, NA
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Impossible - like everything Garmin
Nothing intuitive. Despite having kayaking as a sport, Garmin chat said no navigational charts can be used wit it. Trying to locate LiveTrack on my phone (Garmin Connect) each time required such a search that I usually gave up. This is my fourth Garmin product and not one is easy to use. Very disappointed.
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Way Too Pricey
Long time Apple Watch User, figured to give it a fair trial. Definitely have few nice niche fitness features, however its way too much of steep price difference. There is just no way for me to justify the price difference between the Apple Ultra. If they were at the same price point, than I can forgo some of the Apple integration I missed but for me it was not worth it.
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This review is from fenix 8 51mm, AMOLED, Outdoor & Fitness GPS Smartwatch, Saphire, Bare Graphite Titanium, Spark Orange/Graphite Band, NADependable, rugged, life saving
I got this shortly after it's release in October of 2024. I have worn it everyday since buying it. I've gotten many compliments on it. The features alone are worth it. This watch actually helped save my life. I use the GPS tracking for dirt bike rides daily. I've had multiple close calls on my bike, but this watch was able to provide help to me from the gps, flashlight, and body monitoring vitals. Although it doesn't take blood pressures it was able to show HR, RR, and BPM out of range when I became extremely dehydrated. Showed the way out of remote areas when turned around. The flashlight is perfect and lit my way out of the mountains when my other lights failed. The battery life alone is worth more than any other watch I have tried. I wish it had a few more features for text. Eg. talk to text or write to text. The voice calling failed on mine maybe a function disabled but it's still great. It helped me identify the sources of stress in my life too. There are so many features I don't use. If you question its worth. Don't. It's dependable, rugged, life saving, and lasts for weeks while using GPS, the led light, and texting.
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This review is from fenix 8 51mm, AMOLED, Outdoor & Fitness GPS Smartwatch, Saphire, Bare Graphite Titanium, Spark Orange/Graphite Band, NAGreat watch overall, but recurring sensor dropouts
I really like the Fenix 8 overall — the display, features, training metrics and daily insights are excellent. However, I’m disappointed with recurring sensor connection dropouts, especially during indoor cycling workouts. My setup is entirely within the Garmin ecosystem: Tacx Flow Smart trainer, Garmin HRM, cadence and speed sensors. Using the same setup and environment, my Edge bike computer remains stable, while the Fenix 8 repeatedly loses connection. I also previously used an Epix Gen 2 in the same indoor and outdoor scenarios, and this level of signal loss did not happen with the same frequency. The issue is not limited to indoor training — I’ve also experienced sensor dropouts during outdoor rides. Occasional dropouts can happen, but frequent and repeated losses on a premium watch are frustrating and affect confidence in using it for training. I haven’t found a reliable solution so far.
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This review is from fenix 8 51mm, AMOLED, Outdoor & Fitness GPS Smartwatch, Saphire, Bare Graphite Titanium, Spark Orange/Graphite Band, NAAwesome display!!
Big upgrade from my Fenix 6. The display is the biggest update!!
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Long-time Garmin customer.
I have been a long-time Garmin customer with many watches going back to the Fenix 3. I have been happy with all, and now that I have both Enduro 3 and the Fenix 8. Both watches are excellent, and I use them at various times for my daily needs. However, the Fenix 8 offers the most capabilities for what I hoped a smartwatch would be during my daily use. The AMOLED is excellent, and mapping is crisp. The build quality is superb, and I do not worry about damage to any part of the smartwatch. I highly recommend this for anyone looking for a watch that can literally do it all and then some. The other great thing about Garmin is that they still offer updates to my previous watches, so I can say that all my previous watches still work well and have maintained great battery and functionality.
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Awesome Features not just a watch.
I got this as a gift about 3 weeks ago. NI really love it. I also have a Fenix3 HR, but is one takes it to the top of the hill. So many more features.
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This review is from Garmin fenix 8 51mm, AMOLED, Outdoor & Fitness GPS Smartwatch, Glass, Slate Gray Steel/Black, Black Band, WWTransitioning from Samsung smart watch
I have had Fenix 8 for about 3 weeks. I have noticed the differences from a watch that is dependent on the phone and the Garmin which is like a stand alone (it does not need a phone all the time). I do wish Garmin would have some settings like tell me when I have walked away from my phone or that the focus/dnd & alarms modes work together, but they don't. Maybe one day Garmin will figure out how to have a setting for turning off the adaptive brightness. It doesn't matter how bright you set it, in dim light the watch face dims as well and it is hard to see. It is hit or miss with the other than factory watch faces that you can touch on the face with the features if they will open or not. Other than those things to get used to I am really loving the fact I can go 20 days without charging my watch. I can actually go on a vacation without my watch charger. The watch does take some getting use to but once you get the hang of it, it's something awesome. I do recommend it for active people, it is very robust and capable. Of course I'm hoping with some updates Garmin will get there. If your the type pf person that leaves their phone home a lot then this is the watch for you.
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