Tactix® 8 – 51mm, AMOLED

The Tactix 8 is a solid smartwatch with an AMOLED display, multicolor flashlight, long battery life, ballistic calculator and dedicated tactical functions.

Stand out with tactix® 8. This complete tactical smartwatch features a stunning AMOLED display, a
titanium, sapphire crystal lens and a 40-meter diving depth rating. Pair with your smartphone to make and receive calls from your wrist, using the integrated speaker and microphone. Lead the mission with a built-in LED flashlight and dedicated tactical functions like the Applied Ballistics® calculator, rucking activities and more. Don’t limit yourself with up to 29 days of battery life in smartwatch mode.

• Sleep Score & Insights Yes	Battery life (in smartwatch mode) Up to 29 days (13 days always on)
  Preloaded maps Yes	SUGGESTED DAILY WORKOUTS Yes
  Blood oxygen saturation Pulse Ox Yes	LED Flashlight Yes
  Garmin Pay™ Yes	Multi-band GPS Yes
  Musical memory Yes	Make calls and send messages by voice Yes
  TRAINING READINESS Yes	Training Status Yes
  Display type AMOLED	Touch screen Yes
  Waterproof rating 10 ATM

• Strap material Nylon and silicone	Lens material Sapphire crystal
  Bezel material Titanium	Case material Fiber Reinforced Polymers with Titanium Back Cover
  Compatible with QuickFit™ bands Included (26mm)	Case dimensions 51 x 51 x 14.7 mm For wrists with the following circumference: Silicone strap: 127-210 mm UltraFit strap: 127-225 mm Leather strap: 135-213 mm Metal strap: 135-225 mm
  Weight 92 g (case only: 64 g)	Hermetically sealed inductive buttons Yes
  Built-in speaker and microphone Yes	Display size 35.56mm (1.4″) diameter
  Display resolution 454 x 454 pixel	Color screen Yes
  Large font option Yes	Battery type Lithium ion
  Battery life Smartwatch: Up to 29 days (13 always on) Battery saver watch mode: Up to 41 days GPS only: Up to 84 hours (65 hours always on) All satellite: Up to 68 hours (54 hours always on) All satellite Multiband: Up to 62 hours (49 hours always on) All satellite Music: Up to 18 hours Maximum battery life in GPS mode: Up to 145 hours GPS Expedition: Up to 31 days *With typical use of SatIQ technology	Charging method Garmin Proprietary Charger
  Memory/History 32 GB

• Time/Date Yes	Time synchronization via GPS Yes
  Automatic Daylight Saving Time Yes	Wakes up Yes
  Countdown Yes	Chronometer Yes
  Sunrise/Sunset Times Yes

• Heart rate at wrist (constant, every second) Yes	Daily Resting Heart Rate Yes
  Abnormal heart rate alerts Yes (high and low)	Respiratory rate (24x7) Yes
  FITNESS AGE Yes	BODY BATTERY™ ENERGY MONITORING Yes
  Daily stress level Yes	Breathing timer for relaxation Yes
  Breathing exercises Yes	Sleep Yes (advanced)
  Sleep Coach Yes	Nap Detection Yes
  Hydration Yes (in Garmin Connect™ and the optional Connect IQ™ widget)	Women's health Yes (in Garmin Connect™ and the optional Connect IQ™ widget)
  Health Snapshot Yes	Body Temperature Yes
  Jet Lag Tips Yes

• GPS Yes	GLONASS Yes
  Galileo Yes	QZSS Yes
  Beidou Yes	SatIQ™ Technology Yes
  Garmin Elevate™ Wrist Heart Rate Monitor Yes	Pulse Ox Saturation Yes
  Barometric altimeter Yes	Compass Yes
  Gyroscope Yes	Accelerometer Yes
  Thermometer Yes	Ambient light sensor Yes
  Depth sensor yes (up to 40 m)

• Connectivity BLUETOOTH®, ANT®, Wi-Fi®	Connect IQ™ (downloadable watch faces, data fields, widgets and apps) Yes
  Connect IQ™ Store on your device Yes	Smart Notification Yes
  Auto-reply with preset messages (Android™ only) Yes	Viewing images from notifications on your watch (Android™ only) Yes
  Morning Report Yes	Calendar Yes
  Weather Forecast Yes	Sync settings in real time from the Garmin Connect™ app Yes
  Energy saving (customizable) Yes	Control music on smartphone Yes
  Upload and control music on your device Yes	Find My Phone Yes
  Find My Watch Yes	Find my phone during a GPS activity Yes
  Compatible with Garmin Messenger app Yes	VIRB™ Remote Yes
  Smart Trainer Control Yes	Compatible with Garmin Connect™ Mobile Yes
  Smartphone Compatibility iPhone®, Android™	Stocks Yes
  Support BLUETOOTH phone calls and voice assistant Yes	Voice command Yes
  RED SHIFT MODE Yes	Garmin Share Yes

• Gym Functional Strength, HIIT, Cardio, Elliptical, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor Rowing, Jump Rope	Multi-sports 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, Ultramarathon, Obstacle Race	Outdoor Hiking, Rucking, Indoor Climbing, Bouldering, Rock Climbing, Tech & Smartwatch, Horseback Riding, Golf, Disc Golf, Archery
  Cycling Bike, Road Cycling, Mountain Biking, Dirt Cycling, Bike Commuting, Bike Tours, eBiking, eMountain Biking, Indoor Cycling, Cyclocross, BMX	I swim Pool swimming, Open water swimming
  WATER SPORTS AND MARINE SUP, Rowing, Kayaking, Surfing, Kiteboarding, Windsurfing, Fishing, Boating Mode, Sailing, Waterskiing, Wakeboarding, Wakesurfing, Tubing, Snorkeling, Whitewater	Motorsports Motorcycle, Overlanding, Motocross, Quad, Snowmobile
  RACKET SPORTS Tennis, Pickleball, Badminton, squash, Table Tennis, Padel, Platform Tennis, Racquetball	WINTER SPORTS Skiing, Snowboarding, Off-piste snowboarding, Classic cross-country skiing, Skated cross-country skiing, Off-piste skiing, Ice skating, Snowshoeing
  Team sports Basketball, Volleyball, Field Hockey, Ice Hockey, Soccer, Football, Lacrosse, Rugby, Ultimate Frisbee, Cricket, Softball, Baseball	On the Ring Boxing, Mixed Martial Arts
  Computer Scuba diving (single gas), free diving, depth apps	Others Flying, Jumpmaster, Tactics, Inline Skating

• Incident detection during some activities Yes	Smartphone Incident Detection Alert for Wrist Devices Yes
  Request assistance Yes	LiveTrack Yes
  Group LiveTrack Yes	Real-time event sharing Yes

• Stealth mode Yes	Night vision mode Yes
  Double grid coordinates Yes	KILLSWITCH Yes
  Ballistic Calculator Yes

• Gaming Activities Yes

  Compatible with GameOn™ app Yes

• Maximum operating depth for diving activities 40 meters	Single gas mode Yes
  APNEA Mode Yes	Decompression model Bühlmann ZHL-16c with gradient factor
  Nitrox Support Yes	Gas mixtures Air, Nitrox (21-40% oxygen)
  PO2 Up to 1.6 with customizable deco setting	Automatic start/stop dive Yes
  Custom end of dive timeout Yes (20 sec to 10 min)	Safety stop Yes (customizable off/3 min/5 min)
  Depth stages Yes (with custom gradient factors)	Customizable caution Yes (low/medium/high)
  Ascent/descent speed indicator Yes	Automatic height adjustment Yes
  No fly time Yes	Dive Planning Yes (basic gas NDL planning)
  Tides Yes	Backlight Yes (configurable intensity; always on)
  Automatically saves dive entry and exit positions Yes	Sync your dive log to the Garmin Dive™ App Yes
  Warnings and Alarms Yes (vibration only)	3-axis diving compass Yes (with configurable direction, quick change to 90R, 90L and reciprocal; indicates degrees and direction relative to the set one)
  Deco block missing Yes (can be deactivated before dive with user confirmation)	Diver Surface Status Widget Yes (surface interval, no-fly time, N2 loading, CNS, OTU and tissue status)

• World Airport Database Yes	3-axis compass with HSI Yes
  More time zones with Zulu/UTC Yes	Moving map with waypoints for aviation Yes
  International NAVAID and Crossbreeding Databases Yes	Pulse Ox In-flight Yes
  METAR (Meteorological Aerodrome Report) Yes	TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast) Yes

• Remote control for trolling motor Yes

• Pedometer Yes	Motion alerts (displayed on the device after a period of inactivity) Yes
  Auto Goal (remembers your activity level and assigns a daily step goal) Yes	Calories burned Yes
  Staircases climbed Yes	Distance traveled Yes
  Minutes of intensity Yes	TrueUp™ Yes
  MoveIQ™ Yes	Garmin Connect™ Challenges Yes (optional Connect IQ app)

• Cardio workouts Yes	Functional Strength Training Yes
  HIIT Workouts Yes	Yoga workouts Yes
  Pilates Workouts Yes	Exercise animations on the screen Yes
  Muscle districts map Yes	Automatic repetition counting Yes

• Customizable data pages Yes	Downloadable training plans Yes
  Directions Yes	FC Zones Yes
  FC Alerts Yes	Calories FC Yes
  % HR max Yes	% FCR Yes
  recovery time Yes	Automatic max HR Yes
  Quick view/race widget Yes	HRV Status Yes
  HRV Stress Test (measures heart rate variability while standing still for 3 minutes to estimate stress levels; this value has a scale from 1 to 100; low values ​​indicate low stress levels) Yes (with compatible accessory)	HR Transmission (transmits HR data to paired devices via ANT™) Yes
  Respiratory rate (during activity) Yes (with compatible accessory)	GPS Speed ​​and Distance Yes
  Customizable activity profiles Yes	Auto Pause® Yes
  Interval training Yes	Improved interval training (includes free reps, interval data page, recovery time screen and automatic detection) Yes
  Advanced workouts Yes	Power Mode: Customizable battery settings on the go Yes
  Cardio, Running Pace and Distance Yes	Auto Lap® Yes
  Manual lap Yes	Recovery Timer Yes
  Configurable Lap Alerts Yes	Acclimatization to heat and altitude Yes
  VO2 max (running) Yes	VO2 Max (Trail Running) Yes
  Real-time stamina Yes	Endurance Score Yes
  Load Ratio Yes	TRAINING LOAD Yes
  Focus Training Load Yes	training effect Yes
  Training Effect (anaerobic) Yes	Primary Benefit (Training Effect labels) Yes
  Benefits of training Yes	Customizable alerts Yes
  Audio alerts Yes	Multisport auto transition Yes
  Arrival time Yes	Virtual Partner Yes
  Compete against previous activity Yes	Automatic multisport activities Yes
  Manual multisport activities Yes	Garmin Live Segments Yes
  Strava Live Segments Yes	Create a Round-trip route (running/cycling) Yes
  TRENDLINE™ POPULARITY-BASED ROUTE CALCULATION Yes	Touch and/or Button Block Yes
  Shortcut keys Yes	Auto scroll Yes
  Activity history on the watch Yes	Physio TrueUp Yes
  Unified Training Status Yes

• GPS-based distance, time and pace Yes	Running dynamics Yes
  Oscillation and vertical ratio Yes	Ground contact time and balance Yes (TCS with compatible accessory)
  Stride length (real time) Yes	Cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute) Yes
  Running Power Yes	Step adjusted on the slope Yes
  Performance conditions Yes	Anaerobic threshold Yes (with compatible accessory)
  PacePro™ Gait Strategies Yes	Running workouts Yes
  Hill Score Yes	Auto Climb for trail running Yes
  Race Predictions Yes	Race forecast based on route and weather Yes
  Compatible with Foot Pod Yes	Run/walk/stationary detection Yes

