Garmin Fenix 8 Pro MicroLED

Description

Midday glare on a white boat deck washes out most watch screens, and the Fenix 8 Pro MicroLED answers it with a MicroLED display rated up to 4,500 nits behind sapphire crystal. It carries the same inReach satellite and LTE messaging, location sharing and interactive SOS as the Fenix 8 Pro, with a subscription and where coverage allows. The dive mode matches the rest of the range: single-gas scuba on air or nitrox up to 40% oxygen and apnea, both to 40 m, on Bühlmann ZHL-16c. A dive guide checking surface intervals in full sun reads them at a glance. A freediver on a bright day reads the apnea screens without cupping a hand over the watch. The trade is battery: up to 10 days in smartwatch mode, against 27 days for the AMOLED Pro of the same size. It comes in one 51 mm size, and dive alerts are vibration only. It suits a diver who spends long days in strong light and charges the watch often.

Features

• Size: 51 mm
• Display: MicroLED touchscreen, up to 4,500 nits, 35.56 mm (1.4 in), 454 x 454 pixels
• Lens: sapphire crystal
• Bezel: titanium
• Case: fibre-reinforced polymer with titanium rear cover
• Case size: 51 x 51 x 17.5 mm
• Weight: 93 g
• Smartwatch battery: up to 10 days, or 4 days always-on
• Communication: inReach satellite text messaging, LTE calls and messages, location sharing and interactive SOS; needs an inReach subscription, sold separately, and network or satellite coverage
• Water rating: 10 ATM
• Dive modes: single-gas scuba and apnea, to a maximum operating depth of 40 m
• Gas mixes: air and nitrox from 21 to 40% oxygen, PO2 up to 1.6
• Decompression: Bühlmann ZHL-16c with gradient factors; conservatism low, medium or high
• Dive tools: safety stop (off, 3 or 5 minutes), ascent and descent rate, no-fly time, NDL and gas planner, 3-axis dive compass, tides
• Dive alerts: vibration only
• Dive log: saves entry and exit locations and syncs to the Garmin Dive app
• LED flashlight: built in
• Maps: preloaded road and trail maps
• Storage: 32 GB
• Connectivity: LTE, satellite, Bluetooth, ANT+ and Wi-Fi
• Speaker and microphone: built in, for calls and voice commands with a paired phone
• QuickFit band size: 26 mm

What's Included

• Fenix 8 Pro MicroLED smartwatch, 51 mm, carbon grey DLC titanium with black/pebble grey silicone band
• Charging/data cable
• Documentation