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Garmin MARQ Athlete (Gen 2) vs Garmin Tactix 8 AMOLED (47mm)

Physical
Case diameter 46 mm 51 mm
Case thickness 135 mm 14.7 mm
Weight 84 g 92 g
Case material Titanium Titanium
Bezel material Titanium Titanium
Lens / crystal domed sapphire crystal sapphire crystal
Strap material silicone rubber silicone
Strap width — —
Colors available — —
Water resistance 100 m 100 m
Military standard — —
Display
Display type AMOLED AMOLED
Display diagonal 1.2 mm 1.4 mm
Resolution width 390 px 454 px
Resolution height 390 px 454 px
Touchscreen Yes No
Always-on display No No
Max brightness — —
Battery
Smartwatch mode 384 h 696 h
GPS-only mode — —
All-systems GPS mode — —
Max battery saver mode — —
Charging type Garmin proprietary magnetic charger Garmin proprietary plug charger
Solar charging No No
Wireless charging No No
Positioning
GNSS systems — —
Multi-band / dual-frequency No Yes
Offline maps No No
Built-in maps Yes Yes
Turn-by-turn navigation No No
Sensors
Optical heart rate Yes Yes
ECG No Yes
SpO2 / pulse oximeter Yes Yes
Skin temperature No No
Accelerometer No No
Gyroscope No No
Compass Yes Yes
Barometric altimeter Yes Yes
Ambient thermometer No No
Microphone No No
Speaker No No
Connectivity
Bluetooth No No
Wi-Fi Yes Yes
NFC payments Yes No
Cellular / LTE No No
ANT+ No No
Music storage No No
Third-party apps No No
Satellite communication No No
Health & Fitness
Sleep tracking Yes Yes
Stress tracking Yes No
HRV tracking Yes Yes
Training load Yes Yes
Training readiness / recovery Yes No
VO2 max estimate Yes Yes
Running dynamics Yes No
Body battery / energy score No No
Menstrual cycle tracking Yes Yes
Fall / incident detection Yes No
Guided workouts No No
Multisport / triathlon mode Yes Yes
Software
Operating system — —
Companion app — —
Voice assistant — —
Contactless payments Yes No