Garmin Fenix 8 AMOLED Sapphire Titanium watch is one of the most premium watch in the Fenix series, which is made for some high end watches. But this feature rich watch is made for multi-sport GPS smartwatch, it is extremely durable, provides precise navigation, high performance athletic tracking and many more features. Let us get to the details:
When it comes to a watch, as a wearable technology piece, it is important to know the durability. This watch is specifically made for outdoors, therefore, its built is structurally sound, here is the breakdown.
- Titanium Bezel and Metal Rear Cover: Two purposes are sought out here, firstly it needs to be lightweight for the user, titanium bezel is perfect for the watch, it is lighter than steel and optimises structural strength and resists damages that a normal watch might incur on impact. The metal back protects internal sensors from vagaries of outdoor environment.
- Sapphire Crystal Lens: Outdoor adventure sports will incurs scratches from rocks or sand or any other equipment you may handle. Utility would greatly diminish if such damage causes readability issues, this is where crystal sapphire lens comes in, these lens provide ultra hard scratch resistant barrier over display so as not to degrade the readability.
- Vivid AMOLED Display: With an option for always-on display, the screen is readable even under the midday sun or a pitch black environment. It provides legible split second metrics, especially useful for people on the move in challenging environments.
- Leakproof Inductive Metal Buttons: In order to eliminate any change of mechanical failure in an high pressure environment like what a diver faces no mechanical seals have been used. Instead, non- penetrative, pressure sensitive electronic buttons are used to ensure functioning in all environments.
Now that you know most outside materials for Garmin Fenix 8, let us move on to the hardware utilities and sensors of this watch. It is top notch features. Know more:
- Built-In Variable LED Flashlight: This light could be the difference between someone spotting you or not in dark environments where visibility is near zero, or when you want to look at something at close range and you do not have the luxury of a flashlight. The built in variable flashlight works in 3 different ways. Firstly, immediate beam of light with adjustable settings allows you to view at something in dark places. Secondly, red safety light tell anyone around you of your location and acts as emergency trail light. Thirdly, it is a running safety strobe, if you put it on during a run, it will simply match the stride of the athlete.
- Integrated Speaker and Microphone: This feature has dual functionality, when paired in Bluetooth with your phone it allows you to take calls and access voice assistant. Second feature is that it also has certain offline commands, it allows users to set timers or start workouts with needing a phone and while being handsfree.
- Gen 5 Heart Rate Monitor: Recording heart rate data during high motion, high activity and resting periods is one of the best ways of knowing your heart health, Fenix 8 scans blood flow patterns with advanced optical array to ensure you get accurate and real time heart data.
- Pulse Ox (Blood Oxygen Saturation Sensor): For any mountaineering expedition, tracking high altitude acclimation is an important requirement, pulse ox measures the oxygenation levels in bloodstream to help you get better idea about yourself. This metric is also used to keep a tab on breathing efficiency during deep sleep.
- ABC Sensors: These are some of the most important features to have in a watch specifically made for outdoor adventures and professionals. A stands for Altimeter needed for tracking elevation changes, B stands for Barometer important for monitoring atmospheric pressure drops which can warn of incoming storms. C stands of 3-Axis Compass which provides precise directional orientation even if you are not moving around.
- Ambient Light Sensor: This sensor works towards conserving battery power. It samples luminance around you. It keeps adjusting brightness of AMOLED panel and conserves battery power. It also maximizes brightness to help you see the screen in blazing outdoor light.
- QZSS and BeiDou Satellite Support: QZSS is the Japanese regional satellite network and the BeiDou is the Chinese regional satellite, this when combined with GPS, GLONASS and Galileo. With support with global satellite
