Garmin Fenix 8. What other reviewers aren't saying

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  • Опубликовано: 23 дек 2024

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  • @bufferino7880
    @bufferino7880 3 месяца назад +15

    It isn’t a lifestyle watch for military. Garmin is valued for the durability and battery life for us. You see them all over military bases because we use them for our jobs.

    • @consumertechwarehouse
      @consumertechwarehouse  3 месяца назад +1

      One of my really good friends is a marine and he's been rocking the Fenix 6 since it came out. That thing gets beat up with his use but it's still holding strong. Good point. I remember reading a while back that people in the military were giving away their locations because their Garmin watches were connected to Strava and they were using it to track their training and workouts.

    • @E.T_rode_bikes_As_well
      @E.T_rode_bikes_As_well 3 месяца назад +2

      In lot’s of countrys in europe smartwatches like garmin are banned for military use. Enemy drones will find those watches even when the watch is in so called airplane or stealth mode.

    • @consumertechwarehouse
      @consumertechwarehouse  3 месяца назад

      Whoa! Didn't know that.

    • @ertanesmer8521
      @ertanesmer8521 3 месяца назад +1

      Thanks for your service!

    • @black79montecarlo123
      @black79montecarlo123 3 месяца назад

      You spelled G-shock wrong.

  • @skydiver350
    @skydiver350 3 месяца назад +9

    1:20 the orange ones also got Sapphire and titanium:. If scratches are a concern, the orange wristband ones would be recommended as they got natural titanium color without black coating which still can chip off upon scratching, despite offering DLC. My orange fenix 5 plus with natural titanium color + Sapphire still looks very good despite the watch got scratched many times.

    • @consumertechwarehouse
      @consumertechwarehouse  3 месяца назад +1

      I really wanted that polished shiny black with a red or orange accent. I figured I can switch out the guard down the road.

    • @UmbertoUguccioni
      @UmbertoUguccioni 3 месяца назад +1

      My Fenix 6 sapphire wuith carbon grey DLC has no one scratch after 3 YEARS and many many bumps, DLC protection is awesome. I'm afraid that new DLC treatment is less resistant than the F6 series... Titanium bezel keep scratches very easily, by the way

  • @courtneyregan4005
    @courtneyregan4005 3 месяца назад +32

    Sorry, don't mean to be negative but this is one of the most poorly researched videos I've seen on this watch 1. Don't mention the biggest features, diving and mic. 2. You got the price wrong for the 47mm Sapphire. It's $1099, not $1200. And 3. "What the other reviewers aren't mentioning." Everyone said what you said, just more accurate. And 4, I don't think many people are buying this as a lifestyle watch. 5. Also you don't mention anything about the pricing. It's quite a bit out of line and is going to discourage many from buying it. 6. You mention the Epix 7, which doesn't exist.

    • @tortomedico
      @tortomedico 3 месяца назад

      3 features interested me: mip screen, microphone, diving. I will wait for price drop by somewhat half to buy .. :D

    • @consumertechwarehouse
      @consumertechwarehouse  3 месяца назад +5

      This was a quick first look on the same day I got it. I don't get prerelease items. I buy it myself and get it the same time as everyone else. I'm putting together a more robust first week update. After taxes and shipping I paid nearly $1200.
      There's lots of stuff I don't mention because I don't try to cover everything just what is interesting to me. There's lots of other videos on this watch out there that are 30 minutes long.

    • @consumertechwarehouse
      @consumertechwarehouse  3 месяца назад +1

      I'll talk about the mic next video. It's adequate. Not as good as the apple watch ultra but it gets the job done for phone calls.
      The only access I have to water is a pool so can't check out diving.

    • @UmbertoUguccioni
      @UmbertoUguccioni 3 месяца назад +1

      instead I think this review has given many details, it has shown the titanium model with DLC, it has talked about the appearance, and it has shown well how the always on behaves. Also in the notifications you can see the photos!! Finally.. thanks

  • @ginmil3436
    @ginmil3436 3 месяца назад +1

    Wait does the Fenix 7 pro was plastic too on the side?

  • @markocampo8979
    @markocampo8979 2 месяца назад

    Why didn’t you get the solar mip option?

