Garmin Approach S50 — case dimensions and design

Garmin · 2025

Approach S50 Size, Dimensions & Wrist Fit

Case Width

43mm

Thickness

11.4mm

Battery

10 days

Weight

29g

The Approach S50 looks in proportion on wrists of 15.5 cm (6.1 in) and up round, and fills the wrist at 16–18 cm (lug-to-lug estimated at ≈49.5mm; Garmin does not publish it).

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Does the Approach S50 fit your wrist?

Wrist round (mm left each side)	43mm≈49.5mm lug to lug, est.
14 cm / 5.5 in	Overhangs (2.2mm over)
15 cm / 5.9 in	Overhangs (0.6mm over)
16 cm / 6.3 in	Bold (1.1mm)
17 cm / 6.7 in	Sweet spot (2.7mm)
18 cm / 7.1 in	Sweet spot (4.3mm)
19 cm / 7.5 in	Balanced (5.9mm)
20 cm / 7.9 in	Balanced (7.5mm)

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The Approach S50 in short

At 11.4mm, the joint 5th thinnest of the 44 Garmin watches 42–44mm across.
29g on the wrist. Lighter than 94% of the 50 smartwatches 43mm across that we have weights for.

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Approach S50 battery life

Runtime by power mode

Smartwatch10 days
GPS15 hours

Where it ranks among Garmin watches

Everyday use10 days#215 of 281
GPS tracking15 hours#215 of 267

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2D Dimension Schematics

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Garmin Approach S50 43mm × ≈49.5mm (est.) · 11.4mm thick

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Garmin Approach S50 on a wrist

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Approach S50 specifications

Battery life: Smartwatch mode: Up to 10 days GPS Mode Up to 15 hours (using default display settings: gesture wake-up in Smartwatch mode and always-on while golfing)
Display: 1.2" (30.4 mm) diameter
Resolution: 390 x 390 pixels
Water rating: 5 ATM
Bezel: anodized aluminum
Glass: Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3
Strap: ComfortFit nylon band
Storage: 4 GB
Charging: Garmin proprietary plug charger

Show all specificationsGarmin's published specification, for reference · checked September 2026

Overview

Family: Garmin

General

Battery life: Smartwatch mode: Up to 10 days GPS Mode Up to 15 hours (using default display settings: gesture wake-up in Smartwatch mode and always-on while golfing)
Display Size: 1.2" (30.4 mm) diameter
Color display: Yes
Lens Material: Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3
Bezel Material: anodized aluminum
Memory/History: 4 GB
Strap material: ComfortFit nylon band
Charging method: Garmin proprietary plug charger
Large font option: Yes
Display resolution: 390 x 390 pixels
Quick Release bands: yes (20 mm, Industry standard)

Sensors

GPS: Yes
Compass: Yes
GLONASS: Yes
Galileo: Yes
Gyroscope: Yes
Accelerometer: Yes
Ambient light sensor: Yes
Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation Monitor: Yes
Garmin Elevate™ wrist heart rate monitor: Yes

Product Info

Main SKU: 010-03010-00
Product ID: 1604377
Product Name: Approach® S50
Release Date: 1/22/2025
Product Variation: Slate Aluminum Bezel with Black ComfortFit Nylon 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

Speed and cadence sensor support (w/sensor): yes (using ANT+ or BLE)
Alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goals including time, distance, heart rate or calories): Yes

Golfing Features

PinPointer: Yes
Swing Tempo: Yes
Custom targets: Yes
Full vector map: yes (with Garmin Golf membership)
Handicap scoring: Yes
Tournament legal: yes (with tournament mode enabled)
Digital scorecard: Yes
Garmin AutoShot™: Yes
PlaysLike distance: Yes
Round timer/odometer: Yes
Auto CourseView updates: Yes
Yardage to layups/doglegs: Yes
Hazards and course targets: Yes
Pairs with Garmin Golf app: Yes
Green View with manual pin position: Yes
Preloaded with 43,000 courses worldwide: Yes
Green Contours (with Garmin Golf membership): Yes
CT1 Automatic club tracking compatible (requires accessory): Yes
CT10 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
Touch-targeting (touch target on display to see the distance to any point): yes (with Garmin Golf membership)
Measures shot distance (calculates exact yardage for shots from anywhere on course): Yes

Running Features

Run workouts: Yes
GPS-based distance, time and pace: Yes
Cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute): Yes

What You'll Love

Touchscreen: Yes
Display type: AMOLED (optional always-on mode)
Water rating: 5 ATM
Garmin Pay™: Yes
Music storage: Yes
Pulse Ox blood oxygen: yes (spot-check and optionally in sleep)
Sleep score and insights: Yes
Battery life (smartwatch mode): Up to 10 days

Activity Profiles

Gym: Strength, HIIT, Cardio, Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor Rowing
Swim: Pool Swimming
Cycling: Biking, Indoor Biking
Wellness: Walking, Pilates, Yoga, Indoor Walking
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
On the Water: Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing, Kayaking
Racket sports: Tennis, Pickleball, Badminton, Squash, Table Tennis, Padel, Platform Tennis, Racquetball
Snow & winter: Skiing, Snowboarding, XC Classic Skiing, Snowshoeing
Indoor running: Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running
Outdoor running: Running
Outdoor recreation: Golfing

Swimming Features

Time and distance alerts: Yes
Auto rest (pool swim only): 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
Open-water swim metrics (distance, pace, stroke count/rate, stroke distance, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories): Yes

Daily Smart Features

Calendar: Yes
Passcode: Yes
Connectivity: Bluetooth®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi®
Find My Phone: Yes
Find My Watch: Yes
Morning report: Yes
Weather forecasts: Yes
Smart Notifications: Yes
Smartphone compatibility: iPhone®, Android™
Controls smartphone music: Yes
On-device Connect IQ™ Store: Yes
Plays and controls watch music: Yes
Pairs with Garmin Connect™ Mobile: 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 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

HIIT workouts: Yes
Yoga workouts: Yes
Cardio workouts: Yes
Pilates workouts: Yes
Strength workouts: Yes
On-screen workout animations: Yes
On-screen workout muscle maps: Yes

Health & Wellness Monitoring

Sleep: yes (advanced)
Hydration: yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget)
Breathwork: Yes
Meditation: Yes
Fitness age: Yes
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
Respiration rate: Yes
Resting heart rate: Yes
Relaxation reminders: 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

Assistance: Yes
Incident Detection during select activities: Yes
Incident detection alert on phone for wearables: Yes

Training, Planning and Analysis Features

% HRR: Yes
% HR max: Yes
HR zones: Yes
HR alerts: Yes
HRV status: Yes
Manual lap: Yes
Auto max HR: Yes
HR calories: Yes
Recovery time: Yes
VO2 Max (Run): Yes
Advanced workouts: Yes
VO2 Max (Trail Run): Yes
GPS speed and distance: Yes
Configurable lap alerts: Yes
Customizable data pages: Yes
Touch and/or button lock: Yes
Downloadable training plans: Yes
Auto Pause® automatic timer halt: Yes
Respiration rate (during exercise): yoga, breathwork and meditation only
Auto Lap® interval tracking feature: Yes
HR broadcast (broadcasts HR data over ANT+® to paired devices): Yes

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