From mindful movers to runners to outdoor adventurers to golfers, there’s a Garmin smartwatch for everyone.
If you’re reading this, you’ve likely been asking yourself this question for a while: Which Garmin watch should I get?
The answer depends on how you’re planning on using it. But luckily for you, whether you’re looking for a smartwatch with essential wellness tracking features, advanced running metrics, rich mapping details for your outdoor adventures, premium golf features or even a smartwatch with SOS messaging1, you’ll find what you need with Garmin.
That said, we know we have a lot of options. If you can’t decide which Garmin watch is best for you, look no further. We’re going to explain each of our watch options.
Perfect for essential wellness tracking
Lily® 2 Active: This small and stylish smartwatch has a metal case with a hidden display (just tap it to reveal the bright display) and essential wellness features — including heart rate, Body Battery™ energy monitoring, sleep tracking and women’s health features — to give you a more complete picture of your health2.
- Battery life: Up to 9 days in smartwatch mode
- Case size: 38 mm
- Display type: Liquid crystal hidden behind a patterned lens that blends in with the watch colors
Perfect for wellness tracking and hitting the gym
vívoactive® 6: This smartwatch offers a bright AMOLED display and a variety of health and fitness features — so you can monitor your health in and out of the gym. vívoactive 6 includes more than 80 preloaded sports apps, so you can stay on top of your fitness. You can also use Garmin Coach running and strength training plans — some of which adapt based on performance, recovery and health metrics.
- Battery life: Up to 11 days in smartwatch mode
- Case size: 42 mm
- Display type: AMOLED
Perfect for tracking your wellness, workouts and fitness metrics
Venu® 4: With detailed health and fitness insights, the ECG app3, a bright AMOLED display, a built-in speaker and microphone (to make and take calls from the watch when paired with a smartphone and connected to the phone’s voice assistant), Garmin Coach and dozens of sports apps, Venu 4 is ready to help you serve looks — or serve at the pickleball court. Plus, light your way with the built-in LED flashlight. The advanced health and fitness features — including skin temperature tracking2 for more accurate period predictions and past ovulation estimates4 — can help you better understand your body and make healthier decisions. It also offers a sophisticated metal design and two size options.
- Battery life: Up to 12 days on the 45 mm size in smartwatch mode
- Case size: 41 mm or 45 mm
- Display type: AMOLED
Perfect for wellness-minded runners, multisport athletes and gym rats
Venu X1: This premium GPS smartwatch features an easy-to-read 2” AMOLED display with a scratch-resistant sapphire lens — and our thinnest watch case. Venu X1 offers detailed health and fitness insights as well as advanced running features and mapping. It includes a built-in LED flashlight as well as a built-in speaker and microphone. Whether you’re training with Garmin Coach, recovering on off days or navigating a new running route, you can trust Venu X1.
- Battery life: Up to 8 days in smartwatch mode
- Case size: 41 x 46 mm
- Display type: AMOLED
Perfect for new runners
Forerunner® 165 Music: When you’re getting started as a runner, you need a watch with the essential features: built-in GPS, long battery life, sleep monitoring, wrist-based heart rate, recovery time, free adaptive training plans with Garmin Coach in the Garmin Connect™ app and more. You’ll find it all with Forerunner 165 Music. Time to sign up for that 5K.
- Battery life: Up to 11 days in smartwatch mode
- Case size: 43 mm
- Display type: AMOLED
Perfect for advanced runners
Forerunner 570: Let’s step up your running game. You need training status, training readiness, multi-band GPS support and adaptive training plans from Garmin Run Coach. Forerunner 570 includes a built-in speaker and microphone, an aluminum bezel and advanced running features.
