Garmin · 2015
Approach S5Size, Dimensions & Wrist Fit
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The Approach® S5 in short
The figures that decide whether this watch suits you, pulled out of the full specification sheet further down.
- Rated for 20 weeks of use per charge.
- Water rated to 5 ATM (50 meters).
- 46.6g on the wrist.
- 1.0" (2.54 cm) diameter High-res color touchscreen display.
Does the Approach S5 fit your wrist?
Drag the slider to your wrist width and see the Approach S5 overlaid at true scale. Lug-to-lug — not case diameter — decides whether a watch overhangs your wrist.
Watch Fit Tool
For sports watches, lug-to-lug (L2L) is what matters most — it decides whether a watch overhangs your wrist. Bulky is fine; overhang is not.
Measure at the point where you wear your watch — typically just below the wrist bone.
Flat width — lay your arm on a table, palm facing up, and measure straight across the top of your wrist with a ruler. Bone to bone; do not follow the curve down the sides.
Around — wrap a tape measure snugly round the wrist. No tape? Wrap a strip of paper, mark the overlap and hold the strip against a ruler.
Width ≠ circumference. They are different numbers — around 170mm is about 64mm across — so set the toggle to whichever one you actually measured before you type it in.
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and it will be drawn on your wrist, to scale.
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Check offerApproach® S5 battery life
The runtime the manufacturer publishes for everyday use.
- Smartwatch20 weeks
How the Approach® S5 ranks on battery
No Garmin in our database is rated for longer everyday (smartwatch) use.
- Everyday use140 days#1 of 285
- GPS tracking10 hours#243 of 267
Top three in the Garmin range for everyday (smartwatch) use.
See all 296 Garmin watches ranked by battery lifeApproach® S5 specifications
The figures that decide a purchase, followed by every line Garmin publishes.
- Battery life
- 20 weeks (watch mode); 10 hours (GPS mode)
- Display
- 1.0" (2.54 cm) diameter
- Resolution
- 180 x 180 pixels
- Water rating
- 5 ATM (50 meters)
Full specification sheet
23 published lines across 7 groups, unedited
Overview
- Family
- Garmin
General
- Dimension
- 1.8" x 1.8" x 0.56" x (4.5 cm x 4.5 x 1.42 cm)
- Interface
- USB
- Touchscreen
- Battery life
- 20 weeks (watch mode); 10 hours (GPS mode)
- Battery type
- Rechargeable lithium-ion
- Display Size
- 1.0" (2.54 cm) diameter
- Display Type
- High-res color touchscreen
- Water rating
- 5 ATM (50 meters)
- Display resolution
- 180 x 180 pixels
Sensors
- High-sensitivity receiver
Additional
- Additional
- Dedicated GreenView button: yes
Product Info
- Main SKU
- 010-01195-20
- Product ID
- 512475
- Product Name
- Approach® S5
- Product Variation
- Approach® S5
Golfing Features
- Digital scorecard
- yes (scoring options include Stroke Play and Stableford for a single player)
- Yardage to layups/doglegs
- Yardage to F/M/B (distance to front, middle and back of green)
- Stat tracking (strokes, putts per round, greens and fairways hit)
- Touch-targeting (touch target on display to see the distance to any point)
- Measures shot distance (calculates exact yardage for shots from anywhere on course)
Daily Smart Features
- Smart Notifications
Alternatives to the Approach® S5
Watches that cover a similar amount of wrist, with the measurements that separate them.
Garmin
Fenix 9 Pro inReach Solar 47mm
- Width
- 47mm
- Thick
- 15.8mm
- Weight
- 84g
Garmin
Fenix 9 Pro 43mm
- Width
- 43mm
- Thick
- 13.3mm
- Weight
- 62g
Garmin
Fenix 9 Pro inReach 47mm
- Width
- 47mm
- Thick
- 13.8mm
- Weight
- 78g
Garmin
Fenix 9 Pro inReach 43mm
- Width
- 43mm
- Thick
- 13.3mm
- Weight
- 62g
Garmin
Fenix 9 51mm
- Width
- 51mm
- Thick
- 14.7mm
- Weight
- 91g
Garmin
Fenix 9 Pro Solar 51mm
- Width
- 51mm
- Thick
- 16.6mm
- Weight
- 102g
Approach® S5 — Frequently Asked Questions
How long does the Garmin Approach S5 battery last?
Garmin rates it at 20 weeks per charge in everyday use.
How does the Garmin Approach S5 battery compare with other Garmin watches?
At 140 days in everyday use it ranks #1 of the 285 Garmin watches in our database — the longest-rated Garmin we have data for. The full ranking, including GPS and power-saving figures, is on our Garmin battery life comparison.
