Known for its form and function, Garmin’s Venu line is at home at the office, on the trail, or at the gym. Shining brighter than ever the Venu 4 has a brilliant AMOLED touchscreen and a sleek metal case. Below the surface, an array of sensors is ready to help you live and train smarter, including the same ECG-capable heart rate monitor found in their top-tier GPS and training watches. In a Venu first, the 4 uses its training sensors to help you keep an eye on your health. By monitoring things like heart rate variability, skin temperature, and blood oxygen levels, you can make little tweaks to live better – whether that means getting ahead of an oncoming cold or adjusting a new training routine. Garmin’s Morning Report is now joined by an Evening Report. One helps you plan your day, even providing a daily suggested workout, while the other helps you plan your tomorrow, with rest and recovery information. An internal speaker and microphone let you take calls, ask Siri a question, or have your on-screen metrics read to you. When paired with your phone, Garmin’s free Connect app lets you review activities; receive texts, social media alerts, and emails; download training plans; keep an eye on the weather; and more.
- Microphone for access to your smartphone voice assistant (Siri Google Assistant, etc.)
- Take and make calls from your wrist through your phone
- Listen to music on your watch or Stream music through a paired phone over Bluetooth®; download playlists and podcasts via music services (Spotify®, Amazon Music or Deezer. Premium account may be required)
- AMOLED colour touchscreen has deep blacks and vibrant colours making it crisp, clear, and easy to read in any light
- Lifestyle logging lets you track things like caffeine, alcohol, meditation, diet, and more, showing you how those choices impact your health.
- Built-in activity modes for biking, running, walking, multisport – transition between activities within a single workout at the press of a button, swimming (indoor and outdoor), gym focused activities (strength training – with rep counter, cardio and elliptical training, stair stepping, indoor rowing and yoga) and more
- Activity animations guide you through proper form for strength training, cardio, Pilates and yoga
- Multiband signal reception and expanded GNSS support (GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS and IRNSS) provide faster and more accurate positioning and elevation data
- SatIQ™ matches your environment with the right GPS mode; flat land gets a low power signal, head into the mountains and your signal is boosted
- Internet Live Tracking during activities (through a connected phone) allows you to share your location and heart rate with friends, family, or coaches
- Morning and evening report summarizes your day, sleep quality, recovery level, training effects, and even provides a personalized daily workout suggestion
- Training readiness and training load modes uses data from your recent workouts to let you know how ready your body is to train, and if you are overtraining, under-training, or on the right path
- Running dynamics info right off your wrist, providing running power, cadence, stride length, vertical oscillation, and vertical ratio
- PacePro™, set your desired pace, then compare it to your distance splits; your needed pace vs your goal pace is analyzed for each split and for the course, it even factors in elevation changes.
- Elevate™ 5.0 optical heart rate monitor (same sensor used in the fēnix 8 and Epix Pro) has improved reliability during wrist intensive activities like trail running, weightlifting, gravel riding, etc
- Electrocardiogram (ECG) mode helps track heart rate variability (HRV), a great tool to predict recovery and stress
- Physiological metrics includes VO2 max – which takes ambient temperature and elevation into consideration, a race predictor, recovery advisor and performance indicator
- Training status uses data from past workouts to learn your fitness level and tell you how effective your training is
- Acute load compares the intensity of recent workouts against your fitness level and training schedule, keeping you on track to reach your goals
- Body Battery™ tracks daily energy levels, monitoring what drains your energy (exercise) and recharges your energy (rest, food), letting you train smarter
- Broadcast of your HR over ANT+ (so other devices can pick it up)
- Incident detection uses your phone to send an emergency alert or call your contacts, letting them know you need help and exactly where you are via GPS
- Garmin Pay™ contact-less payment (if supported by your bank)
- 24/7 activity tracking, learning your activity level and guiding you towards a more active lifestyle
- Smart wake mode acts as a natural alarm clock, easing you out of sleep in between periods of deep sleep.
- Sleep coach uses your sleep data to calculate how much sleep you need and offers tips on how to improve your sleep
- Sleep tracking both at night and while napping, monitoring total sleep time, periods of movement, and restful sleep
- Smart notifications (emails, texts, alerts and more) come in via Bluetooth connection to your phone
- Connects with ANT+ and Bluetooth Smart, from foot pods, to speed and cadence pods, to golf club sensors, Varia lights, power meters, and more
- LED flashlight with red, white and flashing modes
- Rechargeable lithium-ion battery lasts up to 9 hours with GPS and music, 20 hours in GPS mode or up to 12 days in smartwatch mode
- In the box: Venu 4, charging cable and documentation
