Garmin Fenix 8 Pro watch comes in 3 different variants. How do these Fenix 8 Pro watches compare to each other?
Let us dig deeper to find differences between the 3 variants of Garmin Fenix 8 Pro watches below.
Size
The primary difference between Garmin Fenix 8 Pro smartwatch variants is of size.
Fenix 8 Pro comes in 3 different size options, 47 mm, 51 mm AMOLED and 51 mm MicroLED variants. The size differences do not translate into different display resolution for the 3 watches.
The display size of all variants is 36 mm.
- Garmin Fenix 8 Pro 47 mm AMOLED has a size of 47 mm and display size of 36 mm. Display resolution is 454 x 454 pixels.
- Garmin Fenix 8 Pro 51 mm AMOLED has a size of 51 mm and display size of 36 mm. Display resolution is 454 x 454 pixels.
- Fenix 8 Pro MicroLED has 51 mm size and display of 36 mm with display resolution of 454 x 454 pixels.
AMOLED vs MicroLED
Fenix 8 Pro MicroLED uses a MicroLED glass while Fenix 8 PRO AMOLED (47 mm and 51 mm) use AMOLED display technologies.
The MicroLED improves screen brightness in comparison to AMOLED displays. This is the precise reason that Garmin Fenix 8 PRO MicroLED variant has a higher screen brightness of 4500 nits.
On a technology comparison, MicroLED is better than AMOLED due to the following reasons:
- Higher display brightness in MicroLED display screen
- MicroLED screens have a higher life than AMOLED screens due to the use of inorganic led to power the screens.
- MicroLED screen has lesser burn-in risks than an AMOLED screen
- MicroLED display is more efficient than the AMOLED display technology.
Battery
The battery backup does differ among the 3 variants of Fenix 8 Pro variants.
- Fenix 8 Pro AMOLED 47 mm offers a backup of up to 15 days on the smartwatch mode.
- Fenix 8 PRO AMOLED 51 mm offers a backup of up to 21 days on the smartwatch mode.
- Fenix 8 PRO MicroLED 51 mm offers a backup of up to 10 days on the smartwatch mode. The reduction in battery backup of the Fenix 8 Pro MicroLED 51 mm can be attributed to the higher than usual display brightness of the smartwatch due to the MicroLED screen of the watch.
Costs
- Fenix 8 Pro AMOLED 47 mm costs $1199.99
- Fenix 8 Pro AMOLED 51 mm costs $1299.99
- Fenix 8 Pro MicroLED 51 mm costs $1999.99