Leave your phone at home and still stay connected. In the past you had to have your phone with you to use features like messaging, LiveTrack, and incident detection, not anymore. With internal LTE and satellite 2-way connectivity, Garmin’s latest fēnix lets you stay connected – if you want to. The internal speaker and microphone even let you take and make calls, no phone required. The satellite connection lets your fēnix 8 Pro work like and InReach, sending your location, messaging, and calling for help. Should things take a turn for the worse, you can call for a rescue right from your watch, no cell coverage required. Beyond its communication functionality, the 8 Pro has all of the greatness you expect from a fēnix, navigation features from Garmin’s top-tier Marq line, and training features from the iconic Forerunner line. SatIQ tackles the challenge of balancing GPS power and battery life, automatically matching your signal to your environment. The onboard multiband GPS pulls in speed, distance, and location data. While the optical heart rate monitor and other sensors pay attention to how you train. Garmin’s Morning Report is now joined by an evening report. One helps you plan your day, even providing a daily suggested workout, while the other helps you plan your tomorrow, with rest and recovery information. When you need extra information, or motivation, you can download training plans through Garmin Connect. And, classic smartwatch features let you stream music, receive notifications, track the weather and more.
- Lightweight titanium bezel is paired with a virtually scratchproof sapphire crystal face
- AMOLED colour touchscreen is bright and easy to read in any light
- LTE-M connection lets you: take and make calls, voice and text message, check the weather, send location, call for help, and more.
- LTE-M isn’t region locked, meaning you can use the same plan in North America as you can in Western Europe.
- InReach SOS functionality lets you call for help from anywhere with satellite coverage, giving you a confirmation message from Garmin’s Response℠ coordination centre and allows you to stay in contact with rescue personnel
- Uses SKY’s constellation of GEOS, covering most of North America and Western Europe
- Satellite connection lets you send texts and emails from anywhere with coverage. Your plan determines how many you can send and how detailed they are
- Monthly plans are available, as well as seasonal hibernation options that allow you to pay a minimal fee during months when you are not using the device
- LiveTrack™, share your location and fitness data during activities – over LTE (limited to 30 second check-ins) or phone connection.
- Incident detection detects an accident and alerts predefined emergency contacts – over LTE or phone connection
- Microphone and speaker let you use your watch like a phone, and use your smartphone’s voice assistant (Siri Google Assistant, etc.), and even control your watch with your voice.
- Built-in activity modes for biking, running, walking, multisport, swimming (indoor and outdoor), gym activities, skiing (2000+ ski resort maps), golf (preloaded with 43,000 courses) and more.
- Activity animations guide you through proper form for strength training, cardio, Pilates and yoga
- Free TopoActive maps provide turn-by-turn directions in the city, and features like Nextfork™ keep you on track in the backcountry
- Round-trip mapping: choose a distance and get course options that start and stop in the same spot – great for set-distance runs
- Trendline™ routing uses Garmin user data to find the most popular route.
- Multi-band signal reception and expanded GNSS support (GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS and IRNSS) provide faster and more accurate positioning and elevation data
- SatIQ™ matches your environment with the right GPS mode; flat land gets a low power signal, head into the mountains and your signal is boosted.
- Stream and download using Spotify (premium required), Amazon Music, and more, or add MP3s from your computer
- Dive rated to 40m with sealed metal buttons.
- ClimbPro™ shows grade, total ascent and current position on an elevation profile
- PacePro™, set your desired pace, then compare it to your distance splits, the fēnix 8 compares your needed pace vs your goal pace for each split and for the course.
- Running dynamics info right off your wrist, providing running power, cadence, ground contact time, stride length, vertical oscillation, vertical ratio and ground contact time.
- Morning and evening report summarizes your day, sleep quality, recovery level, training effects, and even provides a personalized daily workout suggestion
- Smart wake mode acts as a natural alarm clock, easing you out of sleep in between periods of deep sleep.
- Body Battery™ tracks daily energy levels, monitoring what drains your energy (exercise) and recharges your energy (rest, food), letting you train smarter.
- Strava Segment integration (requires premium) preloaded or on-the-fly through your phone, shows starred segments and results
- Elevate™ 5.0 optical heart rate monitor has improved accuracy, more sensors for precise Pulse Ox data, and works while swimming
- Heart rate variability (HRV) monitoring is a great tool to predict recovery and how your body is responding to your training
- Physiological data: VO2 max, a visual race predictor, real-time stamina tracking, recovery advisor and performance indicator
- Training readiness, training status, and training load modes use data from your recent workouts to let you know how ready your body is to train, and if you are overtraining, under-training, or on the right path.
- 24/7 activity tracking learns your activity level and guides you towards a more active lifestyle.
- Sleep tracking shows total sleep hours as well as movement and restful sleep
- LED flashlight
- Rechargeable battery lasts up to 23 hours with multi-band GPS, music, and LTE LiveTrack, 78 hours with standard GPS, or up to 27 days in smartwatch mode
- In the box: fēnix 8 Pro, charging cable and documentation
