Thanks to Apple and Samsung with their smartwatches sporting vibrant, brilliant touchscreen displays, people have come to look for this type of display on other wearables. Dedicated GPS sports watches tend to focus on data capture accuracy with displays that are visible outside. Last year Garmin released the Venu[1] with a touchscreen AMOLED display.
This year Garmin drastically cut the price on its bright display watch targeted to the masses with a move to a lower resolution LCD that is vibrant and clear. At just $199.99, the Garmin Venu Sq offers a GPS sports watch fit for everyone.
In an interesting move for Garmin, the Venu Sq comes in a square form factor similar to the Apple Watch. It is a lightweight watch with integrated GPS, SpO2 sensor, and loads of features found in other Garmin watches.
I've been running and walking with the Garmin Venu Sq for the past couple of weeks and it is great to see such excellent competition for your wrist in the sub-$300 price range. Many key features and functions I've used on Garmin watches priced more than twice the Venu Sq are present and this watch is sure to help bring more people into the vast Garmin ecosystem.
See also: Best GPS sports watches in 2020: Coros, Garmin, Polar, and other smartwatches[2]
There are two models of the Garmin Venu Sq, one without music and one with offline music support. The Venu Sq Music Edition is priced $50 more. In addition to the support for 500 songs on the watch, the Music Edition includes support for the Garmin CT10 golf club sensors and is available in differnt colors.
Specifications
- Display: 1.3 inch (33.1 mm) 240 x 240 pixels resolution touchscreen color LCD made of Gorilla Glass 3
- Materials