Rise above with tactix 8. It’s the ultimate tactical smartwatch, featuring a solar charged display, titanium bezel, sapphire lens, an internal speaker and mic for voice features and a 40-meter dive rating.
Tough Design
Solar Charging
Built-in Sports Apps
Smart Notifications
Satellite Access
24/7 Health Monitoring
This watch is tough, which means no holding back.
Keep your experiences going with unlimited battery life in smartwatch mode with solar charging¹.
Train your way with built-in sports apps at the wrist.
Smart notifications² so you don’t miss out on what matters.
Push boundaries, but stay on track with access to more satellites.
Understand your body better with 24/7 health monitoring.
ENGINEERED FOR ENDURANCE
This rugged watch is water-rated to 100 meters and is thermal and shock resistant. Plus, with a fiber-reinforced polymer case and chemically strengthened scratch-resistant lens, this device is built to endure.
DESIGNED TO DO YOU
Bold colors, high-contrast displays and size options let you show the world that you do things your own way.
GET MORE BATTERY OUT OF LIFE
Go longer than ever with solar charging with unlimited battery life in smartwatch mode1. Plus, power manager lets you extend battery life by controlling what settings and sensors draw power.
Track every adventure.
Multi-GNSS Support
Whether you’re hiking, mountain biking, trail running or skiing, you’ll have access to multiple global navigation satellite systems (GPS, GLONASS and Galileo) to track in more challenging environments than GPS alone.
ABC Sensors
Navigate your next trail with ABC sensors, including an altimeter for elevation data, barometer to monitor weather and 3-axis electronic compass.
TracBack® Routing
Take the guesswork out of your return journey by using this feature to navigate the same route back to your starting point.
Reference Point
Keep track of a known place — such as your car or the trailhead — relative to your location, and easily find your way back to it.
Live connected.
SMART NOTIFICATIONS
Receive emails, texts and alerts right on your watch when paired with your compatible smartphone.
CONNECT IQ™ STORE
Download custom watch faces, add data fields, and get apps and widgets from the Connect IQ Store app on your compatible smartphone.
GARMIN PAY™ CONTACTLESS PAYMENTS
Breeze through checkout lines and select transit systems with Garmin Pay contactless payments through participating providers.
SAFETY AND TRACKING FEATURES
When your watch and phone are paired, your live location can be sent to your contacts manually or — during select outdoor activities — automatically with built-in incident detection3.
CALENDAR VIEW
Easily see your plans for the day with a dedicated calendar screen when paired with your compatible smartphone.
SYNC WITH THE GARMIN CONNECT™ APP
See your health and fitness information all in one place. The Garmin Connect app on your compatible smartphone is a thriving online community where people on the go can connect, compete and share.
Train your way.
Built-In Sports Apps
Do whatever you love with preloaded activity profiles for running, cycling, swimming, strength training, indoor climbing, virtual running, golf, yoga and more.
HIIT Workouts
This activity profile tracks your HIIT workouts, including AMRAP, EMOM, Tabata and custom. Set the number of rounds, work/rest intervals and more.
VO2 Max
Train smarter with VO2 max, an indicator of how you can expect to perform. It even accounts for changes in performance that could be caused by heat or altitude.
Daily Workout Suggestions
View your entire week of daily suggested workouts, which adapt after every run or ride to match your performance and recovery as well as the races coming up in your Garmin Connect™ smartphone app calendar.
Recovery Time
After each workout, recovery time lets you know when you’ll be ready for another hard workout. It even accounts for training intensity and factors such as stress, daily activity and sleep.
Backcountry Skiing and Snowboarding
These activity profiles now automatically distinguish between descending and climbing. So you can hit start on your first run and leave your smartwatch tracking all day long.
MTB Dynamics
Track the details of every ride with mountain biking metrics plus specialized Grit™ and Flow™ measurements that rate trail difficulty and how smoothly you descend, giving you a score to beat next time.
Wrist-Based Running Power
See how much power you’re applying to the trail or the road so you can manage your effort and fine-tune your training. No accessory required.