  • @ahmedabdulaziz7271
    @ahmedabdulaziz7271 3 месяца назад

    which is better size 47 or 51 for a comfortable lifestyle and daily uses?

  • @SueTownream
    @SueTownream 3 месяца назад +5

    What other reviewers also haven't shown yet is: all the possible watchfaces. Reddit has quite a few users asking for what watchfaces are on the 8 and they are missing the watchfaces from Fenix 7 or other watches.

    • @consumertechwarehouse
      @consumertechwarehouse  3 месяца назад +4

      That's a good tip. If this comment gets a lot of likes I'll make a dedicated video on that. If not. I'll just include it in my one or two week update.

  • @emadpres
    @emadpres 3 месяца назад +1

    Why didn't you get the "orange titanium/sapphire" option so to get the orange sensor guard. And then, buy a second black strap to replace the original orange strap. This would be your ideal, right?

    • @consumertechwarehouse
      @consumertechwarehouse  3 месяца назад +2

      I think the black looks more premium and appears more expensive. And I'm way too OCD lol. I didn't like that the metal bezel was a brighter color but the plastic case was almost black. To me that looks cheap. I was actually thinking about getting a different color band to help give the all black one some pop.

    • @Tha-King-Arthur
      @Tha-King-Arthur 3 месяца назад

      @@consumertechwarehouse your right about this. I like silver more but black is more premium.

  • @UmbertoUguccioni
    @UmbertoUguccioni 3 месяца назад +1

    Tell us about the beaviour of always-on display, at sunny and at dark.. Is it very dimmable at night? I swear..

    • @consumertechwarehouse
      @consumertechwarehouse  3 месяца назад +1

      It gets dimmer in dark rooms and brighter in bright environments. It's a clever always on display. One thing I forgot to mention in the video is the overall panel gets much dimmer now compared to before. Sometimes at night I don't even have to turn off the always on display or enter do not disturb mode

    • @UmbertoUguccioni
      @UmbertoUguccioni 3 месяца назад

      @@consumertechwarehouse Great info! Thank you very much, I think that this is a important skill for who come from MIP display

    • @consumertechwarehouse
      @consumertechwarehouse  3 месяца назад +1

      @UmbertoUguccioni it is and I'll mention that in a future video

  • @Illyrian_Adventures
    @Illyrian_Adventures 3 месяца назад +1

    your reviews are the best man. i bought a ROG 16 inch after seing it on your channel, i think ill get the garmin too. thanks

    • @consumertechwarehouse
      @consumertechwarehouse  3 месяца назад +1

      Thanks. The products I cover aren't cheap. So I don't take this stuff lightly. It's sometimes a big commitment. I'll do a more in depth review on the Garmin in the future. One thing to keep in mind is it's not as fully featured in terms of a smart watch as an apple watch or galaxy watch. It's a fitness focused watch with some smart watch features.

    • @Illyrian_Adventures
      @Illyrian_Adventures 3 месяца назад +1

      @@consumertechwarehouse i know, i have the galaxy watch 6 classic on my wrist right now, and just recently sold the epix gen2. thanks man keep it up

    • @Illyrian_Adventures
      @Illyrian_Adventures 3 месяца назад

      @@consumertechwarehouse i know, i have the galaxy watch 6 classic on my wrist right now and just recently sold the Epix Gen2. thanks keep it up man

    • @Tha-King-Arthur
      @Tha-King-Arthur 3 месяца назад

      Why not a 18 inch? I bought the Asus Rog Strix 18 last week.

    • @Illyrian_Adventures
      @Illyrian_Adventures 3 месяца назад

      @@Tha-King-Arthur dude 16inch is king 240hz oled, AMAZING speakers, 16:10 display, 4080, meteor lake processor. it is such a good machine

  • @Aldinequeen
    @Aldinequeen 3 месяца назад

    Enjoyed this review!

  • @jordiblanchcosta
    @jordiblanchcosta 3 месяца назад

    Would you go for the MIP or OLED?

