Garmin Fenix 8 Sapphire GPS Multisport Watch, 43 mm, AMOLED

Be Limitless!
With the Fenix 8, GARMIN is rethinking the boundaries of its high-performance Multisport and outdoor watches.

For the first time, the elegant smartwatch for ambitious athletes and outdoor enthusiasts features a crystal-clear AMOLED display. There are also advanced strength training functions, diving certification, speaker and microphone integration for voice functions, an integrated LED torch and much, much more.

The Fenix 8 version with 43 mm diameter and AMOLED display impressively proves that compact design and high performance are not mutually exclusive. It has the same functions as the larger models but comes in a lighter, more compact design with a 1.3” screen – optimised for athletes with smaller wrists and daily use. It only has a slightly shorter battery life.


Innovative features

• EXCLUSIVE DESIGN: The high-quality design of the Fenix 8 can do almost anything. It is suitable for diving, has waterproof buttons, a metal sensor protection and a bright 1.3-inch AMOLED touch display with scratch-resistant sapphire glass and stainless steel bezel. The smartwatch has been tested according to US military standards with regard to thermal performance, shock resistance and water resistance.
• TELEPHONY AND VOICE ASSISTANCE: Enjoy the comfort of making and receiving calls 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 by voice command.
• BUILT-IN LED TORCH: Different intensity levels and a red safety light give you a better overview when training in the dark and serve as practical lighting if need be. The stroboscope mode can even correspond to your cadence.
• SPORT-SPECIFIC TRAINING PLANS: Numerous training plans developed for different sports, such as trail running, help you to improve your strength and endurance in a targeted manner and reduce your risk of injury.
• ALL DATA AT A GLANCE: Start each day with the customisable morning report and see a daily overview of your health and fitness information. Training readiness combines your acute training load with other health data such as recovery*, sleep or stress and individually classifies your readiness for the next training session.
• OPTIMISED MAP NAVIGATION: With dynamic RoundTrip Routing, you enter the desired distance and receive route suggestions from your smartwatch so that you get back at the starting point on time. Also view terrain contours on TopoActive maps and access preloaded maps for golf courses and ski slopes around the world.


performance

• ENDURANCE SCORE: This function measures your ability to sustain prolonged efforts. It combines training data from all your athletic pursuits to help you understand how training impacts your overall endurance. This dynamic measurement uses your VO2max, short-term/long-term training loads and other factors to gauge your fitness progress beyond just VO2max.
• RACE PREDICTOR: Get information about your potential pace for a 5K, 10K, half marathon or marathon.
• PACEPRO: Plan your race day strategy with GPS-based pace information for a specific course or distance.
• CLIMBPRO: Get real-time information on current and next climbs.
• GRADE-ADJUSTED PACE: Find out what your running pace would be if you were to run with the same effort on a flat route or an incline.
• TRAINING READINESS: Training readiness combines your acute training load with other health data such as recovery, sleep or stress and individually classifies your readiness for the next training session.
• TRAINING CONDITION: With indicators like HRV status (heart rate variability), training log and power, you get insights into your overall effort. That way you know whether you are building up your form during training, are in top form or are tired.
• PHYSIOLOGICAL MEASUREMENTS: Assess your performance. Use extended training values such as VO2max, training load and much more.
• MULTISPORT AUTO TRANSITION: Switches and transition times between swimming, cycling and running are recognised automatically. This allows you to focus on your competition and leave the recording of multisport activity to your GARMIN smartwatch.
• HILL SCORE: This feature measures your capability for running uphill and evaluates your progress over time based on your VO2max and training history. It measures your running strength on steep ascents and endurance on long ascents. You get a value based on your long-term performance.
• DAILY SUGGESTED WORKOUTS: Receive individually created training plans. After each run, the data is adjusted to your performance and recovery, as well as to races that are coming up according to your GARMIN Connect calendar.
• RECOVERY TIME: After each workout, the recovery time tells you when you are ready for your next activity. It is based on the training intensity and factors such as stress, daily activities and sleep.
• COMPETITION CALENDAR: Be prepared for your next competition! Add upcoming running or cycling events to your GARMIN Connect calendar. The daily suggested workouts will adapt according to the competition details. You even get a completion time prediction.
• WRIST-BASED RUNNING DYNAMICS: Your smartwatch measures crucial running metrics such as cadence, stride length, ground contact time and more.
• GARMIN COACH: Start an interactive workout and get free adaptive 5K, 10K and half marathon training plans from expert coaches.