Know your body.
Wrist-Based Heart Rate
Get estimated heart rate data along with alerts if your heart rate stays too high or too low while you’re at rest. Gauge how hard your heart is working during activities.
Stress Tracking
Heart rate variability is used to calculate your stress level score, so you can see if you’re having a calm, balanced or stressful day.
Sleep Score and Advanced Sleep Monitoring
Get a full breakdown of your light, deep and REM sleep stages. View it all on a dedicated widget that includes your sleep score and insights.
Body Battery™ Energy Monitoring
Optimize your body’s energy reserves, using heart rate variability, stress, sleep and other data to gauge when you’re ready to be active or when you may need to rest.
Pulse Ox
For altitude acclimation or sleep monitoring, a Pulse Ox sensor uses light beams at your wrist to estimate how well your body is absorbing oxygen.
Fitness Age
This feature uses chronological age, your weekly vigorous activity, resting heart rate and BMI to estimate if your body is younger or older than you are. Get tips to lower your fitness age.
Intensity Minutes
Track how many minutes of vigorous activity you’re getting, when you earn them and during which activity. You can even view them as a data field during timed activities.
Women’s Health Tracking
Use the Garmin Connect app to track your menstrual cycle or pregnancy. Log symptoms, get exercise and nutrition education, and more.
Custom, two-window design; 0.9″ x 0.9″ (23 x 23 mm)
Display Resolution
176 x 176 pixels
Battery Type
Lithium Ion
Battery Life
Smartwatch: Up to 28 days/Unlimited with solar*
Battery Saver Watch Mode: Up to 65 days/Unlimited with solar*
GPS: Up to 30 hours/48 hours with solar**
Max Battery GPS Mode: Up to 70 hours/370 hours with solar**
Expedition GPS Activity: Up to 32 days/Unlimited with solar*
Charging Method
Garmin proprietary plug charger
Memory/History
32 MB
Clock Features
Specification
Details
Time/Date
Yes
GPS Time Sync
Yes
Automatic Daylight Saving Time
Yes
Alarm Clock
Yes
Timer
Yes
Stopwatch
Yes
Sunrise/Sunset Times
Yes
Health & Wellness Monitoring
Specification
Details
Heart Rate (Constant, Every Second)
Yes
Resting Heart Rate
Yes
Abnormal Heart Rate Alerts
Yes (high and low)
Respiration Rate
Yes
Fitness Age
Yes
Body Battery™ Energy Monitor
Yes
All-Day Stress
Yes
Relaxation Breathing Timer
Yes
Breathwork
Yes
Sleep
Yes
Hydration
Yes (in Garmin Connect™)
Women’s Health
Yes (in Garmin Connect™)
Health Snapshot™
Yes
Sensors
Specification
Details
GPS
Yes
GLONASS
Yes
Galileo
Yes
Garmin Elevate™ Wrist Heart Rate Monitor
Yes
Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation Monitor
Yes
Barometric Altimeter
Yes
Compass
Yes
Accelerometer
Yes
Thermometer
Yes
Daily Smart Features
Specification
Details
Find My Phone
Yes
Connectivity
Bluetooth®, ANT+®
Connect IQ™ (Downloadable Watch Faces, Data Fields and Apps)
Yes
Smart Notifications
Yes
Text Response/Reject Phone Call With Text (Android™ Only)
Yes
Morning Report
Yes
Calendar
Yes
Weather Forecasts
Yes
Realtime Settings Sync With Garmin Connect™ Mobile
Yes
Battery Saver (Customizable Low Power Watch)
Yes
Controls Smartphone Music
Yes
Smart Trainer Control
Yes
Pairs With Garmin Connect™ Mobile
Yes
Smartphone Compatibility
iPhone®, Android™
Workout and Training Plans
Specification
Details
Daily Suggested Workout – Running (Pace and Heart Rate Based)
Yes
Daily Suggested Workout – Cycling (Pace and Heart Rate Based)
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