Garmin fēnix 2 vs Garmin fēnix 8 AMOLED (47 mm, Sapphire)

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fēnix 2 compared with fēnix 8 AMOLED (47 mm, Sapphire)

	Garminfēnix 2	Garminfēnix 8 AMOLED (47 mm, Sapphire)
Overview
Released
Released	March 2014	August 2024
Display
Case sizes
Case sizes	49 mm	47 mm
Panel
Panel	LCD	OLED
Always-on display
Always-on display	Yes	Yes
Display detail
Display detail	Transflective monochrome LCD, 31 mm diameter and 70 × 70 pixels; negative display with red LED backlight and physical buttons.	1.4-inch (35.56 mm) AMOLED touchscreen, 454 x 454 pixels, with optional always-on mode and leakproof inductive buttons.
Screen protection
Screen protection	–	Sapphire crystal lens on this titanium edition.
Health and fitness
ECG
ECG	No	Yes
Blood oxygen
Blood oxygen	No	Yes
Skin temperature
Skin temperature	No	Yes
Sleep apnoea alerts
Sleep apnoea alerts	No	No
High blood pressure alerts
High blood pressure alerts	No	No
Body composition
Body composition	No	No
Fall detection
Fall detection	No	No
Crash detection
Crash detection	No	No
GPS
GPS	Single-band	Dual-band (L1 and L5)
Water resistance
Water resistance	50 m	100 m (better)
Sensors
Sensors	High-sensitivity GPS receiver, barometric altimeter, three-axis compass and accelerometer. Optional ANT+ heart-rate, HRM-Run, foot-pod, speed/cadence, power and tempe temperature sensors; no optical wrist heart-rate sensor.	GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS and BeiDou with SatIQ multi-band positioning; Garmin Elevate wrist heart rate, Pulse Ox, barometric altimeter, compass, gyroscope, accelerometer, thermometer, ambient light and depth sensors.
Health features
Health features	–	Pulse Ox, skin temperature, sleep and HRV tracking; ECG app where regionally available, subject to compatible phone app and watch software.
Fitness features
Fitness features	Running, cycling, pool and open-water swimming, multisport, hiking and skiing profiles; advanced workouts, Virtual Partner, Training Effect, VO2 max estimates, race prediction and recovery advice. Running dynamics require an HRM-Run chest strap; indoor pace and distance use the accelerometer.	Sport-specific strength workouts, training readiness, endurance and hill scores, PacePro, ClimbPro, TopoActive maps, scuba and apnea dive activities; built-in LED flashlight.
Safety features
Safety features	Breadcrumb routes, waypoint navigation and TracBack to retrace the recorded route; no preloaded base maps.	Incident detection and assistance require a paired smartphone.
Battery and connections
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 35 days	Up to 16 days
In low-power mode
In low-power mode	–	Up to 23 days
Mobile data option
Mobile data option	No	No
Works with
Works with	iPhone and Android	iPhone and Android
Storage
Storage	–	32 GB
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Rechargeable 500 mAh lithium-ion battery; up to five weeks in watch mode, sixteen hours with normal GPS recording or fifty hours in UltraTrac with one-minute GPS polling, according to the owner's manual.	Up to 16 days in smartwatch mode, seven days with always-on display, 47 hours in GPS-only mode or 35 hours with all-systems multi-band GNSS.
Charging
Charging	USB contact charging/data cradle and AC adapter.	Rechargeable lithium-ion battery with Garmin proprietary plug charger.
Connectivity
Connectivity	Bluetooth Smart phone notifications, Garmin Connect uploads and LiveTrack; USB computer transfer and ANT+ sensor connections. Garmin's 2015 catalogue confirms iPhone 4S or later and most Bluetooth Smart Android devices running Android 4.3 or later. The manual says ANT+ sensors cannot connect while Bluetooth is enabled.	Bluetooth, ANT+ and Wi-Fi; Garmin Pay, Connect IQ and on-watch music. Speaker and microphone support calls and voice messaging through a paired phone; some offline voice commands work without one.
Storage
Storage	20 MB internal memory; up to 1,000 waypoints, fifty routes, 10,000 track points and 100 saved tracks.	–
Design
Weight (lightest version)
Weight (lightest version)	90.6 g	73 g (better)
Software
Software	Garmin	Garmin
Case materials
Case materials	Curved mineral-glass lens, shock-resistant housing and polyurethane wristband; 5 ATM water rating.	Titanium bezel, fibre-reinforced polymer case with metal rear cover, sapphire crystal and silicone band; 10 ATM water rating and 40 m dive-rated case.
Size
Size	49 × 49 × 17 mm; 90.6 g.	47 x 47 x 13.8 mm; 73 g with silicone band, 52 g case only.
Bands
Bands	Polyurethane wristband; additional hook-and-loop fabric strap accommodates larger wrists or wearing over a jacket.	QuickFit 22 mm band; silicone band fits wrists 125–208 mm.
Colours
Colours	–	Titanium with spark orange and graphite silicone band.
In the box
In the box	Watch, fabric wrist-strap kit, USB charging/data cable, AC adapter and quick-start manual; HRM-Run chest strap included in the Performer Bundle.	–