    • @consumertechwarehouse
      @consumertechwarehouse  3 месяца назад +2

      Since the epix 2 I keep going back and forth. It's bright and sunny where I live and sometimes the OLED isn't bright enough. I like that the MIP looks more like a real watch face vs a screen. But the colors and the animations of the OLED is next level. The resolution is much higher too.
      I'm thinking about getting the MIP and comparing them.

    • @UmbertoUguccioni
      @UmbertoUguccioni 3 месяца назад

      @@consumertechwarehouse let us know about it!! It's my big doubt. Fenix 8 MIP is a better life batetry, but the screen is smaller (1,3" vs 1,4") and the watch is thicker +1,5mm!! Very bad. But my thoughs are about the always-on on amoled display during the night.. I don't want a watch that seems a toy! I always loved the MIP display...

  • @jodeci888
    @jodeci888 3 месяца назад

    Great video. I heard you mention the fenix and the Epix and wanted to know if you thought this screen was brighter by any chance? I found the Epix AMOLED screen to be dim.

    • @consumertechwarehouse
      @consumertechwarehouse  3 месяца назад +1

      Based on memory it seems about the same. It's not as bright as the apple watch ultra 2 or the galaxy watch ultra unfortunately

    • @jodeci888
      @jodeci888 3 месяца назад

      @@consumertechwarehouse : Thank you for the quick reply. That's what I figured. At the very least they need to crank up the brightness. Not to the level of a Apple or Samsung watch, but at least brighter than it is already.

  • @danielpuccio9659
    @danielpuccio9659 3 месяца назад

    How do You know that the hart rate sensor is the best? What compared with Apple Watches

    • @consumertechwarehouse
      @consumertechwarehouse  3 месяца назад

      It's better for 2 reasons. Garmin allows all day heart rate monitoring. Apple turns it on sporadically throughout the day. And second, when I go for a run, the heart rate reacts to my intensity faster than the apple watch does and some of the bigger reviewers like desfit and DC Rainmaker compare it to a chest strap and it usually matches closer to the chest strap than all other smart watches
      Having said that, the apple watch isn't bad. It's great. I would say the apple watch is 90% and the Garmin is 95%.

  • @James_Six
    @James_Six 3 месяца назад

    What size is this, 47mm?

  • @RaJ-84
    @RaJ-84 3 месяца назад

    Hello, how long vibration the clock, bye an incoming call?

    • @consumertechwarehouse
      @consumertechwarehouse  3 месяца назад

      Not sure I understand the question. But it vibrates strong and for a while. Even after I silence the call on my phone

    • @RaJ-84
      @RaJ-84 3 месяца назад

      @@consumertechwarehouse how long vibrates die watch, when a phonecall cames in...the fenix 7 vibrates 2times short.

    • @fuuz642
      @fuuz642 3 месяца назад

      @@RaJ-84lol

  • @petermedla260
    @petermedla260 3 месяца назад +1

    The BEST review that I watched!

  • @richardsweeney6317
    @richardsweeney6317 3 месяца назад

    I purchased the 47mm Amoled one. Just love the form factor compared to my old 51mm Epix Pro.

  • @railzip
    @railzip 3 месяца назад

    Can’t wait to get this

  • @siaosh12345
    @siaosh12345 3 месяца назад +4

    ive seen tonnes of reviews of this watch . thsi one is by far the best and different

    • @consumertechwarehouse
      @consumertechwarehouse  3 месяца назад +1

      Thanks! I put this together fast too. Wanted to strike while the iron is still hot.

  • @whiteran
    @whiteran 3 месяца назад

    There are many bugs in the Fenix8.. Screen brightness in low light conditions makes my Fenix 8 51 Amoled completely UNUSABLE!!! Also the watch lags even in the watch face menu.. it’s a horrible experience, never had these issues with my Fenix7X or my EPIXPRO 51!!

  • @movement6514
    @movement6514 3 месяца назад +4

    Bit offtopic. But cool jacket 🧥

    • @consumertechwarehouse
      @consumertechwarehouse  3 месяца назад

      Thanks. I've had it for years and they don't make it anymore. I try to take good care of it because I have it on in almost every video.