Activities

• RECORD EVERY ACTIVITY: Use pre-installed activity profiles to obtain data and insights based on your activities. Even activities for team sports can be recorded, for example soccer, football, other ball sports and more.
• DIVING FUNCTIONS: Thanks to the official diving certification and waterproof, inductive buttons, your smartwatch supports scuba diving (single-gas) and free diving for dives down to 40 metres.
• HIIT WORKOUTS: Record your HIIT workouts, including AMRAP, EMOM, Tabata or customised workouts.
• ANIMATED WORKOUTS: Follow animated cardio, strength, yoga and pilates workouts directly on the display of your smartwatch.
• SKI AND SPLITBOARD TOURS: Receive data on ascent and descent as well as measured values such as cadence, stride length and incline.
• XC SKI DYNAMICS: Measure your training load when paired with an HRM-Pro Plus heart rate chest strap (sold separately).
• INTEGRATED SURF APP: Record the number of waves surfed, the maximum speed reached, the distance travelled and much more.
• MTB DYNAMICS: Save tour details including mountain bike metrics, as well as data about grit and flow. These data are used to determine the trail difficulty and how fluid your riding style is during downhill rides, so that you have a score to beat next time.


Navigation

• OUTDOOR MAPS+: Subscribe to Outdoor Maps+ for premium mapping content – including satellite imagery and optimised TOPO maps that can be downloaded directly to your smartwatch.
• SATIQ TECHNOLOGY AND MULTI-FREQUENCY RECEPTION: Get highly accurate track recording and optimised battery life.
• ABC SENSORS: Next time on the trails, navigate with an altimeter, barometer and electronic 3-axis compass.
• INTERNATIONAL TOPO MAPS: Download and update TopoActive maps from all over the world via a Wi-Fi connection – without using a computer.
• NEXTFORK MAP INFORMATION: When navigating, a quick glance is all it takes to see the distance to the next junction and the name of the trail.
• POIS ALONG THE COURSE Get at-a-glance awareness for points of interest along the course. In addition, view performance metrics, split times and distance/elevation – plus a summary of key course points coming up.
• NAVIGATION WITH TURN-BY-TURN DIRECTIONS: Follow a course with the help of turn guidance and you will know in advance when the next turn is coming.
• SKIVIEW™️ MAPS: See the names of ski slopes and view difficulty ratings for more than 2,000 pre-installed ski resorts worldwide.
• GOLF COURSE MAPS: Get CourseView maps for more than 43,000 golf courses worldwide – pre-installed and in colour.


Health

• MORNING REPORT*: Get an overview of your sleep and training recommendations first thing in the morning, along with HRV status and weather information. You can even customise the report to fit your needs.
• HRV STATUS: Record your heart rate variability during sleep and get exciting insights into health, recovery and fitness thanks to a daily and 7-day average.
• WRIST-BASED HEART RATE MEASUREMENT: Constant measurement of your heart rate helps you gauge how hard you work during activities.
• PULSE OX SENSOR**: Check your blood oxygen level to assess acclimatisation to altitude or to detect breathing difficulties during sleep.
• SLEEP COACH: Get a sleep score and personalised coaching for how much sleep you need and how you can improve. Keep track of different sleep stages and naps – and see key metrics such as HRV status to better understand your health.
• NAP DETECTION: Automatically track or log your naps. See how they benefit your body and check the recommended time and duration they should be.
• JET LAG ADVISER: Depending on your destination, you will receive individual recommendations on sleep schedule, light exposure and exercise to minimise the effects of jet lag.
• BODY BATTERY*: Measure your body’s energy levels so that you know the best times for you to be active or to recover.
• STRESS LEVEL MEASUREMENT: Find out what kind of day you are having: a calm day, a balanced day or a busy day.
• HEALTH SNAPSHOT: Complete a 2-minute session to record important health statistics, then create a report to share with your doctor.
• RESPIRATION TRACKING: See how often you're breathing throughout the day, during sleep and during breath or yoga activities.
• HYDRATION TRACKING: Plenty of hydration is vital for your health. Track how much water you drink each day and note whether you are drinking similar amounts each day.
• ALTITUDE AND HEAT ACCLIMATISATION: See how your body adapts to the current altitude or heat. The information is based on your health data.
• WOMEN'S HEALTH: Track and store information about your menstrual cycle or pregnancy for training and nutrition information.


Always informed

• GARMIN CONNECT APP: The GARMIN Connect app shows you all the information about your health, fitness and activities. Update your smartwatch, get insights, become part of the community and more.
• GARMIN MESSENGER APP: Send messages directly from your wrist. With the new GARMIN messenger app on compatible GARMIN smartwatches, you can exchange customised and predefined messages with other GARMIN messenger app users. (Requires an active connection to the phone with mobile phone coverage.)
• SMART NOTIFICATIONS: Get emails, messages and more on your Forerunner when paired with an iPhone or Android smartphone.
• MUSIC AT THE WRIST: Download songs and playlists from your Spotify, Deezer or Amazon Music account (subscription may be required).
• GARMIN PAY: Pay with just the flick of a wrist – no wallet required. For information on participating banks, visit garmin.com/garminpay/banks.
• GARMIN SHARE: Share your planned routes, workouts and positions quickly and easily with other compatible GARMIN devices.
• SAFETY FEATURES: If you don't feel safe or your smartwatch has detected an accident, a message with your live position is sent to emergency contacts. (requires pairing with your compatible smartphone)
• CONNECT IQ STORE: Upload display designs, data fields and apps to your paired smartwatch.
• POWER MANAGER: See how various settings and sensors affect the battery life of your smartwatch.

Note:
* Fitness tracker accuracy information at garmin.com/atdisclaimer.
** Not a medical device for diagnosis or treatment. For more information, visit garmin.com/ataccuracy.
*** Requirements and restrictions for safety and tracking features are available at Garmin.com/safety.


Watch features:
• Time/date
• GPS time sync
• Automatic daylight saving time
• Alarm clock
• Timer
• Stop watch
• Sunrise/sunset times

Health and fitness features:
• Wrist-based heart rate (constant - every second)
• Daily heart rate at rest
• Abnormal heart rate alerts (high and low)
• Respiration rate (24x7)
• PULSE OX blood oxygen saturation (spot-check and optional all-day acclimatisation and during sleep)
• Fitness age
• Body Battery energy monitor
• Stress level measurement
• Relaxation reminders
• Relaxation timer
• Breathing exercises
• Sleep analysis (advanced)
• Sleep coach
• Nap detection
• Hydration (in GARMIN Connect and optionally in the Connect IQ widget)
• Women’s health tracking (in GARMIN Connect and optionally in the Connect IQ widget)
• Health snapshot
• Jet lag adviser

Sensors:
• GPS
• GLONASS
• Galileo
• QZSS
• Beidou
• Multifrequency reception
• SatIQ technology
• Heart rate measurement on the wrist (GARMIN Elevate technology)
• Pulse Ox
• Barometric altimeter
• Compass
• Gyroscope
• Accelerometer
• Thermometer
• Ambient light sensor
• Depth gauge (up to 40 m)

Daily smart functions (partially requires smartphone connection):
• Smart Notifications
• Text response / reject phone call with text (Android only)
• Smart notifications with image display on the smartwatch (Android only)
• Morning report
• Calendar
• Weather
• Real-time setting synchronisation with GARMIN Connect Mobile
• Energy saving mode: Customisable energy-saving clock mode
• Music features (smartphone control)
• Music playback (internal music memory)
• Find my Phone feature
• Find my Phone (during GPS activity)
• Compatible with GARMIN Messenger app
• Virb remote control
• Smart trainer operation
• Smartphone compatibility: iPhone and Android
• Compatible with GARMIN Connect Mobile
• Share tracker
• GARMIN Pay (more information as well as participating banks at www.garmin.com/en-GB/garminpay/banks/ )
• Support for Bluetooth phone calls and voice assistants
• Voice command
• Red Shift mode
• GARMIN Share

Activity profiles:
• Gym: strength, HIIT, cardio and cross training, stair climbing, indoor rowing, rope skipping
• Multisport: swimming/running, triathlon
• Health: walking, indoor walking, pilates, yoga
• Indoor running: treadmill, indoor track running, virtual running
• Outdoor running: running, track running, trail running, ultra running, obstacle course
• Outdoor recreation profiles: hiking, indoor climbing, bouldering, climbing, hunting, horseback riding, golfing, disc golf, archery
• Cycling profiles: cycling, road cycling, mountain biking, gravel biking, bike commuting, bike touring, e-biking, e-mountain biking, indoor cycling, cyclocross, BMX
• Swimming profiles: indoor pool swimming, open water swimming
• On the water: stand-up paddleboarding, rowing, kayaking, surfing, kiteboarding, windsurfing, fishing, motor boating, sailing, sailing races, water skiing, wakeboarding, wakesurfing, tubing, snorkelling, sailing expeditions, rafting
• Motor sports: motorcycling, overlanding, motocrossing, ATVing, snowmobiling
• Racket sports: tennis, pickleball, badminton, squash, table tennis, padel, platform tennis, racquetball
• Snow and winter: skiing, snowboarding, splitboard touring, classic cross-country skiing, XC freestyle skiing, ski touring, ice skating, snowshoeing
• Sports profiles: basketball, volleyball, field hockey, ice hockey, football/soccer, lacrosse, rugby, ultimate disc, cricket, softball, baseball
• In the ring: boxing, mixed martial arts
• Diving: scuba diving (single-gas), free diving, app for depth
• Other: Jumpmaster, tactical, inline skating

Safety and tracking features (requires connection with smartphone):
• Incident detection during select activities
• Accident notification on the smartphone with wearables
• Emergency assistance
• Livetrack
• Group Livetrack
• Live Event enabling

Tactical features:
• Dual-grid coordination

Diving properties:
• Maximum diving depth (40 metres)
• Single-gas mode
• Apnea mode
• Decompression model: Bühlmann ZHL-16c with gradient factors
• Nitrox support
• Gas mix: Air, Nitrox (21 to 40 % oxygen)
• pO2 (up to 1.6 with customisable decompression setting)
• Start/end dive automatically
• Customised end of the dive (adjustable from 20 s to 10 min)
• Safety stop (customisable; off/3 min/5 min)
• Deep stops (with own gradient factors)
• Customisable conservatism (low/medium/high or own gradient factors)
• Display for ascent/descent rate
• Automatic height adjustment
• No-flight time
• Dive planner (simple no-decompression and dive gas planner)
• Tides
• Lighting (configurable intensity; continuously switched on)
• Automatic saving of the entry/ascent position of the dive
• Synchronise the dive log book with the GARMIN Dive app
• Alarms (vibration only)
• 3-axis diving compass (with customisable direction, quick change to 90 degrees to the right, 90 degrees to the left and reverse direction. Displays the degree and direction back to the specified direction.)
• Lock if decompression stop is missed (can be deactivated before the dive after confirmation by the user)
• Widget for dive status on the surface (surface pause, no-flight time, N2 exposure, CNS, OTU and tissue status)

Marine features:
• Portable trolling motor remote control

Activity tracking features:
• Step counter
• Inactivity alarms
• Auto goal (learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal)
• Calories burned
• Floors climbed
• Distance travelled
• Intensity minutes
• TrueUp (switch between compatible devices and synchronise activity data)
• Move IQ (automatic activity detection)
• GARMIN Connect challenges (optional Connect IQ app)

Training, planning and analysis features:
• Customisable screens
• Downloadable training plans
• Route guidance
• Heart-rate zones
• Heart-rate alerts
• Heart-rate calories
• % HR Max
• % HRR (percent of your heart rate reserves (maximum heart rate minus resting heart rate))
• Recharge time
• Automatic maximum heart rate
• Competition calendar
• HRV status
• HRV stress test (measures your heart rate variation while you stand still for 3 minutes, the result is an estimation of your stress levels, going from 0 to 100, with lower values indicating lower levels of stress, with compatible accessories)
• Heart rate transmission (sends heart rate data via ANT+ to connected devices)
• Respiration rate during exercise (with compatible accessories)
• GPS speed and distance
• Customisable activity profiles
• Auto Pause
• Interval training
• Optimised intervals (including open repetitions, interval data page, recovery page and automatic detection)
• Advanced workouts
• Energy mode (adjustable setting for battery use during activities)
• HRM running pace and distance
• Auto Lap
• Manual lap
• Recovery timer
• Adjustable lap alarm
• Heat and high acclimatisation
• VO2Max (running)
• VO2Max (trail running)
• Stamina data in real time
• Endurance score
• Load ratio
• Training load
• Training load focus
• Training effects (aerobic and anaerobic)
• Training effect labels (primary use)
• Training Benefit
• Adjustable alerts
• Audio announcements
• Multisport Auto Transition
• End time
• Virtual Partner (compete against a virtual person)
• Virtual Racer (compete against other activities)
• Automatic multi-sport activities
• Manual multi-sport activities
• Garmin Live segments
• STRAVA functions (beacon, live segments)
• Roundtrip routing (running, cycling)
• Trendline routing according to popularity
• Screen and/or button lock
• Hotkeys
• Auto Scroll
• Activity history on the watch
• Physio TrueUp (switch between compatible devices and synchronise training data)
• Uniform training condition

Running features:
• GPS-based distance, time and pace
• Running efficiency
• Vertical movement and vertical ratio (the upward and downward movement of your running motion and the effort-benefit ratio of your stride length).
• Ground contact time and balance (meaning the time between your foot touching the ground and it leaving the ground again and helps you run more symmetrically, possibly requires compatible accessories)
• Step length (real time)
• Running cadence (number of steps per minute)
• Distance travelled
• Grade-adjusted pace
• Performance status (compares after 6 to 20 minutes of running your current performance to your average fitness level)
• Lactate threshold (determined by analysing your pace and heart rate , the point at which your muscles start tiring more easily, requires compatible accessories)
• PacePro pace strategies
• Run workouts
• Hill score
• Auto climb for trail running
• Runtime estimate
• Route and weather-specific run forecast
• Running sensor compatible
• Run/Walk/Stand detection

Cycling features:
• Routes (race against previous activities)
• Laps and maximum lap power (with compatible power meter)
• Compete against activities
• Time or distance alerts (when you reach a value you set, you get an alert)
• Functional threshold power (FTP) (with compatible accessories)
• Power curve and training with % FTP
• Bicycle map (routable map for bike riding)
• Advanced Cycling Dynamics
• MTB Grit and Flow (comparative values for the trail difficulty and how smoothly you descend)
• Compatible with cadence and speed sensors
• Compatible with Vector and Rally (power meter)
• Compatible with ANT+ power meters from third-party providers
• Varia compatible (Varia Vision, Varia radar, Varia bike lights)
• Power Guide

Swimming features:
• Open water swim metrics (distance, pace, stroke count, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories burned)
• Pool swim metrics (lengths, distance, pace, stroke count, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories burned)
• Stroke type detection (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly)
• Practice logging
• Basic rest timer (up from 0)
• Recharge timer with “repeat on”
• Auto rest (only for pool swimming)
• Time and distance alerts
• Pace alert (only for pool swimming)
• Countdown start
• Swim training
• Critical swimming speed
• Underwater wrist-based heart rate measurement
• Heart rate from external heart rate chest strap (real time data during recovery phases, stats for intervals and sessions during recovery phases, automatic download of heart rate data after swimming – requires optional HRM-Pro, HRM-Swim or HRM-Pro Plus heart rate chest strap)

Gym and fitness equipment:
• Cardio workouts
• Strength workouts
• HIIT training
• Yoga workouts
• Pilates workouts
• On-screen workout animations
• On-Screen workout muscle map
• Automatic rep counting

Outdoor features:
• Point to point navigation
• Real-time track logging:
• Back to start (shortest stretch back to the starting point)
• TracBack (along the route so far and the route back to the starting point)
• UltraTrack mode
• AroundMe mode
• POIs along the route
• NEXTFORK navigation
• Altitude graph
• Distance to goal
• Barometric trends indicator
• ClimbPro ascent planner
• Vertical speed
• Total ascent/descent
• Recovery timer
• Upcoming elevation profiles
• Pre-installed road and trail maps
• Preloaded skiing maps
• Supports downloadable maps
• GPS coordinates
• Sight and go
• Area calculation (via Connect IQ)
• Fishing forecast
• Waypoint projection
• Solar and lunar calendar
• Expedition GPS activity (activates the energy saving mode and measures once an hour GPS tracking points; to lengthen the battery life, all sensors and accessories are deactivated, including the smartphone connection)
• Tides
• Tide glance

