Garmin Fenix 8 43mm AMOLED vs Samsung Galaxy Watch8 Wi-Fi 44mm

Size, specs & wrist fit compared

Garmin Fenix 8 43mm AMOLED Part 010-02903-10

Samsung Galaxy Watch8 Wi-Fi 44mm

Which one fits you

Under 15.5 cm (6.1 in) round, the Garmin Fenix 8 43mm AMOLED's lugs overhang and the Samsung Galaxy Watch8 Wi-Fi 44mm's do not; the Samsung Galaxy Watch8 Wi-Fi 44mm fills the wrist at 15–17 cm, the Garmin Fenix 8 43mm AMOLED at 16–18 cm.

What else differs

Screen: the Samsung Galaxy Watch8 Wi-Fi 44mm has the larger screen, 1.47 in across against 1.3 in on the Garmin Fenix 8 43mm AMOLED.
Battery: 10 days for the Garmin Fenix 8 43mm AMOLED against 2 days for the Samsung Galaxy Watch8 Wi-Fi 44mm in everyday use.

5.2mm thinner, the Samsung Galaxy Watch8 Wi-Fi 44mm is the one that slides under a shirt cuff.

Among the 49 smartwatches 43mm across that we hold thickness for, the Garmin Fenix 8 43mm AMOLED is thicker than 90%, so it sits higher on the wrist than most of its size.

Among the 30 smartwatches 44mm across that we hold thickness for, the Samsung Galaxy Watch8 Wi-Fi 44mm is thinner than 97%, so it wears flatter than its width suggests.

The Samsung Galaxy Watch8 Wi-Fi 44mm is 0.7mm wider, 5.2mm thinner and 32g lighter than the Garmin Fenix 8 43mm AMOLED.

Garmin

Fenix 8 43mm AMOLED

Samsung

Galaxy Watch8 Wi-Fi 44mm

Case width

43mm

43.7mm+0.7mm

Thickness

13.8mm

8.6mm−5.2mm

Weight

66g

34g−32g

Garmin Fenix 8 43mm AMOLED or Samsung Galaxy Watch8 Wi-Fi 44mm by wrist size

Wrist round (mm left each side)	Garmin Fenix 8 43mm AMOLED≈49.5mm lug to lug, est.	Samsung Galaxy Watch8 Wi-Fi 44mm
14 cm / 5.5 in	Overhangs (2.2mm over)	Overhangs (0.4mm over)
15 cm / 5.9 in	Overhangs (0.6mm over)	Bold (1.2mm)
16 cm / 6.3 in	Bold (1.1mm)	Sweet spot (2.8mm)
17 cm / 6.7 in	Sweet spot (2.7mm)	Balanced (4.4mm)
18 cm / 7.1 in	Sweet spot (4.3mm)	Balanced (6mm)
19 cm / 7.5 in	Balanced (5.9mm)	Balanced (7.6mm)
20 cm / 7.9 in	Balanced (7.5mm)	Balanced (9.3mm)