Garmin Venu 2S vs Garmin Venu 4
Better figure, where one is clearly better
| GarminVenu 2S | GarminVenu 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Released | April 2021 | September 2025 |
| Display | ||
| Case sizes | 40.4 mm | 41 mm or 45 mm |
| Panel | OLED | OLED |
| Always-on display | Yes | Yes |
| Display detail | 1.1-inch (27.9 mm) AMOLED touchscreen, 360 × 360 pixels, with optional always-on mode. | AMOLED colour touchscreen; 41 mm is 1.2″ (30.4 mm) at 390 x 390 pixels; 45 mm is 1.4″ (35.3 mm) at 454 x 454 pixels |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3. | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Health and fitness | ||
| ECG | No | Yes |
| Blood oxygen | Yes | Yes |
| Skin temperature | No | Yes |
| Sleep apnoea alerts | No | No |
| High blood pressure alerts | No | No |
| Body composition | No | No |
| Fall detection | No | Yes |
| Crash detection | No | No |
| GPS | Single-band | Dual-band (L1 and L5) |
| Water resistance | 50 m | 50 m |
| Sensors | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Garmin Elevate wrist heart rate, Pulse Ox, barometric altimeter, compass, gyroscope, accelerometer and ambient light sensor. | Garmin Elevate wrist heart rate monitor; Pulse Ox blood oxygen monitor; barometric altimeter; compass; gyroscope; accelerometer; thermometer; ambient light sensor |
| Health features | Wrist heart rate, Pulse Ox, sleep score, respiration, stress, Body Battery, hydration, fitness age and Health Snapshot; Pulse Ox availability varies by country. | Garmin ECG App (atrial fibrillation); Pulse Ox spot checks, with optional all-day acclimation and sleep readings; skin temperature; high and low heart rate alerts; HRV status; health status; sleep score, sleep coach, sleep alignment and nap detection; breathing variations; Body Battery; all-day stress; Health Snapshot; lifestyle logging; women's health tracking with past ovulation estimates; jet lag adviser; meditation and breathwork |
| Fitness features | More than 25 sports apps, including running, cycling, swimming, golf and HIIT; animated cardio, strength, yoga and Pilates workouts and Garmin Coach plans. | More than 80 preloaded sports apps; Garmin Coach and Garmin Fitness Coach plans; daily suggested workouts for running, cycling, walking and fitness; training readiness, training status, workout benefit and recovery time; wrist-based running dynamics and running power; PacePro; animated strength, HIIT, cardio, yoga, Pilates and mobility workouts; mixed session; wheelchair mode with push tracking and weight shift alerts; golf distances for 43,000+ courses |
| Safety features | Incident detection, assistance and LiveTrack require a paired phone. | Fall detection, all day or during chosen activities; incident detection during select activities; assistance; LiveTrack; live event sharing; LED flashlight |
| Battery and connections | ||
| Battery life (maker's claim) | Up to 10 days | Up to 12 days |
| In low-power mode | Up to 11 days | Up to 25 days |
| Mobile data option | No | No |
| Works with | iPhone and Android | iPhone and Android |
| Storage | – | 8 GB |
| Battery life detail | Up to ten days in smartwatch mode, eleven days in battery saver, 19 hours with GPS or seven hours with GPS and music. Garmin says ten minutes of charging adds up to one smartwatch day. | 41 mm up to 10 days in smartwatch mode (3 days with always-on display), 18 days in battery saver mode, 15 hours GPS only and 12 hours All-Systems + Multi-band; 45 mm up to 12 days (4 days always-on), 25 days, 20 hours and 17 hours |
| Charging | Garmin proprietary charging cable. | Garmin charging/data cable with proprietary plug |
| Connectivity | Bluetooth, ANT+ and Wi-Fi; Garmin Pay, Connect IQ, smart notifications and phone-free playback of up to 650 stored songs. Android phones can send preset text replies. | Bluetooth, ANT+ and Wi-Fi; multi-band GPS with GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS and BeiDou and SatIQ; Garmin Pay; speaker and microphone for calls and the phone's voice assistant with a paired phone; hands-free voice control |
| Storage | Stores up to 200 hours of activity data and up to 650 songs. | – |
| Design | ||
| Weight (lightest version) | 38.2 g | 33 g (better) |
| Software | Garmin | Garmin |
| Case materials | Stainless-steel bezel, fibre-reinforced polymer case and silicone band; 5 ATM water rating. | Stainless steel bezel; stainless steel and fibre-reinforced polymer case; 5 ATM water rating (swim); operating temperature –20 °C to 50 °C |
| Size | 40.4 × 40.4 × 12.1 mm; 38.2 g. | 41 mm is 41 x 41 x 12 mm and 33 g (46 g with band); 45 mm is 45 x 45 x 12 mm and 38 g (56 g with band) |
| Bands | Quick-release 18 mm band; fits wrists 110–175 mm. | Industry-standard quick-release bands, 18 mm (41 mm) or 22 mm (45 mm); silicone band fits 110–175 mm (41 mm) or 135–200 mm (45 mm) wrists |
| Colours | Slate bezel with graphite case and band. | 41 mm in Lunar Gold with Bone band, Silver with Periwinkle band or Slate with Black band; 45 mm in Slate with Black band, Silver with Silver Grey band or Silver with Citron band; also sold with an extra leather band (Lunar Gold with Light Sand, Slate with Brown) |
| In the box | – | Venu 4, charging/data cable, documentation; versions with a leather band also include a silicone band |
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