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Rise above all with tactix 8. This is a premium tactical smartwatch featuring a stunning AMOLED display, titanium bezel, sapphire crystal, dive capability up to 40 meters, and a premium Cerakote coating for enhanced durability in the field.
This advanced tactical GPS smartwatch features a bright 1.4″ AMOLED display, titanium bezel and sapphire crystal, an enhanced graphical interface, and a premium Cerakote coating that delivers a unique and durable finish. It is tested to U.S. military standards for thermal, shock, and water resistance.
Dedicated tactical features include jumpmaster activity, waypoint projection, dual-position GPS format, stealth mode, kill switch, night vision goggle compatibility, and rucking activity.
Navigate outdoors with superior positioning accuracy thanks to multi-band GPS with SatIQ™ technology and built-in sensors including a 3-axis compass, gyroscope, and barometric altimeter.
The preloaded Applied Ballistics calculator gives you access to targeting solutions for long-range shooting in the field.
With dive support up to 40 meters, you are ready to dive deeper than ever, with support for both scuba diving and apnea.
The built-in light with multi-color LEDs provides a constant source of bright green or white light in low-light conditions. In NVG mode, white light is disabled, and the green flashlight can be further dimmed.
NVG mode enables discreet watch operation with additional brightness reduction and screen blackout to ensure stealth operation.
Subscribe to Outdoor Maps+ to download premium maps, including satellite imagery and enhanced topographic maps, directly to your smartwatch.
Achieve superior positioning accuracy with multi-band GPS while optimizing battery life.
With preloaded worldwide TopoActive maps, you will never lose your way on your adventures. Additional maps can be downloaded via Wi-Fi®.
Navigate with a quick glance and view the distance to the next intersection along with the trail name.
Get a quick overview of selected POI checkpoints along your route during activities, such as first aid stations.
Create or find existing routes in the Garmin Connect™ app or sync them from third-party platforms and receive turn-by-turn directions.
View trail names and difficulty ratings for more than 2,000 preloaded ski resorts worldwide.
Download preloaded full-color CourseView maps for more than 43,000 golf courses worldwide.
Improve strength, endurance, and injury resistance with targeted training plans, real-time stamina tracking, and a wide range of sport apps.
This feature helps measure your ability to sustain prolonged effort based on max VO2, training load, and other factors.
Access pace predictions for 5K, 10K, half marathon, and marathon races.
Plan your race-day strategy with GPS-based pace guidance for a selected course or distance.
Track real-time information on current and upcoming climbs on downloaded routes.
Run with consistent effort on flat terrain and climbs thanks to equivalent running pace.
From the moment you wake up, a readiness score is available based on sleep quality, recovery, and training load.
Gain insight into whether you are training productively, peaking, or overreaching.
Measure performance using advanced training metrics such as max VO2 and training load.
The watch automatically detects transitions between swimming, cycling, and running during multisport activities.
Evaluate your uphill running ability and track progress over time.
Review weekly suggested workouts that adapt after each activity.
Find out how much time you need to recover before your next intense workout.
Track key running parameters such as cadence, stride length, ground contact time, and balance.
Prepare for races, train for goals, or improve fitness with adaptive training plans.
Use preloaded activity profiles to track sports and outdoor adventures, including team sports such as soccer and racquet sports.
Track HIIT workouts, including AMRAP, EMOM, Tabata, and custom workouts.
Follow animated workouts for cardio, strength, yoga, and Pilates directly on the watch screen.
Automatically track ascents and descents and time spent between runs.
Measure training load when paired with the HRM 200 Plus heart rate monitor (sold separately).
Track ride details with advanced Grit® and Flow™ metrics.
View customizable sleep, training, heart rate variability status, weather, and other insights as soon as you wake up.
Gain deeper insight into your overall health, recovery, and body readiness during sleep.
The smartwatch continuously monitors your heart rate to measure effort during activities.
Track your blood oxygen saturation while awake or during sleep and monitor altitude acclimation.
Receive a sleep score and personalized recommendations to improve sleep quality.
