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
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.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
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
Customer Rating
5
ECG ability really important
on February 13, 2026
Posted by: WayneS
I had a Garmin 265 that I LOVED, but it was no longer being released, and given my new onset of atrial fibrillation, a heart arrhythmia which has the potential consequence of causing a stroke, I wanted the ability to monitor my heart rhythm. My Apple Watch did this, but the battery life was abysmal! Garmin has great battery life, perfect ECG monitoring, amazing features and app syncing. It is also MARKEDLY cheaper that the Apple Watch, and flexible savings (FSA) can be applied. I have been able to monitor my heart rhythm without a hitch! The Venu 4 is a win-win all around—I have ZERO complaints, and using Connect IQ, the face is exactly what I would want to see all of the time. Perfect watch if you are someone like me!
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
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