Garmin

Fenix 8 - 010-02904-29 Smartwatch Sapphire Amoled Carbon Gray DLC Titanium Silicone Band

Sleep score and insights

Yes

Battery life (smartwatch mode)

Up to 16 days (7 days always-on)

Built-in mapping

Yes

Daily suggested workouts

Yes

Pulse Ox blood oxygen

Yes

Garmin ECG App

Yes

LED flashlight

Yes

Garmin Pay

Yes

Multi-band GPS

Yes

Music storage

Yes

Make calls and send texts via voice

Yes

Training readiness

Yes

Training status

Yes

Display type

AMOLED

Touchscreen

Yes

Water rating

10 ATM

Wrist-based heart rate (constant, every second)

Yes

Daily resting heart rate

Yes

Abnormal heart rate alerts

(high and low)

Respiration rate (24x7)

Yes

Fitness age

Yes

Body Battery energy monitor

Yes

All-day stress

Yes

Relaxation breathing timer

Yes

Breathwork

Yes

Sleep

(advanced)

Sleep coach

Yes

Nap detection

Yes

Hydration

(in Garmin Connect and optional Connect IQ widget)

Women's health

(in Garmin Connect and optional Connect IQ widget)

Health snapshot

Yes

Skin Temperature

Yes

Connectivity

Bluetooth®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi®

Connect IQ (downloadable watch faces, data fields, widgets and apps)

Yes

On-device Connect IQ Store

Yes

Smart Notifications

Yes

Text response/reject phone call with text (Android only)

Yes

View images from notifications on watch (Android only)

Yes

Morning report

Yes

Calendar

Yes

Weather forecasts

Yes

Realtime settings sync with Garmin Connect mobile

Yes

Battery saver (customizable low power watch)

Yes

Controls smartphone music

Yes

Plays and controls watch music

Yes

Find My Phone

Yes

Find My Watch

Yes

Find My Phone during GPS activity

Yes

Gym

Strength, HIIT, Cardio, Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor Rowing, Jump Roping

Multisport

Swimming/Running, Triathlon

Wellness

Walking, Indoor Walking, Pilates, Yoga

Indoor running

Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running, Virtual Running

Outdoor running

Running, Outdoor Track Running, Trail Running, Ultra Running, Obstacle Racing

Outdoor recreation

Hiking, Indoor Climbing, Bouldering, Climbing, Hunting, Horseback Riding, Golfing, Disc Golf, Archery

Cycling

Biking, Road Biking, Mountain Biking, Gravel Biking, Bike Commuting, Bike Touring, eBiking, eMountain Biking, Indoor Biking, Cyclocross, BMX

Swim

Pool Swimming, Open Water Swimming

On the Water

Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing, Kayaking, Surfing, Kiteboarding, Windsurfing, Fishing, Boating, Sailing, Sail Racing, Water Skiing, Wakeboarding, Wakesurfing, Tubing, Snorkeling, Sailing Expedition, Whitewater

Motor sports

Motorcycling, Overlanding, Motocrossing, ATVing, Snowmobiling

Racket sports

Tennis, Pickleball, Badminton, Squash, Table Tennis, Padel, Platform Tennis, Racquetball

Snow & winter

Skiing, Snowboarding, Backcountry Snowboarding, XC Classic Skiing, XC Skate Skiing, Backcountry Skiing, Ice Skating, Snowshoeing

Team sports

Basketball, Volleyball, Field Hockey, Ice Hockey, Football/Soccer, American Football, Lacrosse, Rugby, Ultimate Disc, Cricket, Softball, Baseball

In the ring

Boxing, Mixed Martial Arts

Dive

Scuba Diving (single gas), Apnea Diving, Depth App

Other activity profiles

Jumpmaster, Tactical, Inline Skating

Incident Detection during select activities

Yes

Incident detection alert on phone for wearables

Yes

Assistance

Yes

LiveTrack

Yes

Group LiveTrack

Yes

Live Event Sharing

Yes

Dual grid coordinates

Yes

XERO Locations

Yes

Gaming Activity

Yes

GameOn app compatible

Yes

Dive activity maximum operating depth

40 meters

Single-gas mode

Yes

APNEA mode

Yes

Decompression model

Bühlmann ZHL-16c with Gradient Factors

Nitrox support

Yes

Gas mixes

Air, Nitrox (21-40% Oxygen)

PO2

up to 1.6 with customizable Deco settings

Auto start/end dive

Yes

Custom end-dive timeout

(20 sec to 10 min)

Safety Stop

(customizable off/3min/5min)

Deep Stops

(using custom Gradient Factors)

Customizable conservatism

(Low/Medium/High or Custom using Gradient Factors)

Dive ascent/descent rate indicator

Yes

Automatic altitude adjustment

Yes

No fly time

Yes

Dive planner

(Basic NDL & Gas Planner)

Wearable trolling motor remote

Yes

Step counter

Yes

Move alerts (displays on device after a period of inactivity)

Yes

Auto goal (learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal)

Yes

Calories burned

Yes

Floors climbed

Yes

Distance traveled

Yes

Intensity minutes

Yes

TrueUp

Yes

Move IQ

Yes

Garmin Connect Challenges app

(optional Connect IQ app)

Strength workouts

Yes

HIIT workouts

Yes

Yoga workouts

Yes

Pilates workouts

Yes

On-screen workout animations

Yes

On-screen workout muscle maps

Yes

Automatic rep counting

Yes

Customizable data pages

Yes

Downloadable training plans

Yes

Course guidance

Yes

HR zones

Yes

HR alerts

Yes

HR calories

Yes

% HR max

Yes

% HRR

Yes

Recovery time

Yes

Auto max HR

Yes

Race glance/widget

Yes

HRV status

Yes

HRV stress test (measures your heart rate variability while standing still, for 3 minutes, to provide you with an estimated stress level; the scale of this is 1 to 100; low scores indicate lower stress levels)

(with compatible accessory)

HR broadcast (broadcasts HR data over ANT+to paired devices)

Yes

Respiration rate (during exercise)

(with compatible accessory)

GPS speed and distance

Yes

GPS-based distance, time and pace

Yes

Running dynamics

Yes

Vertical oscillation and ratio

Yes

Ground contact time and balance

(GCT balance with accessory)

Stride length (real time)

Yes

Cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute)

Yes

Running power

Yes

Grade-adjusted pace

Yes

Performance condition

Yes

Lactate threshold

(with compatible accessory)

PacePro Pacing Strategies

Yes

Run workouts

Yes

Hill score

Yes

Trail run auto climb

Yes

Race predictor

Yes

Course- and weather-specific race predictor

Yes

Preloaded with 43,000 courses worldwide

Yes

Yardage to F/M/B (distance to front, middle and back of green)

Yes

Yardage to layups/doglegs

Yes

Measures shot distance (calculates exact yardage for shots from anywhere on course)

automatic

Digital scorecard

Yes

Custom targets

Yes

Stat tracking (strokes, putts per round, greens and fairways hit)

Yes

Garmin AutoShot

Yes

Full vector map

Yes

Auto CourseView updates

Yes

Green View with manual pin position

Yes

Hazards and course targets

Yes

PinPointer

Yes

PlaysLike distance

Yes

Touch-targeting (touch target on display to see the distance to any point)

Yes

Handicap scoring

Yes

Point-to-point navigation

Yes

Bread crumb trail in real time

Yes

Back to start

Yes

TracBack®

Yes

UltraTrac mode

Yes

Around Me mode

Yes

Reference point

Yes

Up Ahead

Yes

NextFork navigation

Yes

Elevation profile

Yes

Distance to destination

Yes

Barometric trend indicator with Storm Alert

Yes

ClimbPro Ascent Planner

Yes

Vertical speed

Yes

Total ascent/descent

Yes

Rest Timer (Ultra Run only)

Yes

Courses

Yes

Bike lap and lap maximum power (with power sensor)

Yes

Race an activity

Yes

Alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goals including time, distance, heart rate or calories)

Yes

FTP (Functional Threshold Power)

(with compatible accessory)

Power curve and % FTP workouts

Yes

Cycle Map (routable cycling-specific street map)

Yes

MTB Grit & Flow

Yes

Advanced cycling dynamics

Yes

Compatible with Vector and Rally (power meters)

Yes

Compatible with Varia Vision (head-mounted display)

Yes

Compatible with Varia radar (rear-facing radar)

Yes

Compatible with Varia lights

Yes

Speed and cadence sensor support (w/sensor)

Yes

Power meter compatible

Yes

Power guide

Yes

Open-water swim metrics (distance, pace, stroke count/rate, stroke distance, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories)

Yes

Pool swim metrics (lengths, distance, pace, stroke count, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories)

Yes

Stroke type detection (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly) (pool swim only)

Yes

Drill logging (pool swim only)

Yes

Basic rest timer (up from 0) (pool swim only)

Yes

Repeat on rest timer (pool swim only)

Yes

Auto rest (pool swim only)

Yes

Time and distance alerts

Yes

Pacing alerts (pool swim only)

Yes

Countdown start (pool swim only)

Yes

Pool swim workouts

Yes

Critical swim speed

Yes

Underwater wrist-based heart rate

Yes

Heart rate from external HRM (real-time during rests, interval and session stats during rests, and automatic heart rate download post-swim)

(with HRM-Tri, HRM-Swim, HRM-Pro or HRM-Pro Plus)

Toe-to-Toe Challenges app

Yes (optional Connect IQ Toe-to-Toe Challenges app)