Why would I get an Apple Watch when the Garmin Venu Sq 2 just dropped?
The Garmin Venu Sq 2 has been revealed at IFA 2022, and it looks great. Although it’s a bit of a refresh of the original Garmin Venu Sq rather than breaking too much new ground, it’s improved on its predecessor in a few small but significant ways.
Battery life, for example, has been beefed up from six to a hefty 11 days, and the AMOLED touchscreen that’s complimented by Garmin’s usual five-button system is a touch bigger at 1.4 inches.
New to the Venu Sq range are some of Garmin’s latest fitness-orientated features, such as Health Snapshot, which offers a brief look at your heart rate variability, respiration, blood oxygen levels and stress response in just two minutes. Body Battery scores – a metric designed to tell you how well your body is recovering from your previous workout sessions – have also made the leap.
Menstrual tracking, sleep scores, 24/7 heart rate tracking, access to Garmin Pay for on-wrist transactions, and Garmin’s incredibly useful (and totally free) Garmin Connect app are all here too. The watch costs $249.99 in the US and £229.99 in the UK (opens in new tab), while a Music Edition, which can store up to 500 songs, costs $299.99 in the US and £269.
