Customer reviews from Garmin
Garmin - Venu 4 GPS Smartwatch 45 mm Fiber-reinforced polymer - Silver - (2025)
Average customer rating
4.5
(270 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 270 reviews
5 Stars
199
4 Stars
31
3 Stars
21
2 Stars
13
1 Star
6
Customer Reviews for Garmin - Venu 4 GPS Smartwatch 45 mm Fiber-reinforced polymer - Silver - (2025)
Customer Rating
5
Love the screen and features
on February 12, 2026
Posted by: Coach D
I absolutely love the screen and overall features. Coming from a Forerunner 965, I was a little concerned that I might lose some functionality switching to the Venu 4 but I honestly haven’t noticed any loss at all.
In fact, the watch feels more useful now than ever. My eyes aren’t the best, so the display has been a huge upgrade. The screen is beautiful and much easier to read, which makes a big difference day to day.
The lifestyle tracking has also been a great addition, it serves as a helpful reminder of the habits I need to stay consistent and successful. With the improved screen, apps like Calendar, Countdown, and Weather are far more practical and enjoyable to use.
As for training features, everything seems equivalent to what I had on the 965. I don’t feel like I’ve sacrificed anything on the performance side.
Overall, it’s been a great switch.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Battery life is is great
on February 9, 2026
Posted by: Jim E M
Still learning the features, and a great update from the Venu square. Not disappointed great update for my running.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Some good features compared to venu 3s
on February 4, 2026
Posted by: Olamide
I got this as a replacement for the Venu 3S, which would shut off whenever I used it to swim. I couldn’t get any swim activity saved because it automatically powered down during swimming. With this one, I’ve been able to swim successfully and save all my activities.
However, I’ve noticed that the volume when receiving calls is quite low compared to the Venu 3S, and sometimes it has phone‑call connection issues—for example, my phone will be ringing but my watch won’t.
Overall, though, I’m happy with the swim feature so far.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
1
It completely died
on February 3, 2026
Posted by: Jenn32
I just bought this watch. I was upgrading the lily active 2 and this watch didn’t even last me a few months. It completely died. It won’t turn on or charge. I am so disappointed. I did email and I have not yet received a response. I haven’t been able to track my gym sessions since I got rid of the lily active 2.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Easy to Use & So Many Features
on February 3, 2026
Posted by: SeasonedChic
I had bought the Garmin Forerunner a few months ago but just switched over to the Venu4. I like the more intuitive features & settings. It connects easily to Apple phone & access to all my apps. So far I’m loving it!
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Buena actualización
on February 3, 2026
Posted by: Nathiegr
Me gusta mucho las nuevas funciones, la linterna me encanta, el metrónomo y lo que mas me gusta es que no se guarda la actividad por error con solo tocar la pantalla como me ocurrió antes
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Excellent upgrade from my vivoactive 4 and S62
on February 3, 2026
Posted by: BBQ and Blues
An extraordinary number of USEFUL features but I still learning about what it will do. There is a reason the manual is 125 pages long
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
3
Pretty good- not amazing
on February 2, 2026
Posted by: Riley’s Mom
I like a lot of the features the watch offers, but its execution is spotty. The wrist heart rate monitor is quite inaccurate and inconsistent, which I know both from years of working out and generally knowing my heart rate(ish) as well as wearing a chest strap when doing many workouts and seeing very different readings. This may not seem like a huge deal, but so many of the suggestions the watch gives are based on heart rate alone and or combined with other factors. So when tha variable isn’t to be trusted, it really throws off the whole data set and subsequent suggestions. I do wear it snug and about an inch from my wrist bone. But I will say to wear it too snug irritates the nerve on the inside bone of my wrist, making my hand fall asleep. So I wear it snug enough to get data but not too much so. Still- the heart rate… Also, I feel like the sleep data is spotty. There are many times it says I fell asleep an hour after going to bed which I 100% know isn’t true. I fall asleep very quickly. It also often decides to “call it” on my sleep if I awaken to use the restroom in the morning but still have over an hour of sleeping to do. So that’s a bummer. But I do like the idea of the watch and the idea of having something help with training suggestions based on sleep, HRV and stress. So I will keep it but really wish I trusted it more. And probably would not buy another one. Finally- please add ballet as an “activity”. I can’t believe gaming is on there but ballet isn’t. ?!
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin