Garmin fēnix® 8 – 51 mm, Solar, AMOLED, Sapphire, Premium Multisport GPS Smartwatch, Long-Lasting Battery Life, Dive-Rated, Built-in LED Flashlight, Carbon Gray DLC Titanium with Pebble Gray Band

Excelente producto si te gusta cualquier deporte al aire libre, lo compré porque jubilé mi Fénix 3 HR. Sin duda es un súper reloj para los amantes de los datos físicos, salud y el deporte.

Coming back to Garmin feels like coming home. I started with a Fenix 5X, then switched to the Apple Watch Ultra primarily because of the ECG feature. While I really appreciated the smartwatch experience and health features, I eventually realized that, for the kind of activities I enjoy most, trail running and ultrarunning, the Fenix platform simply fits better. The first thing you notice is the battery life. With the Fenix 8 Solar, I don’t think about charging anymore. I just wear it and focus on the trail. Whether it’s a long training day, a 50K race, or a multi-day adventure, knowing the watch will simply keep going is incredibly liberating. I also rediscovered how much I prefer Garmin’s button-based interface. The touchscreen is there when I want it, but the physical buttons are what make the watch so dependable. Whether it’s raining, my hands are sweaty, or I’m wearing gloves, navigating the watch is effortless. During a race, not having to rely on the touchscreen makes a bigger difference than I remembered. The Fenix 8 Solar also feels incredibly rugged. It’s clearly built as an outdoor tool first and a smartwatch second, and that’s exactly what I was looking for. One of the reasons I chose the Solar version over both the AMOLED and the Fenix 8 Plus was the MIP display. For an endurance watch, I value weeks of battery life far more than a brighter, more vibrant screen or a few additional smartwatch features. The display remains perfectly readable outdoors, even under direct sunlight, and that’s where I spend most of my time. The Fenix 8 Plus certainly adds compelling features, especially LTE and deeper integration with Garmin’s safety ecosystem. However, those features are not very useful for me right now, since Garmin’s LTE service isn’t available in Brazil and Garmin inReach isn’t officially supported here either. Given those limitations, the Solar model offered a much better balance of features, battery life, and value for my needs. After spending time with both ecosystems, I can honestly say each has its strengths. The Apple Watch Ultra is an outstanding smartwatch with excellent health features. But if your priority is endurance sports, especially trail running and ultrarunning, the Fenix 8 Solar delivers a level of reliability, battery life, and usability that is hard to match. For me, this wasn’t just buying another sports watch. It was returning to the platform that best supports the way I train, race, and explore. I’m very happy to be back with Garmin.

The best smartwatch in almost every category. I use it mostly for tracking sleep, running, biking and golfing and so far it has blown me away. It is extremely accurate and with very heavy usage the battery lasts for weeks. Lots of different watch face options as well as bands available, I have on a titanium band. Insanely durable and just an all around amazing watch. I personally like the MIP display since it's always on and during the day I never need to use the light, the display is plenty bright enough. On the wrist it has a very premium look with the sapphire lens and titanium bezel. Size wise It's definitely on the bigger side of watches at 51mm but with that you also get the bigger battery. It's not too heavy tho, I think it feels just right. Very easy to learn how to use, either coming from an Apple watch or something else the software is very user friendly. It's pretty pricey at around $1,199 but I believe it is well worth the investment if you are someone who takes your health and well being seriously.

Having previously owned a Garmin I'm familiar with their limitations and glitches when it comes to navigation. I would never rely on a watch or even a full fledged navigation device without a paper map backup. But then again I'm a bit of an old, old-school guy. Most of the navigation metrics are hit and miss and to be taken with a grain of salt, however the turn by turn directions have been a real convenience as long as there's a full GPS signal. I really wish Garmin had a decent mapping application so I could create custom routes without having to export from a functional mapping app. The routes get jumbled up sometimes in the transfer process. Garmin Connect and Explore maps are Micky Mouse navigation tools and I'm not sure why a company that makes such high quality devices can't match it with the same quality software. The sleep monitoring features are as useless as any other watch or ring (based on all the reviews I've seen). The flashlight is a great feature but the best thing about Garmin is their incredible battery life. I don't think the solar gain is worth the trouble and seems like mostly hype. The bigger factor with battery life by far is the watch face selection. No comments on the athletic training functions. As a builder I put this thing through more abuse than it deserves so it has a few scratches but not on the sapphire bezel where it matters. All in all it's a really reliable, fun and expensive toy with more bells and whistles than anyone could ever figure out, much less actually use. I would never rely on it in a life and death situation, but I think that statement is a redundancy.

This watch is awesome, I love the med info, the tracker ability. ab9out my only issue is with the band and I'm changing that soon.