The watch automatically tracks naps and provides insight into their benefits along with recommended duration.
Minimize the effects of jet lag with guidance on light exposure, sleep schedules, and exercise.
Monitor your body’s energy levels to identify optimal times for activity and rest.
Check your stress levels and balance throughout the day.
Log a two-minute session of key health metrics and generate a report to share with your physician.
Learn how you breathe throughout the day and night.
Log daily fluid intake with hydration reminders.
See how your body is adapting to altitude or heat based on health metrics.
View health and fitness data, analyze activities, and connect with others.
Communicate via two-way text messaging directly from your wrist.
Receive emails, texts, and alerts when paired with an Apple or Android smartphone.
Download music and playlists from Spotify, Deezer, or YouTube Music and listen phone-free.
Make contactless payments at supported stores and transit systems.
Easily share saved locations, courses, and workouts with compatible Garmin devices.
If you feel unsafe or the watch detects an incident, a message with your real-time location is automatically sent.
Track up to 50 selected stocks directly on your wrist.
Download watch faces, data fields, and apps via your paired smartphone.
See how different settings and sensors impact your smartwatch battery life.
1 Activity tracking accuracy.
2 When paired with a compatible smartphone.
3 This device is not a medical device and is not intended for use in the diagnosis or monitoring of medical conditions; see Garmin.com/ataccuracy. The pulse oximeter is not available in all countries.
4 Requires installation of the Garmin Messenger app on paired smartphones for both message senders and recipients.
5 When paired with a compatible smartphone. For additional details on requirements and limitations of safety and tracking features, see Garmin.com/safety.
6 When paired with a compatible smartphone. All data provided by the Garmin Stocks Tracker app is for informational purposes only and is not intended for trading or investing. A list of supported exchanges is available at Twelvedata.com/stocks.
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What You'll Love | |
| Sleep Score and Insights | Yes |
| Battery life (smartwatch mode) | Up to 29 days (13 days always-on) |
| Built-in mapping | Yes |
| Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation | Yes |
| LED flashlight | Yes |
| Garmin Pay™ | Yes |
| Multi-band GPS | Yes |
| Music storage | Yes |
| Make calls and send texts via voice | Yes |
| Training Readiness | Yes |
| Training Status | Yes |
| Watch display type | AMOLED |
| Touchscreen | Yes |
| Water rating | 10 ATM |
General | |
| Strap material | Silicone |
| Lens material | Sapphire crystal |
| Bezel material | Titanium with Cerakote coating |
| Case material | Fibre-reinforced polymer with titanium rear cover |
| QuickFit™ watch band compatible | Included (26 mm) |
| Physical size | 51mm x 51mm x 14.7 mm Fits wrists with the following circumference: Silicone Band : 127-210 mm UltraFit Band : 127-225 mm Leather Band : 135-213 mm Metal Band : 135-225 mm |
| Weight | 94 g (case only: 66 g) |
| Leakproof inductive buttons | Yes |
| Built-in speaker/microphone | Yes |
| Display Size | 35.56 mm (1.4″) diameter |
| Display Resolution | 454 x 454 pixels |
| Colour display | Yes |
| Large font option | Yes |
| Battery type | Lithium ion |
| Battery life | Smartwatch: Up to 29 days (13 days always-on) Battery Saver Watch Mode: Up to 41 days GPS Only: Up to 84 hours (65 hours always-on ) All Satellite Systems: Up to 68 hours (54 hours always-on) All Satellite Systems + Multi-band: Up to 62 hours (49 hours always-on)* All Satellite Systems + Music: Up to 18 hours Max Battery GPS: Up to 145 hours Expedition GPS: Up to 31 days *Assuming typical use with SatIQ technology |
| Charging method | Garmin proprietary plug charger |
| Memory/history | 32 GB |
Clock features | |
| Time/date | Yes |
| GPS time sync | Yes |
| Automatic daylight saving time | Yes |
| Alarm clock | Yes |
| Smart wake alarm | Yes |
| Timer | Yes |
| Stopwatch | Yes |
| Sunrise/sunset times | Yes |
Health & Wellness Monitoring | |
| Wrist-based 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 (Advanced) |
| Sleep coach | Yes |
| Breathing variations | Yes |
| Nap detection | Yes |
| Hydration | Yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget) |
| Women's Health | Yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget) |
| Health Snapshot | Yes |
| Skin temperature | Yes |
| JET LAG ADVISER | Yes |
Sensors | |
| GPS | Yes |
| GLONASS | Yes |
| Galileo | Yes |
| QZSS | Yes |
| BeiDou | Yes |
| SatIQ™ Technology | Yes |
| Garmin Elevate™ wrist heart rate monitor | Yes |
| Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation Monitor | Yes |
| Barometric altimeter | Yes |
| Compass | Yes |
| Gyroscope | Yes |
| Accelerometer | Yes |
| Thermometer | Yes |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes |
| Depth sensor | Yes (to 40 m) |
Daily smart features | |
| Connectivity | BLUETOOTH®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi® |
| Connect IQ™ (downloadable watch faces, data fields and apps) | Yes |
| On-device Connect IQ™ Store | Yes |
| Smart Notifications | Yes |
| Text response/reject phone call with text (Android™ only) | Yes |
| View images from notifications on watch (Android™ only) | Yes |
| Morning report | Yes |
| Evening report | Yes |
| Calendar | Yes |
| Weather forecasts | Yes |
| Realtime settings sync with Garmin Connect™ mobile | Yes |
| Battery Saver - customisable low power watch | Yes |
| Controls smartphone music | Yes |
| Plays and controls watch music | Yes |
| Find my phone | Yes |
| Find my watch | Yes |
| Find My Phone during GPS activity | Yes |
| Compatible with Garmin Messenger app | Yes |
| Smart trainer control | Yes |
| Compatible with Garmin Connect™ Mobile | Yes |
| Smartphone compatibility | iPhone®, Android™ |
| Stocks | Yes |
| Bluetooth phone calling and voice assistant support | Yes |
| Voice command | Yes |
| Red shift mode | Yes |
| Garmin Share | Yes |
| Passcode | Yes |
| Calculator | Yes |
Workout and Training Plans | |
| Daily Suggested Workout - Running (Pace and Heart Rate Based) | Yes |
| Daily Suggested Workout - Cycling (Pace and Heart Rate Based) | Yes |
| Garmin Running Coach | Yes |
| Garmin Running Coach Experts | Yes |
| Garmin Cycling Coach | Yes |
| Garmin Coach - Prebuilt Cycling Plans | Yes |
| Garmin Coach - Strength | Yes |
| Garmin Triathlon Coach | Yes |
| Multisport workouts | Yes |
| Cardio workouts | Yes |
| Strength workouts | Yes |
| HIIT workouts | Yes |
| Yoga workouts | Yes |
| Pilates workouts | Yes |
| On-screen workout animations | Yes |
| On-Screen Workout Muscle Map | Yes |
Activity profiles | |
| Gym | Strength, HIIT, Cardio, Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor rowing, Jump Roping |
| Multisport | Swimming/Running, Triathlon |
| WELLNESS | Walking, Pilates, Yoga, Indoor Walking, Mobility |
| INDOOR RUNNING | Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running, Virtual running |
| Outdoor running | Running, Outdoor Track Running, Trail Running, Ultra Running, Obstacle Racing |
| Outdoor recreation | Hiking, Rucking, Indoor Climbing, Bouldering, Climbing, Hunting, Horseback Riding, Golfing, Disc Golf, Archery |
| Cycling | Biking, Road biking, Mountain Biking, Gravel biking, Bike commuting, Bike touring, eBiking, eMountain Biking, Indoor Biking, Cyclocross, BMX |
| Swim | Pool Swimming, Open Water Swimming |
| On the water | Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing, Kayaking, Surfing, Kiteboarding, Windsurfing, Fishing, Boating, Sailing, Water Skiing, Wakeboarding, Wakesurfing, Tubing, Snorkeling, Whitewater |
| Motor sports | Motorcycling, Overlanding, Motocrossing, ATVing, Snowmobiling |
| Racket sports | Tennis, Pickleball, Badminton, Squash, Table Tennis, Padel, Platform Tennis, Racquetball |
| Snow & Winter | Skiing, Snowboarding, Backcountry Snowboarding, XC Classic Skiing, XC Skate Skiing, Backcountry Skiing, Ice Skating, Snowshoeing |
| Sport profiles | Basketball, Volleyball, Field Hockey, Ice Hockey, Football, American Football, Lacrosse, Rugby, Ultimate Disc, Cricket, Softball, Baseball |
| In the ring | Boxing, Mixed martial arts |
| Dive | Scuba Diving (single gas), Apnea Diving |
| Other activity profiles | Flying, Jumpmaster, Tactical, Inline Skating |
Safety and tracking features | |
| Incident Detection during select activities | Yes |
| Incident detection alert on phone for wearables | Yes |
| Assistance | Yes |
| Live Event Sharing | Yes |
Tactical features | |
| Ballistics solver | Yes |
| Dual grid coordinates | Yes |
| KILL SWITCH | Yes |
| Night vision mode | Yes |
| Stage Timer | Yes |
| Stealth mode | Yes |
Gaming Features | |
| Gaming activity | Yes |
| GameOn™ app compatible | Yes |
Diving features | |
| Dive activity maximum operating depth | 40 metres |
| Single-gas mode | Yes |
| APNOEA mode | Yes |
| Decompression model | Bühlmann ZHL-16c w/ Gradient Factors |
| Nitrox support | Yes |
| Gas mixes | Air, Nitrox (21-40% Oxygen) |
| PO2 | Up to 1.6 with customisable Deco settings |
| Auto start/end dive | Yes |
| Custom end-dive timeout | Yes (20 sec to 10 min) |
| Safety Stop | Yes (customisable Off/3min/5min) |
| Deep Stops | Yes (using custom Gradient Factors) |
| Customisable conservatism | Yes (Low/Medium/High) |
| Dive ascent/descent rate indicator | Yes |
| Automatic altitude adjustment | Yes |
| No fly time | Yes |
| Dive planner | Yes (Basic NDL & Gas Planner) |
| Tides | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes (configurable intensity; always on) |
| Automatically saves dive entry and exit locations | Yes |
| Sync dive log to Garmin Dive™ Mobile app | Yes |
| Alerts & alarms | Yes (vibration only) |
| 3-axis dive compass | Yes (with adjustable heading, quick change to 90R, 90L, and Reciprocal. Indicates degrees and direction back to set heading) |
| Missed Deco Lockout | Yes (can be disabled prior to dive with user acknowledgement) |
| Surface diver status widget | Yes (surface Interval, no fly time, N2 loading, CNS, OTU, and Tissue Compartment status) |
Aviation features | |
| Worldwide airport database(s) | Yes |
| 3-axis compass with HSI (horizontal situation indicator) | Yes |
| Multiple time zones with Zulu/UTC | Yes |
| Moving Map with aviation airports, navaids, roads, bodies of water and more | Yes |
| Worldwide NAVAID and Intersection database(s) | Yes |
| In-flight Pulse Ox | Yes |
| METAR (Meteorological Aerodrome Report) | Yes |
| TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast) | Yes |
Boating features | |
| Wearable trolling motor remote | Yes |
Activity tracking features | |
| Step counter | Yes |
| Move alerts (displays on device after a period of inactivity; walk for a couple of minutes to reset it) | Yes |
| Auto goal (learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal) | Yes |
| Calories Burned | Yes |
| Floors climbed | Yes |
| Distance travelled | Yes |
| Intensity minutes | Yes |
| TrueUp™ | Yes |
| Move IQ™ | Yes |
| Garmin Connect™ Challenges app | Yes (optional Connect IQ app) |
| Automatic rep counting | Yes |
Training, planning and analysis features | |
| Customisable screen(s) | Yes |
| Downloadable training plans | Yes |
| Course guidance | Yes |
| HR Zones | Yes |
| HR Alerts | Yes |
| HR Calories | Yes |
| % HR Max | Yes |
| % HRR | Yes |
| Recovery Time | Yes |
| Auto Max HR | Yes |
| Race glance/widget | Yes |
| HRV Status | Yes |
| HRV stress test (measures your heart rate variability while standing still, for 3 minutes, to provide you with an estimated stress level; the scale of this is 1 to 100; low scores indicate lower stress levels) | Yes (with compatible accessory) |
| HR Broadcast (broadcasts HR data over ANT+® to paired devices) | Yes |
| Respiration Rate (During Exercise) | Yes (with compatible accessory) |
| GPS speed and distance | Yes |
| Customisable activity profiles | Yes |
| Auto Pause® automatic timer halt | Yes |
| Interval training | Yes |
| Improved interval (includes open repeats, intervals data page, rest screen and auto detection) | Yes |
| Advanced workouts | Yes |
| Power Modes - customisable in-activity battery settings | Yes |
| HRM running pace and distance | Yes |
| Auto Lap® interval tracking feature | Yes |
| Manual lap | Yes |
| Rest timer | Yes |
| Configurable lap alerts | Yes |
| Heat and Altitude Acclimation | Yes |
| VO2 Max (Run) | Yes |
| VO2 Max (Trail Run) | Yes |
| Realtime Stamina | Yes |
| ENDURANCE SCORE | Yes |
| Load ratio | Yes |
| Training Load | Yes |
| Training load focus | Yes |
| Training Effect | Yes |
| Training Effect (Anaerobic) | Yes |
| Primary benefit (Training Effect labels) | Yes |
| Workout benefit | Yes |
| Customisable alerts | Yes |
| Multisport auto transition | Yes |
| Finish time | Yes |
| Virtual partner | Yes |
| Race an activity | Yes |
| Multi-sport | Yes |
| Garmin Live Segments | Yes |
| Strava Live Segments | Yes |
| Round-trip course creator (running/cycling) | Yes |
| Trendline™ Popularity Routing | Yes |
| Touch and/or button lock | Yes |
| Shortcuts | Yes |
| Auto scroll | Yes |
| Activity history on watch | Yes |
| Physio TrueUp | Yes |
| Unified Training Status | Yes |
Running features | |
| GPS-based distance, time and pace | Yes |
| Running dynamics | Yes |
| Step speed loss | Yes (with compatible accessory) |
| Vertical oscillation and ratio | Yes |
| Ground contact time and balance | Yes (GCT balance with accessory) |
| Stride length (real time) | Yes |
| Cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute) | Yes |
| Running tolerance | Yes |
| Running economy | Yes (with compatible accessory) |
| Running power | Yes |
| Grade-adjusted pace | Yes |
| Performance condition | Yes |
| Lactate threshold | Yes (with compatible accessory) |
| PacePro™ Pacing Strategies | Yes |
| Run workouts | Yes |
| HILL SCORE | Yes |
| Trail run auto climb | Yes |
| Race predictor | Yes |
| Course- and weather-specific race predictor | Yes |
| Projected race time | Yes |
| Foot pod capable | Yes |
| Run/Walk/Stand detection | Yes |
Golfing features | |
| Preloaded with 43,000 courses worldwide | Yes |
| Yardage to F/M/B (distance to front, middle and back of green) | Yes |
| Yardage to layups/doglegs | Yes |
| Measures shot distance (calculates exact yardage for shots from anywhere on course) | Automatic |
| Digital scorecard | Yes |
| Custom targets | Yes |
| Stat tracking (strokes, putts per round, greens and fairways hit) | Yes |
| Garmin AutoShot™ | Yes |
| Full vector map | Yes |
| Auto CourseView updates | Yes |
| Green View with manual pin position | Yes |
| Hazards and course targets | Yes |
| PinPointer | Yes |
| PlaysLike distance | Yes |
| Touch-targeting (touch target on display to see the distance to any point) | Yes |
| Handicap scoring | Yes |
| Swing Tempo | Yes |
| Tempo Training | Yes |
| Round timer/odometer | Yes |
| Automatic club tracking compatible (requires accessory) | Yes |
| Wind speed and direction (requires connection to the golf app) | Yes |
| VIRTUAL CADDIE | Yes |
| Pairs with Garmin Golf app | Yes |
| Tournament legal | Yes |
| Green Contours (with Garmin Golf membership) | Yes |
Outdoor recreation | |
| Point-to-point navigation | Yes |
| Breadcrumb trail in real time | Yes |
| Back to start | Yes |
| TracBack® | Yes |
| UltraTrac mode | Yes |
| Explore Nearby | Yes |
| Up Ahead | Yes |
| NextFork™ navigation | Yes |
| Elevation profile | Yes |
| Distance to destination | Yes |
| Barometric trend indicator with storm alert | Yes |
| ClimbPro™ Ascent Planner | Yes |
| Vertical speed | Yes |
| Total ascent/descent | Yes |
| Rest Timer (Ultra Run only) | Yes |
| Auto Rest | Yes |
| Future elevation plot | Yes |
| Preloaded road and trail maps | Yes (Sapphire Editions only) |
| Preloaded ski resort maps | Yes |
| Downloadable cartography support | Yes |
| GPS coordinates | Yes |
| Sight 'N Go | Yes |
| Fish forecast | Yes |
| Projected waypoint | Yes |
| Sun and moon information | Yes |
| Expedition GPS Activity | Yes |
| Tides | Yes |
| Tides Glance | Yes |
Cycling features | |
| Courses | Yes |
| Bike lap and lap maximum power (with power sensor) | Yes |
| Race an activity | Yes |
| Alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goals including time, distance, heart rate or calories) | Yes |
| FTP (Functional Threshold Power) | Yes (with compatible accessory) |
| Power curve and % FTP workouts | Yes |
| Garmin cycle map (routable cycling-specific street map) | Yes |
| MTB Grit & Flow | Yes |
| Advanced cycling dynamics | Yes |
| Compatible with Vector™ and Rally™ (power meters) | Yes |
| Compatible with Varia Vision™ (head-mounted display) | Yes |
| Compatible with Varia™ radar (rear-facing radar) | Yes |
| Compatible with Varia™ lights | Yes |
| Compatible with Varia headlight camera | Yes |
| Speed and cadence sensor support (w/sensor) | Yes |
| Power meter compatible | Yes |
| Power guide | Yes |
Swimming features | |
| Open-water swim metrics (distance, pace, stroke count/rate, stroke distance, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories) | Yes |
| Pool swim metrics (lengths, distance, pace, stroke count, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories) | Yes |
| Stroke type detection (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly) (pool swim only) | Yes |
| Drill logging (pool swim only) | Yes |
| Basic rest timer (up from 0) (pool swim only) | Yes |
| "Repeat on" rest timer (pool swim only) | Yes |
| Auto rest (pool swim only) | Yes |
| Time and distance alerts | Yes |
| Pacing alerts (pool swim only) | Yes |
| Countdown start | Yes |
| Pool swim workouts | Yes |
| Critical swim speed | Yes |
| Underwater wrist-based heart rate | Yes |
| Heart rate from external HRM (real-time during rests, interval and session stats during rests, and automatic heart rate download post-swim) | Yes (with HRM-Tri, HRM-Swim, HRM-Pro or HRM-Pro Plus) |
Kid activity tracking features | |
| Toe-to-Toe™ Challenges app | Yes (optional Connect IQ Toe-to-Toe™ Challenges app) |
Security Information | |
| Security updates until at least (YYYY-MM-DD) | 2028-01-20 |
| EU Data Act Information – Wearable and Heart Rate Monitoring (HRM) Devices | Yes |
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