Garmin Venu Sq Gray
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WIth this Garmin Venu Sq Gray, you can work on your health and fitness. This square Venu model is a good basis to track daily activities. The Venu Sq measures your heart rate and stress level, so you know when you need to relax with breathing exercises or mindfulness. Thanks to the built-in GPS receiver, you can leave your smartphone at home while running. The watch tracks your route for you. Want to listen to music while running? Take your smartphone with you, since this Venu Sq doesn't have an independent music player. You can also pay with your watch via Garmin Pay. The Venu Sq also tracks workouts, such as running, strength training, and pilates. The Garmin Venu Sq has an LCD display, which is relatively dark but energy efficient.
Note: a charger isn't included. Want to charge the watch via a socket? Use the charger of your smartphone or order a charger separately.
Compatible with operating system | Android, iOS | |
Height | 37 mm | |
Recommended for wrist circumference | 15 - 17 cm | |
Quality of sports readings | Good | |
Quality of health readings | Decent | |
Battery life in time mode | 144 hours | |
Type of heart rate measurement | Optical heart rate measurement | |
Required iPhone model | No impact |
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This Garmin is intended for people who want all the sports functions that Garmin is known for, but just a little more in a smartwatch jacket. You don't get all the functions that you get on a Forerunner watch, but that is only necessary for a specific group. On this watch you get accurate GPS tracking, you can train based on heart rate through notifications of too high/low heart rate and you can, for example, see your cadence when running. Many different sport profiles are also supported. Furthermore, all measurements are accurate (as far as I can determine), the LCD screen is many times nicer than the MIP screens on, for example, the comparable Vivoactive 4(s) and the watch does not look like a sports watch, which ' m also suitable for casual wear.
Joost
16 October 2020
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This Garmin is different from many others because it looks much more like a normal smartwatch, while still retaining all the sports functions. The heart rate measurement is accurate and the GPS also works well, exactly what you want with a sports watch. An external heart rate belt is also easy to connect. There are also nice smartwatch features, such as short replies to messages. Disappointments are the battery life (this always arrives at a maximum of 2 days with the screen) and some minor software problems. For example, I can't adjust the volume of my earphones from my watch, so I can't listen to music with these earphones while exercising, while that was exactly one of the main reasons for buying this watch. Hopefully this will be resolved with a software update.
All in all, this is a very good watch that looks nice and does what it promises. The problems I have with it are unfortunate, but manageable. The combination of the casual look, the beautiful LCD screen (especially compared to the MIP screens of other Garmins) and the preservation of the sports functionality make this watch a clear difference from other Garmins.
JST_23
13 October 2020
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Nice good sports watch
Benoit Pinckaers
31 December 2020
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The Garmin Venu 2 is the successor of the Garmin Venu. The Venu 2 has a Health Snapshot function you can scan your health with. The Venu 2 also has a highly improved battery life of 11 days. Curious about the similarities and differences? Go to our advice article.
Product number | 866841 | |
Manufacturer code | 010-02427-10 | |
Brand | Garmin | |
Warranty | 2 years | |
Processing of your defect | Via Coolblue |
Compatible with operating system | Android, iOS | |
Required iPhone model | No impact | |
Operating system | Garmin OS | |
Year introduced | 2019 | |
Guaranteed support with updates | 48 months after release date |
Watch case color | Black | |
Watch case material | Plastic | |
Watch case shape | Rectangle | |
Height | 37 mm | |
Width | 41 mm | |
Depth | 12 mm | |
Weight | 38 g | |
Size watch case | Average | |
Recommended for wrist circumference | 15 - 17 cm | |
Total storage capacity | 0 GB | |
Shockproof | ||
Controlled via buttons on device |
Watch strap material | Plastic | |
Watch strap color | Black | |
Closure type | Buckle | |
Interchangeable watch strap | ||
Compatibility watch strap | Universal |
Screen type | LCD | |
Always-on display | ||
Data display | Digital | |
Touchscreen | ||
Color screen | ||
Adjustable watch face | ||
Type of glass | Gorilla glass |
Battery life in time mode | 144 hours | |
Battery life in sports mode | 14 hours | |
Battery/battery capacity | 180 mAh | |
Energy source solar power | ||
Wireless charging |
Internet connection options | WiFi only | |
Bluetooth | ||
ANT+ | ||
Independent music player | ||
Music controls | ||
Built-in microphone | ||
Built-in speakers | ||
Spoken directions | ||
Call options | Only answer calls | |
Smartphone notifications | Receive messages, Send messages | |
Smart reply | ||
App installation possible | ||
Camera operation | ||
NFC | ||
Contactless payment | ||
Contactless payment system | Garmin Pay | |
Country contactless payment | Belgium, The Netherlands |
Pedometer | ||
Measures distance | ||
Speedometer | ||
Calorie counter | ||
Measures stairs climbed |
Heart rate measurement | ||
Heart rate zones | ||
Heart rate sensor | Integrated pulse sensor | |
Type of heart rate measurement | Optical heart rate measurement | |
Heart rate measurement moment | Continuously, Incidental | |
Irregular heartbeat notification | ||
Heart rate measurement under water |
Quality of health readings | Decent | |
Skin temperature sensor | ||
Oximeter | ||
Blood pressure monitor | ||
EDA sensor | ||
Sleep score | ||
Measure REM sleep | ||
Average heart rate during sleep | ||
Measure recovery during sleep | ||
Menstrual cycle tracking | ||
Pregnancy monitoring |
Quality of sports readings | Good | |
Recommended for sports | Biking, Fitness, Golf, Mountaineering, Multisport, Outdoor, Running, Swimming, Water sports, Winter sports | |
Adjust sport profiles | ||
Manual training programs | ||
Save personal records | ||
Measure fitness age | ||
Recovery advice | ||
Interval training | ||
VO2 max measurement | ||
Automatic pausing | ||
Measures minutes of intensive training | ||
Measures average speed during activity | ||
Lap counter | ||
Race prognosis | ||
Measures step distance | ||
Measure running cadence | ||
Measures swimming distance | ||
Measures swimming speed | ||
Swimming lap counter | ||
Connection to fitness machines possible | ||
ATM score | 5 |
Built-in GPS receiver | ||
Global satellite navigation system | GLONASS, GPS, Galileo | |
GPS application | Route registration |
Compass | ||
Altimeter | ||
Type of altimeter | GPS | |
Accelerometer | ||
Thermometer |
Fall detection | ||
Alarm function | ||
Geofencing |
