Garmin fēnix® 8 – 51 mm, Solar, Sapphire, Premium Multisport GPS Smartwatch, Long-Lasting Battery Life, Dive-Rated, Built-in LED Flashlight, Carbon Gray DLC Titanium with Pebble Gray Band
Price: $1,169.99
(as of Jan 24, 2025 20:47:10 UTC – Details)
Be limitless. The fēnix® 8 multisport GPS smartwatch is built for serious athletes and outdoor adventurers who want to push beyond their limits. It features a 1.4” solar charged display with scratch-resistant sapphire lens, durable titanium bezel and powerful built-in LED flashlight for after-dark visibility. A built-in speaker and mic enable you to make and take calls from your wrist when your watch is paired to your smartphone. Power up your body’s performance, endurance and resistance to injury with targeted strength training plans and a full range of sport-specific workouts. Performance insights help manage your exertion and build stamina, while training readiness features show how much recovery time you need between workouts, based on 24/7 health and wellness monitoring of heart rate, respiration, stress, sleep and more (data presented is intended to be a close estimation of metrics tracked). Take to the trails with built-in ABC sensors and preloaded TopoActive maps. The dynamic round-trip routing feature helps simplify the planning of your runs or rides — letting you set your target distance and receive turn-by-turn directions that adjust to get you back to your start on schedule. Enjoy extended off-grid adventures with solar power providing up to 149 hours of battery life in GPS mode (assumes continuous use for entire period in 50,000 lux conditions). Plus, a 40-meter dive rating and leakproof metal buttons let you reach new depths of adventure. Additional features include music storage, Garmin Pay™ contactless payments (with a supported country and payment network), smart notifications (compatible smartphone required) and more
Advanced multisport GPS smartwatch for athletes/adventurers features a 1.4” solar charged display with scratch-resistant sapphire lens, durable titanium bezel and built-in LED flashlight for after-dark visibility
Battery performance: up to 48 days of battery life in smartwatch mode with solar charging (assumes all-day wear with 3 hours per day outside in 50,000 lux conditions) and up to 149 hours in GPS mode with solar charging (assumes continuous use for entire period in 50,000 lux conditions) — all with an always-on display, so you’re ready to take on the toughest challenges
Power up your body’s performance, endurance and resistance to injury with targeted strength training plans, real-time stamina tracking, sport-specific workouts and a full range of built-in sports apps
Your training readiness score is based on sleep quality, recovery, training load and HRV status to determine if you’re primed to go hard and reap the rewards (data presented is intended to be a close estimation of metrics tracked)
For your active lifestyle, a built-in speaker and mic let you make and take phone calls from your wrist when your watch is paired to your smartphone — and you can even use your smartphone’s voice assistant to respond to text messages and more
Off-grid voice command feature lets you access select watch controls even without a smartphone connection
Navigate the outdoors with superior positioning accuracy, thanks to multi-band GPS with SatIQ technology plus built-in sensors for 3-axis compass, gyroscope and barometric altimeter
Dynamic round-trip routing feature helps add variety to your workouts — letting you set your target distance and receive turn-by-turn directions that adjust to get you back to your start on schedule
40-meter dive rating and leakproof metal buttons let you reach new depths with support for scuba and apnea dive activities
24/7 health and wellness monitoring with wrist-based heart rate, advanced sleep monitoring, respiration tracking, Pulse Ox and more (this is not a medical device, and data presented is intended to be a close estimation of metrics tracked; Pulse Ox not available in all countries) · ECG app can record your heart rhythm and check for signs of atrial fibrillation (not available in all regions; for people 22 years or older)
Customers say
Customers appreciate the wearable computer’s battery life, features, and solar charging. They find the low battery consumption and useful data collection useful. The display is clear and the touchscreen works well. However, opinions vary on whether it offers good value for money.
