I recently upgraded my garmin gear. I was an original fenix 3 HR owner with the sapphire glass. It served its life well and is still alive and fully functional! The main reason for upgrade was the battery life was deteriorating.
I debated for quite a while on which model 8 to go with and ultimately chose the AMOLED display in the same 51mm. I’m blown away with the performance and options this new piece of kit has to offer. It’s a learning curve with the new features and apps this can handle but it was a worthy upgrade.
To note. Most of my long thru hikes last a few weeks max. My runs are 10k in the woods. And I’m normally close to civilization or carry a charger. But I have yet to need to charge this thing until I get home. Even over 14 days while using the tracking when set up correctly I made it home wi the at least another 2 weeks of life left in the watch.
Great love it have used fénix for along time tried others but always come back Would love too see more interaction with other brands for example peloton or other Weight balance Looking forest too try the 9