Golfing features:
• Information on approx. 43,000 golf courses worldwide downloadable from the phone
• Yardage to front, middle and back of green
• Yardage to layups/doglegs
• Shot distance measurement (calculates the exact distance for shots played on the course)
• Digital scorecard
• Customizable targets
• Stat tracking (strokes, putts per round, greens and fairways hit)
• GARMIN AutoShot (measures the shot distance and records shots automatically so that you can analyse them in your Garmin Connect account afterwards)
• Full vector map
• Automatic Courseview updates
• Green view with manual pin position
• Hazards and course targets
• PinPointer
• Playslike distance
• Touch targeting (touch destination on display to see the distance to any point)
• Handicap scoring
• Swing tempo (measures the ratio between the time for the backswing and the downswing)
• Swing training (sound signals convey the ideal ratio of 3:1 between backswing and downswing)
• Round timer/odometer
• Compatible with automatic storage of clubs (accessories required)
• Wind speed and direction (requires connection to GARMIN Golf app)
• Virtual caddie
• Compatible with Garmin Golf App
• Tournament legal
• Green contours (with GARMIN Golf membership)


GARMIN Connect features:
• Synchronisation (transmission of training sessions) via Bluetooth Smart via smartphone or via cable with your PC/Mac
• Save, analyse, plan and share activities in social networks
• Live Tracking feature: show your friends or family your position in real time
• Grouptrack: track current position of your group members during your activity
• Upload training data
• Training plans:
• Map view
• Daily overview
• Diagram overviews
• Online challenges
• Comment the activities of other users

Note:
Smartphone compatibility of GARMIN Connect app (system requirements): http://www.garmin.com/en-GB/ble

GARMIN Connect IQ features:
• Create individual display designs, integration of smartphone photos as display background
• Download apps and widgets for additional features
• Connect IQ Shop on the device
• Customise data fields


Technical details:
• Compatible with ANT+ and Bluetooth Smart (BLE) sensors
• Interfaces: ANT+ and Bluetooth Smart, WLAN
• Lithium-ion battery
• Display size: 1.3" (33 mm)
• AMOLED colour display (optional always-on display)
• Resolution: 416 × 416 pixel
• Control: touchscreen and five buttons
• Waterproof rating: 10 ATM (corresponds to a test pressure approx. 100 metres under water)
• Lens material: sapphire
• Material bezel: stainless steel
• Case material: fibre-reinforced polymer with metallic rear cover
• Dimensions: approx. 43 x 43 x 13.8 mm
• Strap material: silicone (20 mm wide; Quick-Fit system for fast, tool-free replacement, suitable for wrist circumference of 108 - 182 mm)
• Memory/History: 32 GB
• Weight: approx. 66 g (housing only: 50 g)

Battery life:
• Smartwatch mode: up to 10 days (up to 4 days in always-on mode)
• Energy-saving watch mode: up to 15 days
• GPS mode only: up to 28 hours (up to 22 hours in always-on mode)
• All satellite systems: up to 23 hours (up to 18 hours in always-on mode)
• All satellite systems and multi band: up to 21 hours (up to 16 hours if continuously switched on)*
• All satellite systems and music: up to 6 hours
• Max. GPS battery mode: up to 49 hours
• GPS expedition mode: up to 10 days
*Note:
The prerequisite is normal use with SatIQ technology.


In the box:
• 1 Garmin Fenix 8 Sapphire GPS Multisport Watch, 43 mm
• 1 USB charging/data cable (USB power adapter NOT included)
• 1 quick start manual





Manufacturer: GARMIN International, 1200 E 151st Street Olathe, KS 66 062 , USA , www.garmin.com
Responsible person: Garmin Würzburg GmbH, Leightonstraße 7, 97074 Würzburg, Germany, www.garmin.com/compliance