Our choice for an all-round sports watch
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Color: Gold/Beige
Product number | 969833 | |
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Manufacturer code | 010-03013-00 | |
Brand | Garmin | |
Processing of your defect | Via Coolblue | |
Old product returned for free |
Compatible with operating system | Android, iOS | |
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Required iPhone model | iPhone 8 or later | |
Required Android version smartphone | Android 9.0 or higher | |
Operating system | Garmin OS | |
Year introduced | 2025 | |
Guaranteed support with updates | 60 months after release date |
Watch case color | Gold | |
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Watch case material | Stainless steel | |
Watch case shape | Round | |
Height | 41 mm | |
Width | 41 mm | |
Weight | 46 g | |
Size watch case | Small | |
Watch case size | 41 mm | |
Recommended for wrist circumference | 13 - 15 cm | |
Total storage capacity | 8 GB | |
Shockproof |
Watch strap material | Plastic | |
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Watch strap color | Cream | |
Closure type | Buckle | |
Watch strap connection width | 18mm | |
Interchangeable watch strap | ||
Compatibility watch strap | Product specific |
Screen type | AMOLED | |
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Always-on display | ||
Data display | Digital | |
Touchscreen | ||
Color screen | ||
Adjustable watch face | ||
Type of glass | Gorilla glass |
Battery life in time mode | 240 hours | |
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Battery life in sports mode | 72 hours | |
Battery/battery capacity | 0,215 Ah | |
Energy source solar power | ||
Wireless charging |
Internet connection options | WiFi only | |
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Internet and calls without smartphone | No | |
Bluetooth | ||
ANT+ | ||
Independent music player | ||
Music controls | ||
Built-in microphone | ||
Built-in speakers | ||
Spoken directions | ||
Call options | Answer phone calls and call via smartwatch | |
Smart reply | ||
App installation possible | ||
Camera operation | ||
NFC | ||
Contactless payment | ||
Contactless payment system | Garmin Pay |
Pedometer | ||
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Measures distance | ||
Speedometer | ||
Calorie counter | ||
Measures stairs climbed |
Heart rate measurement | ||
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Heart rate zones | ||
Type of heart rate measurement | ECG heart rate measurement, Optical heart rate measurement | |
Heart rate measurement under water |
Quality of health readings | Excellent | |
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Skin temperature sensor | ||
Oximeter | ||
Blood pressure monitor | ||
EDA sensor | ||
Sleep score | ||
Average heart rate during sleep | ||
Measure recovery during sleep | ||
Menstrual cycle tracking | ||
Pregnancy monitoring |
Quality of sports readings | Excellent | |
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Recommended for sports | Biking, Fitness, Golf, Hiking, Mountaineering, Outdoor, Running, Swimming, Tennis, Water sports, Winter sports | |
Manual training programs | ||
Measure fitness age | ||
Recovery advice | ||
Interval training | ||
VO2 max measurement | ||
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 | ||
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Global satellite navigation system | GLONASS, GPS, Galileo, QZSS | |
GPS application | Navigation, Route registration |
Compass | ||
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Altimeter | ||
Barometer | ||
Thermometer |
Fall detection | ||
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Alarm function | ||
Geofencing |
Our digital expert will help you, but it can sometimes make mistakes, like humans do.
According to our smartwatch expert
You can wear this smartwatch for 1 to 2 weeks without charging it.
This watch tracks and analyzes your workouts in detail, so you can improve your athletic performance.
You get detailed insights into your health and tips to help you improve it.
The watch is small, so it looks best on a wrist circumference of up to 15cm.
If you forget your smartphone, you can’t listen to music directly from your smartwatch.
Quality of sports readings
ExcellentQuality of health readings
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After using an Apple Watch SE 2 for a long time, I finally made the switch.
After a lot of comparing and weighing options, I knew for sure: this Venu 4 was the one.
I don't have particularly large wrists, so I felt it was important that my new watch wasn't too big either. Other important factors for me were battery life, accurate tracking while cycling and running, recovery advice, and health advice.
After a four-day cycling holiday in Mallorca, it was clear: this watch wasn't going to meet my needs. The live tracking on the watch, in particular, leaves a lot to be desired. While in reality, I was cycling at about 25 km/h, my watch showed a speed of 11 km/h. The distances are also completely inaccurate.
Only afterward, when everything is uploaded to Strava, does the watch correct the distances. But honestly, I think the price is far too high for that. It's being returned, unfortunately, and the search continues.
Roy
12 February 2026
Automatically translated from Nederlands
Great device. As a bedridden and couch-bound long-term COVID patient, it helps me with heart rate pacing. The app and watch are obviously heavily focused on activity and athletes, which is a bit confronting. It would be nice if Garmin had a setting where you use the watch purely for health/wellness data. A large proportion of chronically ill people use Garmin for this. Anyway, otherwise, I'm very satisfied, and I feel like I'm getting reasonable indications of heart rate, HRV, sleep, etc.
Nikky
3 March 2026
Automatically translated from Nederlands
I'm very happy with the watch. It's beautiful, accurate, and has a long battery life. There were a few drawbacks, though. When choosing this watch, I specifically looked at whether Apple iPhone notifications would work on the watch. It says online that they can, but it's either all notifications on the watch, or none. There's no middle ground. For example, I want to receive my WhatsApp notifications on my watch, but not my email and all those other notifications. That's not possible. Either all notifications, or none. That's not specified anywhere, so it's a bit of a drawback. I also want the watch phase to stay on when my wrist turns away. That's only possible with the watch phases themselves. There are only about 10 options. If I want to download a watch phase from the IQ app, full visibility no longer works. This severely limits the choice of watch phases. I find that a real drawback.
Other than that, I'm very happy with the watch and its features. It's an accurate measurement. I did buy a different strap, because the one that was on it was really ugly.
Nienke
8 February 2026
Automatically translated from Nederlands
