Garmin Fenix 8 AMOLED GPS Smartwatch

For serious athletes and adventurers who want to push beyond their limits, the Garmin Fenix 8 AMOLED GPS Smartwatch is the premium multisport GPS smartwatch that is built to perform — with advanced strength training features, dive capability, an internal speaker and mic for voice features, a built-in LED flashlight and more.

Specifications

• Sleep score and insights - Yes
• Battery life (smartwatch mode) -  Up to 16 days (7 days always-on)
• Built-in mapping - YesDaily suggested workouts- Yes
• Pulse Ox blood oxygen- Yes
• Garmin ECG App- Yes
• LED flashlight- Yes
• Garmin Pay™- Yes
• Multi-band GPS- Yes
• Music storage- Yes
• Make calls and send texts via voice- Yes
• Training readiness- Yes
• Training status- Yes
• Display type - AMOLED
• Touchscreen- Yes
• Water rating - 10 ATM

General

• Strap material - Silicone
• Lens Material - Corning® Gorilla® Glass or sapphire crystal
• Bezel Material - Stainless steel or titanium
• Case material - Fiber-reinforced polymer with metal rear cover
• QuickFit® watch band compatible - Included (22 mm)
• Physical size - 47 x 47 x 13.8 mm
  • Fits wrists with the following circumference:
  • Silicone band: 125-208 mm
  • UltraFit Band: 125-215 mm
  • Leather Band: 132-210 mm
  • Metal Band: 132-210 mm
• Weight - Stainless Steel: 80 g (case only: 59 g)
  • Titanium: 73 g (case only: 52 g)
• Leakproof inductive buttons - Yes
• Built-in speaker/microphone - Yes
• Display Size - 1.4” (35.56 mm) diameter
• Display resolution - 454 x 454 pixels
• Color display - Yes
• Large font option - Yes
• Battery life - Smartwatch: Up to 16 days (7 days always-on)
  • Battery Saver Watch Mode: Up to 23 days
  • GPS Only: Up to 47 hours (37 hours always-on)
  • All Satellite Systems: Up to 38 hours (30 hours always-on)
  • All Satellite Systems + Multi-band: Up to 35 hours (28 hours always-on)*
  • All Satellite Systems + Music: Up to 10 hours
  • Max Battery GPS: Up to 81 hours
  • Expedition GPS: Up to 17 days
  • *Assuming typical use with SatIQ technology
• Charging method - Garmin proprietary plug charger
• Memory/History - 32 GB

Clock Features

• Time/date - Yes
• GPS Time Sync- Yes
• Automatic daylight saving time- Yes
• Alarm clock- Yes
• Timer- Yes
• Stopwatch- Yes
• Sunrise/sunset times- Yes

Health & Wellness Monitoring

• Wrist-based heart rate (constant, every second) - Yes
• Daily resting heart rate- Yes
• Abnormal heart rate alerts - Yes (high and low)
• Respiration rate (24x7)- Yes
• Fitness age- Yes
• Body Battery™ energy monitor- Yes
• All-day stress- Yes
• Relaxation breathing timer- Yes
• Meditation- Yes
• Breathwork- Yes
• Sleep - yes (advanced)
• Sleep Coach - Yes
• Nap detection - Yes
• Hydration - Yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget)
• Women's health - Yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget)
• Health snapshot - Yes
• Skin temperature- Yes
• Jet lag adviser- Yes

Sensors

• GPS- Yes
• GLONASS- Yes
• Galileo- Yes
• QZSS- Yes
• BeiDou- Yes
• SatIQ™ Technology- Yes
• Garmin Elevate™ wrist heart rate monitor- Yes
• Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation Monitor- Yes
• Barometric altimeter- Yes
• Compass- Yes
• Gyroscope- Yes
• Accelerometer- Yes
• Thermometer- Yes
• Ambient light sensor- Yes
• Depth sensor yes (to 40 m)- Yes

Daily Smart Features

• Connectivity - Bluetooth®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi®
• Connect IQ™ (downloadable watch faces, data fields, widgets and apps) - Yes
• On-device Connect IQ™ Store- Yes
• Smart Notifications- Yes
• Text response/reject phone call with text (Android™ only)- Yes
• View images from notifications on watch (Android™ only)- Yes
• Morning report- Yes
• Calendar- Yes
• Weather forecasts- Yes
• Realtime settings sync with Garmin Connect™ mobile- Yes
• Battery saver (customizable low power watch)- Yes
• Controls smartphone music- Yes
• Plays and controls watch music- Yes
• Find My Phone- Yes
• Find My Watch- Yes
• Find My Phone during GPS activity- Yes
• Compatible with Garmin Messenger app- Yes
• VIRB® Remote- Yes
• Smart trainer control- Yes
• Pairs with Garmin Connect™ Mobile- Yes
• Smartphone compatibility - iPhone®, Android™
• Stocks- Yes
• BLUETOOTH phone calling and voice assistant support- Yes
• Voice command- Yes
• Red shift mode- Yes
• Garmin Share- Yes

Activity Profiles

• Gym - Strength, HIIT, Cardio, Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor Rowing, Jump Roping
• Multisport - Swimming/Running, Triathlon
• Wellness - Walking, Indoor Walking, Pilates, Yoga
• Indoor running - Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running, Virtual Running
• Outdoor running - Running, Outdoor Track Running, Trail Running, Ultra Running, Obstacle Racing
• Outdoor recreation - Hiking, Indoor Climbing, Bouldering, Climbing, Hunting, Horseback Riding, Golfing, Disc Golf, Archery
• Cycling - Biking, Road Biking, Mountain Biking, Gravel Biking, Bike Commuting, Bike Touring, eBiking, eMountain Biking, Indoor Biking, Cyclocross, BMX
• Swim - Pool Swimming, Open Water Swimming
• On the Water - Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing, Kayaking, Surfing, Kiteboarding, Windsurfing, Fishing, Boating, Sailing, Water Skiing, Wakeboarding, Wakesurfing, Tubing, Snorkeling, Whitewater
• Motor sports - Motorcycling, Overlanding, Motocrossing, ATVing, Snowmobiling
• Racket sports - Tennis, Pickleball, Badminton, Squash, Table Tennis, Padel, Platform Tennis, Racquetball
• Snow & winter - Skiing, Snowboarding, Backcountry Snowboarding, XC Classic Skiing, XC Skate Skiing, Backcountry Skiing, Ice Skating, Snowshoeing
• Team sports - Basketball, Volleyball, Field Hockey, Ice Hockey, Football/Soccer, American Football, Lacrosse, Rugby, Ultimate Disc, Cricket, Softball, Baseball
• In the ring - Boxing, Mixed Martial Arts
• Dive - Scuba Diving (single gas), Apnea Diving, Depth App
• Other activity profiles - Inline Skating

Safety and Tracking Features

• Incident Detection during select activities - Yes
• Incident detection alert on phone for wearables- Yes
• Assistance- Yes
• LiveTrack- Yes
• Group LiveTrack- Yes
• Live Event Sharing- Yes

Tactical Features

• Dual grid coordinates- Yes

Diving Features

• Dive activity maximum operating depth - 40 meters
• Single-gas mode- Yes
• APNEA mode- Yes
• Decompression model - Bühlmann ZHL-16c with Gradient Factors
• Nitrox support- Yes
• Gas mixes - Air, Nitrox (21-40% Oxygen)
• PO2 - up to 1.6 with customizable Deco settings
• Auto start/end dive - Yes
• Custom end-dive timeout - Yes (20 sec to 10 min)
• Safety Stop - Yes (customizable off/3min/5min)
• Deep Stops - Yes (using custom Gradient Factors)
• Customizable conservatism - Yes (Low/Medium/High or Custom using Gradient Factors)
• Dive ascent/descent rate indicator - Yes
• Automatic altitude adjustment - Yes
• No fly time - Yes
• Dive planner - Yes (Basic NDL & Gas Planner)
• Tides - Yes
• Backlight - Yes (configurable intensity; always on)
• Automatically saves dive entry and exit locations - Yes
• Sync dive log to Garmin Dive™ Mobile app - Yes
• Alerts & alarms - Yes (vibration only)
• 3-axis dive compass - Yes with adjustable heading, quick change to 90R, 90L, and Reciprocal. Indicates degrees and direction back to set heading.
• Missed Deco Lockout - Yes (can be disabled prior to dive with user acknowledgement)
• Surface diver status widget - Yes (Surface Interval, no fly time, N2 loading, CNS, OTU, and Tissue Compartment status)

Boating Features

• Wearable trolling motor remote - Yes

Activity Tracking Features

• Step counter- Yes
• Move alerts (displays on device after a period of inactivity) - Yes
• Auto goal (learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal) - Yes
• Calories burned- Yes
• Floors climbed- Yes
• Distance traveled- Yes
• Intensity minutes- Yes
• TrueUp™- Yes
• Move IQ™- Yes
• Garmin Connect™ Challenges app - Yes (optional Connect IQ app)

Gym & Fitness Equipment

• Cardio workouts- Yes
• Strength workouts- Yes
• HIIT workouts- Yes
• Yoga workouts- Yes
• Pilates workouts- Yes
• On-screen workout animations- Yes
• On-screen workout muscle maps- Yes
• Automatic rep counting- Yes

Training, Planning and Analysis Features

• Customizable data pages- Yes
• Downloadable training plans- Yes
• Course guidance- Yes
• HR zones- Yes
• HR alerts- Yes
• HR calories- Yes
• % HR max- Yes
• % HRR- Yes
• Recovery time- Yes
• Auto max HR- Yes
• Race glance/widget- Yes
• HRV status- Yes
• HRV stress test (measures your heart rate variability while standing still, for 3 minutes, to provide you with an estimated stress level; the scale of this is 1 to 100; low scores indicate lower stress levels) - Yes (with compatible accessory)
• HR broadcast (broadcasts HR data over ANT+® to paired devices) - Yes
• Respiration rate (during exercise) - Yes (with compatible accessory)
• GPS speed and distance - Yes

Customizable activity profiles

• Auto Pause®- Yes
• Interval training- Yes
• Improved interval (includes open repeats, intervals data page, rest screen and auto detection)- Yes
• Advanced workouts- Yes
• Power Modes - customizable in-activity battery settings- Yes
• HRM running pace and distance- Yes
• Auto Lap®- Yes
• Manual lap- Yes
• Rest timer- Yes
• Configurable lap alerts- Yes
• Heat and altitude acclimation- Yes
• VO2 Max (Run)- Yes
• VO2 Max (Trail Run)- Yes
• Realtime stamina- Yes
• Endurance score- Yes
• Load ratio- Yes
• Training load- Yes
• Training load focus- Yes
• Training effect- Yes
• Training effect (anaerobic)- Yes
• Primary benefit (Training Effect labels)- Yes
• Workout benefit- Yes
• Custom alerts- Yes
• Audio prompts- Yes
• Multisport auto transition- Yes
• Finish time- Yes
• Virtual Partner- Yes
• Race an Activity- Yes
• Auto multisport activities- Yes
• Manual multisport activities- Yes
• Garmin Live Segments- Yes
• Strava Live Segments- Yes
• Round-trip course creator (running/cycling)- Yes
• Trendline™ Popularity Routing- Yes
• Touch and/or button lock- Yes
• Hot keys- Yes
• Auto scroll- Yes
• Activity history on watch- Yes
• Physio TrueUp- Yes
• Unified training status- Yes

Running Features

• GPS-based distance, time and pace- Yes
• Running dynamics- Yes
• Vertical oscillation and ratio- Yes
• Ground contact time and balance - Yes (GCT balance with accessory)
• Stride length (real time)- Yes
• Cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute)- Yes
• Running power- Yes
• Grade-adjusted pace- Yes
• Performance condition- Yes
• Lactate threshold - Yes (with compatible accessory)
• PacePro™ Pacing Strategies- Yes
• Run workouts- Yes
• Hill score- Yes
• Trail run auto climb- Yes
• Race predictor- Yes
• Course- and weather-specific race predictor- Yes
• Foot pod capable- Yes
• Run/Walk/Stand detection- Yes

