Garmin Venu 4
Exact average 84.5 · 7 printed, 6 estimated · printed scores only: 86
Image: Garmin13 professional reviewers tested the Garmin Venu 4, and 12 recommend it. Most praised: health tracking and battery life. Most common complaint: price.
Reviewed by Better Trail, Android Central, Woman & Home and 10 more
The catch: Software feels sluggish.
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What 13 critics said
Highest score first · all converted to 0–100- 90Better Trail
A polished lifestyle smartwatch with deep health and training tools and accurate GPS, well suited to everyday wear.
Read Better Trail review - 90Android Central
A well-rounded, broadly appealing fitness watch that improves on its predecessor, held back slightly by its weight, a higher price and shorter battery life.
Read Android Central review - 90Woman & Home
The reviewer strongly recommends this watch as a blend of serious fitness tracking and handy smartwatch tools, though it is costly and lacks full-colour maps.
Read Woman & Home review - 90TechRadar
A stylish, accurate all-rounder smartwatch with outstanding battery life that works from office to trail.
Read TechRadar review - 85CNET
A polished, well-rounded fitness smartwatch with strong recovery metrics and long battery life, held back by sluggish software, a $100 price hike and some skin irritation.
Read CNET review - 80T3
A polished, premium-feeling lifestyle watch with strong tracking and standout battery life, easy to recommend overall.
Read T3 review - 80Tech Advisor
The reviewer finds the Venu 4 a very capable, good-looking fitness smartwatch with strong battery life, though the big jump in price and a few glitches temper the praise.
Read Tech Advisor review - 85est.Desfit
The Garmin Venu 4 is a significant upgrade that bridges the gap between a fitness-focused smartwatch and a full-featured sports watch.
Read Desfit review - 83est.CNN Underscored
Part of a 90-day wearables experiment, the Venu 4 proved accurate and useful for marathon training and the writer recommends it.
Read CNN Underscored review - 83est.Trusted Reviews
A more refined, durable and stylish Venu with strong fitness tracking and long battery life, judged a success.
Read Trusted Reviews review - 83est.Good Housekeeping
Picked as the best for phone-free workouts in a tested roundup, praised for tracking and battery but expensive and itchy on some testers' skin.
Read Good Housekeeping review - 83est.NBC Select
Picked as the best smartwatch for fitness, offering deep Garmin recovery and training data, a built-in flashlight and long battery life in a small body.
Read NBC Select review - 77est.Wareable
A polished, capable hybrid of lifestyle watch and sports tracker with strong battery life, but the big price jump makes it a tough sell against Apple and Android rivals for casual users.
Read Wareable review
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Common questions
Is the Garmin Venu 4 worth it?
Most critics think so: 12 of 13 recommend it. Software feels sluggish.
Do critics agree about the Garmin Venu 4?
Broad agreement: scores range from 77 (Wareable) to 90 (Better Trail), a spread of 13 points across 13 reviews. Most reviewers land fairly close together.
What do critics dislike about the Garmin Venu 4?
Price (8 of 13 reviews), Software (3 of 13 reviews).
What is the best alternative to the Garmin Venu 4?
The Coros Nomad (critic score 89), top pick, narrowly.