Smartphone manufacturers started encroaching satellite messaging equipment of gamin by adding satellite capabilities to high end smartphones. Recently, Google released the first smartwatch with Pixel Watch 4, satellite SOS. What to do gamin? Well, release a watch with LTE and satellite connectivity, of course. Meet Garmin Fenix 8 Pro.
The Pro has LTE, allowing it to make voice calls and texts independently of a smartphone. Additionally, the livetrack location can work on the sharing facility LTE and distribute weather forecasts – again, all without a phone.
Note that it uses the Garmin Messenger app on the watch and requires a subscription via gamin, not your mobile carrier (this will be a bundle with INREACH Satellite messaging). Interestingly, Watch uses a LTE-M network, designed for low-power operation.
And when you are out of cell coverage, the inrech system of gamin kicks-it has upgraded in recent years, allowing you not only to send small text messages, but also send two-way voice messages. By the way, Google has partnered with gamin to provide its satellite SOS feature.
Anyway, there is another innovation here – Garmin Fenix 8 Pro has a version with a microlade display. This is considered to be the next major thing after OLED, although this first implementation may be slightly thicker. Microlade display 4,500 Nits of Brightness-This is a lot, but OLED-based devices such as Pixel Watch 4 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 can already reach 3,000 NITs.
And the battery life is a despair-the mascullaide version is only available as 51 mm and can always last up to 4 days, which can always be capable-display (AOD). For comparison, the OLED version of the Fenix 8 Pro is available in 47 mm and 51 mm sizes, which lasts for 8 days and 15 days respectively with (!) AOD. Compared to the same size model, the difference is massive – from half a week to two weeks between the allegations.
Talking about battery life, Garmin is famous for its solar-operated watches. Unfortunately, Fenix 8 Pro does not seem such a version, so you should not expand the battery life with the power of the sun.
Anyway, LTE and INREACH on one side, these basically appear to be the same as the original Fenix 8 model. This includes advanced health and exercise tracking plus great offline navigation whether on foot, ski or whatever.
Garmin Fenix 8 Pro (47 mm)
You can find more on Garmin Fenix 8 Pro and microl version here. A warning before clicking on these links – $ 1,200 for the Fenix 8 Pro 47 mm and $ 1,300 for 51 mm model, base Fenix 8 to $ 100 more. However, the Microlade version, Gul, is $ 2,000.
Then there is a matter of membership. First, check LTE coverage in your area (satellite messaging works a lot everywhere in the world). Next, choose a plan-consumer: The competent $ 8 per month, which offers basic emergency SOS, but the check-in message $ 0.10 is each, satellite text messages are $ 0.50 and satellite voice messages each $ 1. 1.00. Even with this most basic plan, you get unlimited text and voice messages and voice calls on LTE (plus unlimited location sharing – on the satellite which is $ 0.10 per update).
You can go to the consumer: required scheme-$ 15 per month, you get unlimited check-in, 50 texts and 10 voice messages on the satellite. High allocations (for unlimited text messages) are high levels. And, as you can tell by naming, there are plans for teams and companies as well. More details here.
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