Garmin Venu (Slate/Black)
GPS Smartwatch with a Bright, Beautiful Display Built for the Active Lifestyle AMOLED display and up to 5-day battery life in smartwatch mode; up to 6 hours in GPS mode with music Keep an eye on your health 24/7 with the broadest available range of all-day health monitoring features Easily download music to your watch for phone-free listening Record all the ways to move with more than 20 preloaded GPS and indoor sports apps Get easy-to-follow, animated workouts right on your watch screen Body Battery Energy Monitoring See your body’s energy levels throughout the day, so you can find the best times for activity and rest. Smart Notifications Receive emails, texts and alerts right on your watch when paired with a compatible smartphone. You can even respond to texts if you have an Android phone. Music Easily download songs to your watch, including playlists from your Spotify, Deezer or Amazon Music accounts (subscription may be required). Connect with wireless headphones (sold separately) for phone-free listening. Safety and Tracking Features While your watch and phone are paired, your location can be sent to your contacts either manually or — during outdoor activities — automatically with built-in incident detection (when paired to a compatible smartphone), if needed. Garmin Pay Breeze through checkout lines with Garmin Pay contactless payment solution through participating providers (not all countries and payment networks are eligible). Connect IQ Store Add personality to your watch by downloading apps, widgets, watch faces and more. It’s easy and — even better — it’s free. Garmin Coach Get a personal running coach on your wrist, for free, to help you train for your next 5K, 10K or half-marathon.
GPS Smartwatch with a Bright, Beautiful Display Built for the Active Lifestyle AMOLED display and up to 5-day battery life in smartwatch mode; up to 6 hours in GPS mode with music Keep an eye on your health 24/7 with the broadest available range of all-day health monitoring features Easily download music to your watch for phone-free listening Record all the ways to move with more than 20 preloaded GPS and indoor sports apps Get easy-to-follow, animated workouts right on your watch screen Body Battery Energy Monitoring See your body’s energy levels throughout the day, so you can find the best times for activity and rest. Smart Notifications Receive emails, texts and alerts right on your watch when paired with a compatible smartphone. You can even respond to texts if you have an Android phone. Music Easily download songs to your watch, including playlists from your Spotify, Deezer or Amazon Music accounts (subscription may be required). Connect with wireless headphones (sold separately) for phone-free listening. Safety and Tracking Features While your watch and phone are paired, your location can be sent to your contacts either manually or — during outdoor activities — automatically with built-in incident detection (when paired to a compatible smartphone), if needed. Garmin Pay Breeze through checkout lines with Garmin Pay contactless payment solution through participating providers (not all countries and payment networks are eligible). Connect IQ Store Add personality to your watch by downloading apps, widgets, watch faces and more. It’s easy and — even better — it’s free. Garmin Coach Get a personal running coach on your wrist, for free, to help you train for your next 5K, 10K or half-marathon.
GPS Smartwatch with a Bright, Beautiful Display Built for the Active Lifestyle AMOLED display and up to 5-day battery life in smartwatch mode; up to 6 hours in GPS mode with music Keep an eye on your health 24/7 with the broadest available range of all-day health monitoring features Easily download music to your watch for phone-free listening Record all the ways to move with more than 20 preloaded GPS and indoor sports apps Get easy-to-follow, animated workouts right on your watch screen Body Battery Energy Monitoring See your body’s energy levels throughout the day, so you can find the best times for activity and rest. Smart Notifications Receive emails, texts and alerts right on your watch when paired with a compatible smartphone. You can even respond to texts if you have an Android phone. Music Easily download songs to your watch, including playlists from your Spotify, Deezer or Amazon Music accounts (subscription may be required). Connect with wireless headphones (sold separately) for phone-free listening. Safety and Tracking Features While your watch and phone are paired, your location can be sent to your contacts either manually or — during outdoor activities — automatically with built-in incident detection (when paired to a compatible smartphone), if needed. Garmin Pay Breeze through checkout lines with Garmin Pay contactless payment solution through participating providers (not all countries and payment networks are eligible). Connect IQ Store Add personality to your watch by downloading apps, widgets, watch faces and more. It’s easy and — even better — it’s free. Garmin Coach Get a personal running coach on your wrist, for free, to help you train for your next 5K, 10K or half-marathon.
GPS Smartwatch with a Bright, Beautiful Display Built for the Active Lifestyle AMOLED display and up to 5-day battery life in smartwatch mode; up to 6 hours in GPS mode with music Keep an eye on your health 24/7 with the broadest available range of all-day health monitoring features Easily download music to your watch for phone-free listening Record all the ways to move with more than 20 preloaded GPS and indoor sports apps Get easy-to-follow, animated workouts right on your watch screen Body Battery Energy Monitoring See your body’s energy levels throughout the day, so you can find the best times for activity and rest. Smart Notifications Receive emails, texts and alerts right on your watch when paired with a compatible smartphone. You can even respond to texts if you have an Android phone. Music Easily download songs to your watch, including playlists from your Spotify, Deezer or Amazon Music accounts (subscription may be required). Connect with wireless headphones (sold separately) for phone-free listening. Safety and Tracking Features While your watch and phone are paired, your location can be sent to your contacts either manually or — during outdoor activities — automatically with built-in incident detection (when paired to a compatible smartphone), if needed. Garmin Pay Breeze through checkout lines with Garmin Pay contactless payment solution through participating providers (not all countries and payment networks are eligible). Connect IQ Store Add personality to your watch by downloading apps, widgets, watch faces and more. It’s easy and — even better — it’s free. Garmin Coach Get a personal running coach on your wrist, for free, to help you train for your next 5K, 10K or half-marathon.
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The lowest price for Garmin Venu (Slate/Black) right now is $211.82 at eBay.com.au, compared across 3 retailers.
The all-time low was $151.67 on 9 May 2026 — today's price is 40% above the lowest ever. It has been notably cheaper before — worth setting a price alert.
Prices last updated 10 June 2026.
Last updated at 10/06/2026 11:18:09
Garmin 010-02173-11 Venu 1.2in Amoled GPS Hardware Sport Tracker Smartwatch - Black
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Garmin Venu Black Slate
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010-02173-11 Venu, GPS Smartwatch with Bright Touchscreen Display, Features Music, Body Energy Monitoring, Animated Workouts, Pulse Ox Sensor and More
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The Garmin Venu watch is a fun and accurate fitness watch first and smart watch second! I had the samsung active 2 watch and i did not liked that i had to charge the watch almost every night.Also the metrics provided were not that useful for what i was looking for. Then i decided to try the fitbit sense and the analytics provided by the fit bit sense was granular and indepth but, the sensors were not accurate specially the heart rate sensor.After doing further research i found the garmin venu watch. I exchanged the sense for the venu here are my findings:Battery life: I am getting about 5 days worth of battery life and i mostly use it to track my 30-40 mins of low intensity cardio mostly walking on my treadmill.then i track 60-70 mins everyday at the gym ... MoreThe Garmin Venu watch is a fun and accurate fitness watch first and smart watch second! I had the samsung active 2 watch and i did not liked that i had to charge the watch almost every night.Also the metrics provided were not that useful for what i was looking for. Then i decided to try the fitbit sense and the analytics provided by the fit bit sense was granular and indepth but, the sensors were not accurate specially the heart rate sensor.After doing further research i found the garmin venu watch. I exchanged the sense for the venu here are my findings:Battery life: I am getting about 5 days worth of battery life and i mostly use it to track my 30-40 mins of low intensity cardio mostly walking on my treadmill.then i track 60-70 mins everyday at the gym mostly lifting weights. So i dont use the gps as much and i also dont use the music feature of the watch.Accuracy: The watch is super accurate when it comes down to measuring the heart rate while working out as well as how many calories burned per activity. What i liked also about the watch is when i walk on my treadmill the distance often does not reflect the treadmill's distance. Garmin thought about that and they allow you to make changes to the distance walked during each work out to reflect the treadmill's if there is a discrepancy.Sleep tracking: The sleep tracking is about 70-90% accurate. The watch can reflect when i remember being awake during the morning. For example around 4-5 am my cat will usually wake me up because he wants to be fed. If i look at the sleep information in the app 8-10 the watch will show i was up around that time. It does not provide a sleeping score like fitbit but, it provides the spo2 which throws into the algorithms to provide how much energy your body recuperate from sleep.Finally what i love the most is the integration with myfitnesspal. I love to track my calories in and calories out. The app does the math and sends the information back and forth between both apps. Samsung and apple watch were not able to do that.My conclusion.... If youre looking for a fitness tracker first and smart watch second look no further! This watch is it! It's very accurate! The battery life will last 4-5 days enough to get you plenty of data or your fitness during the week!
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I go back to using the Fenix 3. Great watch, a bit slow, but it had several upsides to its use, at least for me back then. I am an Android user. These watches, in my opinion, work best on an Android device, specifically a Samsung. I have used Samsung Galaxy watches as well. I want to also state that I am not the biggest fan of flipping the wrist to see things on the watch, but with the Venu it is a whole different experience, and the payoff is its reliability and battery life. I have never had an Apple watch. Good for those that find it awesome, but I believe it when they say that you have to charge it every night, and many times before actual night comes. I have the Venu set to 20% brightness and it is exceptionally bright and EASY to read indoors at that ... MoreI go back to using the Fenix 3. Great watch, a bit slow, but it had several upsides to its use, at least for me back then. I am an Android user. These watches, in my opinion, work best on an Android device, specifically a Samsung. I have used Samsung Galaxy watches as well. I want to also state that I am not the biggest fan of flipping the wrist to see things on the watch, but with the Venu it is a whole different experience, and the payoff is its reliability and battery life. I have never had an Apple watch. Good for those that find it awesome, but I believe it when they say that you have to charge it every night, and many times before actual night comes. I have the Venu set to 20% brightness and it is exceptionally bright and EASY to read indoors at that percentage. I don't have always on. I set it so that when I flip it toward me, it stays onscreen a bit longer than usual (I selected medium). I don't run so GPS is not a care for me. I get all my notifications and they come in quickly. The screen to the touch is very responsive. The buttons are also quick to activate any part I want to get to. I wore it to sleep and finally showed a 1% drain in battery about 7 hours after having fully charged it. This morning I used it for the first time weightlifting (I workout with only dumbbells and a bench at home). I do a 30 minute max workout that works for me. I set up the watch to prompt me at the 30 minute mark once done, or 300 calories burned, whichever comes first. The heartrate is very accurate and steady throughout (you WILL NOT get a steady heartrate with Samsung Galaxy watches). The battery on a Galaxy watch will drain significantly faster. Apple, I guess, is cute , but its biggest drawback will be battery. After my 30 minute workout, my battery is still at 100%. I took the watch off the charger at 5:52 a.m. and right now as I write this review, it is still at 100% and it is 7:11 a.m. I personally do not care to take a call on my watch. I do not care to speak into it to respond to a text. In the end, and this is for everyone, DO NOT take anyone's word nor review (including mines) on what decision you should make. YOU should decide what is best for you. Some (many actually) like the pretty screen (beautiful on the Venu) on a watch and are okay with charging their watch every night. Many wear a smartwatch for status and "look at me" cool factor to impress. Many users are outdoors all day and climb mountains, ride bikes, jog, run marathons, etc, etc, etc. My review is coming from a guy that is 58, loves to lift his dumbbells every day, wears the watch all day, and just wants to see who is calling, texting, and emailing, and enjoys breaking the 3000 calories a day burned mark, and breaking the 10,000 steps a day mark. That's it. The Venu does that exceptionally well. It feels super light on the wrist. Looks fantastic, and the build is solid. Yes, I have had it less than a day at the time of this review, and yes, I know with time the battery will degrade, but Garmin produces one of the best and most accurate smartwatches in the business. And their battery life far exceeds anything on the market. Their customer service is top notch, everyone speaks great and understandable English, and their headquarters are here in the United States.
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Long time wearer of the Fenix series and currently own the Fenix 6X Platinum. However, the Venu 2 has become my favorite watch. The bright, colorful display is much more useful than the Fenix. Even though the Fenix display works great in sunlight, I find that the Venu display is just fine outdoors (good enough) and way better indoors. Combined with a touch screen the much lighter and thinner Venu works better with long sleeve shirts and jackets. I use the snow ski, hiking, and walking apps mostly and the Venu supports these just fine. All the data collection that I care about is also supported by the Venu. The Venu may not be as robust or durable as the Fenix but it has turned out to be a better (and cheaper) alternative for me.
| General | |
| Product Type | Sport watch |
| Supported Host Device OS | iOS, Android |
| Notifications | SMS, incoming calls |
| Navigation | GPS/GLONASS/Galileo receiver |
Garmin 010-02173-11 Venu 1.2in Amoled GPS Hardware Sport Tracker Smartwatch - Black
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Garmin Venu Black Slate
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010-02173-11 Venu, GPS Smartwatch with Bright Touchscreen Display, Features Music, Body Energy Monitoring, Animated Workouts, Pulse Ox Sensor and More
Delivery between 16–19 June $29
The Garmin Venu watch is a fun and accurate fitness watch first and smart watch second! I had the samsung active 2 watch and i did not liked that i had to charge the watch almost every night.Also the metrics provided were not that useful for what i was looking for. Then i decided to try the fitbit sense and the analytics provided by the fit bit sense was granular and indepth but, the sensors were not accurate specially the heart rate sensor.After doing further research i found the garmin venu watch. I exchanged the sense for the venu here are my findings:Battery life: I am getting about 5 days worth of battery life and i mostly use it to track my 30-40 mins of low intensity cardio mostly walking on my treadmill.then i track 60-70 mins everyday at the gym ... MoreThe Garmin Venu watch is a fun and accurate fitness watch first and smart watch second! I had the samsung active 2 watch and i did not liked that i had to charge the watch almost every night.Also the metrics provided were not that useful for what i was looking for. Then i decided to try the fitbit sense and the analytics provided by the fit bit sense was granular and indepth but, the sensors were not accurate specially the heart rate sensor.After doing further research i found the garmin venu watch. I exchanged the sense for the venu here are my findings:Battery life: I am getting about 5 days worth of battery life and i mostly use it to track my 30-40 mins of low intensity cardio mostly walking on my treadmill.then i track 60-70 mins everyday at the gym mostly lifting weights. So i dont use the gps as much and i also dont use the music feature of the watch.Accuracy: The watch is super accurate when it comes down to measuring the heart rate while working out as well as how many calories burned per activity. What i liked also about the watch is when i walk on my treadmill the distance often does not reflect the treadmill's distance. Garmin thought about that and they allow you to make changes to the distance walked during each work out to reflect the treadmill's if there is a discrepancy.Sleep tracking: The sleep tracking is about 70-90% accurate. The watch can reflect when i remember being awake during the morning. For example around 4-5 am my cat will usually wake me up because he wants to be fed. If i look at the sleep information in the app 8-10 the watch will show i was up around that time. It does not provide a sleeping score like fitbit but, it provides the spo2 which throws into the algorithms to provide how much energy your body recuperate from sleep.Finally what i love the most is the integration with myfitnesspal. I love to track my calories in and calories out. The app does the math and sends the information back and forth between both apps. Samsung and apple watch were not able to do that.My conclusion.... If youre looking for a fitness tracker first and smart watch second look no further! This watch is it! It's very accurate! The battery life will last 4-5 days enough to get you plenty of data or your fitness during the week!
I go back to using the Fenix 3. Great watch, a bit slow, but it had several upsides to its use, at least for me back then. I am an Android user. These watches, in my opinion, work best on an Android device, specifically a Samsung. I have used Samsung Galaxy watches as well. I want to also state that I am not the biggest fan of flipping the wrist to see things on the watch, but with the Venu it is a whole different experience, and the payoff is its reliability and battery life. I have never had an Apple watch. Good for those that find it awesome, but I believe it when they say that you have to charge it every night, and many times before actual night comes. I have the Venu set to 20% brightness and it is exceptionally bright and EASY to read indoors at that ... MoreI go back to using the Fenix 3. Great watch, a bit slow, but it had several upsides to its use, at least for me back then. I am an Android user. These watches, in my opinion, work best on an Android device, specifically a Samsung. I have used Samsung Galaxy watches as well. I want to also state that I am not the biggest fan of flipping the wrist to see things on the watch, but with the Venu it is a whole different experience, and the payoff is its reliability and battery life. I have never had an Apple watch. Good for those that find it awesome, but I believe it when they say that you have to charge it every night, and many times before actual night comes. I have the Venu set to 20% brightness and it is exceptionally bright and EASY to read indoors at that percentage. I don't have always on. I set it so that when I flip it toward me, it stays onscreen a bit longer than usual (I selected medium). I don't run so GPS is not a care for me. I get all my notifications and they come in quickly. The screen to the touch is very responsive. The buttons are also quick to activate any part I want to get to. I wore it to sleep and finally showed a 1% drain in battery about 7 hours after having fully charged it. This morning I used it for the first time weightlifting (I workout with only dumbbells and a bench at home). I do a 30 minute max workout that works for me. I set up the watch to prompt me at the 30 minute mark once done, or 300 calories burned, whichever comes first. The heartrate is very accurate and steady throughout (you WILL NOT get a steady heartrate with Samsung Galaxy watches). The battery on a Galaxy watch will drain significantly faster. Apple, I guess, is cute , but its biggest drawback will be battery. After my 30 minute workout, my battery is still at 100%. I took the watch off the charger at 5:52 a.m. and right now as I write this review, it is still at 100% and it is 7:11 a.m. I personally do not care to take a call on my watch. I do not care to speak into it to respond to a text. In the end, and this is for everyone, DO NOT take anyone's word nor review (including mines) on what decision you should make. YOU should decide what is best for you. Some (many actually) like the pretty screen (beautiful on the Venu) on a watch and are okay with charging their watch every night. Many wear a smartwatch for status and "look at me" cool factor to impress. Many users are outdoors all day and climb mountains, ride bikes, jog, run marathons, etc, etc, etc. My review is coming from a guy that is 58, loves to lift his dumbbells every day, wears the watch all day, and just wants to see who is calling, texting, and emailing, and enjoys breaking the 3000 calories a day burned mark, and breaking the 10,000 steps a day mark. That's it. The Venu does that exceptionally well. It feels super light on the wrist. Looks fantastic, and the build is solid. Yes, I have had it less than a day at the time of this review, and yes, I know with time the battery will degrade, but Garmin produces one of the best and most accurate smartwatches in the business. And their battery life far exceeds anything on the market. Their customer service is top notch, everyone speaks great and understandable English, and their headquarters are here in the United States.
Long time wearer of the Fenix series and currently own the Fenix 6X Platinum. However, the Venu 2 has become my favorite watch. The bright, colorful display is much more useful than the Fenix. Even though the Fenix display works great in sunlight, I find that the Venu display is just fine outdoors (good enough) and way better indoors. Combined with a touch screen the much lighter and thinner Venu works better with long sleeve shirts and jackets. I use the snow ski, hiking, and walking apps mostly and the Venu supports these just fine. All the data collection that I care about is also supported by the Venu. The Venu may not be as robust or durable as the Fenix but it has turned out to be a better (and cheaper) alternative for me.
Use this for general fitness tracking, and for tracking my runs and bike rides. I like the Garmin application, it provides good insights about activities and health stats. Integrates well with other health and sports apps like apple health, strata, rally, myfitness app. Weekly activity emails are really nice and creating dashboards on the garminconnect website allow me to track progress over time. This was a good upgrade from the vivoactive 3. My experience with garmin products has been consistently positive. One time I needed help from customer support when a a piece of the watch wore off sooner that expected, they replaced the watch with a new one. I’ve had my Venu for 9 months and it works as expected.
I love this watch. I bought it on a whim in order to better track my activity, sleep, and overall health and so far it has done a superb job. I don't have any way to determine how "accurate" this watch is overall, but it does maintain GPS more effectively than my Fitbit Sense.The display is vibrant and enjoyable to look at, especially with one of the many watch faces available via the ConnectIQ store (something for everyone).The thing that stands out the most about the Garmin ecosystem is the sheer amount of data they make available to you. THIS is what I wanted in a smart watch - the ability to export my data at will and not be stuck behind a paywall (looking at you fitbit) for many of the "insight" features.The watch is much more comfortable than other smart ... MoreI love this watch. I bought it on a whim in order to better track my activity, sleep, and overall health and so far it has done a superb job. I don't have any way to determine how "accurate" this watch is overall, but it does maintain GPS more effectively than my Fitbit Sense.The display is vibrant and enjoyable to look at, especially with one of the many watch faces available via the ConnectIQ store (something for everyone).The thing that stands out the most about the Garmin ecosystem is the sheer amount of data they make available to you. THIS is what I wanted in a smart watch - the ability to export my data at will and not be stuck behind a paywall (looking at you fitbit) for many of the "insight" features.The watch is much more comfortable than other smart watches I've worn. I'm absolutely in love with the watch band and the metal / carbon fiber case is excellent. It doesn't get freezing cold in the winter and it's light enough for me to set it and forget it all day.If you like data and don't want to pay for or get ads for extra features, go with a Garmin. Overall, I think it feels a little less "fancy" than the Fitbit sense, but it does not feel cheap. It's a great watch that I would recommend to anyone, especially around the $200 price mark. I will be looking at picking up a new Venu once my Geek Squad coverage runs out on this guy.
I bought this watch so I could listen to Spotify while skateboarding without having to keep my phone in my pocket. It took a little bit to set up. I had to download 2 apps on my phone and connect it to my laptop just to connect to my phone and setup Spotify but once I got it figured out I was able to download my playlists from Spotify straight to the watch and connect directly from the watch to my headphones so my phone can stay in my backpack without having any connection issues. The sound quality is great too. After about 3-4 hours of constant streaming the battery only drains about 20%. The watch is lightweight and comfortable to wear. I bought it for skateboarding but ended wearing it all the time. Tons of custom watch face options on the Garmin IQ app (some are ... MoreI bought this watch so I could listen to Spotify while skateboarding without having to keep my phone in my pocket. It took a little bit to set up. I had to download 2 apps on my phone and connect it to my laptop just to connect to my phone and setup Spotify but once I got it figured out I was able to download my playlists from Spotify straight to the watch and connect directly from the watch to my headphones so my phone can stay in my backpack without having any connection issues. The sound quality is great too. After about 3-4 hours of constant streaming the battery only drains about 20%. The watch is lightweight and comfortable to wear. I bought it for skateboarding but ended wearing it all the time. Tons of custom watch face options on the Garmin IQ app (some are free, some aren’t) and you can create you’re own watch face on the app as well.
Been looking for a good value running and swimming watch for a while, and was feeling they were alwasy going to be a little out of my price range ... then found this refurbished model and went for it. It helped that I have got great service from Garmin cycling computers over the years, so was confident the device would do the job well. The device itself is easy to use, light and comfortable to wear and very accurate ... and covers all the sports I could possibly want and loads of others than I won't use. Haven't tried the music function yet, but all seems to be in order. The fact that it comes with a 12 month warranty from the eBay store is reassuring and, honestly, apart from a tiny split in the silicone strap it is impossible to tell that it is not brand new.
I love all the things it does, especially a full analysis of my sleep each night. Unfortunately it can't differentiate between lying in bed reading and actual sleeping; it calls reading "Light Sleep". But what it does is amazing. I've never had a GPS watch, and the fact that it records my bike rides and lets me play them back on a map afterwards, even telling me things like elevation change. I just wish it had a "pause" button so it doesn't assume I'm riding zero MPH the entire time I go in a store to shop; really affects my average speed. There may be a way to do this, I just haven't found it yet. I'm still learning how to use it, but once I got used to it, most of the functions were pretty obvious. One thing I wish is I could select "Tennis" as an activity to ... MoreI love all the things it does, especially a full analysis of my sleep each night. Unfortunately it can't differentiate between lying in bed reading and actual sleeping; it calls reading "Light Sleep". But what it does is amazing. I've never had a GPS watch, and the fact that it records my bike rides and lets me play them back on a map afterwards, even telling me things like elevation change. I just wish it had a "pause" button so it doesn't assume I'm riding zero MPH the entire time I go in a store to shop; really affects my average speed. There may be a way to do this, I just haven't found it yet. I'm still learning how to use it, but once I got used to it, most of the functions were pretty obvious. One thing I wish is I could select "Tennis" as an activity to track, but I just call it running and it gives me good enough metrics I guess. And again, it may be an option somehow and I just haven't figured it out yet. All in all, very happy with it!
My primary use for the Venu is for running and cycling (both indoor and outdoor). I initially owned the Garmin Forerunner 245 for about two years. An amazing watch, but I eventually wanted a watch with a touch screen.I opted for an Apple Watch (series SE), but returned it after two months. During the exchange I came across the Venu. Although it is inferior to the Forerunner 245, it honestly comes with nearly EVERY feature for my specific needs; I am an enthusiast runner and cyclist. And pairing with the Garmin Connect iPhone app, it’s loaded with nearly all the features that my Forerunner had minus some Coach training and an onboard map on your wrist (which I don’t care for since my phone is with me).For music, the Venu is Spotify capable so that works for me. ... MoreMy primary use for the Venu is for running and cycling (both indoor and outdoor). I initially owned the Garmin Forerunner 245 for about two years. An amazing watch, but I eventually wanted a watch with a touch screen.I opted for an Apple Watch (series SE), but returned it after two months. During the exchange I came across the Venu. Although it is inferior to the Forerunner 245, it honestly comes with nearly EVERY feature for my specific needs; I am an enthusiast runner and cyclist. And pairing with the Garmin Connect iPhone app, it’s loaded with nearly all the features that my Forerunner had minus some Coach training and an onboard map on your wrist (which I don’t care for since my phone is with me).For music, the Venu is Spotify capable so that works for me. It’s a great watch and I couldn’t expect anything less from Garmin.If you’re a hardcore runner that needs countless stats and elevation, plus a ton of other data, the Venu isn’t for you. The Venu offers plenty of data on its own merits and it’s a fantastic watch.
I run division one cross country, and can say confidently that this watch is not acceptable if you are serious about working out.Pros:-Looks pretty, and can be worn just about anywhere.-Not too big-Has some cool stats if your interested in that stuff-Can hold your playlist (although I haven't got mine set up because it's a pain in the butt to figure out)-Can connect to Strava and the Garmin Connect App for more detailed figures related to your workouts.Cons-The GPS component is far less accurate than other watches I've owned, even compared to other Garmin Devices.-Charging is terrible. It's literally a coin toss whether my watch will charge over night. This may be due to the poor quality of charging cables which may be a problem across Garmin models. ... MoreI run division one cross country, and can say confidently that this watch is not acceptable if you are serious about working out.Pros:-Looks pretty, and can be worn just about anywhere.-Not too big-Has some cool stats if your interested in that stuff-Can hold your playlist (although I haven't got mine set up because it's a pain in the butt to figure out)-Can connect to Strava and the Garmin Connect App for more detailed figures related to your workouts.Cons-The GPS component is far less accurate than other watches I've owned, even compared to other Garmin Devices.-Charging is terrible. It's literally a coin toss whether my watch will charge over night. This may be due to the poor quality of charging cables which may be a problem across Garmin models. (Isn't it a shame that Garmin works so hard on their watches but can't get a cable right?)-Interface is beyond annoying. Definitely turn off notifications for step counting goals or whatever before a workout because it can screw up your splits and even make you accidently delete the workout mid-run.-Of all my teammates, I know for a fact that I have the worst watch. Coros Apex and Apex Pro are likely to be better choices.
| General | |
| Product Type | Sport watch |
| Supported Host Device OS | iOS, Android |
| Notifications | SMS, incoming calls |
| Navigation | GPS/GLONASS/Galileo receiver |
