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Garmin · Venu

Venu X1

Released June 2025

Venu X1 is Garmin's thin rectangular AMOLED fitness watch with offline maps, music, a speaker and microphone, and an LED flashlight.

Type
Smart and sports
Sizes
46 mm
Movement
–
Power reserve
–
Display
OLED
Battery
8 days
Water
50 m
GPS
Single-band
Weight
34 g

What reviewers say

Reviewers praise the large bright screen, thin comfortable design and useful training and mapping tools. Both find always-on battery life short and the two-button touchscreen interface less convenient during workouts. Wareable finds strong GPS and heart-rate tracking in its tests but regards the missing ECG and multi-band GPS as costly compromises; TechRadar is happier using raise-to-wake for longer battery life.

From techradar.com and wareable.com

Specifications

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Display

Case sizes
46 mm
Panel
OLED
Always-on display
Yes
Display detail
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
Sapphire crystal

Health and fitness

ECG
No
Blood oxygen
Yes
Skin temperature
Yes
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
Garmin Elevate wrist heart rate monitor; Pulse Ox; barometric altimeter; compass; gyroscope; accelerometer; thermometer; ambient light sensor
Health features
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 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 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 8 days
In low-power mode
Up to 11 days
Mobile data option
No
Works with
iPhone and Android
Storage
32 GB
Battery life detail
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
Garmin proprietary plug charging/data cable; rechargeable built-in lithium-ion battery; USB charging temperature 0–45 °C
Connectivity
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
32 GB for maps, music and history

Design

Weight (lightest version)
34 g
Software
Garmin
Case materials
Fibre-reinforced polymer case with titanium caseback; nylon band; swim-rated 5 ATM; operating/storage temperature –20–45 °C
Size
Rectangular case 41 x 46 x 7.9 mm; 34 g body only, 40 g with ComfortFit nylon band
Bands
Standard 24 mm quick-release ComfortFit nylon band
Colours
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

Pros and cons

Pros

  • 2-inch AMOLED touchscreen protected by sapphire crystal
  • Offline maps, 32 GB storage and advanced training tools
  • 7.9 mm case with titanium back and 34 g body weight

Cons

  • Always-on display reduces claimed battery life from eight days to two
  • No cellular connection, ECG app or multi-band GPS
  • Two physical buttons with touchscreen navigation

Closest rivals

Model
TypeSizesMovementPower reserveDisplayBatteryWaterGPSWeightReleased
GarminDescent G2
Smart and sports45.5 mm––OLED10 days100 mSingle-band61 gFeb 2025
GarminForerunner 570
Smart and sports42, 47 mm––OLED11 days50 mDual-band42 gMay 2025
GarminApproach S44
Smart and sports43 mm––OLED10 days50 mSingle-band42 gJan 2025

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