Garmin has finally revealed the Garmin Fenix 8 – which is shaping up to be a potential Apple Watch Ultra-beater – alongside the Garmin Enduro 3. And both watches look set to be among the best Garmin watches released yet.
The Garmin Fenix 8 comes in 43mm, 47mm, or 51mm sizes, with two screen options: a bright AMOLED screen and the older, more power-efficient memory-in-pixel (MIP) screen, which offers solar charging capabilities thanks to Garmin’s Power Glass tech. The AMOLED screen models can last for up to 29 days in smartwatch mode, while the MIP screen models can last up to 48 days in smartwatch mode, and that’s with the always-on screen enabled. Incredible stuff.
Garmin Fenix 8 now has diving modes, with the watch capable of becoming a working dive computer to descend down to 40 meters of depth for scuba activities. According to an exclusive chat we had with Jon Hosler, the Fenix 8 Product manager, the leakproof buttons ensure that even below 40 meters of depth, divers can still return to the 40-meter mark and the Fenix 8 will still operate fine.
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