Garmin announced Venu 4 as Successor to Venu 3. We have compared Garmin Venu 4 vs Venu 3 to see areas of improvement and whether its worth buying.
For both watches we used 45mm version to compare them, which is not that different from the smaller 41mm in terms of specs, its only display size and battery life that is different.
Overall VS Comparison score
After an in-depth side by side comparison of the Garmin Venu 4 against its predecessor the Venu 3 We have the score.
Garmin Venu 4 has improved by 54%, making it an “almost complete” watch for an average user in terms of specs with upgrade consideration recommended for those who still have Venu 3.
It is only the battery life and price that reduced the score of Venu 4 as you will see in this article .
Let’s move to the breakdown of the Features and specs that we compared!
Venu 4 vs Venu 3 Display
We began our comparison by looking at the display improvements of the Garmin Venu 4 vs Venu 3. The winner on the table below is clear.
| Venu 4 | Feature | Venu 3 |
|---|---|---|
| 1.4 in | Size | 1.4 in |
| AMOLED | Type | AMOLED |
| Gorilla Glass 3 | Protection | Gorilla Glass 3 |
| 2,000 nits | Brightness | 1,000 nits |
| 454 x 454 pixels | Resolution | 454 x 454 pixels |
The above chart indicate that Venu 4 Display improved by 20% only compared to Venu 3.
Lets move on to overall build and design.
Design and Build Differences
Garmin Venu 4 has been redesigned to be more stylish and sleeker than Venu 3.
| Venu 4 | Feature | Venu 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Stainless steel + Plastic | Case | Plastic |
| Yes | Flash Light | No |
| 2 | Buttons | 3 |
| Yes | Touch Screen | Yes |
Reduced number of buttons means users will have to rely on touch screen more, which is problematic if you’re wearing gloves or going for a swim.
Garmin Venu 4 vs Venu 3 Health and Sports tracking features
According to Garmin’s official announcement, the Venu 4 introduces several new health and fitness tracking features that focus on providing deeper insights into how your lifestyle choices affect your well-being.
We have compiled a table that compares essential health tracking features found in both Venu 3 and venu 4 as well as new features in Venu 4.
| Venu 4 | Feature | Venu 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | HRV | Yes |
| Advanced sleep tracking | Sleep tracking | Basic sleep phases |
| Yes | Nap detection | Yes |
| Yes | ECG | Yes |
| Yes | Evening Report | No |
| Yes | Morning Report | Yes |
| Yes | Multiband/Dual-frequency GPS | No |
| Yes | Training Load | No |
| Yes | Training readiness | No |
| Yes | Lifestyle logging | No |
Additional Features present only on Venu 4:
- Smart wake alarms
- Heat and Altitude acclimation
- Autotrack detection
- Focus mode
- Load ratio
- Autolap by timing gates
As you can see from the above listed features Garmin Venu 4 is packed with sport features that makes it indistinguishable from Forerunner 570. Now lets see Comparison score.
Battery life and Price differences
Garmin Venu 4 battery life is is reduced when compared with Venu3 in many modes.
That’s most due to the display being brighter and addition of more health tracking features.
| Mode | Venu 3 (45 mm) | Venu 4 (45 mm) |
|---|---|---|
| Smartwatch mode (normal display) | Up to 14 days | Up to 12 days |
| Smartwatch mode with Always-On Display (AOD) | Up to 5 days | Up to 4 days (Tom’s Guide) |
| Battery Saver Watch mode | Up to 26 days | Up to 25 days |
| GPS Only mode (single-system GNSS) | Up to 26 hours | Up to 20 hours |
| All-systems GNSS mode | Up to 20 hours | Up to 19 hours |
| All-systems GNSS + Music playback | Up to 11 hours | Up to 9 hours |
| All-systems GNSS + Multi-band mode | N/A | Up to 17 hours |
| All-systems GNSS + Multi-band mode + Music | N/A | Up to 9 hours (Garmin) |
It is surprisong that Garmin did not improve battery life on Venu 4 after adding so many features. There are many Smartwatches that have great battery life and full of features like Huawei GT6 Pro.
Finally to close it off, Garmin has increased the Venu 4 Price to $549, the price of Garmin Venu 3 is $449.
So if you’re more into sports and like the new features of Venu 4, just know they come at a higher price and weaker battery.
Final Score:
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