Garmin · 2019
VenuSize, Dimensions & Wrist Fit
The Garmin Venu sits best on flat wrist widths of about 45–62mm (≈ 12.0–16.6cm wrist circumference). Adjust the slider below to check your wrist.
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The Venu® in short
The figures that decide whether this watch suits you, pulled out of the full specification sheet further down.
- Between 20 hours and 5 days per charge depending on the power mode — smartwatch at best, gps at worst.
- Water rated to 50 m.
- 12.4mm thick. Thinner than 81% of 43mm watches, so it slides under a cuff more easily than most of its size.
- 1.2" (30.4mm) diameter OLED/AMOLED display, always-on capable.
- Takes 20mm bands, so third-party straps fit without an adapter.
Does the Venu fit your wrist?
Drag the slider to your wrist width and see the Venu 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.
Garmin Venu®
Case 43.2mm · Lug-to-lug 43.2mm · Thickness 12.4mm · 46g
Balanced Fit
43.2mm on a 55mm wrist
Comfortably inside the edges of your wrist, and it seats and sits low enough to wear without thinking about it.
On a 55mm wrist the sweet spot is 47–53mm lug to lug. This one is 43.2mm, so you could go bigger.
Measure where you wear it, just below the wrist bone. Either of these works — the tool converts between them.
- 1. Flat width — arm flat on a table, palm up. Measure straight across the top of the wrist, bone to bone, ignoring the curve down the sides.
- 2. Around — a tape, or a strip of paper marked and held against a ruler, snug the whole way round.
Leather: Attaches at the lugs, so the case back rests on your skin. Thins and softens with wear. Typical figures, not this model’s own.
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- Across the wrist5.9mm spare each side
Comfortable, with visible skin either side.
- Off the wrist12.4mm off the skin
Normal sports-watch height for a wrist this size. (12.4mm case, back against the skin)
- How it seats~4.4mm under the rim
Seats well, with the case back following most of the wrist.
- Weight on the wrist46g
Light enough to forget you have it on. (0.8g per mm of wrist)
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Check offer2D Dimension Schematics
The Venu® drawn to scale — from above, and in profile against the wrist.
- Garmin Venu®43.2mm · 12.4mm thick
3D preview
Garmin Venu® on a wrist
On an arm sized to your own wrist — the view a product photo never gives you.
Shapes are built from published measurements, not manufacturer 3D models — accurate proportions, generic dial.
Which Venu size fits you?
This model comes in 2 versions. Set your measurement and each one reports its own verdict — tap any size to open its page.
Which of these fits your wrist?
Roughly a 14.7cm wrist circumference — the measurement a tape gives you. Compared against lug-to-lug where we have it, case width otherwise.
All 2 Venu variants fit this wrist. The 43.2mm gives you the most presence without overhanging; the smallest is the discreet end of the range.
- Width
- 37mm
- Thick
- 11.5mm
- Weight
- 37.6g
7.2mm clear a side
View this size- Width
- 43.2mm
- Thick
- 12.4mm
- Weight
- 46.3g
5.9mm clear a side
How long the Venu® lasts, by power mode
Runtime changes by a factor of 6 depending on what you leave switched on. Bars are scaled against the longest mode.
- Smartwatch5 days
- GPS20 hours
How the Venu® ranks on battery
Against the 296 Garmin watches in our database, ranked on each figure Garmin publishes.
- Everyday use5 days#264 of 285
- GPS tracking20 hours#174 of 267
What size band does the Venu® take?
Lug width
20mm
Any 20mm strap fits, so you are not restricted to Garmin's own bands. Quick-release pins let you swap without tools — check that a replacement lists 20mm and quick-release before buying.
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Venu® specifications
The figures that decide a purchase, followed by every line Garmin publishes.
- Battery life
- 5 days
- Display
- 1.2 inches
- Resolution
- 390 x 390 px
- Water rating
- 5 ATM
- Case material
- fiber-reinforced polymer with polymer rear cover
- Bezel
- stainless steel
- Glass
- Gorilla Glass 3
- Strap
- 20 mm
- Storage
- 200 hours of activity data
- Charging
- 1 hours
Full specification sheet
248 published lines across 26 groups, unedited
Overview
- Family
- Garmin
Design
- width
- 43.2
- height
- 43.2
- volume
- 23.14 cm³
- weight
- 46.3 g
- thickness
- 12.4
- ATM rating
- 5 ATM
- resolution
- 390 x 390 px
- screen size
- 1.2 inches
- Display type
- OLED/AMOLED
- Has a display
- pixel density
- 460 ppi
- width of band
- 20 mm
- water resistance
- Waterproof
- Always-On Display
- has a touch screen
- Gorilla Glass version
- Gorilla Glass 3
- waterproof depth rating
- 50 m
- Watch band is replaceable
- Has sapphire glass display
- maximum operating temperature
- 60 °C
- has branded damage-resistant glass
- lowest potential operating temperature
- -20 °C
Battery
- charge time
- 1 hours
- battery life
- 5 days
- has wireless charging
- has a removable battery
- battery life with GPS on
- 20 hours
- Has a solar power battery
- has a rechargeable battery
General
- Battery life
- Smartwatch mode: Up to 5 days GPS mode with music: Up to 6 hours GPS mode without music: Up to 20 hours
- Display Size
- 1.2" (30.4mm) diameter
- Case material
- fiber-reinforced polymer with polymer rear cover
- Color display
- Lens Material
- Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3
- Bezel Material
- stainless steel
- Memory/History
- 200 hours of activity data
- Strap material
- silicone
- Charging method
- Garmin proprietary plug charger
- Display resolution
- 390 x 390 pixels
- Quick Release bands
- yes (20 mm, Industry standard)
Sensors
- GPS
- Compass
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- has GPS
- Gyroscope
- Thermometer
- yes (tempe™ sensor required)
- Accelerometer
- has a compass
- Has a barometer
- has a gyroscope
- Ambient light sensor
- Barometric altimeter
- Has a cadence sensor
- has an accelerometer
- Monitors perspiration
- Has a heart rate monitor
- Has a temperature sensor
- Monitors blood oxygenation levels
- Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation Monitor
- Garmin Elevate™ wrist heart rate monitor
Features
- release date
- 2019-09-05
- Has a stopwatch
- Has smart alarm
- warranty period
- 1 years
- Has call control
- Has silent alarm
- has HRV tracking
- internal storage
- 4GB
- measures VO2 max
- Has notifications
- Has ECG technology
- Locates your phone
- has a front camera
- has fall detection
- has voice commands
- Acquires GPS faster
- Has vibrating alerts
- shows readiness level
- Can be used to answer calls
- measures resting heart rate
- has irregular heart rate warnings
- has fast/slow heart rate notifications
- Has a built-in camera remote control function
Connectivity
- has NFC
- Wi-Fi version
- Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
- supports ANT+
- supports Wi-Fi
- supports Galileo
- has a cellular module
- Is compatible with iOS
- Is compatible with Android
Product Info
- Main SKU
- 010-02173-11
- Product ID
- 643260
- Product Name
- Venu®
- Release Date
- 9/5/2019
- Product Variation
- Slate Stainless Steel Bezel with Black Case and Silicone Band
Miscellaneous
- has aptX
- Has auto pause
- Available on PC
- Is compatible with Windows
- Is compatible with Mac OS X
- has an external memory slot
- Compatible with smart scales
- has a battery level indicator
- has a socket for a 3.5 mm audio jack
- Compatible with external heart rate monitors
App & Software
- Ad-free
- Free app
- Tracks BMI
- Has coaching
- Includes maps
- Supports routes
- Has achievements
- Has goal setting
- Has live tracking
- Has exercise diary
- Predicts ovulation
- Can be personalised
- Has weight tracking
- Predicts start date
- Tracks water intake
- Has inactivity alerts
- Has period notifications
- Has temperature tracking
- Doesn’t require account
- Provides activity reports
- Displays fertile window notifications
- Counts how many calories you've burned
Clock Features
- Timer
- Stopwatch
- Time/date
- Alarm clock
- GPS Time Sync
- Sunrise/sunset times
- Automatic daylight saving time
Cycling Features
- Compatible with Varia™ lights
- Speed and cadence sensor support (w/sensor)
- Compatible with Varia™ radar (rear-facing radar)
- Alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goals including time, distance, heart rate or calories)
Golfing Features
- PinPointer
- Digital scorecard
- Garmin AutoShot™
- Round timer/odometer
- Yardage to layups/doglegs
- Hazards and course targets
- Green View with manual pin position
- CT10 Automatic club tracking compatible (requires accessory)
- Yardage to F/M/B (distance to front, middle and back of green)
- Stat tracking (strokes, putts per round, greens and fairways hit)
- Measures shot distance (calculates exact yardage for shots from anywhere on course)
- automatic
Running Features
- Run workouts
- Foot pod capable
- GPS-based distance, time and pace
- Cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute)
What You'll Love
- Garmin Pay™
- Pulse Ox blood oxygen
- yes (spot-check, and optionally all-day and in sleep)
Activity Profiles
- Gym
- Strength, Cardio and Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor Rowing, Breathwork, Pilates, Yoga
- Swim
- Pool Swimming
- Cycling
- Biking, Indoor Biking
- Outdoor recreation
- Skiing, Snowboarding, XC Classic Skiing, Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing
Activity tracking
- Measures pace
- Tracks distance
- Tracks elevation
- Designed for golf
- Tracks your sleep
- Tracks steps taken
- Designed for diving
- Has a route tracker
- Has exercise tagging
- Has multi-sport mode
- Tracks calorie intake
- Provides sleep reports
- Detects activities automatically
- Has a stroke counter for swimming
Swimming Features
- Time and distance alerts
- Underwater wrist-based heart rate
- Basic rest timer (up from 0) (pool swim only)
- Stroke type detection (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly) (pool swim only)
- Pool swim metrics (lengths, distance, pace, stroke count, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories)
Outdoor Recreation
- Back to start
- Fish forecast
- yes (via Connect IQ™)
- Area calculation
- yes (via Connect IQ™)
- Total ascent/descent
- Sun and moon information
- yes (via Connect IQ™)
Daily Smart Features
- Calendar
- Connectivity
- Bluetooth®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi®
- Find My Phone
- Find My Watch
- Weather forecasts
- Smart Notifications
- Smartphone compatibility
- iPhone®, Android™
- Controls smartphone music
- Plays and controls watch music
- Pairs with Garmin Connect™ Mobile
- Text response/reject phone call with text (Android™ only)
- Connect IQ™ (downloadable watch faces, data fields and apps)
Activity Tracking Features
- TrueUp™
- Move IQ™
- Step counter
- Floors climbed
- Calories burned
- Distance traveled
- Intensity minutes
- Automatic rep counting
- Garmin Connect™ Challenges app
- yes (optional Connect IQ app)
- Move alerts (displays on device after a period of inactivity)
- Auto goal (learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal)
Workout and Training Plans
- Yoga workouts
- Cardio workouts
- Pilates workouts
- Strength workouts
- On-screen workout animations
Health & Wellness Monitoring
- Sleep
- yes (advanced)
- Hydration
- Fitness age
- yes (in app)
- All-day stress
- Women's health
- Respiration rate
- Resting heart rate
- Relaxation reminders
- Abnormal heart rate alerts
- yes (high and low)
- Relaxation breathing timer
- Body Battery™ energy monitor
- Wrist-based heart rate (constant, every second)
Safety and Tracking Features
- Assistance
- Incident Detection during select activities
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
- HR zones
- HR alerts
- Manual lap
- Auto scroll
- HR calories
- Physio TrueUp
- VO2 Max (Run)
- Advanced workouts
- GPS speed and distance
- Customizable data pages
- Touch and/or button lock
- Activity history on watch
- Downloadable training plans
- Customizable activity profiles
- Auto Pause® automatic timer halt
- Respiration rate (during exercise)
- Yoga and Breathwork only
- Auto Lap® interval tracking feature
- HR broadcast (broadcasts HR data over ANT+® to paired devices)
Alternatives to the Venu®
Watches that cover a similar amount of wrist, with the measurements that separate them.
Garmin
D2™ Air
- Width
- 43.2mm
- Thick
- 12.4mm
- Weight
- 46.3g
Garmin
vívoactive® 3 Music
- Width
- 43.1mm
- Thick
- 13.6mm
- Weight
- 39g
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Garmin
vívoactive® 3 Music (Verizon)
- Width
- 43.1mm
- Thick
- 13.6mm
- Weight
- 39g
Garmin
Approach® S42
- Width
- 43.4mm
- Thick
- 11.7mm
- Weight
- 43g
Garmin
Approach® S40
- Width
- 43.4mm
- Thick
- 11.7mm
- Weight
- 43g
Garmin
vívoactive® 3
- Width
- 43.4mm
- Thick
- 11.7mm
- Weight
- 43g
Venu® — Frequently Asked Questions
Will the Garmin Venu fit my wrist?
The Garmin Venu looks balanced on flat wrist widths of roughly 45–62mm (about 12.0–16.6cm circumference). Drag the slider above to check it against your own measurement.
What size band does the Garmin Venu take?
20mm. Any 20mm strap fits, so you are not limited to Garmin's own bands — look for a quick-release fitting if you want to swap without tools.
How long does the Garmin Venu battery last?
Between 20 hours and 5 days per charge, depending on the power mode. Garmin rates Smartwatch at 5 days and GPS at 20 hours; the chart above lists all 2 modes.
How does the Garmin Venu battery compare with other Garmin watches?
At 5 days in everyday use it ranks #264 of the 285 Garmin watches in our database — below the middle of the range. The full ranking, including GPS and power-saving figures, is on our Garmin battery life comparison.
Is the Garmin Venu thick for a 43mm watch?
At 12.4mm, thinner than 81% of 43mm watches, so it slides under a cuff more easily than most of its size. Thickness, not case width, is what decides whether a watch catches on a shirt cuff.
Should I get the 37mm or 43.2mm Venu?
The Venu comes in 2 case sizes — 37mm, 43.2mm. Which one suits you depends on the flat width of your wrist rather than preference: the larger sizes need a wider wrist to sit inside the edge. Set your measurement in the size picker above and each variant reports its clearance in millimetres.
What other watches are the same size as the Garmin Venu?
OnePlus Watch 3 43mm, Oppo Watch X2 Mini, Omega Speedmaster Moonphase Stainless Steel / Black Meteorite / Bracelet, Zenith Defy Extreme Diver Shadow / Bracelet all sit within half a millimetre of the Garmin Venu's 43.2mm case, so they cover the same amount of wrist.
