Garmin Tactix 8 Standard Solar 51mm GPS Smartwatch

THE ULTIMATE TACTICAL SMARTWATCH

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-metre dive rating.

Features

• KEEP THE OPERATION ROLLING WITH SOLAR CHARGING
• UP TO 48 DAYS OF BATTERY LIFE IN SMARTWATCH MODE1
• DEDICATED TACTICAL FEATURES SUCH AS RUCKING ACTIVITY AND APPLIED BALLISTICS® SOLVER
• BRIGHT, BUILT-IN MULTICOLOUR LED FLASHLIGHT
• REACH NEW DEPTHS WITH A 40-METRE DIVE RATING
• SPEAKER AND MICROPHONE FOR VOICE MESSAGING2 AND CONTROL

Specifications

What You'll Love

• Sleep Score and Insights: Yes
• Battery life (smartwatch mode): Up to 30 days (48 days with solar*)
• Built-in mapping: Yes
• Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation: Yes
• Garmin ECG App: 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: Sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP)
• Solar charging: Yes
• Touchscreen: Yes
• Water rating: 10 ATM

General

• Strap material: Nylon and silicone
• Lens material: Power Sapphire
• Bezel material: Titanium
• Case material: Fiber-reinforced polymer with titanium rear cover
• QuickFit watch band compatible: Included (26mm)
• Physical size: 51 x 51 x 15.4 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: 95 g (case only: 67g)
• Leakproof inductive buttons: Yes
• Built-in speaker/microphone: Yes
• Display Size: 35.56 mm (1.4) diameter
• Display Resolution: 280 x 280 pixels
• Colour display: Yes
• Large font option: Yes
• Battery type: Lithium ion
• Battery life: Smartwatch: Up to 30 days/48 days with solar*
  Battery Saver Watch Mode: Up to 48 days/107 days with solar*
  GPS Only: Up to 95 hours/149 hours with solar**
  All Satellite Systems: Up to 68 hours/92 hours with solar**
  All Satellite Systems + Multi-band: Up to 52 hours/65 hours with solar***
  All Satellite Systems + Music: Up to 18 hours
  Max Battery GPS: Up to 186 hours/653 hours with solar**
  Expedition GPS: Up to 50 days/118 days with solar*
  *Solar charging, assuming all-day wear with 3 hours per day outside in 50,000 lux conditions **Solar charging, assuming use in 50,000 lux conditions ***Solar charging, assuming use in 50,000 lux conditions; 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
• Health Status: 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
• 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
• 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, Depth App
• 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 meters
• Single-gas mode: Yes
• APNOEA mode: Yes
• Decompression model: Buhlmann 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

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
• Voice 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
• Bread crumbtrail 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
• 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)

In the Box

• tactix 8 smartwatch – 51mm, Solar edition with tactical black nylon watch band
• Preloaded with Applied Ballistics Ultralight™ solver
• Black silicone watch band
• Charging/data cable
• Documentation