The first inexpensive multisport watch from Garmin in years is a winner. The Venu Sq has 95% of what was great about the first Venu. The Venu Sq isn’t as well made and the screen isn’t as good as Garmin’s other multisport watches, but it can do the same things as them. There is a newer version of this item. Garmin has released the Venu Sq 2, which has a long-lasting battery, an accurate way to track your heart rate, and a useful feature called “Health Snapshot.”
The Venu Sq is meant to show that Garmin can make a square smartwatch that is both sporty and has a colour touchscreen display. So you are getting a polymer case that is 40mm square, 11.5mm thick, and weighs 37.6g. In contrast, the round Venu has a larger 43mm watch case that is thicker (12.6mm) and heavier (46g) at the same time.
[content-egg-block template=offers_logo hide=price]Even though both have polymer cases, the Venu Sq’s bezel is made of aluminium, while the Venu’s is made of stainless steel and looks more stylish. When it comes to that display, the cheaper Venu has one that isn’t as good. It has a 1.3-inch LCD screen with 240 x 240 pixels. The AMOLED touchscreen display on the first Venu is brighter.
Garmin watches are always the same when it comes to their ability to resist water. So you’re getting a watch with a rating that says it can be worn in the shower and while swimming. Garmin has always been good at tracking health and fitness, and the blood-oxygen level tracking on the Garmin Venu Sq shows that this is still true.
The watch keeps track of your oxygen levels every day and also lets you check your SpO2 level on the spot. Now, that’s not something that only Garmin has. You can also set high and low heart rate alerts on the Garmin Venu Sq. These alerts let you know if your heart rate is too low or goes above a safe level.
The Venu Sq has a great battery life, and you can use it for up to six days before you have to charge it. However, that number may start to go down if you use it a lot for GPS workouts, listening to music, or tracking your blood oxygen levels constantly. Garmin says that you can listen to music for up to eight hours, use GPS for up to fourteen hours, or use both GPS and music for up to six hours.