Garmin Fenix 8 Hands-On Review - More Options, More Features, More Expensive!

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00:00 - Intro / Overview
01:42 - Sizes / Options / Pricing
03:00 - Display Sizes
03:52 - Hardware / Design / Build Quality
06:36 - Leak Proof Buttons
07:46 - Dive Functions / Dive Test
08:21 - Improved Solar Efficiency / Display Clarity
09:25 - Speaker / Microphone Features
12:13 - Speaker / Microphone Quality Test
12:47 - User Interface Updates
15:32 - Mapping / Navigation
16:46 - Dynamic Routing
17:54 - Sport Focused Strength Training
18:15 - Position Enhancement / GPS Accuracy
19:39 - Battery Life
20:14 - Final Thoughts / Conclusion

[JBrooksBrew]

Love Garmin but having 58 different watches where most of them do the same thing is wild.. Love my Fenix 7. Great Video

[cristianocollarin]

They are crazy with prices! No need to change my Epix 2 pro

[maaagicman]

Got fenix 5....love it. I have omegas and a rolex. I just cant help but use my garmin as my primary.

Fenix 8 finally looks like the upgrade ive been looking forward to

[BrandonTalbot]

Thanks for putting this out. I'm sure it was a monster to try and organize all of these options. I might finally buy my first Garmin.

[GarethFreshwater]

I ended up purchasing a 47 OLED Sapphire to upgrade from my 6pro. Yes it's expensive, but the difference between the 2 watches seems pretty massive and after watching your previous video about if the sapphire screen was worth the update, I went with that. Great vids as per.

[johnferguson]

51mm is arriving today. Thanks for the thorough review, Dave! Love your content!

[jacobatkins]

I will be buying the Fenix 8 Solar 47mm. It’s exactly what I’ve wanted for so long. The microphone was something I’ve needed for so so long. It’s worth it to me. I view it as a 3-4 year investment.

[Dogwalkerdave]

Great work as always Dave! Ordered the 47mm variant as it has the same screen size as the 51 but with a smaller form factor (but also less battery life). Thanks again Dave 👌

[Roy-McBride]

The price of a new release iPhone, they are out of their mind

[claytoncarmine]

I might switch to Suunto in the year to come. In Canada it’s 1620$ (without taxes). Great product but it’s way to expensive

[HayasamattMusic]

Love how you do the reviews and you talk better than others.
Thanks and more power.

[nickyanakiev]

That was a very positive early review that tried to keep the criticism as dialed down as possible.

As an Epix Pro 51mm owner, I think this is a seriously underwhelming release. No processing power improvements, same hr and gps sensors. Hard pass for me

[glengenovese]

Definitely going to get the 47mm AMOLED. Aesthetics of the watch is awesome!

[qwer]

cool watch. Good buy in a year on two, when this ridiculous price will drop a bit :D

[cytrax]

Just ordered 47mm version that you reviewed. I had been waiting for this release for some time. The microphone feature is critical as well as the flash light. Thank you for your pretty awesome review!

[dennisjames]

I really don't see many differences between the Fenix 8 Solar and Fenix 7 Pro, except for the microphone and speaker. Same for the Fenix 8 AMOLED vs the "old" Epix Pro. Even battery life is pretty similar. All in all, at first sight it looks like un underwhelming release to me. But yes, it looks great and I want one :)

[Charlesjamesbarker]

I have a Fenix 3 HR and this generation's set of improvements and new features might make me finally upgrade once I save up enough.

[Fiveweezy]

Picked up the 51mm Amoled today. 🙂 Thanks for the video definitely helped with all the extra(new) features it has.

[Geo-Tactix]

Thank you, Dave ! Your review is the first thing that I've watched when it comes to Fenix 8 🤙💪

[zackwhite]

I was really hoping for LTE connection so I’m sad Garmin didn’t roll that out. Great video, though!