Garmin fenix 8 AMOLED Sapphire GPS Smartwatch - 43mm - Black/Carbon Gray DLC Titanium

The fēnix 8 – Redesigned for Limitless Performance

The fēnix® 8 multisport smartwatch is designed for ambitious athletes and outdoor enthusiasts who want to push their limits. It features advanced strength training capabilities, dive certification, built-in speaker and microphone for voice commands, a built-in LED flashlight, and a compact design for narrow wrists.

Highlights of the Garmin fēnix® 8

• Bright, vivid AMOLED touchscreen
• Up to 10 days of battery life in smartwatch mode
• Speaker and microphone for voice messages and controls
• Built-in LED flashlight
• Sport-specific training plans
• 24/7 health and fitness features
• Diamond-Like Carbon (DLC) coating

Details about the Garmin fēnix® 8

• Exclusive Design — The fēnix® 8’s premium design is built to handle anything. It’s suitable for diving, features waterproof buttons, a metal sensor guard, and a bright 1.3-inch AMOLED touchscreen. There are even versions with scratch-resistant sapphire glass and a titanium bezel. The smartwatch has been tested to U.S. military standards for thermal performance, shock resistance, and waterproofness.
• Phone Calls and Voice Assistant — Enjoy the convenience of making and answering calls right from your wrist—or use your smartphone’s voice assistant to reply to text messages and more (when paired with your compatible iPhone® or Android™ smartphone). Specific watch functions can even be activated offline via voice commands.
• Built-in LED Flashlight – The built-in LED flashlight provides excellent illumination in the dark thanks to its various light intensities. It also features a red safety light and a flashing mode that adapts to your running speed.
• DLC – Diamond-Like Carbon is a carbon coating that protects the watch’s surface from scratches and abrasion. It increases durability while helping to preserve the watch’s high-quality appearance over the long term.
• Sport-Specific Training Plans - Numerous training plans tailored to various sports, such as trail running, help you specifically improve your strength and endurance while reducing your risk of injury.
• All Your Data at a Glance – Start each day with a customizable Morning Report and view a summary of your health and fitness information. Use the Training Readiness feature, which combines your current training load with other health data—such as recovery, sleep, and stress—to individually assess your readiness for your next workout.
• Optimized Map Navigation—With dynamic RoundTrip Routing, you enter your desired distance and receive route suggestions from your smartwatch to ensure you return to your starting point on time. You can also view terrain contours on TopoActive maps and access pre-installed maps for golf courses and ski slopes around the world.
• Endurance Score— Based on VO2max, training load, and other factors, this feature helps you estimate how well you can sustain prolonged exertion.
• Race Time Estimate—Get information on your potential finish time for a 5K, 10K, half marathon, or marathon.
• PacePro™—Plan your race-day strategy with GPS-based pace guidance for a specific course or distance.
• ClimbPro - Pace yourself on climbs - View real-time information about current and upcoming climbs on downloaded routes.
• Grade-Adjusted Pace— Find out what your running pace would be if you were running on flat ground or an incline with the same effort.
• Training Readiness— Get a training readiness score right after waking up, based on sleep quality, recovery, training load, and more. You’ll know right away whether you can train hard today or should take it a bit easier.
• Training Status—Get insights to know whether you’re building up your fitness, in peak condition, or fatigued.
• Physiological Metrics—Assess your performance with advanced training metrics such as VO2max, training load, and much more.
• Multisport Transitions— Transitions and transition times between swimming, cycling, and running are automatically detected. This lets you focus on your competition and let your smartwatch handle tracking your multisport activity.
• Hill Score—Measure your ability to run uphill and track your long-term progress based on VO2max and your training log.
• Daily Training Recommendations—View daily training recommendations for the entire week. The recommendations are adjusted after every running or bike ride.
• Recovery Time—Find out how long you should recover before your next intense workout. Your most recent workout is the key factor here.
• Competition Calendar— Find out how long you need to prepare for your next competition with training tips, personalized daily training recommendations, and much more.
• Running Efficiency Metrics on Your Wrist—View key running efficiency metrics, including cadence, stride length, ground contact time, and more.
• Garmin Coach—Prepare for your next competition, train for a milestone, or simply improve your fitness with adaptive Garmin Coach or pre-made training plans.
• Track Every Activity—Use preloaded activity profiles to get data and insights based on your activities. You can even track team sports like soccer, football, racquet sports, and more.
• Diving features— Your smartwatch supports recreational diving (single gas) and freediving to depths of up to 40 meters, thanks to official diving certification and waterproof, inductive buttons.
• HIIT Workouts— Track your HIIT workouts, including AMRAP, EMOM, Tabata, or custom workouts.
• Animated Workouts — Follow animated cardio, strength, yoga, and Pilates workouts on the smartwatch display.
• Ski Touring and Splitboarding — Get data on ascent and descent, as well as metrics like step frequency, stride length, and incline.
• XC Ski Dynamics— Measure training load when paired with an HRM-Pro™ Plus heart rate chest strap (sold separately).
• Built-in Surf App— Track the waves you’ve surfed, your maximum speed, distance traveled, and much more. Use Surfline Sessions™ technology to record videos of the waves you ride in front of a Surfline® camera.
• mtb Dynamics - Track the details of your ride with specialized Grit® and Flow™ metrics.
• Outdoor Maps+ — Subscribe to Outdoor Maps+ to get premium map content, including satellite imagery and optimized topographic maps, downloaded directly to your smartwatch.
• SatIQ™ technology—Get highly accurate route tracking through multi-frequency reception of global satellite systems. SatIQ™ dynamically adjusts the mode to achieve optimal positioning and conserve the rechargeable battery.
• ABC Sensors—Navigate your next trail adventure with an altimeter, barometer, and electronic 3-axis compass.
• International Topo Maps — Download and update TopoActive maps from around the world via a Wi-Fi® connection—without using a computer.
• NextFork™ Map Hints— While navigating, a quick glance shows you the distance to the next fork and the trail name.
• POIs Along the Route — Get clear information during competitions for specific POIs along your route, such as aid stations.
• Turn-by-turn directions— In the Garmin Connect™ app, you can create routes or find existing ones. Alternatively, you can sync routes from your favorite third-party platforms and receive turn-by-turn directions.
• SkiView™ Maps - View the names of ski runs and see difficulty ratings for more than 2,000 preloaded ski resorts worldwide.
• Golf Course Maps – Get CourseView maps for more than 43,000 golf courses worldwide—preinstalled and in color.
• Morning Report—Get an overview of your sleep and training recommendations first thing in the morning, along with information on your HFV status and the weather. You can even customize the report to suit your preferences.
• HFV Status – Get a clearer picture of your overall health, recovery, and training performance. Data is collected while you sleep.
• Wrist-Based Heart Rate Monitoring – Your heart rate is regularly tracked by your smartwatch, helping you gauge how intensely you’re exercising during activities.
• Pulse Ox sensor—Track your blood oxygen levels while you’re awake or asleep. This helps you see how your body adapts to altitude.
• Sleep Coach—Get a Sleep Score and personalized guidance on how much sleep you need. Track sleep stages and gain insights to improve your sleep quality.
• Nap Detection— Automatically track or save your naps. The data shows you how naps benefit your body, when the ideal time to take one is, and the length of the nap.
• Jet Lag Guide—Depending on your destination, you’ll receive personalized recommendations on sleep patterns, ambient light, and activities to minimize the effects of jet lag.
• Body Battery™—Measure your energy reserves based on heart rate variability, stress, sleep quality, and activities. This helps you better plan your day and keep enjoying your workouts.
• Stress Level Measurement— See what kind of day you’re having: a calm day, a balanced day, or a stressful day.
• Health Snapshot™—Completea 2-minute session to track key health metrics, then generate a report you can share with your doctor.
• Respiratory Rate Display—See how many breaths you take throughout the day, while sleeping, during breathing exercises, and during yoga exercises.
• Water Intake Tracking—Staying properly hydrated is important for your health. Track how much water you drink each day and see if you’re drinking a similar amount from day to day.
• Altitude and Heat Acclimatization—View how your body is adapting to the current altitude or heat. This information is based on your health data.
• Women’s Health—Track and save information about your menstrual cycle or pregnancy to get insights on training and nutrition.
• Garmin Connect™ App—The Garmin Connect™ app shows you all the information related to your health, fitness, and activities. Update your smartwatch, get insights, join the community, and more.
• Garmin Messenger™ App— Communicate via two-way messaging⁵ directly from your wrist.
• Smart Notifications— Receive emails, text messages, and alerts directly on your smartwatch when it’s paired with your iPhone® or Android™ smartphone.
• Music—Download songs and playlists from your Spotify®, Deezer, or Amazon Music account (a subscription may be required).
• Garmin Pay™ — Enjoy the freedom of going cashless on the go. Simply make contactless payments with your smartwatch at participating merchants.
• Garmin Share — Quickly and easily share your planned routes, workouts, and locations with other compatible Garmin products.
• Safety Features — If you don’t feel safe or your dive computer detects an accident, a message with your live location is sent to emergency contacts.
• Stock Tracker— Keep track of up to 50 of your favorite stocks—right on your wrist.
• Connect IQ™ Store — Download watch faces, data fields, and apps from your paired smartphone.
• Power Manager - See how different settings and sensors affect your smartwatch’s battery life.

