Garmin Approach® S4 vs Garmin MARQ® Athlete (Gen 2) - Performance EditionSize, Specs & Wrist Fit Compared
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MARQ® Athlete (Gen 2) - Performance Edition (010-02648-50)
The Garmin Approach® S4 and Garmin MARQ® Athlete (Gen 2) - Performance Edition share a near-identical 46mm case, so wrist presence comes down to thickness, lug-to-lug and weight.
On the wrist the Garmin Approach® S4 feels lighter (58.4g vs 84g, case only).
Specification Comparison
| Spec | GarminApproach® S4 | GarminMARQ® Athlete (Gen 2) - Performance Edition |
|---|---|---|
| Case Width | 46mm | 46mm |
| Lug-to-Lug | 61mm | 46mm |
| Thickness | 14.8mm | 15mm |
| Weight | 58.4g | 84g |
| Shape | Rectangle | Circular |
| GPS | Yes | Yes |
| Display | — | AMOLED (always-on) |
| Battery life | Watch mode: up to 6 weeksGPS mode: up to 10 hours | Smartwatch: Up to 16 days (6 days always-on) Battery Saver Watch Mode: Up to 21 days GPS Only: Up to 42 hours (30 hours always-on ) All Satellite Systems: Up to 32 hours (24 hours always-on) All Satellite Systems + Multi-band: Up to 20 hours (15 hours always-on) All Satellite Systems + Music: Up to 10 hours (9 hours always-on) Max Battery GPS: Up to 75 hours Expedition GPS: Up to 14 days |
| Battery life (smartwatch mode) | — | Up to 16 days (6 days always-on) |
| Battery saver (customizable low power watch) | — | Yes |
| Body Battery™ energy monitor | — | Yes |
| Power Modes - customizable in-activity battery settings | — | Yes |
| Released | — | 2022 |
Full Specification Comparison
292 specs| Spec | Garmin Approach® S4 | Garmin MARQ® Athlete (Gen 2) - Performance Edition |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Family | Garmin | Garmin |
| General | ||
| Battery life | Watch mode: up to 6 weeksGPS mode: up to 10 hours | Smartwatch: Up to 16 days (6 days always-on) Battery Saver Watch Mode: Up to 21 days GPS Only: Up to 42 hours (30 hours always-on ) All Satellite Systems: Up to 32 hours (24 hours always-on) All Satellite Systems + Multi-band: Up to 20 hours (15 hours always-on) All Satellite Systems + Music: Up to 10 hours (9 hours always-on) Max Battery GPS: Up to 75 hours Expedition GPS: Up to 14 days |
| Display Size | 1.0" (25.4 mm) diameter | 1.2” (30.4 mm) diameter |
| Lens Material | chemically strengthened glass | domed sapphire crystal |
| Memory/History | 32 MB | 32 GB |
| Strap material | silicone | titanium/silicone |
| Display resolution | 128 x 128 pixels | 390 x 390 pixels |
| Case material | — | titanium (Grade 5) with DLC |
| Color display | — | Yes |
| Bezel Material | — | titanium (Grade 5) with DLC |
| Charging method | — | Garmin proprietary magnetic charger |
| Large font option | — | Yes |
| QuickFit™ watch band compatible | — | yes (22 mm) |
| Sensors | ||
| GPS | Yes | Yes |
| Compass | — | Yes |
| GLONASS | — | Yes |
| Galileo | — | Yes |
| Gyroscope | — | Yes |
| Thermometer | — | Yes |
| Accelerometer | — | Yes |
| SatIQ™ Technology | — | Yes |
| Ambient light sensor | — | Yes |
| Barometric altimeter | — | Yes |
| Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation Monitor | — | yes (with acclimation) |
| Garmin Elevate™ wrist heart rate monitor | — | Yes |
| Product Info | ||
| Main SKU | 010-01212-00 | 010-02648-50 |
| Product ID | 140528 | 1323517 |
| Product Name | Approach® S4 | MARQ® Athlete (Gen 2) - Performance Edition |
| Product Variation | White Watch | Modern Tool Watch |
| Release Date | — | 10/11/2022 |
| Clock Features | ||
| Time/date | Yes | Yes |
| Alarm clock | Yes | Yes |
| GPS Time Sync | Yes | Yes |
| Automatic daylight saving time | Yes | Yes |
| Timer | — | Yes |
| Stopwatch | — | Yes |
| Sunrise/sunset times | — | Yes |
| Golfing Features | ||
| Custom targets | Yes | Yes |
| Digital scorecard | Yes | Yes |
| Round timer/odometer | Yes | Yes |
| TruSwing™ compatible | Yes | Yes |
| Yardage to layups/doglegs | Yes | Yes |
| Green View with manual pin position | Yes | Yes |
| Yardage to F/M/B (distance to front, middle and back of green) | Yes | Yes |
| Stat tracking (strokes, putts per round, greens and fairways hit) | Yes | Yes |
| Measures shot distance (calculates exact yardage for shots from anywhere on course) | Yes | automatic |
| PinPointer | — | Yes |
| Swing Tempo | — | Yes |
| Tempo Training | — | Yes |
| Virtual caddie | — | Yes |
| Full vector map | — | Yes |
| Handicap scoring | — | Yes |
| Tournament legal | — | Yes |
| Garmin AutoShot™ | — | Yes |
| PlaysLike distance | — | Yes |
| Auto CourseView updates | — | Yes |
| Hazards and course targets | — | Yes |
| Pairs with Garmin Golf app | — | Yes |
| Preloaded with 43,000 courses worldwide | — | Yes |
| Green Contours (with Garmin Golf membership) | — | Yes |
| Automatic club tracking compatible (requires accessory) | — | Yes |
| Wind speed and direction (requires connection to Garmin Golf app) | — | Yes |
| Touch-targeting (touch target on display to see the distance to any point) | — | Yes |
| Daily Smart Features | ||
| Connectivity | Bluetooth® Smart, ANT+™ | Bluetooth®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi® |
| Smart Notifications | Yes | Yes |
| Smartphone compatibility | iPhone®, Android®, Windows® | iPhone®, Android™ |
| Pairs with Garmin Connect™ Mobile | Yes | Yes |
| Stocks | — | Yes |
| Calendar | — | Yes |
| Find My Phone | — | Yes |
| Find My Watch | — | Yes |
| VIRB® Remote | — | Yes |
| Morning report | — | Yes |
| Red shift mode | — | Yes |
| Weather forecasts | — | Yes |
| Smart trainer control | — | Yes |
| Controls smartphone music | — | Yes |
| On-device Connect IQ™ Store | — | Yes |
| Plays and controls watch music | — | Yes |
| Find My Phone during GPS activity | — | Yes |
| Compatible with Garmin Messenger app | — | Yes |
| Battery saver (customizable low power watch) | — | Yes |
| Realtime settings sync with Garmin Connect™ mobile | — | Yes |
| View images from notifications on watch (Android™ only) | — | Yes |
| Text response/reject phone call with text (Android™ only) | — | Yes |
| Connect IQ™ (downloadable watch faces, data fields, widgets and apps) | — | Yes |
| Gaming Features | ||
| Gaming Activity | — | Yes |
| GameOn™ app compatible | — | Yes |
| Boating Features | ||
| Wearable trolling motor remote | — | Yes |
| Cycling Features | ||
| Courses | — | Yes |
| MTB Grit & Flow | — | Yes |
| Race an activity | — | Yes |
| Power meter compatible | — | Yes |
| Advanced cycling dynamics | — | Yes |
| Compatible with Varia™ lights | — | Yes |
| FTP (Functional Threshold Power) | — | yes (with compatible accessory) |
| Speed and cadence sensor support (w/sensor) | — | Yes |
| Cycle Map (routable cycling-specific street map) | — | Yes |
| Bike lap and lap maximum power (with power sensor) | — | Yes |
| Compatible with Varia™ radar (rear-facing radar) | — | Yes |
| Compatible with Vector™ and Rally™ (power meters) | — | Yes |
| Compatible with Varia Vision™ (head-mounted display) | — | Yes |
| Alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goals including time, distance, heart rate or calories) | — | Yes |
| Running Features | ||
| Hill score | — | Yes |
| Run workouts | — | Yes |
| Running power | — | Yes |
| Race predictor | — | Yes |
| Foot pod capable | — | Yes |
| Running dynamics | — | Yes |
| Lactate threshold | — | yes (with compatible accessory) |
| Grade-adjusted pace | — | Yes |
| Trail run auto climb | — | Yes |
| Performance condition | — | Yes |
| Run/Walk/Stand detection | — | Yes |
| Stride length (real time) | — | Yes |
| PacePro™ Pacing Strategies | — | Yes |
| Vertical oscillation and ratio | — | Yes |
| Ground contact time and balance | — | yes (GCT balance with accessory) |
| GPS-based distance, time and pace | — | Yes |
| Course- and weather-specific race predictor | — | Yes |
| Cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute) | — | Yes |
| What You'll Love | ||
| Touchscreen | — | Yes |
| Display type | — | AMOLED (always-on) |
| Water rating | — | 10 ATM |
| Garmin Pay™ | — | Yes |
| Music storage | — | Yes |
| Multi-band GPS | — | Yes |
| Training status | — | yes (improved) |
| Built-in mapping | — | Yes |
| Training readiness | — | Yes |
| Pulse Ox blood oxygen | — | Yes |
| Daily suggested workouts | — | Yes |
| Sleep score and insights | — | Yes |
| Battery life (smartwatch mode) | — | Up to 16 days (6 days always-on) |
| Activity Profiles | ||
| Gym | — | Strength, HIIT, Cardio, Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor Rowing, Jump Roping |
| Swim | — | Pool Swimming, Open Water Swimming |
| Cycling | — | Biking, Road Biking, Mountain Biking, Gravel Biking, Bike Commuting, Bike Touring, eBiking, eMountain Biking, Indoor Biking, Cyclocross, BMX |
| Wellness | — | Walking, Pilates, Yoga, Indoor Walking |
| Multisport | — | Swimming/Running, Triathlon |
| In the ring | — | Boxing, Mixed Martial Arts |
| Team sports | — | Basketball, Volleyball, Field Hockey, Ice Hockey, Football/Soccer, American Football, Lacrosse, Rugby, Ultimate Disc, Cricket, Softball, Baseball |
| Motor sports | — | Motorcycling, Overlanding, Motocrossing, ATVing, Snowmobiling |
| On the Water | — | Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing, Kayaking, Surfing, Kiteboarding, Windsurfing, Fishing, Boating, Sailing, Sail Racing, Water Skiing, Wakeboarding, Wakesurfing, Tubing, Snorkeling, Sailing Expedition, Whitewater |
| Racket sports | — | Tennis, Pickleball, Badminton, Squash, Table Tennis, Padel, Platform Tennis, Racquetball |
| Snow & winter | — | Skiing, Snowboarding, Backcountry Snowboarding, XC Classic Skiing, XC Skate Skiing, Backcountry Skiing, Ice Skating, Snowshoeing |
| Indoor running | — | Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running, Virtual Running |
| Outdoor running | — | Running, Outdoor Track Running, Trail Running, Ultra Running, Obstacle Racing |
| Outdoor recreation | — | Hiking, Indoor Climbing, Bouldering, Climbing, Hunting, Horseback Riding, Golfing, Disc Golf, Archery |
| Other activity profiles | — | Jumpmaster, Tactical, Inline Skating |
| Swimming Features | ||
| Pool swim workouts | — | Yes |
| Critical swim speed | — | Yes |
| Time and distance alerts | — | Yes |
| Auto rest (pool swim only) | — | Yes |
| Drill logging (pool swim only) | — | Yes |
| Pacing alerts (pool swim only) | — | Yes |
| Countdown start (pool swim only) | — | Yes |
| Underwater wrist-based heart rate | — | Yes |
| "Repeat on" rest timer (pool swim only) | — | Yes |
| Basic rest timer (up from 0) (pool swim only) | — | Yes |
| Stroke type detection (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly) (pool swim only) | — | Yes |
| Pool swim metrics (lengths, distance, pace, stroke count, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories) | — | Yes |
| Open-water swim metrics (distance, pace, stroke count/rate, stroke distance, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories) | — | Yes |
| Heart rate from external HRM (real-time during rests, interval and session stats during rests, and automatic heart rate download post-swim) | — | yes (with HRM-Tri, HRM-Swim, HRM-Pro or HRM-Pro Plus) |
| Tactical Features | ||
| XERO™ Locations | — | Yes |
| Dual grid coordinates | — | Yes |
| Outdoor Recreation | ||
| Tides | — | yes (via Connect IQ™) |
| Up Ahead | — | Yes |
| TracBack® | — | Yes |
| Sight 'N Go | — | Yes |
| Tide glance | — | Yes |
| Back to start | — | Yes |
| Fish forecast | — | Yes |
| Around Me mode | — | Yes |
| UltraTrac mode | — | Yes |
| Vertical speed | — | Yes |
| GPS coordinates | — | Yes |
| Reference point | — | Yes |
| Area calculation | — | yes (via Connect IQ™) |
| Elevation profile | — | Yes |
| Projected waypoint | — | Yes |
| Total ascent/descent | — | Yes |
| Future elevation plot | — | Yes |
| NextFork™ navigation | — | Yes |
| Distance to destination | — | Yes |
| Sun and moon information | — | Yes |
| Point-to-point navigation | — | Yes |
| Preloaded ski resort maps | — | Yes |
| ClimbPro™ Ascent Planner | — | Yes |
| Rest Timer (Ultra Run only) | — | Yes |
| Preloaded road and trail maps | — | Yes |
| Bread crumb trail in real time | — | Yes |
| Downloadable cartography support | — | Yes |
| Barometric trend indicator with Storm Alert | — | Yes |
| Gym & Fitness Equipment | ||
| HIIT workouts | — | Yes |
| Yoga workouts | — | Yes |
| Cardio workouts | — | Yes |
| Pilates workouts | — | Yes |
| Strength workouts | — | Yes |
| Automatic rep counting | — | Yes |
| On-screen workout animations | — | Yes |
| On-screen workout muscle maps | — | Yes |
| Activity Tracking Features | ||
| TrueUp™ | — | Yes |
| Move IQ™ | — | Yes |
| Step counter | — | Yes |
| Floors climbed | — | Yes |
| Calories burned | — | Yes |
| Distance traveled | — | Yes |
| Intensity minutes | — | Yes |
| Garmin Connect™ Challenges app | — | yes (optional Connect IQ app) |
| Move alerts (displays on device after a period of inactivity) | — | Yes |
| Auto goal (learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal) | — | Yes |
| Health & Wellness Monitoring | ||
| Sleep | — | yes (advanced) |
| Hydration | — | yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget) |
| Breathwork | — | Yes |
| Fitness age | — | yes (in app) |
| Sleep coach | — | Yes |
| Nap detection | — | Yes |
| All-day stress | — | Yes |
| Women's health | — | yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget) |
| Health snapshot | — | Yes |
| Jet lag adviser | — | Yes |
| Skin temperature | — | Yes |
| Relaxation reminders | — | Yes |
| Respiration rate (24x7) | — | Yes |
| Daily resting heart rate | — | Yes |
| Abnormal heart rate alerts | — | yes (high and low) |
| Relaxation breathing timer | — | Yes |
| Body Battery™ energy monitor | — | Yes |
| Wrist-based heart rate (constant, every second) | — | Yes |
| Safety and Tracking Features | ||
| LiveTrack | — | Yes |
| Assistance | — | Yes |
| Group LiveTrack | — | Yes |
| Live Event Sharing | — | Yes |
| Incident Detection during select activities | — | Yes |
| Incident detection alert on phone for wearables | — | Yes |
| Kid Activity Tracking Features | ||
| Toe-to-Toe™ Challenges app | — | yes (optional Connect IQ Toe-to-Toe™ Challenges app) |
| Training, Planning and Analysis Features | ||
| % HRR | — | Yes |
| % HR max | — | Yes |
| HR zones | — | Yes |
| Hot keys | — | Yes |
| HR alerts | — | Yes |
| Auto Lap® | — | Yes |
| HRV status | — | Yes |
| Load ratio | — | Yes |
| Manual lap | — | Yes |
| Rest timer | — | Yes |
| Auto max HR | — | Yes |
| Auto scroll | — | Yes |
| Finish time | — | Yes |
| HR calories | — | Yes |
| Auto Pause® | — | Yes |
| Audio prompts | — | Yes |
| Custom alerts | — | Yes |
| Physio TrueUp | — | Yes |
| Recovery time | — | Yes |
| Training load | — | Yes |
| VO2 Max (Run) | — | Yes |
| Course guidance | — | Yes |
| Endurance score | — | Yes |
| Training effect | — | Yes |
| Virtual Partner | — | Yes |
| Race an Activity | — | Yes |
| Realtime stamina | — | Yes |
| Advanced workouts | — | Yes |
| Interval training | — | Yes |
| Race glance/widget | — | Yes |
| Training load focus | — | Yes |
| VO2 Max (Trail Run) | — | Yes |
| Garmin Live Segments | — | Yes |
| Strava Live Segments | — | Yes |
| GPS speed and distance | — | Yes |
| Configurable lap alerts | — | Yes |
| Customizable data pages | — | Yes |
| Unified training status | — | Yes |
| Touch and/or button lock | — | Yes |
| Activity history on watch | — | Yes |
| Auto multisport activities | — | Yes |
| Multisport auto transition | — | Yes |
| Downloadable training plans | — | Yes |
| Training effect (anaerobic) | — | Yes |
| Manual multisport activities | — | Yes |
| HRM running pace and distance | — | Yes |
| Heat and altitude acclimation | — | Yes |
| Customizable activity profiles | — | Yes |
| Trendline™ Popularity Routing | — | Yes |
| Respiration rate (during exercise) | — | Yes |
| Primary benefit (Training Effect labels) | — | Yes |
| Round-trip course creator (running/cycling) | — | Yes |
| Power Modes - customizable in-activity battery settings | — | Yes |
| HR broadcast (broadcasts HR data over ANT+® to paired devices) | — | Yes |
| Improved interval (includes open repeats, intervals data page, rest screen and auto detection) | — | Yes |
| HRV stress test (measures your heart rate variability while standing still, for 3 minutes, to provide you with an estimated stress level; the scale of this is 1 to 100; low scores indicate lower stress levels) | — | Yes |
Wrist Fit
Garmin Approach® S4
Sits best on wrists ~64–87mm wide (≈ 17.1–23.2cm circumference).
Garmin MARQ® Athlete (Gen 2) - Performance Edition
Sits best on wrists ~48–66mm wide (≈ 12.8–17.6cm circumference).
2D Dimension Schematics
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Garmin Approach® S4 bigger than the Garmin MARQ® Athlete (Gen 2) - Performance Edition?
Both have a 46mm case. Compare their thickness and lug-to-lug above to judge wrist presence.
Which fits a smaller wrist better, the Garmin Approach® S4 or the Garmin MARQ® Athlete (Gen 2) - Performance Edition?
The Garmin Approach® S4 suits wrists around 64–87mm wide, and the Garmin MARQ® Athlete (Gen 2) - Performance Edition around 48–66mm. The one with the smaller lower bound is the safer pick for a small wrist.
Can I see the Garmin Approach® S4 and Garmin MARQ® Athlete (Gen 2) - Performance Edition side by side at true scale?
Yes — the schematics and photos above show both watches at matched scale, and our fit tool overlays each on your wrist width.
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