Fenix 8

I tried going back to Garmin, Fenix 8. Ooof they still suck at software. And their watch face options are like a Temu flea market. Wore the Fenix 8 for 5 hours and couldn’t imagine using that over my AWU.

What brought people to Garmin? Battery life, MIP screen (for some), history of updating software for a long period and no monthly subscription. Prices were just a bit more expensive than an apple watch. Fenix 7 pro was the last great watch from Garmin. Hopefully mine will keep working for many years

Moi je l’aime. J’ai eu Forerunner 965, Epix 2 pro et Fenix 8, et du point de vu hardware c’est de loin ma préférée. Très légère (j’ai la titanium) et fine, elle est confortable et j’aime son look très épuré. L’écran est vraiment meilleur que celui de la Fenix 8 à mon avis, la batterie est également

Garmin is worse. They didn’t update their 1200€ watch after just under 2 years. The Epix Pro Gen 2 only received bug fixes and no new features or UI after releasing their Fenix 8.

I've noticed that the newer watches have bugs until yet newer watches get released. For example my FR970, after being full of bugs for a full year, is finally acting right, following its last update, just as "Forerunner 975" is trending. (It was sitting in a drawer, I've been using my Fenix 7S Pro S

Well, I have a partial list: - watch face delay when swiping up for glances - map render speed even with all layers turned off - stuttering with swiping glances - current bug where I change the display mode to always on/off is not reflected in focus modes (devs aware) - random restarts while switch

Wow that accuracy is impressive👍️ . And good workout! Hitting 208 bpm surely wasn't easy 💪 I also have the Active 3 Premium that I got last week to play with Amazfit a bit, I'm about to sell my Fenix 8 Amoled due to deal breaking bugs with the running metrics since the firmware 22.35 and later. In an

Um... the Fenix 8 was announced on August 27 2024, so it hasn't been 3 years.Also, someone who's been with Garmin for 15 years suddenly deciding to switch to a brand infamous for its crappy battery life?Because they didn't like the hiccups that come with being in beta which they clearly weren't forc

I hear you. Specifically the Fenix 8 pro is garbage. I bought one, had to return it 3 times to Garmin, was in constant contact with Garmin it and engineers. It never worked for call ever. So I switched to enduro, using in reach for safety which is better anyways and cheaper overall.

The funniest thing about this subreddit is how some users complain about Garmin not updating old models and then some other users simultaneously ask the community whether or not they should ugrade to the latest firmware lol. Asking the community if the latest release is causing battery drain is dumb