Garmin Venu 4 review

The Venu 4 suits people who want a real smartwatch but not a nightly charging habit. Garmin rates the 41mm model at up to 10 days in smartwatch mode and the 45mm at up to 12 days, far beyond the Apple and Wear OS picks. It pairs with both iPhone and Android through the Garmin Connect app, shows emails, texts and alerts, and has a speaker and microphone for calls from the wrist. Garmin Pay handles contactless payments with participating providers, which makes it the only cross-platform pick here with tap-to-pay. Health tracking includes Body Battery energy monitoring, stress, Pulse Ox, sleep, HRV and the Garmin ECG App, and the new Garmin Fitness Coach builds workouts for more than 25 activities. A metal case, an LED flashlight and color-blindness display filters round it out. The downsides are price and messaging: at $549.99 it costs more than the Series 12, and typed replies work only on Android or through Garmin Messenger.

Who it is for

Fitness-minded owners of either an iPhone or an Android phone who want multi-day battery and contactless payments.

Price

From $549.99 for the 41mm model at Garmin's US store when checked.

Customizable $549.99 USD
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 8, 2026.

Key features

• Up to 10 days of battery in smartwatch mode on the 41mm, up to 12 days on the 45mm
• Garmin Pay contactless payments with participating providers
• Smart notifications from iPhone or Android and calls through a built-in speaker and mic
• Body Battery, stress, Pulse Ox, sleep and the Garmin ECG App
• Garmin Fitness Coach plans for over 25 activities and 80+ sports apps

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: The only pick with payments that works on both iPhone and Android
• Strength: Battery lasts more than a week between charges
• Strength: No subscription mentioned for its health and training data
• Weakness: On-wrist text replies are Android only, or through the Garmin Messenger app
• Weakness: $549.99 costs more than the Series 12 and Pixel Watch 5
• Weakness: Smaller third-party app store than Wear OS or watchOS

Key facts

• Price: From $549.99
• Phone needed: iPhone or Android with Garmin Connect
• Battery: Up to 10 days (41mm), 12 days (45mm)
• Payments: Garmin Pay
• Sizes: 41mm and 45mm

Where it ranks

Garmin Venu 4 is No. 7 in our Best Smartwatches verdict.