Who is the Garmin - Fenix 8 Solar (47mm) for?
Budget-tier sports watche. The 58.4 score sits in C-tier (58-67) — the formula flags meaningful weaknesses against premium peers.
Reasonable if cost is the deciding factor and the spec weaknesses don't matter for your use. Check the spec table below carefully before buying.
Mars Score is computed from 11 measured specs against the transparent formula for the sports watches category. No editorial picks, no paid placement.
Pros and cons at a glance
- ▲Multi-band GPS — supported.
- ▼GPS mode: 104 h (below category average).
Pros are specs scoring ≥75% of the category normalization range. Cons are ≤35%. Derived from the Mars Score formula — no hand-curated lists.
At a glance
- Smartwatch mode
- 28days
- GPS mode
- 104h
- Case size
- 47mm
- Weight
- 82g
All specifications
GPS & Sensors
- Multi-band GPS
- true
- Barometric altimeter
- true
- Heart rate
- true
- ECG
- true
- Pulse Ox
- true
Battery
- Smartwatch mode
- 28 days
- GPS mode
- 104 h
- Solar charging
- true
Design
- Case size
- 47 mm
- Weight
- 82 g
- Water resistance?
- 10 ATM
Latest from the lab
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