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Garmin Venu 3 vs Garmin Venu 4

The Venu 4 transforms Garmin's flagship lifestyle watch into a serious athletic tool by adding multi-band GPS, an LED flashlight, and key training analytics, making it a substantial step up over the Venu 3.

Garmin Venu 3Garmin

Garmin Venu 3

4.4
Best Lifestyle Hybrid
Garmin Venu 4Garmin

Garmin Venu 4

4.5
Built-in Flashlight
$449
Lower price
MSRP
$549
Full Smartwatch
Watch Type
Full Smartwatch
Solid Training Data
Training Data
Solid Training Data
iOS & Android
Phone
iOS & Android
4.4
Rating
4.5
Higher rated
26 hrs
Longer battery
GPS Battery Life
20 hrs
Single-Band
GPS
Dual-Band
More precise
46g
Lighter
Weight
56g
41/45mm
Case Size
41/45mm
Yes
Wrist Calls
Yes
No
Offline Maps
No
Spotify/Amazon Music
Offline Music
Spotify/Amazon Music
5 ATM
Water Resistance
5 ATM
Best Lifestyle Hybrid
Notable For
Built-in Flashlight
Best For
  • •You want core Garmin health tracking and voice features while saving over $100
  • •You prefer a lighter fiber-reinforced polymer watch body for daily wear
  • •You want a built-in LED flashlight, multi-band GPS tracking, and a premium metal case
  • •You need deeper athletic metrics like Training Readiness and Load Ratio without switching to a Forerunner
The Full Story

The Venu 3 blends Garmin's core fitness tracking and Body Battery readiness with a built-in speaker and microphone for taking calls from your wrist. It trades away deep running-load metrics like Training Readiness, making it ideal for runners who prioritize health tracking and smartwatch convenience.

Combining a brilliant AMOLED touchscreen display with multi-band GPS and a dedicated multi-LED flashlight, the Venu 4 bridges the gap between daily lifestyle smartwatch and serious sports tracker. It adds long-requested training readiness metrics, speaker/mic support, and an Elevate Gen 5 HR sensor with ECG capabilities—all wrapped in a durable metal case.

*Estimated — this model's exact GPS battery life isn't published by the manufacturer. All figures are standard GPS mode, midsize case, no solar boost.

†Estimated — this model launched too recently to have an established customer rating yet.

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