fenix 8 47mm, AMOLED, Outdoor and Fitness GPS Smartwatch, Saphire

Fantastic watch and big upgrade from Approach S62. I was going to get S70 for golf, but Fenix has golf app and much more! Use it for my cycling and walking trails. Never have to worry about battery life for most trips. Was debating between AWU3 and Fenix, and glad I made the right decision. I sleep with it all night to check my sleep pattern as well.

First full disclosure: I have been a Garmin fan since my first Garmin product I purchased in the 1990s. I received this watch as a gift to replace my Fenix 5Plus that was still working but it has a weaked nonreplaceable battery. I am very impressed with everything about the Fenix 8 and its beautiful easy to read watchface. It actually has more capability than I can use but it will be my daily wear watch. I am still learning all of the features and plan to update this review at some point.

I’ve been talking about getting an Apple Watch for 3 years but couldn’t come to spending the money. A few mints ago I decided I need to get back in shape, so I started researching smart watches. The more I searched, the more I realized I didn’t want a watch that was so “smart” but was able to track and provide health info and goals. I ended up biting the bullet and getting the Fenix 8 47mm Amoled. Besides being a great looking watch, it has pushed me to become way more conscious of my health. I am now walking daily, mountain biking more, and overall feeling better about myself. There are way more features on the Fenix 8 than I’ll ever use, but man am I glad I bought this watch. I didn’t want to charge daily, I didn’t want games on it either. I wanted a watch that would track health and allow me to disconnect from the everyday grind. And this watch does all of that. Looking forward to the adventures this watch will push me to see!

I bought this a month ago and I’m fairly happy I did. I’m migrating over from an Apple Ultra2 thinking this had more features I wanted. While it does, I’m on my second replacement or third watch due to the fact that the screen animation like getting the blue Garmin triangle when powering on, does not work. It was determined after I received my third watch that this was a software issue and there is no fix for it at this time. If they fix that, I’ll be delighted. If not, I’m contemplating going back to my Apple Watch.

I replaced my Fenix 5+ with the Fenix 8 and love it. Does everything my old watch did but a little better. I like the touch screen and the sleep mode. Easier to navigate and customize. It’s still way more watch than I need (really just use running, heart rate, music and golf) but some of the newer updates like sleep tracking, morning and evening reports, and improved GPS are growing on me. Well worth the investment and my last one made it 7+ years.

Needed the watch quickly as my other one broke. Got this Fenix 8 in two days! Love the new watch! They style really appeals to me plus there are so many options to customize it. So many features on the watch I still have not found them all. Perfect for my triathlon training and looks awesome when not training. Love the watch!