Garmin · Venu
Venu
Garmin's first AMOLED smartwatch, with GPS, on-watch workouts, music and all-day health tracking.
- Type
- Smart and sports
- Sizes
- 43.2 mm
- Movement
- –
- Power reserve
- –
- Display
- OLED
- Battery
- 5 days
- Water
- 50 m
- GPS
- Single-band
- Weight
- 46.3 g
Specifications
Report a wrong or missing specDisplay
- Case sizes
- 43.2 mm
- Panel
- OLED
- Always-on display
- Yes
- Display detail
- 1.2-inch (30.4 mm) AMOLED touchscreen, 390 x 390 pixels, with optional always-on mode.
- Screen protection
- Corning Gorilla Glass 3.
Health and fitness
- ECG
- No
- Blood oxygen
- Yes
- Skin temperature
- No
- Sleep apnoea alerts
- No
- High blood pressure alerts
- No
- Body composition
- No
- Fall detection
- No
- Crash detection
- No
- GPS
- Single-band
- Water resistance
- 50 m
- Sensors
- GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Garmin Elevate wrist heart rate, Pulse Ox, barometric altimeter, compass, gyroscope and accelerometer.
- 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.
- 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.
- Safety features
- Incident detection, assistance and LiveTrack require a paired phone.
Battery and connections
- Battery life (maker's claim)
- Up to 5 days
- Mobile data option
- No
- Works with
- iPhone and Android
- 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.
- Charging
- Rechargeable battery with Garmin charging cable.
- Connectivity
- Bluetooth, ANT+ and Wi-Fi; smart notifications, Garmin Pay, Connect IQ and phone-free playback of up to 500 stored songs.
- Storage
- Stores up to 200 hours of activity data and up to 500 songs.
Design
- Weight (lightest version)
- 46.3 g
- Software
- Garmin
- Case materials
- Stainless-steel bezel, fibre-reinforced polymer case and silicone band; 5 ATM water rating.
- Size
- 43.2 x 43.2 x 12.4 mm; 46.3 g.
- Bands
- Quick-release 20 mm band; fits wrists 125–190 mm.
- Colours
- Light sand case and band with rose-gold bezel.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Sharp 390 x 390 AMOLED display with optional always-on mode
- Animated workouts and more than 20 sports profiles
- Garmin Pay and storage for up to 500 songs
Cons
- Always-on display reduces Garmin's battery claim from five to two days
- Music and GPS together are rated for six hours
Closest rivals
Model | Type | Sizes | Movement | Power reserve | Display | Battery | Water | GPS | Weight | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smart and sports | 42 mm | – | – | Memory-in-pixel | 7 days | 50 m | Single-band | 38.5 g | Apr 2019 | |
| Smart and sports | 42 mm | – | – | Memory-in-pixel | 7 days | 50 m | Single-band | 38.5 g | Apr 2019 | |
| Smart and sports | 42 mm | – | – | Memory-in-pixel | 7 days | 50 m | Single-band | 36 g | May 2019 |
Newer model: Venu 2.
Sources
- garmin.com.sg/products/discontinued/venu-rose-gold
- www8.garmin.com/manuals/webhelp/venu/EN-US/GUID-56AC5DD5-D660-4A77-B67D-3F30761…
- www8.garmin.com/manuals/webhelp/venu/EN-US/GUID-24A772E9-96DD-4B65-AC8E-42853AA…
- garmin.com/en-US/newsroom/press-release/sports-fitness/2019-garmin-introduces-t…
Photo: garmin.co.jp
