Customer reviews from Garmin
Garmin - fnix 8 AMOLED GPS Smartwatch 51mm Fiber-reinforced polymer - Slate Gray - (2024)
Average customer rating
4.5
(204 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 204 reviews
5 Stars
152
4 Stars
23
3 Stars
13
2 Stars
5
1 Star
11
Customer Reviews for Garmin - fnix 8 AMOLED GPS Smartwatch 51mm Fiber-reinforced polymer - Slate Gray - (2024)
Customer Rating
3
Great features, missing faces
on January 4, 2026
Posted by: Steve86
I am happy with the watch except there is only one watch face available. All other faces have to be purchased. This is a huge setback for Garmin.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Excellent
on January 3, 2026
Posted by: sri189
After using an Apple Watch for over a decade, I like this one. My Apple Watch's ability to monitor my pulse rate when working out is always a challenge for me.The Garmin watch has now resolved the issue.Additionally, the run's accuracy is superior to that of the Apple Watch.I also enjoy the statistics on the watch and the Garmin Connect after working out.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
An amazing watch!
on January 3, 2026
Posted by: WMMMIKE
Purchased this watch as an upgrade and glad I did. Such an amazing watch that does it all. Highly recommended!
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
1
Impossible - like everything Garmin
on December 24, 2025
Posted by: LibbyW
Nothing intuitive. Despite having kayaking as a sport, Garmin chat said no navigational charts can be used wit it. Trying to locate LiveTrack on my phone (Garmin Connect) each time required such a search that I usually gave up. This is my fourth Garmin product and not one is easy to use. Very disappointed.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
3
Way Too Pricey
on December 22, 2025
Posted by: ElTurko
Long time Apple Watch User, figured to give it a fair trial. Definitely have few nice niche fitness features, however its way too much of steep price difference. There is just no way for me to justify the price difference between the Apple Ultra. If they were at the same price point, than I can forgo some of the Apple integration I missed but for me it was not worth it.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Dependable, rugged, life saving
on December 18, 2025
Posted by: Husky300Crash
I got this shortly after it's release in October of 2024. I have worn it everyday since buying it. I've gotten many compliments on it. The features alone are worth it. This watch actually helped save my life. I use the GPS tracking for dirt bike rides daily. I've had multiple close calls on my bike, but this watch was able to provide help to me from the gps, flashlight, and body monitoring vitals. Although it doesn't take blood pressures it was able to show HR, RR, and BPM out of range when I became extremely dehydrated. Showed the way out of remote areas when turned around. The flashlight is perfect and lit my way out of the mountains when my other lights failed. The battery life alone is worth more than any other watch I have tried. I wish it had a few more features for text. Eg. talk to text or write to text. The voice calling failed on mine maybe a function disabled but it's still great. It helped me identify the sources of stress in my life too. There are so many features I don't use. If you question its worth. Don't. It's dependable, rugged, life saving, and lasts for weeks while using GPS, the led light, and texting.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
3
Great watch overall, but recurring sensor dropouts
on December 18, 2025
Posted by: Anonymous
I really like the Fenix 8 overall — the display, features, training metrics and daily insights are excellent.
However, I’m disappointed with recurring sensor connection dropouts, especially during indoor cycling workouts.
My setup is entirely within the Garmin ecosystem: Tacx Flow Smart trainer, Garmin HRM, cadence and speed sensors. Using the same setup and environment, my Edge bike computer remains stable, while the Fenix 8 repeatedly loses connection.
I also previously used an Epix Gen 2 in the same indoor and outdoor scenarios, and this level of signal loss did not happen with the same frequency.
The issue is not limited to indoor training — I’ve also experienced sensor dropouts during outdoor rides.
Occasional dropouts can happen, but frequent and repeated losses on a premium watch are frustrating and affect confidence in using it for training. I haven’t found a reliable solution so far.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Awesome display!!
on December 18, 2025
Posted by: JoeyTGV
Big upgrade from my Fenix 6. The display is the biggest update!!
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin