Garmin Venu vs Garmin Venu 2S

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Venu compared with Venu 2S

	GarminVenu	GarminVenu 2S
Overview
Released
Released	September 2019	April 2021
Display
Case sizes
Case sizes	43.2 mm	40.4 mm
Panel
Panel	OLED	OLED
Always-on display
Always-on display	Yes	Yes
Display detail
Display detail	1.2-inch (30.4 mm) AMOLED touchscreen, 390 x 390 pixels, with optional always-on mode.	1.1-inch (27.9 mm) AMOLED touchscreen, 360 × 360 pixels, with optional always-on mode.
Screen protection
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3.	Corning Gorilla Glass 3.
Health and fitness
ECG
ECG	No	No
Blood oxygen
Blood oxygen	Yes	Yes
Skin temperature
Skin temperature	No	No
Sleep apnoea alerts
Sleep apnoea alerts	No	No
High blood pressure alerts
High blood pressure alerts	No	No
Body composition
Body composition	No	No
Fall detection
Fall detection	No	No
Crash detection
Crash detection	No	No
GPS
GPS	Single-band	Single-band
Water resistance
Water resistance	50 m	50 m
Sensors
Sensors	GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Garmin Elevate wrist heart rate, Pulse Ox, barometric altimeter, compass, gyroscope and accelerometer.	GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Garmin Elevate wrist heart rate, Pulse Ox, barometric altimeter, compass, gyroscope, accelerometer and ambient light sensor.
Health features
Health features	Wrist heart rate, Pulse Ox blood oxygen, sleep stages, respiration, stress, Body Battery, hydration and menstrual cycle tracking; Pulse Ox availability varies by country.	Wrist heart rate, Pulse Ox, sleep score, respiration, stress, Body Battery, hydration, fitness age and Health Snapshot; Pulse Ox availability varies by country.
Fitness features
Fitness features	More than 20 sports apps, including running, cycling, pool swimming and golf; animated cardio, strength, yoga and Pilates workouts and Garmin Coach plans.	More than 25 sports apps, including running, cycling, swimming, golf and HIIT; animated cardio, strength, yoga and Pilates workouts and Garmin Coach plans.
Safety features
Safety features	Incident detection, assistance and LiveTrack require a paired phone.	Incident detection, assistance and LiveTrack require a paired phone.
Battery and connections
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 5 days	Up to 10 days
In low-power mode
In low-power mode	–	Up to 11 days
Mobile data option
Mobile data option	No	No
Works with
Works with	iPhone and Android	iPhone and Android
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Up to five days in smartwatch mode, 20 hours with GPS, six hours with GPS and music, or two days with always-on display.	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.
Charging
Charging	Rechargeable battery with Garmin charging cable.	Garmin proprietary charging cable.
Connectivity
Connectivity	Bluetooth, ANT+ and Wi-Fi; smart notifications, Garmin Pay, Connect IQ and phone-free playback of up to 500 stored songs.	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.
Storage
Storage	Stores up to 200 hours of activity data and up to 500 songs.	Stores up to 200 hours of activity data and up to 650 songs.
Design
Weight (lightest version)
Weight (lightest version)	46.3 g	38.2 g (better)
Software
Software	Garmin	Garmin
Case materials
Case materials	Stainless-steel bezel, fibre-reinforced polymer case and silicone band; 5 ATM water rating.	Stainless-steel bezel, fibre-reinforced polymer case and silicone band; 5 ATM water rating.
Size
Size	43.2 x 43.2 x 12.4 mm; 46.3 g.	40.4 × 40.4 × 12.1 mm; 38.2 g.
Bands
Bands	Quick-release 20 mm band; fits wrists 125–190 mm.	Quick-release 18 mm band; fits wrists 110–175 mm.
Colours
Colours	Light sand case and band with rose-gold bezel.	Slate bezel with graphite case and band.