FIT / OUT Software Update 2025

Update your Garmin smartwatch automatically via the Garmin Connect app. Note that the “automatic updates” feature must be enabled on your smartwatch for this to work.

• Strength Training for Garmin Run & Cycling Coach: Want to round out your running or cycling workouts with additional strength training? If you’re following a Garmin Run or Cycling Coach, you can now incorporate strength training as a complementary component. Choose between bodyweight strength training or gym-based workouts.
• Passcode Protection: Protect your sensitive data with a passcode and ensure that no one else can access your stored data. The smartwatch automatically detects when it has been removed from your wrist and prompts you to enter the code to continue using it.
• Optimized Keyboard Operation: The improved keyboard offers easier and more efficient use. This allows you to reply to messages faster and enter data or entries more easily. The improved keyboard includes a QWERTY layout, auto-correction, text prediction, and a multi-key option.
• Body Battery / TrueUp: If you use multiple Garmin smartwatches that support the Body Battery feature, the Body Battery value was not previously synced via Physio TrueUp. This is now possible with the latest software update.
• Health Status on the Device & in the Garmin Connect™ App: Get an overview of whether your health metrics—such as HRV, heart rate, skin temperature, and Pulse Ox during sleep—are within your usual range or deviating from it. The latter may indicate additional stress, which could be related to changes caused by physical activity, your environment, alcohol consumption, illness, and more. This feature is initially available as a BETA version.

scope of delivery:

• fēnix® 8 smartwatch (43 mm, AMOLED)
• Charging/data cable
• Documentation