Believe it or not, I went through a few Garmin watches before I felll in love with this one. Did not love the Forerunner series because I wanted a nice looking every day watch. Tried out the 43mm Fenix 8, too much watch for me, bulky and built like a tank. As a petite woman I felt it was to rugged looking. Settled on the Venu 4 silver body and couldn't be happier with both appearance and functionality.

I bought the Garmin Venu 4 in November 2025 for a 7-day climb to the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro in January 2026. The battery, the altitude features, and Mountaineering Activity were working great until Day 4 and it unexpectedly would NOT let me login. It stated I had to reset the password, but I needed an Internet connection. Up at 15,000 ft. that was an impossiblity to reset the password. I ENDED UP NOT HAVING ANY TRACKING OR CLIMBING FEATURES UNTIL I COMPLETED THE ENTIRE CLIMB. i WAS COMPLETELY LOCKED OUT OF MY OWN WATCH! Thank goodness Strava tracked my activity, but I was disappointed beyond belief. Not sure why I got locked out of my Garmin Venu 4. I spent a lot of money to get this watch specificially for this climb and it completely FAILED on the climb. DO NOT BUY THIS WATCH FOR AN IMPORTANT EVENT.

Had the Fenix Solar series but unfortunately, it was too old to get a new battery. The Fenix 4 is COLOR, which makes the graphics so much easier to read. Love that the watch is not so ‘blocky' as my old Fenix (I'm a woman). It has all the sports i want - the Fenix was probably more overkill for me as far as the athletics it measured. The Venu-4 has everything i need and the thinner watch has more aesthetic feel for me. A winner!!

I got this as a replacement for the Venu 3S, which would shut off whenever I used it to swim. I couldn't get any swim activity saved because it automatically powered down during swimming. With this one, I've been able to swim successfully and save all my activities. However, I've noticed that the volume when receiving calls is quite low compared to the Venu 3S, and sometimes it has phone‑call connection issues—for example, my phone will be ringing but my watch won't. Overall, though, I'm happy with the swim feature so far.

I purchased the Garmin Venu 4 for testing with our remote health monitoring platform. I am very impressed with Garmin's progress on AI insights, vivid display, graphs, SpO2 accuracy, battery life, etc. I believe that Garmin has a superior device to Whoop and their UI is rapidly catching up. They are friendly to work with and offer an Open API - unlike Whoop and Oura Ring. We wish Garmin the best success and are hopeful for partnership with them in the future to bring them into the clinical world of monitoring patients.

I just bought this watch. I was upgrading the lily active 2 and this watch didn't even last me a few months. It completely died. It won't turn on or charge. I am so disappointed. I did email and I have not yet received a response. I haven't been able to track my gym sessions since I got rid of the lily active 2.

This is my 5th Garmin, moving from Vivoactive HR, Vivoactive 3 & 4 and the Venu 2. The Venu 4 has the best display, better battery life and the most new features. The flashlight is very handy. The morning and evening report are great for personal accountability. The new timer app is a huge improvement, it saves common timers. Three things I miss: 1. The find my car app. I used this fairly often when parking in large parking lots 2. The swipe to Garmin pay. Having to enable pay via the buttons makes it less useful than my phone 3. Setting alarms from my phone app. You have to set alarms via the watch.

I updated from a Vivioactive 5 to the Venu4 and couldn't be happier. I exercise but far from extreme. I mainly wanted it for the extra health tracking features. The citron color is amazing and I am just starting to figure it all out. Flash light has been such a great thing to have.

I swear I need to give my Garmin a nickname with how close we've gotten, it's basically my best friend!! The health features getting tracked are amazing, I continue to learn about new features every day. I would highly recommend this watch for anyone wanting to track health features with a mix between lifestyle and training.

I bought this earlier this year and have still been getting used to all the gadgets. But to say I'm obsessed is an understatement! I truly wanted an athletic watch. I like how I can still read my texts and answer phone calls if I need, but the overall functions are great. I love seeing my sleep score, stress level, and heart rate during my workouts. I also love that I don't have to charge it every night.