• Preloaded with 43,000 international courses Yes	Measurement in yards of the front, center and back of the green Yes
  Yardage measurement of distance to layups/doglegs Yes	Measures shot distance (calculates precise yardage for shots from anywhere on the 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	Automatic CourseView Updates Yes
  Green view with manual Pin Position Yes	Obstacles and targets of the field Yes
  PinPointer Yes	Distance PlaysLike Yes
  Touch-targeting (allows you to touch the displayed point to get directions on the distance from that point) Yes	Handicap scoring Yes
  SwingTempo (measures the ratio between backswing and downswing times) Yes	Tempo Training (communicates the ideal 3:1 upswing to downswing ratio in the form of audio prompts) Yes
  Round timer/odometer Yes	Compatible with automatic iron detection (accessory required) Yes
  Wind speed and direction (requires connection to Golf app) Yes	Virtual Caddie Yes
  Pairs with the Garmin Golf app Yes	Tournament Rules Yes
  Green Contours (with Garmin Golf subscription) Yes

• Point-to-point navigation Yes	Trail marked in real time Yes
  Back to top Yes	TracBack® Yes
  UltraTrac Mode Yes	Around Me Mode Yes
  Up Ahead (specific points along the route) Yes	NextFork™ Navigation Yes
  Quota profile Yes	Distance to destination Yes
  Barometric trend indicator Yes	ClimbPro™ Climb Classification Yes
  Vertical speed Yes	Total ascent/descent Yes
  Recovery Timer (Ultra Run only) Yes	Automatic rest time Yes
  Predicted Elevation Chart Yes	Preloaded road and trail maps Yes (Sapphire editions only)
  Preloaded ski resort maps Yes	Downloadable maps Yes
  GPS coordinates Yes	Sight 'N Go point and go Yes
  Area calculation Yes (via Connect IQ™)	Fishing Forecast Yes
  Projected Waypoint Yes	Information about Sun and Moon Yes
  GPS Expedition Activity Yes	Tides Yes
  Quick view of tides Yes

• Routes Yes	Lap and maximum power in Lap (with power sensor) Yes
  Compete against previous activity Yes	Alarms (alarm goes off when time, distance, heart rate or calorie goal is reached) Yes
  Functional Threshold Power (FTP) Yes (with compatible accessory)	Power curve and % FTP during workouts Yes
  Garmin Cycle Map (Cycle Path Map) Yes	Grit & Flow MTB Yes
  Advanced Cycling Dynamics Yes	Compatible with Vector™ and Rally™ (power sensors) Yes
  Compatible with Varia Vision™ Yes	Compatible with Varia™ radar Yes
  Compatible with Varia™ lights Yes	Compatible with speed and cadence sensors Yes
  Compatible with power sensor Yes	Power Guide Yes

• Open Water Swimming Metrics (Distance, Pace, Stroke Rate/Country, Calories) Yes	Pool swimming metrics (laps, distance, pace, stroke rate/number, calories) Yes
  Stroke type detection (pool swimming only - freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly) Yes	Exercise Recording (Pool Swimming Only) Yes
  Basic recovery timer (pool swimming only) Yes	Repeat with recovery timer (pool swimming only) Yes
  AUTOMATIC REST TIMER (pool swimming only) Yes	Time and distance alerts Yes
  Pace alerts (pool swimming only) Yes	Start countdown (pool swimming only) Yes
  Swimming workouts Yes	Critical swim speed Yes
  Underwater wrist heart rate Yes	Heart rate from external HRM device (real-time during recoveries, interval and session stats during recoveries, and automatic heart rate download after swimming) Yes (with HRM-Tri, HRM-Swim, HRM-Pro or HRM-Pro Plus)

• Toe-to-Toe™ Challenge App Yes (optional Toe-to-Toe™ Challenges app available on Connect IQ)