- Battery life: Up to 11 days on the 47 mm size
- Case size: 42 mm or 47 mm
- Display type: AMOLED
Perfect for runners and multisport athletes who want a premium watch
Forerunner 970: With a sapphire crystal lens, titanium bezel and longer battery life for intense training, Forerunner 970 is ready for your next long run or bike ride. Train for your next race — whether that’s a marathon, half-marathon or even triathlon — or improve your fitness with adaptive training plans from Garmin Coach. It also adds a wealth of advanced running features, such as running tolerance, which can recommend weekly maximum mileage. When you also train with your heart rate monitor such as HRM 600, the running economy feature will show your overall energy efficiency while running. This feature also includes data such as step speed loss, which shows how much you slow down when your foot hits the ground. There is a built-in LED flashlight, speaker and microphone, and more upgrades to help you take your sport to the next level. (You can compare all of our running smartwatches here).
- Battery life: Up to 15 days in smartwatch mode
- Case size: 47 mm
- Display type: AMOLED
Perfect for multisport athletes who love outdoor adventures
fēnix® 8: This is our premium GPS multisport smartwatch. The purpose-built design includes a dive-rated build with leakproof metal buttons, a metal sensor guard, a titanium bezel, a built-in LED flashlight, and speaker and microphone. You’ll get all the health and wellness monitoring features you already love as well as training, planning and analysis features you can rely on. The fēnix 8 Series offers a bright AMOLED display or a solar charging display.
- Battery life: Up to 29 days in smartwatch mode on the AMOLED 51 mm size or up to 48 days of battery life in smartwatch mode with solar charging5 on the 51 mm size
- Case size: 43 mm, 47 mm and 51 mm
- Display type: AMOLED or solar charging with a sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP) display
Perfect for athletes and explorers who want to stay connected on the go
fēnix 8 Pro: This smartwatch with SOS messaging takes everything you love about fēnix 8 and adds inReach® technology for satellite and cellular connectivity1. When connected to the LTE network, you can use LiveTrack to share your location with loved ones. You can also use fēnix 8 Pro to send 30-second voice messages as well as make and take phone calls from other fēnix 8 Pro users or those using the Garmin Messenger™ app on their smartphone1. With inReach connectivity, you can send and receive text messages with friends and family using the Garmin Messenger app on their smartphone or compatible Garmin smartwatch. When you trigger an SOS message on your fēnix 8 Pro, it sends a message with satellite or cellular connectivity to Garmin Response℠, our 24/7-staffed international emergency coordination center that connects you to help if you need it. Plus, you’ll have the option of a MicroLED display that delivers up to 4,500 nits, making it the brightest smartwatch display ever built. (Learn more about the differences between fēnix 8 and fēnix 8 Pro here.)
- Battery life: Up to 27 days in smartwatch mode on the AMOLED 51 mm size or up to 10 days in smartwatch mode with the MicroLED display
- Case size: 47 mm and 51 mm
- Display type: AMOLED or MicroLED
Perfect for runners who want the ultimate endurance watch
Enduro™ 3: Built for the longest runs on earth, Enduro 3 is the ultraperformance GPS smartwatch you’ve been looking for. It features a built-in LED flashlight, preloaded TopoActive maps, point-to-point navigation and solar power for extreme battery life. You’ll also get up to 320 hours of battery life in GPS mode with solar charging6.
- Battery life: Up to 36 days in smartwatch mode or up to 90 days with solar charging5
- Case size: 51 mm
- Display type: Solar charging with a sunlight-visible, transflective MIP display
Perfect for outdoor adventurers who want a rugged watch
Instinct® 3: With a metal-reinforced bezel, fiber-reinforced polymer case and a scratch-resistant display for extreme durability, Instinct 3 is purpose-built for adventurers who love enjoying the great outdoors. It also features a built-in LED flashlight, multiple sizes and a solar option that can bring you up to unlimited battery life5. Plus, you can get this watch packed with tactical features, including night vision capability, rucking activity, stealth mode (which collects distances and biometrics without recording location data), projected waypoints and many more.
