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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)
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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)