Garmin Venu vs Garmin Venu 4

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Venu compared with Venu 4

	GarminVenu	GarminVenu 4
Overview
Released
Released	September 2019	September 2025
Display
Case sizes
Case sizes	43.2 mm	41 mm or 45 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.	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
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3.	Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Health and fitness
ECG
ECG	No	Yes
Blood oxygen
Blood oxygen	Yes	Yes
Skin temperature
Skin temperature	No	Yes
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	Yes
Crash detection
Crash detection	No	No
GPS
GPS	Single-band	Dual-band (L1 and L5)
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.	Garmin Elevate wrist heart rate monitor; Pulse Ox blood oxygen monitor; barometric altimeter; compass; gyroscope; accelerometer; thermometer; 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.	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
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 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
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)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 5 days	Up to 12 days
In low-power mode
In low-power mode	–	Up to 25 days
Mobile data option
Mobile data option	No	No
Works with
Works with	iPhone and Android	iPhone and Android
Storage
Storage	–	8 GB
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.	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
Charging	Rechargeable battery with Garmin charging cable.	Garmin charging/data cable with proprietary plug
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; 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
Storage	Stores up to 200 hours of activity data and up to 500 songs.	–
Design
Weight (lightest version)
Weight (lightest version)	46.3 g	33 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; stainless steel and fibre-reinforced polymer case; 5 ATM water rating (swim); operating temperature –20 °C to 50 °C
Size
Size	43.2 x 43.2 x 12.4 mm; 46.3 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
Bands	Quick-release 20 mm band; fits wrists 125–190 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
Colours	Light sand case and band with rose-gold bezel.	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
In the box	–	Venu 4, charging/data cable, documentation; versions with a leather band also include a silicone band