  • @leonpatrick5606
    @leonpatrick5606 3 месяца назад

    I've been in the security sector for 20 years now, and i had the fenix 7x pro sapphire solar but decided to go to the Garmin Instinct 2X solar tactical, It was the best decision ever. I wouldn't buy the fenix 8 not only because of the price but because it'll get wrecked.

  • @JasonRaneses
    @JasonRaneses 2 месяца назад

    I had high hopes for the Fenix 8. Garmin has let the hardware fall behind and despite better battery life than Apple, really missed the mark on this one.

  • @jeffholthus2009
    @jeffholthus2009 15 дней назад

    Poor research. Assuming you are US based, black is NOT the only way to get sapphire with titanium. All the titanium watches include sapphire, and this includes the raw titanium watch with spark orange band.

    • @consumertechwarehouse
      @consumertechwarehouse  15 дней назад +1

      I meant to say the only black one that has titanium. I misspoke though.

  • @thomasusheriii971
    @thomasusheriii971 3 месяца назад

    You lucky boy, mine is on back order. I want that same one. 51mm black Sapphire Amoled

  • @HershelPeppers
    @HershelPeppers 3 месяца назад

    Good review

  • @josejr.8671
    @josejr.8671 3 месяца назад

    I own a sapphire glass Garmin that got scratched . its glass it can get scratched . i own the fenix 8 corning gorilla glass and say its super durable and also very scratch resistant . not a deal breaker. most of all my mineral glass g shocks have no scratch at all. so corning gorilla glass is a step above that.

  • @melvinp1324
    @melvinp1324 3 месяца назад +1

    i had it - went back 2 days later .. absolute bag of crap .. i mean i put my apple watch i want it to start a run no problem - fennix 8 just sits there and for 1000 pounds well sorry no way .. im back to apple watch and have to say - garmin you aint got the apps you aint got the Voice assistant i would go back to the table if you wanna sell a grand watch

  • @2too
    @2too 3 месяца назад

    What other reviewers aren't saying? They say nothing about how strong is vibrate. Can you feel it strong? I need to feel it strong vibrate feel, in notifications and incoming calls. epix 7 was rubbish light vibrate. i return it in the shop.

  • @YOYO-vl6xr
    @YOYO-vl6xr 3 месяца назад

    titanium it's not stronger.....it's lighter for the same strength

    • @consumertechwarehouse
      @consumertechwarehouse  3 месяца назад +1

      They add the DLC coating to the titanium to make it stronger and more scratch resistant

  • @Thorazer
    @Thorazer 3 месяца назад

    For a 1100€ this is a verry laggy watch, really disapointed

    • @consumertechwarehouse
      @consumertechwarehouse  3 месяца назад

      I kind of agree. The Fenix 6 and below were always lightning fast.

  • @GarminPro
    @GarminPro 3 месяца назад +4

    Non fitness people reviewing this watch is comical

    • @boblatkey7160
      @boblatkey7160 3 месяца назад

      Because you're so much more special?

    • @GarminPro
      @GarminPro 3 месяца назад

      @@boblatkey7160 because it’s a watch focused on fitness. Lol someone should prob be into fitness to give an actual review.

    • @consumertechwarehouse
      @consumertechwarehouse  3 месяца назад +2

      I'm seeing these watches on a lot of people's wrists these days. And the steps tracking, sleep training and amazing battery life is what attracts me to it. I do a 5k run once or twice a week or at least and enjoy the v02 max, training readiness l, heat acclimation etc. but the main reason I go for this is the battery and sleep tracking.

    • @brianmunday8182
      @brianmunday8182 18 дней назад

      ​@boblatkey7160 Absolutely, if you want a smart watch, get a smart watch. This is a fitness watch that tracks things apple users have never heard of. Can your smart watch track endurance, hill score, vo2 max, heart rate zones, and suggest workouts to increase your fitness.....

  • @energysourcelove
    @energysourcelove 3 месяца назад

    The Apple Watch has the best wrist based heart rate the Garmins are notoriously poor and always require a chest strap for accuracy.

    • @brianmunday8182
      @brianmunday8182 18 дней назад

      Your statement is inaccurate, try reading something from the last few years, and learn why wrist b s ded heart rate has issues

  • @jackzhang4462
    @jackzhang4462 Месяц назад

    Read not talk