Garmin Venu 4
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Pros
- I have the Venu 4. I can’t think I’m missing any stats/data that were on the Fenix 7 that I killed earlier in the year and it’s a damn sight nicer on the wrist.
- I’ve had one for about 4 weeks now. It’s very similar to my old Fenix 7 in terms of available stats and battery life. Looks a lot nicer as well. Only issue I’ve had is that it doesn’t seem to like multi band GPS where I live, but neit...
- Otherwise, the Venu 4 is a very stylish and new Garmin watch with all the features you could need (including a flashlight).
- Parent context: It is. It’s exactly their lifestyle/daily watch Reply: Yeah the battery life is probably the best thing about switching from Apple - I get like 4-5 days easy without babying it. The notifications work fine but you're basi...
- I really enjoy mine as a fitness watch! In terms of notifications, with an iPhone at least- they pop up but you cannot respond on your watch like you can on an Apple Watch. You can answer calls and make calls from the watch too as it has...
Cons
- I’m not sure if I should upgrade to the Venu 4 and/or get a get a bike computer with a different series watch.
- Venu 4 is also literally twice as much. It doesnt give you much more benefit to be double the price.
- My Venu 4 has been *over*counting Vigorous Intensity Minutes and also Moderate Intensity Minutes since about 12/4. The stats within each exercise detail still seem believable, but the summary stats are showing x3 or other values.
- I wanted venu 4 actually before went to store. But then I saw the stainless watch case on venu 4 and not sure anymore if I like the design.
- Neither the Venu 4 nor the Vivoactive 6 have the roundtrip feature. Neither do they have onboard maps. The Venu 4 has breadcrumb navigation which essentially lets you follow a dotted line of a preloaded course on a blank background, but...
Sentiment
41 positive (77%) · 6 mixed (11%) · 6 negative (11%)
Trust + time weighted score: +67% · raw score 66%
What redditors said (10 of 53)
I have the Venu 4. I can’t think I’m missing any stats/data that were on the Fenix 7 that I killed earlier in the year and it’s a damn sight nicer on the wrist.
I’ve had one for about 4 weeks now. It’s very similar to my old Fenix 7 in terms of available stats and battery life. Looks a lot nicer as well. Only issue I’ve had is that it doesn’t seem to like multi band GPS where I live, but neither did my Fenix 7, so I just use GPS only.
I’m not sure if I should upgrade to the Venu 4 and/or get a get a bike computer with a different series watch.
Otherwise, the Venu 4 is a very stylish and new Garmin watch with all the features you could need (including a flashlight).
Parent context: It is. It’s exactly their lifestyle/daily watch Reply: Yeah the battery life is probably the best thing about switching from Apple - I get like 4-5 days easy without babying it. The notifications work fine but you're basically just reading them, which honestly is all I need anyway.
I really enjoy mine as a fitness watch! In terms of notifications, with an iPhone at least- they pop up but you cannot respond on your watch like you can on an Apple Watch. You can answer calls and make calls from the watch too as it has a microphone and speaker built in. Coming from Apple it took me a little while to get used to it, but I actually really love it now and the battery life is insane
Venu 4 is also literally twice as much. It doesnt give you much more benefit to be double the price.
I upgraded from venu 2 plus to venu 4 a month ago. I really liked the old one but dang the venu 4 is awesome. Yes I use the light , phone calls are louder and clear on both ends of call, it seems more accurate for heart rate too. Reading messages is easier. It looks nice and elegant (depends on band).
I have a Venu 4 and my biggest problem is looking for straps/bands to dress it up properly for the occasion. ... I came from the Venu 2 so the improvement in features is very evident. Very happy with this watch so far.
Venu 4 does golf and has a flashlight. I can't think why you'd go FR265 over Venu 4 other than to save money.
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