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Smartwatches · Garmin

Garmin Fenix 8

Gen 8 · 2024

Multi-week battery, the richest training-load and recovery metrics, and maps that work off-grid.

9.1FitHQ score / 10

The verdict in brief

Pros

  • Two-plus weeks of battery
  • Richest training-load and recovery data
  • Full topo maps that work off-grid

Cons

  • Very expensive
  • Bulky on smaller wrists

Specs

  • ~16-day battery
  • Topo maps
  • AMOLED
Battery life~16 days
DisplayAMOLED or MIP
GPSMulti-band GNSS
Water resistance100m
EcosystemiOS + Android

Our take

Multi-week battery, the richest training-load and recovery metrics, and maps that work off-grid.

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