https://gadgetsandwearables.com/2025/09/08/garmin-fenix-8-pro-microled-pros-cons/ News, reviews, comparisons Mon, 15 Sep 2025 06:07:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://gadgetsandwearables.com/2025/09/08/garmin-fenix-8-pro-microled-pros-cons/#comment-33088291 Mon, 15 Sep 2025 06:07:04 +0000 https://gadgetsandwearables.com/?p=16588415#comment-33088291 Until there’s price and battery life parity I don’t see anyone really wanting to buy this unless they are stupid rich. I think as the article points out this is just a beta test so anyone buying a $2000 watch today will want to buy a new one when the Fenix 9 Pro watches come out as hopefully by then they will have achieved those parity goals.

]]> https://gadgetsandwearables.com/2025/09/08/garmin-fenix-8-pro-microled-pros-cons/#comment-33088281 Sat, 13 Sep 2025 20:00:35 +0000 https://gadgetsandwearables.com/?p=16588415#comment-33088281 Garmin have lost their collective marbles here. Their flagships have always been pricy, I know, I own two (Fenix 7x solar and Epic Gen 2 for running and everyday/dress wear)… But a watch that’s $2k with reduced battery life? Sure it has LTE and satellite comms, but I bought an InReach messenger 2 years ago and I have all that functionality with incredible battery life on both devices… I would never upgrade to the Fenix 8 Pro given my current setup. I ran a 68 hour 200 mile ultra with my Fenix 7X solar! Good luck doing that with the 8 Pro!

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