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9 reviews for Garmin fēnix® 8 – 51 mm, Solar, Sapphire, Premium Multisport GPS Smartwatch, Long-Lasting Battery Life, Dive-Rated, Built-in LED Flashlight, Carbon Gray DLC Titanium with Pebble Gray Band
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SM –
Amazing watch with amazing features
We purchased this watch for our son’s 24th birthday. He is not into materialistic goods in life, but does appreciate great technology. He has only had $5-30 cheap and often knock-off watches in his entire life and I wanted to get him a watch that he would use to the fullest. The watch is amazing with useful features and features that are most certainly overkills. Extremely low battery consumption, solar charging, health/exercise monitoring (almost like a helicopter parent), flashlight, GPS, and tons of other features seem to have already won him over. The reliability, waterproof built, and over-the-air updates will also be great for extended use. We hope that he might be inspired to perspire a bit more in his life toward a fitter and healthier physique and lifestyle (we are a disgrace to any outdoor activity through generations). I have been told that the watch can be useful if he/his group gets lost while hiking in remote areas. It is an extremely expensive watch (we could have bought ~40-50 knock-off ‘smart’ watches for this price) and he is still a bit uncomfortable to wear it. Otherwise, it is an awesome piece of technology.
DMDalmoro –
The best watch I ever had
By far the best sports watch I’ve ever owned. I migrated from a FENIX 6 Saphire that served me for 4 years and I don’t regret it. I continued with the MIP option because it’s more discreet and uses less battery. I wear it every day for indoor activities and on weekends for outdoor activities. The solar charging works very well, but to really have an effect you have to leave it in the sun a lot. On a day-to-day basis it doesn’t make any difference, but perhaps on a longer walk, where you can put it in the sun to charge, on top of your backpack, it might make a difference. The changes are subtle, but they are noticeable on a daily basis, the screen settings via the app, the touchscreen working very well, are easy to adapt to. A friend once told me that it’s easy to adapt to better quality, and it’s true. I see a lot of people talk about the price, but unfortunately there’s no such thing as good, beautiful and cheap. It’s not cheap, but it’s very beautiful and not just good, it’s excellent. It’s well worth buying.
cptncavman –
Fantastic watch
Battery last a very long time. Watch has plenty of features. Love the compass g p s and altimeter.
Bombtech59 –
it’s a Garmin
Long time Garmin user, I love the touch screen, display is nice and clear, flashlight is functional, data it collects is very helpful I also like the extended battery life. Just get one you won’t be disappointed.
J.T. –
Impressed So Far
First off, this thing is a beast, in terms of size. I’m guessing it has a bit to do with the battery inside. I’m coming from another brand, of which I was displeased at having to charge every day when I only had it connected via Bluetooth to my phone (no Always On display or other draining functions). So far I’ve had this watch since 1/3/2025 and I did a full recharge. It is now 1/13/2025 and I’m still at 39% charge. I am quite pleased with the battery duration but I also chose the solar charge option just as a backup recharge. I don’t have alot of info to pass along about the solar recharge so I won’t cover it in this review. There are a couple of things I would like to have seen but not really worth sending it back and getting the same old battery issues with other brands. This thing is expensive and I believe the price includes the name brand and it’s satellite connectivity, as well as the built in maps. Two issues, and those aren’t really on the watch itself. First, Garmin Pay does not work with any cards I own. Again, not the watches downfall but it does have an extensive list, just my card carriers haven’t released the OK for Garmin Pay. The other is the lack of apps available for the watch. Again, not necessarily the watches issue, just not alot of third-party developers, I guess. I’m not a real exercise buff but this watch pretty much covers all activities from walking to swimming to scuba diving. I’ll probably never use a lot of the features this phone has to offer but just the battery alone was worth it to me. Oh, forgot one other downfall is you can’t download music from your phone to your watch (32gb). You can download from a computer using a program but you can’t directly (via Bluetooth or cable connection) transfer music. It does work with third-party music apps such as Spotify, YouTube music, etc.
heath hodgert –
Great upgrade
I upgraded from a fenix 5x and love the new features and clear display
Ernesto Jiménez Montero –
Una gran baterÃa y sensores con medidas más exactas
Los sensores y aplicaciones son fáciles de usar y la baterÃa dura mucho más.
PRAGNESH –
Solar model not so good in display
Display is look cheap for the a money and have to purchase Face IDs
Comprador –
Muy sarisfecho con el reloj, el software corre muy rápido, buen rendimiento de la baterÃa e interesantes nuevas as funciones