Customer reviews from Garmin
Garmin - fnix 8 AMOLED GPS Smartwatch 43mm Fiber-reinforced polymer - Silver - (2024)
Average customer rating
4.3
(21 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 21 reviews
5 Stars
13
4 Stars
3
3 Stars
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1 Star
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Customer Reviews for Garmin - fnix 8 AMOLED GPS Smartwatch 43mm Fiber-reinforced polymer - Silver - (2024)
Customer Rating
5
Great features.
on July 19, 2025
Posted by: Hlrock123
Still getting use to all the different features. The battery dies a lot faster than my Garmin Instinct.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
3
Watch band too short
on July 19, 2025
Posted by: Burtcrane
Need one about 15 mm longer
Need one about 15 mm longer
Need one about 15 mm longer
Response from GarminBy Garmin, Care, July 20, 2025
Our UltraFit Nylon bands may be a great fit for you! The strap itself is 256 mm. It is available here: http://ms.spr.ly/6423sDH6T
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Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Big improvement over my old Fenix 5s
on July 23, 2025
Posted by: EmPossible
After many years my Fenix5s battery died and I debated long and hard about whether to buy another Garmin or Apple 10. Apple now has very good health metrics but Garmin still has superior GPS. Needless to say I am very happy with the Fenix 8! Health metrics, HR and sleep tracking are much more accurate. The look is sleek. Recommend highly
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
3
No cellular
on July 25, 2025
Posted by: CaitlinM
Beautiful watch. Amazing health features. Wish I could keep it, but I tried and cannot get used to running, or living, without cellular (text and calls) on my watch. Returning and going back to Apple unfortunately.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
3
Great watch. With a few exceptions
on July 27, 2025
Posted by: Ian1
I am 3 weeks into the Garmin experience after dropping my 4 year old Apple watch in a lake. The watch is beautiful. The screen and buttons seem to be extremely high quality. I love how customizable the main screen and running data screens are. Battery life without always on display is not quite what I was expecting i get about 6 days before a charge is needed always on got about 3 days. Navigating the watch can be difficult and takes some getting use too, did not find learning it to be a very user friendly experience. Not sure I am taking 100% advantage of all its features. Not happy at all with its optical HR monitor. Mine never ramps up. Seems to keep it well in day to day and lower intensity exercise but once I kick into gear and push my HR (where I know it should be spiking) the monitor tells a different story. I verified this with a Garmin HR strap. Tried different wrist straps with no success. I understand they have limitation's however my old watch didn't have this problem. Frustrated to have to move to a chest strap to get reliable HR data after such a high price point.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Great improvements
on July 30, 2025
Posted by: Kdkd
Great improvements over my previous fenix 6. (which stopped working unexpectedly after 4 yrs) Lots more data and insights to review along with morning report.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Great watch
on July 31, 2025
Posted by: Tim5123
Watch was great, but I returned it. Couldn't justify the price tag for what it offered compared to my old watch from another competitor that also worked seamlessly with their phones. Also, it was too bulky despite me buying the smallest one.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Love the size and power
on August 2, 2025
Posted by: 69+1
I traded in my Apple Watch Ultra for the Fenix. I love the small size that packs a punch. It has a 8 day battery compared to the Apple Watch that needed charging after one workout. I went through 4days of physical activity and it tracked my steps separately from my workouts which I thought was impressive. I was able to see my progress seperate than daily activities. I really like the feature of seperation. Being a physically active person my fitness level differs from my daily level. Thank you for a great watch!
My workout routine is a Garmin program and I wish I didn’t have to select the workout instead of it starting automatically that’s my only feedback. Can you make a training quick start option? Usually it starts unless Im missing a step.
Overall great improvement from the Fenix 6 to the 8 series. It has more functionality as a smart watch which is what I wanted because I was still wearing my apple watch for where the Garmin laps in function as a smartwatch , but has more health features than Apple. GPS functionality is impressive and the watch has better signal than any watch I’ve had so far.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin