Fenix 8

As someone who's owned a Fenix 3, 5, 6, 7, Tactix 7, Forerunner 735XT, 955, and now has spent time with both the Forerunner 970 and Tactix 8 AMOLED (which I ended up keeping because I've worn a 51mm Garmin for years), I think Reddit tends to overstate the downsides of AMOLED. MIP is awesome, and the

I not no experience with the AMOLED Garmins but I picked up a Fenix 8 51 Solar… no regrets. As someone else said. The back light button deals with low lighting and as for using it in the sun… top tier!

Bought my first Garmin in december 2024. It's Garmin Epix Pro gen 2 47mm. In general it's just awesome. But right now I'm thinking of switching it for Enduro 3 in 2026. Cheaper version of F8 Solar, and I don't need diving functionality or speaker/microphone. So in general... Yes probably MIP is more

I like Garmin health metrics and display better. Its all in one app. Apple is all over the place and you have to charge the Ultra every 2 days or so. Source: I’ve gone back and forth from Apple to Garmin more times than I can remember. All I miss about Apple is Siri and the action button now I have

You say you’ve never had a MIP or Garmin, but have you ever seen/used one in person? If not, I’d recommend going in store somewhere and looking at it firsthand in order to get a feel for the screens and the size of the watch. Coming from an Apple Watch, you might feel like a MIP is underwhelming and

I don't know. Maybe I like the bright screen. I'm not going to the mountains or things like that. I bought the Garmin ecosystem, for health reasons: Index Scale, Index BPM and the Fenix 8 51mm. I have a Google Pixel Watch 4 45mm. I love it very much. Maybe the AMOLED screen makes the Fenix feel a li

I guess everyone is at a different point in their journey. Garmin is the only brand I trust with VO2 Max, and training stats. I love my Fenix 8 pro and would have a hard time fully leaving. Tested the PW 4, it feels like a toy. Had the AWU 2 and 3 for a bit - great hardware, but tired of the battery

It depends on their models. I have a Fenix 8 solar with Sapphire Screen. You are right to say that this doesn't happen with the latest Sapphire screen Garmin watches.

I got the Enduro 3 as my daily (very underrated Garmin watch) and the Fenix 8 Pro 51mm (for dress up purposes while preserving my metrics). I figured I needed a thinner watch as the second one and sold the F9 Pro (never the Enduro 3). I’m waiting patiently for F9 47mm lineup for my second watch. Bat