Garmin Fenix 8 - 2 Months Later (Worth the Price?)

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03:13 - Design / Comfort / Looks
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07:09 - Battery Life
08:11 - Dive Features
08:47 - Speaker / Microphone
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11:58 - Value / Is it worth it?

[rbtactical]

I came from Apple Watch to the Fenix 8 about 2 months ago, love it. Zero issues, zero bugs. Battery is great. It’s been awesome.

[rcuadro]

Here is a thought. Do a head to head between the F8 and the 965. How much more do you actually get for double the price.

[apo]

i love when garmin drops new watches, i always buy the reduced last generation and sell the one i have. So now i got a Epix Pro AND a Instinct 2x for less than the Fenix 8 costs. Sold my Epix (non pro) and Instinct 2 (non x). Instinct for OCR's or multiday trips and epix pro as a everyday driver for me the perfect team.

[PQUD_]

I really enjoy my Fenix 8 now, when it launched I wasn't quite happy with the lack of improvement from the last generation, I somehow still ended up buying it and upgrading from my Instinct 1 that I had for 4 years. I got the 47mm amoled black titanium version and it works amazing on the wrist, not too huge, not too bulky, just perfect. My only real issues I had with the watch was it crashing when saving activities which hasn't happened since the firmware update, and the lack of watch faces. Garmin did end up adding two more faces from the solar variant of the watch of which I've been using the portal face 24/7 since it became available. I'm extremely happy with my purchase, garmin fixed all problems I had with the watch and I wear it everyday.

[TheTechILike]

I bought the Fenix 8 and I love it 🙂 There were some bugs at the beginning, but nothing terrible. It seems to be all right now. It's very comfortable. I bought the 47 mm even though I have only 14 cm circumference wrist and I like the look and feel. I mostly wear it with the Ultrafit band. I have the titanium Carbon grey version which goes very well with any color of band. I don't wear any protection of the glass and I don't intend to. It's my first sapphire glass watch and I never put any protection even on the normal glass. I never had any problems before. No scratches there so far. I absolutely love the flashlight too 😀The watch also gives a very luxurious feel. I am happy that I could afford to buy it and I assume that it will be a great companion for the next couple of years.

[stefanconstantinescu]

Love my Fenix 8 51mm Oled black saphire
Great battery life, great display

[NatendoSwitch]

Bought the Epix Gen 2 about a month back, during Amazon's Prime Day for 400. So worth it!

[rcuadro]

Big up for all the fenix 8 beta testers! Thank you for sll your hard work

[bufferino]

Honestly, I had two Apple Watches and everyone complains about Garmin not being smart watch enough. The most useful part of an AW was setting a timer hands free by saying Hey Siri. And glancing at texts but responding decently required getting my phone out. The timer setting on Garmin, as you described, is probably going to be useful when I get the Fenix 8. And I do like the quick start for activity you showed. But everyone that complains about AW vs Garmin smart functionality needs to reexamine how often they actually use those smart features.

[claytoncarmine]

If a fenix MicroLED release I might pull the trigger for it. For now I’m sticking to the 7x pro. Great content as always Chasethesummit !

[JB-hqyj]

Beta testing loyal customers until the Fenix 9 with a huge price hike. It's the Garmin way.

[DeadlyFears]

i still have the 7x pro ill stick to it for a while. but if i would have to get me one right now i would go with the enduro 3. on a budget and not being in the garmin ecosystem i would try out the amazfit t-rex 3. but man the flashlight is definetly a gamechanger. if you have tried it out you dont want to live without it.

[KonstantinosDouros]

These after a while reviews are the best! Congratulations! I totally agree about the sensor guard thing. I had a Fenix 6 silver and it had a tiny red accent at the start button. Even this hit my eye whenever I changer strap. Imagine the whole metal .This was the main reason I bought the Dlc febix 7 sapphire which has no colours

[misterbeane]

3:40 if you order the watch through Garmin you can choose to get a neutral color if the guard and even what kind of strap and color you get. I despise how so many reviewers keep complaining about a non-issue.

[charlesbussieres-hamel]

I've had the Fenix 8 47mm titanium ambled for about 1 month coming from the original Apple Watch Ultra. I wore both just for fun and compare data. I rapidly saw that there was a problem with elevation data collected by the Fenix 8. I contacted the customer support. They asked me to clean-up the watch and manually calibrate the altimeter, nothing change. I had to do a few tests in workout modes (running, cycling and walking) with temperature recording on and off. They finally offer me an exchange yesterday and will get the new watch tomorrow (Friday the 25th).
Funny fact, the kilometers (yes we do use km here in Montreal) are about 1, 5% shorter on the Fenix 8 compared to the Apple Watch Ultra. Not a big deal, on a 10km run (just over 6miles), it's 150 meters.

[Driji]

Due to the poor quality of the smart features of the Fenix 8 and the exorbitant price, I ended up returning them and buying the black ultra 2 and I'm very happy. Much better user experience

[vpnconsult]

To be honest, dispite the marginal upgrades compared to an Epix2 Pro, it is the best and most complete smartwatch on the market.

Even though I am not a diver, I do like this watch a lot. I chose an FR 965 over the Fenix 7 & Epix 2 Pro's. But wouldn't over the Fenix 8. The F8 has the nice 1.4" screen on a 47mm case, with nice small bezels.

[mden]

I have worn Apple and Garmin. I have recently decided to go back or detach from tech watches and I now wear a mechanical watch and use the new Oura ring 4 to record my activity.

[markmcc]

I think the Raw Titanium / Orange Band makes the watch. Like you, I wear it 24/7 and don't wear my 'expensive' watches anymore. I'd say feature for feature this is the best sports watch I have owned.

[CraigEggleton]

Some folks on interweb have spied a soon to be released Coros on Dave’s wrist in this video.