Garmin
tactix 8 AMOLED
Tactical fēnix 8 with an AMOLED display, 47 and 51 mm
The tactix 8 AMOLED is the tactical version of the fēnix 8: an AMOLED touchscreen, a sapphire lens, a titanium bezel, a torch, preloaded maps, dive features, and stealth and night vision modes, in 47 and 51 mm cases. The Cerakote Edition adds a ceramic coating to the 51 mm bezel; Garmin does not list the ECG app for it.
Key specifications
- Overall score
- 6.3 out of 10,Mid-rangeHow we score
- Case size
- from length 47 mm, width 47 mm, height 13.8 mm, to length 51 mm, width 51 mm, height 14.7 mm
- Weight
- from 73 g to 94 g
- Battery life, smartwatch mode
- from 16 days to 29 days
- Battery life, multi-band GPS
- from 35 h to 62 h
- Display type
- AMOLED
Full specification
Bars, drawing, score and materials: 47 mm, Black (standard model)
Size and build
- Case size
- from length 47 mm, width 47 mm, height 13.8 mm, to length 51 mm, width 51 mm, height 14.7 mm
- Weight
- from 73 g to 94 g
- Analogue hands
- No
- Water resistance depth
- 100 m
- Materials
- Fibre-reinforced polymer case with titanium rear cover, titanium bezel, silicone band
Battery and charging
- Battery life, smartwatch mode
- from 16 days to 29 days
- Battery life, multi-band GPS
- from 35 h to 62 h
- Solar charging
- No
Display
- Display type
- AMOLED
- Display size
- 35.56 mm
- Touchscreen
- Yes
- Sapphire lens
- Yes
Navigation and connections
- Navigation to a set point
- Built-in GPS
- Multi-band GPS
- Yes
- Preloaded maps
- Yes
- Wi-Fi
- Yes
- Satellite messaging
- No
- LTE mobile connection
- No
Sensors
- Digital compass
- Yes
- Altimeter and barometer
- Yes
- Thermometer
- Yes
- Step counter
- Yes
- ECG app
- On some models
Smart features
- Built-in torch
- Yes
- Contactless payments
- Yes
- Music storage
- Yes
- Speaker and microphone
- Yes
- Dive computer (EN 13319)
- Yes
- Tactical features
- Yes
Variants
4 variants
010-03405-0147 mm, BlackStandard model- Colour
- Black
- Case size
- length 47 mm, width 47 mm, height 13.8 mm
- Weight
- 73 g
- Battery life, smartwatch mode
- 16 days
- Battery life, multi-band GPS
- 35 h
- ECG app
- Yes
- Materials
- Fibre-reinforced polymer case with titanium rear cover, titanium bezel, silicone band
- UK model code
010-03405-01- RRP
- £1,129.99
010-03406-0151 mm, Black- Colour
- Black
- Case size
- length 51 mm, width 51 mm, height 14.7 mm
- Weight
- 92 g
- Battery life, smartwatch mode
- 29 days
- Battery life, multi-band GPS
- 62 h
- ECG app
- Yes
- Materials
- Fibre-reinforced polymer case with titanium rear cover, titanium bezel, nylon and silicone band
- UK model code
010-03406-01- RRP
- £1,219.99
010-04553-0151 mm, Slate grey Cerakote- Colour
- Slate Grey
- Edition
- Cerakote Edition
- Case size
- length 51 mm, width 51 mm, height 14.7 mm
- Weight
- 94 g
- Battery life, smartwatch mode
- 29 days
- Battery life, multi-band GPS
- 62 h
- ECG app
- No
- Materials
- Fibre-reinforced polymer case with titanium rear cover, titanium with Cerakote coating bezel, silicone band
- UK model code
010-04553-01- RRP
- £1,379.99
010-04553-1151 mm, Olive drab Cerakote- Colour
- Olive Drab
- Edition
- Cerakote Edition
- Case size
- length 51 mm, width 51 mm, height 14.7 mm
- Weight
- 94 g
- Battery life, smartwatch mode
- 29 days
- Battery life, multi-band GPS
- 62 h
- ECG app
- No
- Materials
- Fibre-reinforced polymer case with titanium rear cover, titanium with Cerakote coating bezel, silicone band
- UK model code
010-04553-11- RRP
- £1,379.99
Alternatives
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Same score
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Within a point of its score, with a lower RRP
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Better specified
More than a point higher in overall score
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