Customer reviews from Garmin
Garmin - fnix 8 AMOLED GPS Smartwatch 51mm Fiber-reinforced polymer - Slate Gray - (2024)
Average customer rating
4.5
(195 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 195 reviews
5 Stars
145
4 Stars
23
3 Stars
11
2 Stars
5
1 Star
11
Customer Reviews for Garmin - fnix 8 AMOLED GPS Smartwatch 51mm Fiber-reinforced polymer - Slate Gray - (2024)
Customer Rating
5
Lots of Goodies
on August 9, 2025
Posted by: Hulk11
Finally upgraded after having the Fenix 5. It has been worth the wait!!! I’m still learning. So excited.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
2
Way too Complicated
on August 6, 2025
Posted by: Jimmysuperfly
This is a great product for the “Non-Busy” Person. It’s way too complicated and it’s definitely not user friendly
Response from GarminBy Garmin, Care, August 6, 2025
We're sorry to hear you've had some trouble setting up your Fenix 8. Please get in touch with our support team at the following link: http://ms.spr.ly/6423s3Zid
They'll be able to help you get everything set up and ease your frustration.
-MR
They'll be able to help you get everything set up and ease your frustration.
-MR
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Amazing screen, great battery life
on August 5, 2025
Posted by: Anonymous
went from Epix Gen 2 to Fenix 8 and it was a big upgrade. Highly recommend the jump. The AMOLED screen is a must for the 40+ crowd. Battery life, sensors and funtionality improved significantly. Overally love it.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Software is below expectations
on August 5, 2025
Posted by: Original21
The watch as a watch is perfect. Good quality build! Very good hardware.
But the software and especially the watch faces available are below expectations. The smartwatch competition is great and the price tag of this watch is so high. It’s the most expensive smartwatch in the market. I should be able to choose the watch face I want and adjust it the way I want! I also had the Epix Gen 2. It had some nice watch faces but these are not available on fenix! A Garmin watches faces should be available and we should be given the option to use them and adjust them. The ones available are ok impossible to adjust like the ones that come with the watch!!! Garmin needs to improve this urgently!!
But the software and especially the watch faces available are below expectations. The smartwatch competition is great and the price tag of this watch is so high. It’s the most expensive smartwatch in the market. I should be able to choose the watch face I want and adjust it the way I want! I also had the Epix Gen 2. It had some nice watch faces but these are not available on fenix! A Garmin watches faces should be available and we should be given the option to use them and adjust them. The ones available are ok impossible to adjust like the ones that come with the watch!!! Garmin needs to improve this urgently!!
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Better than the others
on August 5, 2025
Posted by: Timbo64
Best watch I’ve ever owned. Had an Apple Watch for multiple years and got tired of charging every night. You can’t do everything you can with the Apple Watch but it doesn’t matter. I can get notifications from my phone on here, great maps, workout specialization is awesome, and it’s been 10 days without charging. Would recommend to anyone!!
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Garmin finally did it!
on August 5, 2025
Posted by: AR2205
Garmin, you finally did good. Heck, I have become such a fan that I can be your spokesperson.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
1
Had High Expectations
on August 5, 2025
Posted by: ph4n0
I have Garmin products for my bike and wanted to complete the ecosystem with the Fenix 8 switching from Apple Watch Ultra. Did research for a good week and made the switch. First power on, blue triangle appeared. I didn’t know what it meant at the time and thought it was just normal. Wore the watch for a few days and tracking and metrics were highly inaccurate and required constant calibration. The watch structure itself is solid and the system is complex to learn. 4 days later it crashed in the middle of a swim and was locked on the blue triangle aka “blue triangle of death.” Screen was frozen and support offered a free exchange. I took the full refund instead. Disappointed for sure considering the amount of money the product cost. Will be going back to my Apple product.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Love the features and battery life.
on August 4, 2025
Posted by: RYoung
I've had the Fenix 8 for nearly a month now. I've had it over three weeks now and haven't charged it since the day I got it, when I initially charged it. I came over from an Apple Ultra Watch, and I'm very glad I made the switch. From weather to tracking workouts, to sleep and pulse O2, this thing is great. The only thing so far I'd like to see change is a longer charging cable with a 90-degree end at the watch would be better, but since it doesn't have to be charged very frequently, I can live with that.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin