Garmin unveiled Venu 4 in September 2025. If you are a Venu 2 user looking for an upgrade, Venu 4 seems to be a good contender.
Should you upgrade, knowing that Venu 4 comes at a cost of $549.99?
Let us find the differences between the Venu 4 and Venu 2 watches in detail below.
Main differences between Venu 4 and Venu 2
- Venu 4 is compatible with Garmin ECG app. Venu 2 does not support the Garmin ECG app.
- Venu 4 supports QZSS and BeiDou in addition to GPS, GLONASS, and Galileo networks. Venu 2 only supports GPS, GLONASS, and Galileo networks.
- Venu 4’s display size is 36 mm(for 45 mm model) and Venu 2’s display size is 33 mm.
- Venu 4 supports multi-band GPS. Venu 2 is incompatible with multi-band GPS as it lacks a multi-band sensor.
- The display resolution of Venu 4 is 454 x 454 pixels. The display resolution of Venu 2 is 416 x 416 pixels.
- The battery backup of Venu 4 is marginally better than Venu 2. You could say the battery backup of Venu 4 is almost 8 percent higher than the battery backup of Venu 2.
- Venu 4 has an in-built speaker and mic for answering calls or sending text messages from the watch.
- Venu 4 has a stainless steel bezel and fiber body. Venu 2 is completely made of fiber material.
Aside from these differences, both Venu 4 and Venu 2 seem to have quite a few similar features.
- Both watches have water rating of 5 ATM.
- Both have internal storage of 8 GB.
- Both watches use 3rd generation of Corning Gorilla Glass for display.
- Both watches can be used to control music on the smartphone or the watch. Storage of music for offline listening is possible on both watches.
- Support for wireless connectivity through Wi-Fi, ANT+,a nd Bluetooth.
Let us dig more details about some differences between Venu 4 and Venu 2.
Garmin ECG app
Garmin ECG app is an FDA approved app that allows user to take on demand electriocardiogram readings. The ECG app helps in close monitoring of cardiac health and cardiac responses to activities.
Venu 2 is incompatible with the ECG app.
Multi-band GPS mode
Venu 4 is compatible with the multi-band GPS mode. The multi-band or dual frequency GPS mode allows the device to take GPS data from multiple satellite systems at any given point in time.
Multi-band GPS improves GPS reliability and affects accuracy of the GPS data.
Venu 2 does not have a multi-band GPS sensor.
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GPS
Venu 4 adds sensors for QZSS and BeiDou satellite networks. This is in addition to the GPS, GLONASS, and Galileo networks.
QZSS is GPS network owned and maintained by Japan and BeiDou is Chinese GPS network.
QZSS and BeiDou directly affects the GPS performance for people in China, Japan, and other countries in Asia.
Venu 2 supports GPS, GLONASS, and Galileo sattelite networks.
Physical attributes
Venu 4 has a steel bezel and fiber body. Venu 2 uses a fiber polymer body. In terms of appearance, you will find that Venu 4 has a better appearance.
Closing notes
Venu 4 improves over the Venu 2 as it has support for Garmin ECG app, QZSS and BeiDou GPS networks, and multi-band GPS.