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Garmin - Venu Sq – Music Edition
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Based on 1 year's data from Mar 17, 2026 How it works
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"The battery life is measured in days, not hours."
"My Venu can last more than 4 days with AOD. ... And if I have regular GPS activities, it lasts 2-3 days. ... AW can't last that much even with AOD off. ... I had a Samsung before and without AOD, it would last max 2 days (no activities). With AOD, it would last 10-12 HOURS."
"You know they make amoled screen garmins that last 7-14 days right?"
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"it was uh... run over by a bunch of skiers last winter, has a cracked screen and some dead pixels, but is still truckin along."
"My OG Venu is still kicking as my daily driver!"
"it's still going strong to this day"
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"but you can’t edit the data fields on that. ... Activities pages were limited. ... the activities data page was limited, only 4 max data points. For backcountry skiing I like knowing distance, current elevation, total ascent, time, and heart rate. For trail running, the same plus pace."
"I got the Venu and was surprised by how my brother's cheaper Forerunner 165 can do multiple things my watch can't (like estimate 10K, 21K times and suggest a daily workout)."
"Venu ... don't have the advanced running metrics."
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"I have most bells and whistles turned off on my VenuSQ, but it drains really quickly. ... I have the screen brightness at the lowest setting too. ... It’s only 3.5 years old."
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"the arm isn’t great for activity where the wrist is constantly moving like rowing"
"Garmin Sq, which were out by up to 15bpms"
jonnybestdog 1.0Garmin venu sq music. Does a good job for swimming and my other varied activities. Cheap ish too.
kitchen_towell 1.0I've been using Garmin Venu sq for the last 3 years. Going pretty solid still. I think I got the music edition for 22k at that time.
jfk_47 0.5Forerunner and fenix watches seem to me like a heavier, off grid watch. Longer battery life, super rugged, heavier. Vivoactive is good for all those things but it’s lighter and a good daily wear. I have the venu 3. I lift weight, cycle, and starting to get into running. I wanted a watch that did all the bio tracking but didn’t want something rugged and off grid. 7-10 days battery life. Good daily wear. Good sleep tracking. I’ve worn it for 1.5years now. Had the venue SQ prior. I disable the messaging and notifications but still get calls just in case I don’t have my phone on me. Glad you aren’t looking at Apple Watches. Garmin is the best choice for activity and daily wear.
arch_three 0.3Garmin now has smaller, less expensive options (no chest strap) like the Venu SQ that are great. You can get one for under $200 and you get all the tracking, heart rate data. Lower models just don’t have all advanced metrics and setting.
Might just depend on the amount you want to spend vs what you are going to get out of it. You could get a less expensive Garmin like a Venu Sq ($100-$150 refurb) that gives you body battery, sleep score, steps, heart rate, etc. The standard run of health metrics that can help with recovery and measuring general activity. I wear a gamin daily and do a lot of weight training. I can confirm that it doesn't do well at measuring anything related to lifting. You'll get a standard heart rate increase, but even intense weightlifting sessions aren't able to trigger the auto activity sensor. I still appreciate the data though. but you don't need a $1,000 Fenix to get helpful data. That is the one thing I wish I would have known before buying a Fenix.
Fenix 5 for long trail runs/ultras. Venu SQ because I don’t like having a dinner plate on my wrist 24/7.
Bubbly_Inspector_884 0.3We have the Garmin Index S2 scales. I wear a Garmin Venu Sq and my husband has a Garmin Instinct Solar. TBH we would not buy anything else!
C_Rab 0.3I’ve rowed for years with my Concept 2 and my old Venu Sq. I use a chest strap because the arm isn’t great for activity where the wrist is constantly moving like rowing. RowErg links up with Garmin Connect and adds the activity after it’s synced. I’ll have a new 955 tomorrow so we’ll see how all the additional training metrics are affected by the rowing and running. Just keep in mind if you want to trend VO2Max data over time you’ll need to run or walk occasionally for Garmin to give you an estimate.
CriticismReal1734 0.3I’ve had[ ](https://matrixmaverick14.github.io/website/garmin-venu-sq.html)[this smartwatch](https://matrixmaverick14.github.io/website/garmin-venu-sq.html) for months. pairs easy, notifications work fine, no real complaints.
darkwhale109 0.3my old venu sq has better range than my vivoactive 5
derFensterputzer 0.3If you also want a smartwatch with payment features: I have a Garmin Venu Sq. Would reccomend
Fair-Calligrapher-19 0.3Using tla chest strap as ground truth, the PW3 is really close to what my chest strap data set shows. Within 2/3 bpms Definitely better than my old AppleWatch and Garmin Sq, which were out by up to 15bpms
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