- Battery life: Up to 24 days in smartwatch mode on the 50 mm size or up to unlimited battery life with solar charging5
- Case size: 45 mm and 50 mm
- Display type: AMOLED or a solar charging, monochrome, sunlight-visible and transflective MIP display
Perfect for those who need a tactical watch built for the mission
tactix® 8: This next-gen tactical smartwatch offers leakproof buttons, a sensor guard, a titanium bezel and a scratch-resistant sapphire lens for extreme durability. tactix 8 features a built-in LED flashlight with a white (disabled in night vision mode) or green beam (which becomes dimmable in night vision mode). It also includes tactical features such as rucking, jumpmaster activity, waypoint project, dual-position GPS format, stealth mode, kill switch, Applied Ballistics® solver, compatibility with night vision goggles, a dedicated tactical activity and more.
- Battery life: Up to 29 days in smartwatch mode on the 51 mm size or up to 48 days with solar charging5
- Case size: 47 mm or 51 mm
- Display type: AMOLED or solar charging with a sunlight-visible, transflective MIP display
Perfect for golfers looking for essentials
Approach® S44: You’ll get all the golfing essentials — and then some — with the Approach S44 GPS golf smartwatch, including the green view feature to see each green’s shape from anywhere on the course and AutoShot game tracking to automatically track where your shots land7. Plus, with a Garmin Golf™ membership, you can get premium features such as Premium CourseView maps, touch targeting and green contour data.
- Battery life: Up to 15 hours in GPS mode
- Case size: 43 mm
- Display type: AMOLED
Perfect for on and off the golf course
Approach S50: This advanced GPS smartwatch helps you easily see key yardages to the green, hazards and layups on more than 43,000 courses. Thanks to the PlaysLike Distance feature, you can see how far each shot is playing with yardage adjusted for elevation changes. (Don’t forget to add on a Garmin Golf membership for access to even more features). You’ll also get essential health and wellness features as well as preloaded activities to help you improve your strength and mobility.
- Battery life: Up to 10 days in smartwatch mode
- Case size: 43 mm
- Display type: AMOLED
Perfect for golfers who want premium features
Approach S70: This premium GPS golf smartwatch comes in two sizes and can help you improve your game on and off the course. With the virtual caddie feature (which includes a dispersion chart that displays hazards in play, depending on club choice), enhanced PlaysLike Distance (which accounts for changes in elevation and environmental conditions), club suggestions based on performance and wind8, and preloaded fitness apps for strength, running and more, golfers will have everything they need. (Need to dive deeper on our golf watches? Learn more about your golf smartwatch options).
- Battery life: Up to 16 days in smartwatch mode
- Case size: 42 mm or 47 mm
- Display type: AMOLED
Now that you’ve got a better idea of our options, it’s time to choose which Garmin watch is best for your needs. You can browse our full selection of smartwatches.
1Active subscription required; LTE network coverage and satellite connectivity are not available in all countries. Check Garmin.com/fenix8ProCoverage to see which services are accessible in your area — or in countries to where you may be traveling; some jurisdictions regulate or prohibit the use of satellite communication devices. It is the responsibility of the user to know and follow all applicable laws in the jurisdictions where the device is intended to be used.
2See Garmin.com/ataccuracy
3The ECG app is only available on select Garmin smartwatches with the latest version of the Garmin Connect™ smartphone app and watch software. The ECG app is not available in all regions; see Garmin.com/ecg for availability. The ECG app is only intended for adults aged 22 years and over. The ECG app is capable of recording an ECG similar to a Lead I ECG and detecting the presence of atrial fibrillation or normal sinus rhythm.
4The menstrual cycle tracking feature should not be used in support of conception, contraception or birth control. This is not a medical device and is not intended for use in the diagnosis or monitoring of any medical condition.
5Assumes all-day wear with 3 hours per day outside in 50,000 lux conditions
6Assumes continuous use for entire period in 50,000 lux conditions
7Lie and ball contact may affect shot tracking. Putts are not tracked. Some shots, particularly chip shots around the green, may not be tracked.
8When paired with your smartphone
