{"id":486582,"date":"2026-02-24T00:15:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T00:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/486582\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T00:15:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T00:15:09","slug":"garmin-permanently-cuts-price-of-high-end-smartwatch-with-satellite-and-cellular-connectivity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/486582\/","title":{"rendered":"Garmin permanently cuts price of high-end smartwatch with satellite and cellular connectivity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"bodytext\">Almost six months have passed since Garmin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.notebookcheck.net\/Garmin-releases-Fenix-8-Pro-for-2k-with-LTE-connectivity-and-battery-life-killing-microLED-display.1103775.0.html\" target=\"_self\" class=\"internal-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">released the Fenix 8 Pro<\/a> with an optional MicroLED display plus satellite and cellular connectivity across all variants. In the interim, the company introduced the Quatix 8 Pro as a boating and sailing-focused alternative. More recently, there have been suggestions that Garmin is preparing to deliver its first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.notebookcheck.net\/Garmin-Fenix-9-CEO-hints-at-major-new-high-end-smartwatch-release-timeline.1229735.0.html\" target=\"_self\" class=\"internal-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Fenix 9 smartwatches<\/a> during the second half of the year, too.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">In the meantime, Garmin has silently dropped the pricing of its most expensive Fenix 8 Pro SKU with a MicroLED display. Conversely, prices for AMOLED versions remain unchanged. Thus, the Fenix 8 Pro starts at $1,199.99 and rises by $100 for a 51 mm variant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Garmin-Connected-Multisport-Smartwatch-Technology\/dp\/B0FPMK7KYX?tag=nbcnewsnet-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow noopener\" class=\"external-link-new-window\">(curr. $1,299.99 on Amazon)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">Initially, an $800 gap existed between 51 mm versions of the Fenix 8 Pro with AMOLED and MicroLED displays. As a result, the only way of optioning Garmin&#8217;s new ultra-bright display technology was to spend $1,999.99.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">Now, Garmin has silently slashed $300 off this variant. As far as we can tell, this is a permanent price drop. Unfortunately, Garmin has not replicated this 15% reduction in other markets like the Eurozone or the UK.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.notebookcheck.net\/Notebookcheck-Team.212978.0.html?&amp;tx_nbc2journalist_pi1%5Bmode%5D=show&amp;tx_nbc2journalist_pi1%5Buid%5D=278\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/csm_alex_alderson_photo_98f8faaa46.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" alt=\"Alex Alderson\"\/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.notebookcheck.net\/Notebookcheck-Team.212978.0.html?&amp;tx_nbc2journalist_pi1%5Bmode%5D=show&amp;tx_nbc2journalist_pi1%5Buid%5D=278\" class=\"j_name\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alex Alderson<\/a> &#8211; Senior Tech Writer  &#8211; 14292 articles published on Notebookcheck since 2018<\/p>\n<p>Prior to writing and translating for Notebookcheck, I worked for various companies including Apple and Neowin. I have a BA in International History and Politics from the University of Leeds, which I have since converted to a Law Degree. Happy to chat on Twitter or Notebookchat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Almost six months have passed since Garmin released the Fenix 8 Pro with an optional MicroLED display plus&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":486583,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[904,76455,166,4615,32196,16430,905,898,146997,903,897,906,665,899,900,171,74,902,901,173],"class_list":{"0":"post-486582","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-gadgets","8":"tag-benchmarks","9":"tag-fenix-8-pro","10":"tag-gadgets","11":"tag-garmin","12":"tag-garmin-fenix","13":"tag-garmin-fenix-8","14":"tag-graphics-card","15":"tag-laptop","16":"tag-microled","17":"tag-netbook","18":"tag-notebook","19":"tag-processor","20":"tag-reports","21":"tag-review","22":"tag-reviews","23":"tag-smartwatch","24":"tag-technology","25":"tag-test","26":"tag-tests","27":"tag-wearable"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/486582","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=486582"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/486582\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/486583"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=486582"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=486582"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=486582"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}