The Garmin Fenix 8 and Fenix E are formally right here to blow the Apple Watch Extremely 3 out of the water

What Fenix 8 variant is best for you?

In the event you’re accustomed to the Fenix 7 lineup, which incorporates complicated Professional, S, S Professional, X, and X Professional fashions, you are more likely to instantly discover that each member of the brand new Garmin Fenix 8 household is named merely Fenix 8. 

Even with AMOLED, nonetheless, the Fenix 8 is able to surviving for as much as a mind-blowing 29 days between expenses in a 51mm dimension whereas promising as much as 10 and 16 days of battery life with 43 and 47mm circumstances respectively. As you’ll be able to think about, the Fenix 8 Photo voltaic takes these numbers even larger, claiming to maintain the lights on for as many as 28 days and 48 days (!!!) in 47 and 51mm sizes respectively.

Talking of surviving, the Fenix 8 sequence unsurprisingly shines relating to its construct high quality as properly, with not only a titanium bezel like we all know what Garmin rivals, however a scratch-resistant sapphire lens, “leakproof” buttons, a steel sensor guard cowl, and all the required certifications to ensure top-notch thermal, shock, and water safety as properly. 

Along with your on a regular basis runs, hikes, swimming periods, snowboarding, snowboarding, mountain biking, and different “routine” (indoor and outside) exercises, the Fenix 8 can even sustain along with your “leisure” diving, which is one more key improve over the already feature-packed Fenix 7 household.

There’s even ECG monitoring know-how out the field, in addition to a built-in speaker, microphone, and LED flashlight for an additional contact of versatility. The all-new AMOLED show comes with a wonderful decision of as much as 454 x 454 pixels and an non-obligatory always-on mode (that may in fact drain your battery a lot quicker), and by way of US availability, your ready occasions will tremendously differ relying in your last mannequin selection.

The 47mm Fenix 8 AMOLED, as an illustration, is accessible to ship in only one to 3 enterprise days on the time of this writing from Garmin’s official e-store, whereas Fenix 8 Photo voltaic variants will preserve you ready wherever between 5 and eight weeks… in case you order one straight away.

Wait, what concerning the Garmin Fenix E?

The Fenix E is a battery life champion with a fantastic display. | Picture Credit score — Garmin

That feels like loads of compromises for a lowered expense of $200 or $300, however the Garmin Fenix E does include a big 47mm case (and solely a 47mm case), high-quality AMOLED show, military-grade resistance to shocks, excessive temperatures, and water immersion, and maybe most significantly, a stellar battery life ranking of its personal of as much as 16 days.

That is one thing Apple and Samsung are unlikely to come back near reaching anytime quickly so far as their AMOLED-sporting rugged smartwatches are involved, so if you cannot afford any of the aforementioned Fenix 8 fashions, you may as properly order the Fenix E immediately and (hope to) obtain it in three or 4 weeks.