Customer reviews from Garmin
Garmin - Venu 4 GPS Smartwatch 45 mm Fiber-reinforced polymer - Slate - (2025)
Average customer rating
4.5
(244 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 244 reviews
5 Stars
180
4 Stars
30
3 Stars
18
2 Stars
11
1 Star
5
Customer Reviews for Garmin - Venu 4 GPS Smartwatch 45 mm Fiber-reinforced polymer - Slate - (2025)
Customer Rating
4
good big watch
on May 5, 2026
Posted by: nean1
I got the 45mm, but there is no fun or girly colors.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Awesome so far.
on May 4, 2026
Posted by: SamG10
Still trying to get used to it. Very different from the Apple Watch but so far I love it. I love the battery life.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Great features
on May 2, 2026
Posted by: Laurie 4
I am so happy I bought this especially so I could follow my blood sugar numbers from my Dexcom. It works so well and I am very happy I bought this. I think it's easy to read but my biggest problem is getting out of a screen. All in all I love my Garmin watch.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Happy Convert from the Galaxy Universe!
on May 1, 2026
Posted by: JohnnyT22
After owning different Galaxy watches for close to 10 years, I was a little nervous about switching to a new brand. The increase in battery life is what ultimately made me decide to switch, however, the advanced health insights are keeping me here.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
2
Good not Great
on April 29, 2026
Posted by: Thomaso
It’s great but some minor issues.
1) I got a few dead pixels a few days into using it. It’s not enough to send back but slightly annoying that a few days into it and having pixels die.
2) In order to have the screen go fully dark at night, you have to download a special watch face.
1) I got a few dead pixels a few days into using it. It’s not enough to send back but slightly annoying that a few days into it and having pixels die.
2) In order to have the screen go fully dark at night, you have to download a special watch face.
Other than those two issues, I’m fairly happy. Looks great, bezels could be thinner, battery life is good, tracking is good, features are good. I upgraded from a FR265 and happy I did.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Love my Venu 4!
on April 27, 2026
Posted by: Mike9393
I purchased the Venu 4 to replace my Fenix E. The E was heavy and constantly rotated on my smallish wrists. The Venu stays put and does everything I need it to do. I’m a cyclist and use a Garmin Edge to record my rides. The Venu provides the heart rate making for a nice eco system. The Venu provides my sleep metrics so that I can keep track of my body battery. Not only that it is a handsome watch.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
3
battery life
on April 24, 2026
Posted by: El gebo
I bought this about like 3 months ago I use it for working out going out for runs biking but I've had a Garmin 4Runner 165 and that would last me about 14 days to like 10 days this one's lasting me anywhere from 5 days to 6 days at the most and it says it's supposed to last about 2 weeks as well so I don't like that I have to be charging it there sometimes where I have to charge it every 3 days 4 days aside from that I like all the features including the flashlight it is a better upgrade and it's good for my running but just don't like that it dies super quick that's the only issue I have with it
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
1
Big frustration
on April 22, 2026
Posted by: ranatoliy
Big frustration, the watch with the premium price tag has so many bugs...
I set up English as watch interface. Two days later the interface switched itself in German. I had to make the factory reset and to start over watch setup in English. Anyway, I see some words in other language (see the attached photo), Google detects it as Romanian.
I downloaded the Manual from Garmin web-site... there are so many discrepancies with actual watch interface...
The flashlight turns on spontaneously several times during the day... the menu isn't working, but I found a way to turn it off—by initiating an ECG.
I tried to track my walk with 78% of battery charge, but 5 minutes later I got message: "power saving mode activated" and watch stopped tracking my walk.
I bought that watch to track my A-fib episodes. But, it was so tricky to take ECG. Almost every time I was getting "Inconclusive result" (see the attached photo").
So, I decided to return the watch to Garmin.
By the way, the option "Add Images" on this page doesn't work
I set up English as watch interface. Two days later the interface switched itself in German. I had to make the factory reset and to start over watch setup in English. Anyway, I see some words in other language (see the attached photo), Google detects it as Romanian.
I downloaded the Manual from Garmin web-site... there are so many discrepancies with actual watch interface...
The flashlight turns on spontaneously several times during the day... the menu isn't working, but I found a way to turn it off—by initiating an ECG.
I tried to track my walk with 78% of battery charge, but 5 minutes later I got message: "power saving mode activated" and watch stopped tracking my walk.
I bought that watch to track my A-fib episodes. But, it was so tricky to take ECG. Almost every time I was getting "Inconclusive result" (see the attached photo").
So, I decided to return the watch to Garmin.
By the way, the option "Add Images" on this page doesn't work
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin