Greatest Garmin Watch (2025): Examined and Reviewed for Operating, Biking, and Extra

For a number of years Garmin would launch an annual replace to its do-everything Fenix line and in addition to its Epix line which was, successfully, only a Fenix with an AMOLED display. Effectively, Garmin lastly determined to consolidate, and the Fenix is now the one line to rule all of them. And I imply that, as a result of it is extremely actually one of the best watch I’ve ever worn, but it surely comes with a hefty price ticket. Not solely are you able to now select between a vibrant and colourful AMOLED display or a solar-charging show with mind-boggling battery life, however there are some new options that make the newest Fenix much more versatile.

For starters, the Fenix 8 has cribbed the depth sensor from its Descent line, which suggests this on a regular basis watch now works as a full-on dive laptop for leisure scuba in addition to free diving. The watch additionally now encompasses a microphone and a speaker. This lets you make some fundamental voice instructions (begin an exercise, change modes, set a timer, open stopwatch, and so forth), document voice notes, and even reply a telephone name—which I did a few instances whereas showering. (There’s nonetheless no mobile connectivity, although, which is a bummer.) It additionally has a built-in LED flashlight (three ranges of white and one pink for sustaining night time imaginative and prescient), which I ended up utilizing on a regular basis. It additionally has built-in topographic maps, 24/7 well being monitoring, 15-plus-day battery life, and monitoring for over 100 totally different actions.

The Fenix 8 is available in 43-mm, 47-mm, and 51-mm sizes and is out there in each AMOLED and photo voltaic display choices. Personally, I believe AMOLED is the way in which to go as a result of it appears to be like so good, and charging it as soon as each two weeks isn’t an enormous deal, however when you’re going to be performing some month-long treks within the hinterlands, the 51-mm Photo voltaic version begins with a full month of battery life (as much as 48 days with common publicity to the solar). It’s costly, but it surely’s unbelievable. —Brent Rose