Garmin fēnix 8 (47 mm, AMOLED)
Smartwatch · Android and iPhone
- Cheapest price
- £699.99
- Subscription
- Optional
- Over 3 years
- £699.99
Prices
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What it measures
- Heart rate
- Resting heart rate
- HRV
- Sleep stages
- Deep sleep
- Blood oxygen
- VO2 max
- Breathing rate
- Skin temperature
- Readiness score
- Steps
- ECG
- GPS
- Blood pressure (no)
- Cycle tracking
As garmin.com states it.
What it does
A 47 mm multisport and outdoor watch with an AMOLED touchscreen, multi-band GPS, built-in maps, an LED torch, a depth sensor and a speaker and microphone. It records heart rate (including an ECG app), blood oxygen, sleep and workouts, and syncs to the Garmin Connect app on Android or iPhone.
From the description on garmin.com.
Garmin fēnix 8 (47 mm, AMOLED) specs
- Type
- Smartwatch
- Works with
- Android and iPhone
- Battery
- Up to 16 days (7 days always-on)
- Water resistance
- 10 ATM
- Size
- 47 x 47 x 13.8 mm
- Weight
- Stainless steel 80 g (case only 59 g); titanium 73 g (case only 52 g)
- Display
- AMOLED touchscreen, 35.56 mm (1.4 in) diameter, 454 x 454 pixels
- Materials
- Corning Gorilla Glass or sapphire crystal lens, stainless steel or titanium bezel, fibre-reinforced polymer case with metal rear cover, QuickFit 22 mm band
- Buttons
- Leakproof inductive buttons
- Sensors
- GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou, SatIQ, Elevate wrist heart rate monitor, Pulse Ox, barometric altimeter, compass, gyroscope, accelerometer, thermometer, ambient light sensor, depth sensor
- GPS
- Multi-band
- Connectivity
- Bluetooth, ANT+, Wi-Fi; Garmin Pay; music storage; built-in speaker and microphone
- Extras
- Built-in mapping, LED flashlight, Garmin ECG app
- Memory
- 32 GB
- Charging
- Garmin proprietary plug charger
Further specs from garmin.com.
How it compares
- To buy, it is the 64th cheapest of 67 smartwatches we compare (the middle one costs £361).
- Over three years, subscription included, it is the 64th cheapest of 67 smartwatches.
- It measures 7 of the 8 features we compare; the middle smartwatch measures 5.
- Has what fewer than half of them do: ECG.
- It needs no subscription; 0 of the 67 do.
Garmin fēnix 8 (47 mm, AMOLED) reviews and discussions
Reviews
- DC Rainmaker review of the Garmin fēnix 8 (47 mm, AMOLED) 2024-08
- the5krunner review of the Garmin fēnix 8 (47 mm, AMOLED) 2024-09
Which?
- Which? tests of this kind of product members' content
Owners talking about it
- A Positive Fenix 8 Review (anyone else love their Fenix 8?) Garmin forums
- Fenix 8: My review after a few months Garmin forums
- Fenix 8 vs Epix Pro or maybe wait for Epix 3? Garmin forums
Links to other sites' reviews and discussions; we do not run them and they are not ours.
Subscription
- Garmin Connect+ optional: £69.99 a year (£6.99 a month).
- Adds: AI insights (Active Intelligence), nutrition tracking, performance dashboard, LiveTrack extras
- Source: garmin.com
Questions
- Where is the Garmin fēnix 8 (47 mm, AMOLED) cheapest?
- Garmin, at £699.99 when checked on 2026-10-29.
- Does the Garmin fēnix 8 (47 mm, AMOLED) need a subscription?
- Garmin Connect+ optional: £69.99 a year. It adds: AI insights (Active Intelligence), nutrition tracking, performance dashboard, LiveTrack extras
- What does the Garmin fēnix 8 (47 mm, AMOLED) cost over three years?
- £699.99, the price plus any required subscription.
- How does the Garmin fēnix 8 (47 mm, AMOLED) compare with other smartwatches?
- To buy, it is the 64th cheapest of 67 smartwatches we compare (the middle one costs £361). Over three years, subscription included, it is the 64th cheapest of 67 smartwatches. It measures 7 of the 8 features we compare; the middle smartwatch measures 5.
Compare with
- 1
- 3 years
- £649
- Price
- £649
- Subscription
- None
- 2
- 3 years
- £699.90
- Price
- £699.90
- Subscription
- Optional
- 3
- 3 years
- £749
- Price
- £749
- Subscription
- Optional
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