Garmin Venu vs Garmin Venu X1
Better figure, where one is clearly better
| GarminVenu | GarminVenu X1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Released | September 2019 | June 2025 |
| Display | ||
| Case sizes | 43.2 mm | 46 mm |
| Panel | OLED | OLED |
| Always-on display | Yes | Yes |
| Display detail | 1.2-inch (30.4 mm) AMOLED touchscreen, 390 x 390 pixels, with optional always-on mode. | 2-inch (51.2 mm diagonal) colour AMOLED touchscreen; 448 x 486 pixels; 1304 sq mm display area; optional always-on mode and large-font setting; two physical buttons |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3. | Sapphire crystal |
| Health and fitness | ||
| ECG | No | No |
| 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 | No |
| Crash detection | No | No |
| GPS | Single-band | Single-band |
| Water resistance | 50 m | 50 m |
| 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; barometric altimeter; compass; gyroscope; accelerometer; thermometer; ambient light sensor |
| 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. | Continuous heart rate and high/low alerts; HRV status; Body Battery; stress and respiration; sleep score, sleep coach, sleep alignment, nap detection and smart wake alarm; breathing variations; skin temperature; Health Snapshot; lifestyle logging; women's health and past ovulation estimates; jet lag adviser; no ECG app |
| 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 100 sports apps; triathlon and multisport; Garmin running, cycling, strength and triathlon coaching; training readiness/status/load; recovery time; real-time stamina; endurance and hill scores; VO2 max; running dynamics and running tolerance; running economy and step speed loss with compatible accessory; PacePro; ClimbPro; preloaded road/trail maps; dynamic round-trip routing; golf maps for 43,000+ courses; animated workouts |
| Safety features | Incident detection, assistance and LiveTrack require a paired phone. | Incident detection during selected activities, assistance and live event sharing require a paired compatible smartphone; built-in LED flashlight |
| Battery and connections | ||
| Battery life (maker's claim) | Up to 5 days | Up to 8 days |
| In low-power mode | – | Up to 11 days |
| Mobile data option | No | No |
| Works with | iPhone and Android | iPhone and Android |
| Storage | – | 32 GB |
| 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. | Smartwatch up to 8 days, or 2 days with display always on; battery saver smartwatch up to 11 days; GPS-only GNSS up to 16 hours; all-systems GNSS up to 14 hours; all-systems GNSS with music up to 7 hours; actual life depends on settings and usage |
| Charging | Rechargeable battery with Garmin charging cable. | Garmin proprietary plug charging/data cable; rechargeable built-in lithium-ion battery; USB charging temperature 0–45 °C |
| 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; GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS and BeiDou; no multi-band GPS; speaker/microphone for calls and phone voice assistant with a paired compatible smartphone; local watch voice commands; Garmin Pay; Connect IQ apps; offline music; Android-only text responses and notification images; no cellular service |
| Storage | Stores up to 200 hours of activity data and up to 500 songs. | 32 GB for maps, music and history |
| Design | ||
| Weight (lightest version) | 46.3 g | 34 g (better) |
| Software | Garmin | Garmin |
| Case materials | Stainless-steel bezel, fibre-reinforced polymer case and silicone band; 5 ATM water rating. | Fibre-reinforced polymer case with titanium caseback; nylon band; swim-rated 5 ATM; operating/storage temperature –20–45 °C |
| Size | 43.2 x 43.2 x 12.4 mm; 46.3 g. | Rectangular case 41 x 46 x 7.9 mm; 34 g body only, 40 g with ComfortFit nylon band |
| Bands | Quick-release 20 mm band; fits wrists 125–190 mm. | Standard 24 mm quick-release ComfortFit nylon band |
| Colours | Light sand case and band with rose-gold bezel. | Black with Slate Titanium caseback and Black band; Moss with Titanium caseback and Moss band; Soft Gold with Titanium caseback and French Grey nylon band |
| In the box | – | Venu X1; charging/data cable; documentation |
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