Customer reviews from Garmin
Garmin - Venu 4 GPS Smartwatch 45 mm Fiber-reinforced polymer - Silver - (2025)
Average customer rating
4.5
(255 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 255 reviews
5 Stars
187
4 Stars
30
3 Stars
20
2 Stars
12
1 Star
6
Customer Reviews for Garmin - Venu 4 GPS Smartwatch 45 mm Fiber-reinforced polymer - Silver - (2025)
Customer Rating
5
Great Watch
on March 4, 2026
Posted by: Dev.
Great experience so far with my first Garmin. After some research, I landed on the Venu 4 for the design and features. With that said, I do wish it carried over the five-button layout found on some other models, and I’d also love to see more options for quick-release bands.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
1
Great Watch but Failed on Kilimanjaro Climb!
on February 26, 2026
Posted by: ClimberGirl
I bought the Garmin Venu 4 in November 2025 for a 7-day climb to the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro in January 2026. The battery, the altitude features, and Mountaineering Activity were working great until Day 4 and it unexpectedly would NOT let me login. It stated I had to reset the password, but I needed an Internet connection. Up at 15,000 ft. that was an impossiblity to reset the password. I ENDED UP NOT HAVING ANY TRACKING OR CLIMBING FEATURES UNTIL I COMPLETED THE ENTIRE CLIMB. i WAS COMPLETELY LOCKED OUT OF MY OWN WATCH! Thank goodness Strava tracked my activity, but I was disappointed beyond belief. Not sure why I got locked out of my Garmin Venu 4. I spent a lot of money to get this watch specificially for this climb and it completely FAILED on the climb. DO NOT BUY THIS WATCH FOR AN IMPORTANT EVENT.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
2
Nice watch but does not keep accurate miles
on February 25, 2026
Posted by: Poirier
Received for Christmas as a gift. Nice watch with good features. Unfortunately it does not keep accurate miles on treadmill. I have saved and calibrated and it still does not work.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Perfect Package
on February 21, 2026
Posted by: AnnieCaz
I purchased my Garmin about a month ago after much encouragement from my Garmin loving husband. It tells me everything including my best plan for the day- not leaving anything to chance. I have tried other brands of watches, rings, and bracelets and my Garmin has really helped me with understanding my body’s needs and given me a better training plan.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Fantastic biometric monitoring!
on February 20, 2026
Posted by: Walt P.
I purchased the Garmin Venu 4 for testing with our remote health monitoring platform. I am very impressed with Garmin's progress on AI insights, vivid display, graphs, SpO2 accuracy, battery life, etc. I believe that Garmin has a superior device to Whoop and their UI is rapidly catching up. They are friendly to work with and offer an Open API - unlike Whoop and Oura Ring. We wish Garmin the best success and are hopeful for partnership with them in the future to bring them into the clinical world of monitoring patients.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Fantastic. Highly Recommend
on February 20, 2026
Posted by: Just Bernie
Had the Fenix Solar series but unfortunately, it was too old to get a new battery. The Fenix 4 is COLOR, which makes the graphics so much easier to read. Love that the watch is not so ‘blocky’ as my old Fenix (I’m a woman). It has all the sports i want - the Fenix was probably more overkill for me as far as the athletics it measured. The Venu-4 has everything i need and the thinner watch has more aesthetic feel for me. A winner!!
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Great Watch
on February 19, 2026
Posted by: larzmt
I just switched out from an Apple Watch and I'm so glad I did. The display on this is amazing, the battery life last five times as long as my Apple Watch did. The fitness tracking is so much better. I enjoy the morning and evening updates. I like how I can create an exercise and sync it to my phone so it will count my reps for me. I am so glad I made the switch.
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Customer Rating
5
So Glad I Upgraded!!!
on February 17, 2026
Posted by: qtrhorse94
I had been using the venue sq for about 3 years and loved it but decided it was time for an upgrade... I love the Venu 4 even better (I have the smaller version). So many new features and tracking. I love that I can easily track all my horseback riding activity as well as all the great metrics for my runs (now I need to learn about them!) and more in-depth look at my body battery and sleep history. It is already really helping me improve my fitness and sleep
habits.
I was worried it was going to be too large looking on my wrist, but it really is just about your average fitness watch, I do wish it was a little smaller, but then I might not be able to read it as well with my lovely aging eyesight.
habits.
I was worried it was going to be too large looking on my wrist, but it really is just about your average fitness watch, I do wish it was a little smaller, but then I might not be able to read it as well with my lovely aging eyesight.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin