Earlier this week, we discussed the appearance of a mysterious new Garmin device, which had just received approval for sale in the US, and was initially rumored to be the long-awaited Garmin Fenix 8 sports watch. The product in question turned out to be a GPS dog collar, but now evidence has appeared suggesting that Fenix 8 is indeed on the way, and teasing some interesting details. Details of the leak were published by , who spotted a post containing a series of screengrabs from Finnish tech retailer (embedded below).
The product listings have since been removed, but they describe three size options for the Fenix 8, plus a brand new device called the Garmin Fenix E. The Fenix 7 and Fenix 7 Pro both come in three sizes (42mm, 47mm, and 52mm diameter), but according to the leaked specs, the smallest version of the Fenix 8 will measure 43mm. There are several reasons why this might happen, but it points to a significant change in the hardware inside the case, or a change to a slightly larger battery for improved longevity.
There's no mention of sapphire or solar versions of the Fenix 8, but I'm disinclined to read much into that. It would be unusual for Garmin to only release a standard spec watch in each of the three sizes. The 'Garmin Fenix E' sounds intriguing, but it might simply be a new name for an existing model rather than something completely new.
The Garmin Epix (Gen 2) and Epix Pro (Gen 2) are basically the same as the Fenix 7 and Fenix 7 Pro, with an AMOLED display .