Golfing Features

• Preloaded with 43,000 courses worldwide- Yes
• Yardage to F/M/B (distance to front, middle and back of green)- Yes
• Yardage to layups/doglegs- Yes
• Measures shot distance (calculates exact yardage for shots from anywhere on course) - Automatic
• Digital scorecard- Yes
• Custom targets- Yes
• Stat tracking (strokes, putts per round, greens and fairways hit)- Yes
• Garmin AutoShot™- Yes
• Full vector map- Yes
• Auto CourseView updates- Yes
• Green View with manual pin position- Yes
• Hazards and course targets- Yes
• PinPointer- Yes
• PlaysLike distance- Yes
• Touch-targeting (touch target on display to see the distance to any point) - Yes
• Handicap scoring- Yes
• Swing Tempo- Yes
• Tempo Training- Yes
• Round timer/odometer- Yes
• CT10 Automatic club tracking compatible (requires accessory)- Yes
• Wind speed and direction (requires connection to Garmin Golf app)- Yes
• Virtual caddie- Yes
• Pairs with Garmin Golf app- Yes
• Tournament legal- Yes
• Green Contours (with Garmin Golf membership) - Yes

Outdoor Recreation

• Point-to-point navigation- Yes
• Bread crumb trail in real time- Yes
• Back to start- Yes
• TracBack®- Yes
• UltraTrac mode- Yes
• Around Me mode- Yes
• Up Ahead- Yes
• NextFork™ navigation- Yes
• Elevation profile- Yes
• Distance to destination- Yes
• Barometric trend indicator with Storm Alert- Yes
• ClimbPro™ Ascent Planner- Yes
• Vertical speed- Yes
• Total ascent/descent- Yes
• Rest Timer (Ultra Run only)- Yes
• Auto rest- Yes
• Future elevation plot- Yes
• Preloaded road and trail maps - Yes (Sapphire Editions only)
• Preloaded ski resort maps- Yes
• Downloadable cartography support- Yes
• GPS coordinates- Yes
• Sight 'N Go- Yes
• Area calculation - yes (via Connect IQ™)
• Fish forecast- Yes
• Projected waypoint- Yes
• Sun and moon information- Yes
• Expedition GPS Activity- Yes
• Tides- Yes
• Tide glance- Yes

Cycling Features

• Courses- Yes
• Bike lap and lap maximum power (with power sensor)- Yes
• Race an activity - Yes
• Alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goals including time, distance, heart rate or calories) - Yes
• FTP (Functional Threshold Power) - Yes (with compatible accessory)
• Power curve and % FTP workouts- Yes
• Cycle Map (routable cycling-specific street map)- Yes
• MTB Grit & Flow- Yes
• Advanced cycling dynamics- Yes
• Compatible with Vector™ and Rally™ (power meters)- Yes
• Compatible with Varia Vision™ (head-mounted display)- Yes
• Compatible with Varia™ radar (rear-facing radar)- Yes
• Compatible with Varia™ lights- Yes
• Speed and cadence sensor support (w/sensor)- Yes
• Power meter compatible- Yes
• Power guide- Yes

Swimming Features

• Open-water swim metrics (distance, pace, stroke count/rate, stroke distance, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories)- Yes
• Pool swim metrics (lengths, distance, pace, stroke count, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories)- Yes
• Stroke type detection (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly) (pool swim only)- Yes
• Drill logging (pool swim only)- Yes
• Basic rest timer (up from 0) (pool swim only)- Yes
• "Repeat on" rest timer (pool swim only)- Yes
• Auto rest (pool swim only)- Yes
• Time and distance alerts- Yes
• Pacing alerts (pool swim only)- Yes
• Countdown start (pool swim only)- Yes
• Pool swim workouts- Yes
• Critical swim speed- Yes
• Underwater wrist-based heart rate- Yes
• Heart rate from external HRM (real-time during rests, interval and session stats during rests, and automatic heart rate download post-swim) - Yes (with HRM-Tri, HRM-Swim, HRM-Pro or HRM-Pro Plus)

Kid Activity Tracking Features

• Toe-to-Toe™ Challenges app - Yes (optional Connect IQ Toe-to-Toe™ Challenges app)