Garmin Fenix 8 review: best adventure watch becomes smarter

Bright OLED screen, voice control and a torch only add to go anywhere, track anything ability, but price increase stings

The Fenix 8 is a landmark moment for Garmin. By adding voice control, an OLED screen and other niceties, it has merged its top Fenix and Epix adventure watch lines to better compete with increasingly advanced smartwatches from Apple, Samsung and other major players.

The Fenix has always been where Garmin debuts its technology and features first before trickling them down into other products, such as the popular Forerunner series. It certainly feels more modern, but at 870 (1,000/$1,000/A$1,699) - a 120 or so increase over its already pricy predecessor - these new advances including diving tracking and AI assistant access do not come cheap.