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Garmin - fēnix® 8 – 43 mm, AMOLED, Sapphire
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"this bad boy gets 18 days of battery life. ... My biggest issue with all other watches is having to charge it every single day especially if you workout a lot. This watch I can charge twice a month lol. ... My Fenix 8 has an OLED display and still lasts 7 days always on or 18 days move rist to wake. ... 18 days is good enough for me personallu."
"If i could do one thing over i would go for the Fenix 8 Solar and not amoled. ... If you love long battery life go for Fenix 8 Solar or enduro 2 or 3. ... Especially if you plan to log long activities like hiking."
"I love the insane battery life ... I’ll miss that battery"
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"The flashlight is the best ever on a watch."
"The main thing saving the fenix for me over the 965 is the flashlight, I didn't even consider it when purchasing but it's massively useful, I use it every single day."
"That damn flashlight. Stupidest thing I never thought would be almost indispensable"
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"During runs and activities, the Garmin watch cannot maintain bluetooth connection to the Airpods, and music starts cutting out. It gets resolved temporarily by pressing play/pause in the Spotify app on the watch, but the connection will cut out again within 5 minutes. I've searched Garmin forums and found that this issue has persisted since the Fenix 6, with no indication that Garmin plans to fix it. The #1 feature I bought a fitness watch for is essentially broken."
"when i am listening music from my phone: no interface for watch, no next / skip, or the most important the wheel for volume 😂"
"bad BT module in almost all newer Garmin watches which leads to connectivoty drop outs and issues."
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"and I'm not getting as good of readings coming out of the optical HRM, leading to a lot of the stuff being off like sleep, stress, HRV, body battery. ... I don't know if the latest HRM hardware is a regression for me or if the chonkiness of the watch on my (tiny) wrist leads to light pollution or what."
"the sleep app on garmin, sucks, for example it I wake up at 6am and stay up for 2 min, or les idk who it works, it stop reading the sleep.."
"the heart rate for CrossFit and weight lifting was wildly inaccurate compared to other devices."
Or Fenix 8, 43mm. Maps are awesome. I had a Fenix 7S but my last one is an Epix Pro 42mm. Fenix battery is far superior but the Epix screen is much easier to see.
Per quanto mi riguarda, io sono un felicissimo possessore di un Garmin Fenix 8 da 43mm con schermo Amoled e vetro zaffiro. Aggancia il segnale GPS in circa 15 secondi, non male direi. Sul fatto della batteria, io ho registrato che la mia in modalità schermo " non always on" ed un attività fisica giornaliera di un'ora circa, dura circa 8 giorni e non me ne lamento. Per quanto concerne il software e tutti gli infiniti sport che è in grado di monitorare, siamo anni luce messi meglio di Apple e competitors in generale (Sunto in primis). Per farla breve è un acquisto che merita. Punto. Non ho mai preso in considerazione il Fenix 7 pro, perchè risulta comunque meno tecnologico. Buona vita a tutti!
I bought it because of two things : fenix 8 comes in 43 mm gold (I'm a woman), and it has an important feature for me :'projected total calories', which helps me planning my meals. I also hate plastic watch, that's why I value how fenix looks.
Fenix 8 43mm AMOLED. I don’t like big watches faces on my tiny wrists.
I would buy the 43 version of the F8. It’s the best of both worlds. I was scared it would look small, even bought the 47 too and returned it. Battery life is 10 days and has same features as the entire lineup. Looks great as a daily wearer
I have very small wrists and the 43 has been great. The lugs need to be narrower than your wrist to keep the watch sitting flat. The thickness has never bothered me, and the HR sensor sits down into your wrist a little so doesn't stick up as far as it is thick anyway. No experience with the 47 though, I tried it on once in the store, laughed at how it looked, and went with the 43. 43 epix/fenix with the velcro strap is great for daily wear.
Fenix 8 AMOLED 43mm. I am consistently recharging every 7 days. I'll let it get to 10% or so and then charge to 80-85% every 7 days. I use it for around 4 hours tracking strength training, 2-3 hours tracking climbing, and then various 1-2 mile walks throughout the week.
I was deciding between the Venu 4 and the Fenix 8 (43 mm). I chose the Fenix because it has 32 GB of storage, which I don't use for music streaming services, so I could load my music onto the watch. I also wanted integrated maps. And sapphire crystal and bezel were a must for me.
So I would go for the Venu 4. I was deciding between the Venu 4 and the Fenix 8. I went with the Fenix because it has more internal storage and integrated maps. But I really liked the Venu 4 too. The Venu 4 also has a flashlight, which you'll love. The flashlight alone would be reason enough for me to choose the Venu 4 over the Venu 3s. Plus, the Venu 4 comes with longer support. But the best thing to do is really what some others have already suggested: compare the two on the Garmin website.
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Fenix 8 43 because golf gps, flashlight, high refresh screen, and I have baby wrists…