Good for outdoors, limited healthcare applications
on June 29, 2026
Posted by: Scotland
Great watch. Unparalleled outdoor tools. Running metrics good for distance but fall short for sprinters.
Main drawback is weak health applications compared with Apple. Garmin records ECG strips, but routine Apple options like arrhythmia alerts and afib history are not offered by Garmin.
I bought this watch for health conditioning tracking. I’m debating about returning it. I’ve been wanting a Garmin watch for years. Now that I got one there’s something about it that It just doesn’t feel right. If I decide to keep this watch and I weight the pros vs its cons I’ll update my review.
I’m very impressed with how durable this watch is. I use it for hunting, working out, and tracking my daily activities. The flashlight is surprisingly amazing for being such a small diode. Completely worth the money spent especially since I upgraded from an Apple Watch that barely got a day out of the battery and the fenix 8 Pro will get me 10 days minimum with how much I use it.
I bought this about a month ago and love it! There’s a lot to learn about it as it does so much more than my Apple Watch. It is very accurate for all the distances in all the activities I do. All the features that come stock are very well designed. The fact that I can go 17 days without charging is mind blowing to me. I absolutely love this watch!!!
I bougth this watch to ran the brazil marathon, the battery life time have changed a lot, a little bit more ticker but worth it, the precision is amazing, response is really quick with garmin coach
Best sports and training watch I have ever owned. Morning summary and daily plan get your day started with essential fitness information and relevant weather and motivational fitness suggestions. My Fenix 5 Pro was great and the Fenix 8 Pro is a modern extension of that greatness. Easy to use and learn as well.