Customer reviews from Garmin
Garmin - fnix 8 AMOLED GPS Smartwatch 47 mm Fiber-reinforced polymer - Slate Gray - (2024)
Average customer rating
4.1
(90 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 90 reviews
5 Stars
52
4 Stars
17
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
7
1 Star
6
Customer Reviews for Garmin - fnix 8 AMOLED GPS Smartwatch 47 mm Fiber-reinforced polymer - Slate Gray - (2024)
Customer Rating
4
Pretty good
on August 17, 2025
Posted by: Sg45
Bought this 3vweeks ago. Everything worked great for 2 weeks. Now when my phone rings it doesn't on the watch. I've gone through every setting every restart procedure tried everything. Tried contacting garmen and figured its just not worth the time anymore. Besides this the watch is amazing. Very confortable really great monitoring. When strength training in the gym, 80% of the time it know what movement I'm doing. Very good at tracking steps, oxygen, sleep, calories, i like the body battery. I'd say its pretty good
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Easy to use
on August 21, 2025
Posted by: Douxer
I bought the watch 2 months ago and I have loved every second. I was nervous about navigating thru it's features and modes coming from an apple background but it was a breeze.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
2
Sure it is far better but difficult to figure out
on August 24, 2025
Posted by: SoConfused
I love many aspects, but I'm struggling to figure out the purpose of several parts I bought, and the provided instructions are minimal. Many things I've tried have simply not worked, so I think it's amazing, but it should come with a manual that is searchable and includes videos.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Amazing and overwhelming
on September 2, 2025
Posted by: RLC08
There is so much to this watch. I’m coming from an Apple Watch and there is so much more detail and features available to this Fenix 8 it’s amazing but also overwhelming. I’m not too tech savvy so it has taken time and patience to learn what I want, how I want it to look, and also what else is available that will benefit me. I can’t wait to learn and use it for gaining a better health.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
1
Outdated software and way overpriced
on September 6, 2025
Posted by: Skork
I really want to like Garmin and am no fan of Apple but you guys are going to have a smaller market like Polar because you are not competitive with Apple.
Response from GarminBy Care, September 10, 2025
We're sorry to hear of your experience with the Fenix 8. Please get in touch with our wearables support team at the following link: http://ms.spr.ly/6424scMAm
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Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
3
It’s okay
on September 8, 2025
Posted by: adhdRamsay
I am not really sure what the hype is. Constantly having connectivity issues; doesn’t upload the activity anywhere else, like my activity in Apple Health—regardless of the permissions being there; maps randomly disappear; notifications via “smart notifications”…not smart yet, they will randomly just not give the notification and it lasts for days. For a watch that is more expensive than my rent, I expect at least the “exercise watch with smart capabilities” to be semi true. Overall, the comfortability is the best part.
This is a Segway watch into the MK3i for diving, just to get used to a Garmin, but I am unsure if that would be worth the money anymore.
This is a Segway watch into the MK3i for diving, just to get used to a Garmin, but I am unsure if that would be worth the money anymore.
Response from GarminBy Care, September 10, 2025
Connect issues are not typical. I'd recommend contacting our wearables support team at the following link: http://ms.spr.ly/6425scuIJ
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-MR
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Great watch. Worth the extra money.
on September 13, 2025
Posted by: Bean Counter
I love the watch. I’m really enjoying the different tracking metrics and challenges. The gps features are very clear and precise. I previously had a Fitbit, which I really enjoyed, but I’m glad I stepped up to the Garmin. The touchscreen is a little sensitive so I often will disable the feature when I’m not working out. I’m very happy with my purchase.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
3
Great fitness tracker but...
on September 17, 2025
Posted by: Al27
It's a great fitness tracker I love the level of detail you get and the battery life, but it feels slow when navigating through the menus and slow when using the smart assistant, it lacks basic smart watch features like voice dictation for messages and the spekear volume is really low making it unusable for some of its features,
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin