Venu Sq, GPS Smartwatch with Bright Touchscreen Display, Up to 6 Days of Battery Life, Light Gold and White - 010-02427-01

I bought my Venu Sq back in 2021 specifically because it has on-board music, so I could leave my phone at home and still have music on my runs. I love all of its other features too. It’s been a fantastic daily driver, but I just gave it the ultimate accidental stress test: a trip through the washing machine and the dryer. It came out looking great and working perfectly. If you want a fitness watch that can survive real life (and the occasional laundry mishap), this is it! To me, it says a lot about Garmin quality.

First off, I'm a personal trainer and triathlete, and I've been a Garmin fan for years - their devices last a long time, and are the best at fitness tracking. Have been using a 920XT for maybe 10 years(?) now and it's still working great. What I loved about it most was the triathlon mode, and loved least was the Dick Tracy watch size of the thing. I was hesistant to switch to wrist-based HRM at first, but I think the tech on these has improved dramatically, as shown by my new Garmin Venu. Here are my pro's & con's: Pro's: - Lightweight, extremely comfortable, no metal in the buckle (I'm allergic to nickel, used in most watch buckles) - Beautiful screen, easy to navigate and set up (like my 920XT was) - Battery life is as promised. I'm getting about 7 or 8 days before needing to recharge. - Accurate HR, sleep, and run tracking - again, a Garmin strength - The lavendar is an absolutely gorgeous color - Accompanying phone app is Garmin's standard app, with lots of good information and easy to build workouts (but I'd recommend doing this on the web app instead.) - Garmin syncs to Final Surge, the online training log app I use - Has all the exercise modalities I use, and lots more: swimming outdoors, swimming in pool, biking indoors, bike outside, run indoors, run track, run outside/road, yoga, strength training, hiking. - Allows me to see phone notifications (that I want to see, can shut off those I don't) and quickly dismiss incoming calls (like those annoying daily car warranty robocalls) Cons: - When running outdoors and doing intervals, it doesn't "beep" very loudly at all - it's mostly a vibration. Wish this were louder, as my 920XT was. - Step tracking isn't very accurate - but I have yet to find ANY device that does this well. It's all based on arm movements. I did 15 steps today before getting out of bed! But seriously, don't let this discourage you...it's as good a step tracker as anything else out there. - The strength training mode is a little wonky - haven't figured out how it supposedly counts reps. But I just tend to ignore that anyway, as my strength training for myself and my clients is very movement-oriented, not just stationary lifts. - This model doesn't download music (there's a more expensive version if you want that). But personally this was irrelevant to me as I play my music through a bluetooth speaker when I'm inside, and I don't listen to music at all when I'm training outside. - The price is a little high as this category of devices goes, but way cheaper than an Apple watch and without all the excess fluff those have. But much, much better than a $35-$45 cheap fitness watch. You get what you pay for. Overall I highly recommend this watch for any fitness enthusiast.

Since I got into fitness, I was a Fitbit user. Unfortunately, I was allergic to my Fitbit tracker that I absolutely loved and wanted to try a different brand that offered something similar for me. There were many things that I liked about the Venu Sq, but there some key factors that I didn't. Pros: I liked the light-weight feel of it along with the color I got. The band and watch itself never felt sweaty, even after really intense workouts. I work at a summer camp in the summer where I was in the pool, outside in 90+ degree weather, and truly sweating up a storm. I never broke out from the watch, it never stopped working after I got it wet from the pool or rain, and was very reliable. It always stayed connected to my bluetooth. I never really had trouble pairing it or keeping it paired. Likewise, it connected to my phone's apps like Spotify and messages and worked brilliantly. The 6 days of battery life rang true. I really liked that it updated me when I had 20% and 10% left. This gave me a nice reminder to charge it! The GPS for running was really accurate! Cons: The biggest con for me is that it stopped working after a year. I did honestly really like it, but all of a sudden it stopped holding a charge, it wouldn't find my phone, and wasn't syncing. Like most watches, it syncs to your phone, the clock on your phone, and all the messages. I no longer had the correct time and I could not receive messages. I would fully charge it only to have it die the next day within a few hours. While in any workout mode, I was not able to see the time. Oftentimes, I would push my workouts up against a tight deadline and I had to pull out my phone to check what time it was to ensure I wasn't late. I had the automatic walk/activity setting on which would automatically start that activity if my watch sensed I was performing that activity (which I really liked), but then I could no longer see the time on my watch which was a big issue. As I said before, I was a Fitbit user. In my opinion, navigating the watch and the app was a bit confusing. After a year, I still wasn't using my watch to the best of its abilities because I didn't know where everything was located, how to get back to the main screen, or where everything was. Likewise, the app was not as streamlined as I would have liked it to be and not as easy to find items and check stats. I oftentimes used my timer/stopwatch feature when I had my Fitbit but I could not easily access this feature with this watch. Overall, I think this is a good watch. I feel like if I started with the Garmin brand, I would have really enjoyed using this watch a lot more. The biggest flaw for me was the fact that it stopped working after a year. When it was working, I did enjoy using it.

I’ve worn this watch every day for over 3 years including on jogs, in the pool, and rainy hikes, and it works just as well today as the day I bought it. Incredible quality, especially considering the price. The fitness tracker is my favorite I’ve used for jogs, and being able to download Spotify playlists to the device so I can jog without my phone is really a great benefit. The perfect smart watch for someone who wants a simple, reliable fitness tracker.

Grande orologio. Mia moglie lo sta ancora usando e, normalmente rompe tutto in poco tempo.

Esta súper bonito compramos uno negro y uno azul, es un buen reloj para medir tu actividad diaria, semanal o mensual , lo uso diario 24/7 y la batería me dura 5 días, tiene muchos deportes. Al principio se desconectaba del celular pero leí que la app siempre tiene que estar abierta y con eso resolví el problema de conexión. Está bonito, ligero, la verdad es un garmin económico pero muy completo, mi esposo hace triatlón y le funciona perfecto, se guardan sus rutas sin problema y podemos compartir entre nosotros o amigos las actividades e incluso hasta retarnos semanalmente para cumplir un objetivo en particular.

I got it for black friday for around 120USD converted from my currency so that's already good value. This does a lot for the price: sleep tracking, GPS, SpO2, heart rate, stress level, hydration tracking. You can add more stuff too from the garmin connect app. I've used this for a month now for both general wear and sports and it's great. Battery life is decent too - usually I charge it every 3 days. (strap in picture is aftermarket)

الساعه جميله شكليا ومضمونا ، ولمن لم تفعل فيها خدمة الدفع ان اف سي ، وعند التواصل مع الوكيل افاد بعدم وجود اتفاقيه مع البنك المركزي السعودي

Me gusta el GPS. Garmin es conocido por sus GPS y es lo que hace que este reloj sea muy preciso. Hace muy buen trabajo contando los pasos, muy acertado. No te da pasos tan fácilmente como otras marcas que cualquier movimiento lo detecta. Me gusta mucho. Lo tengo conectado con un sensor de velocidad y distancia, también de Garmin, a mi bicicleta. Muy contento con sus productos.