Garmin Venu® Sq vs Garmin Venu Sq Music EditionSize, Specs & Wrist Fit Compared
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Garmin
Venu® Sq (010-02427-01)
Garmin
Venu Sq Music Edition (010-02426-12)
The Garmin Venu® Sq and Garmin Venu Sq Music Edition share a near-identical 40.6mm case, so wrist presence comes down to thickness, lug-to-lug and weight.
Specification Comparison
| Spec | GarminVenu® Sq | GarminVenu Sq Music Edition |
|---|---|---|
| Case Width | 40.6mm | 40.6mm |
| Lug-to-Lug | 37mm | 37mm |
| Thickness | 11.5mm | 11.5mm |
| Weight | 37.6g | 37.6g |
| Shape | Circular | Circular |
| GPS | Yes | Yes |
| Display | Liquid Crystal (optional always-on mode) | Liquid crystalOptional always-on mode |
| Battery life | Smartwatch mode: Up to 6 days GPS mode: Up to 14 hours See Details | Smartwatch mode: Up to 6 daysGPS mode with music: Up to 6 hoursGPS mode without music: Up to 14 hours |
| Battery life (smartwatch mode) | Up to 6 days | Up to 6 days |
| Body Battery™ energy monitor | Yes | — |
| Body Battery™ Energy Monitor | — | Yes |
| Released | 2020 | 2020 |
Full Specification Comparison
243 specs| Spec | Garmin Venu® Sq | Garmin Venu Sq Music Edition |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Family | Garmin | Garmin |
| General | ||
| Battery life | Smartwatch mode: Up to 6 days GPS mode: Up to 14 hours See Details | Smartwatch mode: Up to 6 daysGPS mode with music: Up to 6 hoursGPS mode without music: Up to 14 hours |
| Display Size | 1.3" (33.1 mm) diagonal | 1.3" (33.1 mm) diagonal |
| Case material | fiber-reinforced polymer | Fibre-reinforced polymer |
| Color display | Yes | — |
| Lens Material | Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3 | — |
| Bezel Material | anodized aluminum | — |
| Memory/History | 200 hours of activity data | — |
| Strap material | silicone | Silicone |
| Charging method | Garmin proprietary plug charger | Garmin proprietary plug charger |
| Display resolution | 240 x 240 pixels | — |
| Quick Release bands | yes (20 mm, Industry standard) | — |
| Lens material | — | Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3 |
| Bezel material | — | Anodised aluminium |
| Colour display | — | Yes |
| Memory/history | — | 200 hours of activity data |
| Display Resolution | — | 240 x 240 pixels |
| Quick release bands | — | Yes (20 mm, Industry standard) |
| Sensors | ||
| GPS | Yes | Yes |
| Compass | Yes | Yes |
| GLONASS | Yes | Yes |
| Galileo | Yes | Yes |
| Thermometer | yes (tempe™ sensor required) | Yes (tempe™ sensor required) |
| Accelerometer | Yes | Yes |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | Yes |
| Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation Monitor | Yes | Yes |
| Garmin Elevate™ wrist heart rate monitor | Yes | Yes |
| Product Info | ||
| Main SKU | 010-02427-01 | 010-02426-12 |
| Product ID | 707174 | 707225 |
| Product Name | Venu® Sq | Venu Sq Music Edition |
| Release Date | 9/23/2020 | 9/23/2020 |
| Product Variation | Light Gold Aluminum Bezel with White Case and Silicone Band | Light Gold Aluminium Bezel with Navy Case and Silicone Band |
| Clock Features | ||
| Timer | Yes | — |
| Stopwatch | Yes | — |
| Time/date | Yes | — |
| Alarm clock | Yes | — |
| GPS Time Sync | Yes | — |
| Sunrise/sunset times | Yes | — |
| Automatic daylight saving time | Yes | — |
| Cycling Features | ||
| Compatible with Varia™ lights | Yes | — |
| Speed and cadence sensor support (w/sensor) | yes (using ANT+) | — |
| Compatible with Varia™ radar (rear-facing radar) | Yes | — |
| Alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goals including time, distance, heart rate or calories) | Yes | — |
| Golfing Features | ||
| PinPointer | Yes | — |
| Digital scorecard | Yes | — |
| Garmin AutoShot™ | Yes | — |
| Round timer/odometer | Yes | — |
| Yardage to layups/doglegs | Yes | — |
| Hazards and course targets | Yes | — |
| Green View with manual pin position | Yes | — |
| Yardage to F/M/B (distance to front, middle and back of green) | Yes | — |
| Stat tracking (strokes, putts per round, greens and fairways hit) | Yes | — |
| Measures shot distance (calculates exact yardage for shots from anywhere on course) | automatic | — |
| Running Features | ||
| Run workouts | Yes | — |
| Foot pod capable | Yes | — |
| GPS-based distance, time and pace | Yes | — |
| Cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute) | Yes | — |
| What You'll Love | ||
| Touchscreen | Yes | Yes |
| Display type | Liquid Crystal (optional always-on mode) | — |
| Water rating | Swim, 5 ATM | Swim, 5 ATM |
| Garmin Pay™ | Yes | Yes |
| Pulse Ox blood oxygen | yes (spot-check, and optionally all-day and in sleep) | — |
| Battery life (smartwatch mode) | Up to 6 days | Up to 6 days |
| Music storage | — | Yes |
| Watch display type | — | Liquid crystalOptional always-on mode |
| Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation | — | Yes (spot-check, and optionally all-day and in sleep) |
| Activity Profiles | ||
| Gym | Strength, Cardio, Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Indoor Rowing | — |
| Swim | Pool Swimming | — |
| Cycling | Biking, Indoor Biking | — |
| Wellness | Walking, Pilates, Yoga | — |
| On the Water | Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing | — |
| Snow & winter | Skiing, Snowboarding, XC Classic Skiing | — |
| Indoor running | Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running | — |
| Outdoor running | Running | — |
| Swimming Features | ||
| Time and distance alerts | Yes | — |
| Underwater wrist-based heart rate | 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 | — |
| Outdoor Recreation | ||
| Back to start | Yes | — |
| Fish forecast | yes (via Connect IQ™) | — |
| Area calculation | yes (via Connect IQ™) | — |
| Sun and moon information | yes (via Connect IQ™) | — |
| Daily Smart Features | ||
| Calendar | Yes | — |
| Connectivity | Bluetooth®, ANT+® | — |
| Find My Phone | Yes | — |
| Find My Watch | Yes | — |
| Weather forecasts | Yes | — |
| Smart Notifications | Yes | — |
| Smartphone compatibility | iPhone®, Android™ | — |
| Controls smartphone music | Yes | — |
| Pairs with Garmin Connect™ Mobile | Yes | — |
| Text response/reject phone call with text (Android™ only) | Yes | — |
| Connect IQ™ (downloadable watch faces, data fields and apps) | Yes | — |
| Activity Tracking Features | ||
| TrueUp™ | Yes | — |
| Move IQ™ | Yes | — |
| Step counter | Yes | — |
| Calories burned | Yes | — |
| Distance traveled | Yes | — |
| Intensity minutes | Yes | — |
| Automatic rep counting | 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 | — |
| Workout and Training Plans | ||
| Yoga workouts | Yes | Yes |
| Cardio workouts | Yes | Yes |
| Pilates workouts | Yes | Yes |
| Strength workouts | Yes | Yes |
| Health & Wellness Monitoring | ||
| Sleep | yes (advanced) | Yes (Advanced) |
| Hydration | Yes | Yes |
| Breathwork | Yes | Yes |
| Fitness age | yes (in app) | — |
| All-day stress | Yes | — |
| Women's health | Yes | — |
| Respiration rate | Yes | — |
| Resting heart rate | Yes | Yes |
| Relaxation reminders | Yes | 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 | Yes |
| Fitness Age | — | Yes (in app) |
| All-day Stress | — | Yes |
| Women's Health | — | Yes |
| Respiration Rate | — | Yes |
| Abnormal Heart Rate Alerts | — | Yes (high and low) |
| Relaxation Breathing Timer | — | Yes |
| Body Battery™ Energy Monitor | — | Yes |
| Safety and Tracking Features | ||
| Assistance | 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 | ||
| % HR max | Yes | — |
| HR zones | Yes | — |
| HR alerts | Yes | — |
| Manual lap | Yes | — |
| Auto scroll | Yes | — |
| HR calories | Yes | — |
| Physio TrueUp | Yes | — |
| VO2 Max (Run) | Yes | — |
| Advanced workouts | Yes | — |
| GPS speed and distance | Yes | — |
| Customizable data pages | Yes | — |
| Touch and/or button lock | Yes | — |
| Activity history on watch | Yes | — |
| Downloadable training plans | Yes | — |
| HRM running pace and distance | Yes | — |
| Customizable activity profiles | Yes | — |
| Auto Pause® automatic timer halt | Yes | — |
| Respiration rate (during exercise) | Yoga and Breathwork only | — |
| Auto Lap® interval tracking feature | Yes | — |
| HR broadcast (broadcasts HR data over ANT+® to paired devices) | Yes | — |
| Clock features | ||
| Timer | — | Yes |
| Stopwatch | — | Yes |
| Time/date | — | Yes |
| Alarm clock | — | Yes |
| GPS time sync | — | Yes |
| Sunrise/sunset times | — | Yes |
| Automatic daylight saving time | — | Yes |
| Cycling features | ||
| Compatible with Varia™ lights | — | Yes |
| Speed and cadence sensor support (w/sensor) | — | Yes (using ANT+ or BLE) |
| Compatible with Varia™ radar (rear-facing radar) | — | Yes |
| Alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goals including time, distance, heart rate or calories) | — | Yes |
| Golfing features | ||
| PinPointer | — | Yes |
| Digital scorecard | — | Yes |
| Garmin AutoShot™ | — | Yes |
| Round timer/odometer | — | Yes |
| Yardage to layups/doglegs | — | Yes |
| Hazards and course targets | — | Yes |
| Green View with manual pin position | — | Yes |
| Automatic club tracking compatible (requires accessory) | — | Yes |
| Yardage to F/M/B (distance to front, middle and back of green) | — | Yes |
| Stat tracking (strokes, putts per round, greens and fairways hit) | — | Yes |
| Measures shot distance (calculates exact yardage for shots from anywhere on course) | — | Automatic |
| Running features | ||
| Run workouts | — | Yes |
| Foot pod capable | — | Yes |
| GPS-based distance, time and pace | — | Yes |
| Cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute) | — | Yes |
| Activity profiles | ||
| Gym | — | Strength, Cardio and Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Indoor rowing |
| Swim | — | Pool Swimming |
| Cycling | — | Biking, Indoor Biking |
| WELLNESS | — | Walking, Pilates, Yoga |
| On the water | — | Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing |
| Snow & Winter | — | Skiing, Snowboarding, XC Classic Skiing |
| INDOOR RUNNING | — | Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running |
| Outdoor running | — | Running |
| Outdoor recreation | — | Skiing, Snowboarding, XC Skiing, Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing |
| Swimming features | ||
| Time and distance alerts | — | Yes |
| Underwater wrist-based heart rate | — | 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 |
| Outdoor recreation | ||
| Back to start | — | Yes |
| Fish forecast | — | Yes (via Connect IQ™) |
| Area calculation | — | Yes (via Connect IQ™) |
| Sun and moon information | — | Yes (via Connect IQ™) |
| Daily smart features | ||
| Calendar | — | Yes |
| Connectivity | — | Bluetooth®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi® |
| Find my phone | — | Yes |
| Find my watch | — | Yes |
| Weather forecasts | — | Yes |
| Smart Notifications | — | Yes |
| Smartphone compatibility | — | iPhone®, Android™ |
| Controls smartphone music | — | Yes |
| Plays and controls watch music | — | Yes |
| Compatible with Garmin Connect™ Mobile | — | Yes |
| Text response/reject phone call with text (Android™ only) | — | Yes |
| Connect IQ™ (downloadable watch faces, data fields, widgets and apps) | — | Yes |
| Security Information | ||
| Security updates until at least (YYYY-MM-DD) | — | ######## |
| Activity tracking features | ||
| TrueUp™ | — | Yes |
| Move IQ™ | — | Yes |
| Step counter | — | Yes |
| Calories Burned | — | Yes |
| Intensity minutes | — | Yes |
| Distance travelled | — | Yes |
| Automatic rep counting | — | Yes |
| Garmin Connect™ Challenges app | — | Yes (optional Connect IQ app) |
| Auto goal (learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal) | — | Yes |
| Move alerts (displays on device after a period of inactivity; walk for a couple of minutes to reset it) | — | Yes |
| Safety and tracking features | ||
| Assistance | — | 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 | ||
| % HR Max | — | Yes |
| HR Zones | — | Yes |
| HR Alerts | — | Yes |
| Auto Lap® | — | Yes |
| Manual lap | — | Yes |
| Auto scroll | — | Yes |
| HR Calories | — | Yes |
| Physio TrueUp | — | Yes |
| VO2 Max (Run) | — | Yes |
| Advanced workouts | — | Yes |
| Customisable screen(s) | — | Yes |
| GPS speed and distance | — | Yes |
| Touch and/or button lock | — | Yes |
| Activity history on watch | — | Yes |
| Downloadable training plans | — | Yes |
| HRM running pace and distance | — | Yes |
| Customisable activity profiles | — | Yes |
| Auto Pause® automatic timer halt | — | Yes |
| Respiration Rate (During Exercise) | — | Yoga and breathwork only |
| HR Broadcast (broadcasts HR data over ANT+® to paired devices) | — | Yes (using ANT+ or BLE) |
Wrist Fit
Garmin Venu® Sq
Sits best on wrists ~39–53mm wide (≈ 10.4–14.2cm circumference).
Garmin Venu Sq Music Edition
Sits best on wrists ~39–53mm wide (≈ 10.4–14.2cm circumference).
2D Dimension Schematics
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Garmin Venu® Sq bigger than the Garmin Venu Sq Music Edition?
Both have a 40.6mm case. Compare their thickness and lug-to-lug above to judge wrist presence.
Which fits a smaller wrist better, the Garmin Venu® Sq or the Garmin Venu Sq Music Edition?
The Garmin Venu® Sq suits wrists around 39–53mm wide, and the Garmin Venu Sq Music Edition around 39–53mm. The one with the smaller lower bound is the safer pick for a small wrist.
Can I see the Garmin Venu® Sq and Garmin Venu Sq Music 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.