It’s an interesting watch, because almost everything I like about it could easily be implemented in Garmin Venu 3. How expensive is it to have 5 buttons instead of 3? But 5 buttons allow you to turn display on or off, and also scroll up and down without using the touch screen. In general, I feel like I could turn the touch screen off on Fenix 8 and be comfortable with it.
Then there are watch faces. It’s actually funny how hard it is to find a watch face for Venu that has steps, battery level, day of week and date all on the same screen.
Speaking of battery level, Fenix 8 promises 9 days with always on display. We finally reached Pebble levels of battery life, all it took us is 10 years in a 700GBP watch.
Multiple timers are another completely software feature that’s only present in Fenix. Can I have two timers on Venu, please?
Also, the fact that compass is just accessible from the menu.
Features that do require special hardware: flashlight built into the watch. Neat.
Smart alarm is another feature coming back 10 years from Pebble.
It’s nice that you can assign actions to long press for each button, and you can also unnasign the voice assistant.
Another very basic training feature: default rest time between sets. How hard can it be?
Voice commands works surprisingly well. Those processed by the watch, not sent to phone. I managed to set a timer and cancel it as well. Saves a few button presses.
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