Venu Sq 2 vs Venu Sq 2 Music

Venu Sq 2 and Venu Sq 2 Music edition smartwatches are decent smartwatch options from Garmin. Venu Sq 2 and Venu Sq 2 Music edition were released in September 2022 Both watches are relatively newer models of Garmin smartwatches.

We have received multiple requests to compare Venu Sq 2 and Venu Sq 2 Music edition.

Below, we look at Venu Sq 2 and Venu Sq 2 Music edition watches below.

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Main differences

The main differences between Venu Sq 2 and Venu Sq 2 Music edition watches are shared below.

Venu Sq 2 Music edition watch is costlier than Venu Sq 2 by $50.
Venu Sq 2 Music edition contains offline memory for music storage. Basically, the full-fledged music feature gets added to the Venu Sq 2 Music edition watches.
Wi-Fi connectivity is part of the Venu Sq 2 Music edition watch. Venu Sq 2 standard edition lacks Wi-Fi wireless connectivity.
Venu Sq 2 Music edition supports automatic Golf club tracking for compatible Golf clubs.

As you would have noted, there are not too many significant differences between the Venu Sq 2 and Venu Sq 2 Music edition.

We look at these differences below. Other features and capabilities remain uniform across both models of Venu Sq 2 and Venu Sq 2 Music edition smartwatches.

Music

The primary difference between Venu Sq 2 and Venu Sq 2 Music edition smartwatch is the introduction of full music feature in the watch.

Venu Sq 2 has limited music capability. With a Venu Sq 2, you can control music on the paired smartphone. Your smartphone will contain all the music files. Venu Sq 2 will use Bluetooth connectivity to manage the music.

There is no scope for adding music files on the internal storage of Venu Sq 2.

Venu Sq 2 Music edition seeks to resolve this drawback of Venu Sq 2. All features and characteristics of Venu Sq 2 and Venu Sq 2 Music are identical.

However, Venu Sq 2 Music has full music coverage in the watch. A Venu Sq 2 Music edition watch allows you to:

Store music files on the device memory. If music is stored locally on the watch, you can play it directly from the watch. So, there is no need to carry the smartphone for music.
You can manage music on the device memory through the smartwatch.
Additionally, Venu Sq 2 Music edition also allows to play and control smartphone music.

For an incremental expense of $50, you are getting the ability to store music files locally on the Venu Sq 2 Music edition smartwatch.

Venu Sq 2 music edition is preferable over Venu Sq 2 for the music feature. The incremental cost is well worth the ability to play music offline through the watch.

Wi-Fi connectivity

Venu Sq 2 offers Bluetooth and ANT+ wireless connectivity. It lacks the Wi-Fi connectivity. It does like a strange omission because Wi-Fi connectivity in the watch is a standard feature across most watch models.

To offset the lack of Wi-Fi connectivity in Venu Sq 2, Venu Sq 2 Music edition comes with W-Fi connectivity.

Wi-Fi connectivity on Garmin smartwatches use the 2.4 GHz wi-fi network. Wi-Fi is used to download firmware or software updates on the watch. Additionally, you can also download various Garmin connect IQ apps over the Wi-Fi connection.

The incremental expense of Venu Sq 2 does bring you the ability to use Wi-Fi wireless connectivity for product and app updates. Again, in our experience, Wi-Fi connectivity does simplify your life to a great extent.

It is well worth the additional spending on the Venu Sq 2 music edition watch.

Garmin Venu Sq 2 Music edition smartwatches

Automatic Golf club tracking

Venu Sq 2 is able to automatically track compatible Golf clubs. If the club has sensor, Venu Sq 2 can detect the club usage and share data with a compatible GPS device.

This auto-detection of club movement gives inputs to Garmin Autoshot feature in Golf.

For Golf lovers, this feature could improve data about shot accuracy or drive accuracy.

Venu Sq 2 cannot detect Golf clubs as it does not have this feature.

Display Specifications

The display specifications of Venu Sq 2 and Venus Sq 2 Music edition are same. It may be pertinent to know about the main display specifications in brief.

Venu Sq 2 and Venu Sq 2 Music edition watches use a third-generation Corning Gorilla Glass in the display lens.
Venu Sq 2 and Venu Sq 2 Music edition use the AMOLED display with a display resolution of 320 x 360 pixels.
Both watches have the color display and touchscreen features.
The display size of 36 mm is uniform across both Venu Sq 2 and Venu Sq 2 Music edition.

Physical specifications

The hardware specifications of Venu Sq 2 and Venu Sq 2 Music edition are same. The main physical specifications are listed below for your ready reference.

Venu Sq 2 and Venu Sq 2 Music edition have a physical size of 40.6 x 37.0 x 11.1 mm.
Both watches have a device storage of 4 GB.
Both watches have a similar water rating of 5 ATM (50 meters).
Garmin Pay is available on both watches for making NFC or contactless payments.
Venu Sq 2 and Venu Sq 2 Music edition watches support GPS, GLONASS and Galileo networks.

Battery

The battery backup provided by Venu Sq 2 and Venu Sq 2 Music edition are same. Both watches can last for up to 11 days on the smartwatch mode and up to 12 days on the battery saver mode.

Costs

Venu Sq 2 comes at a list price of $249.99 and the Venu Sq 2 Music edition comes for a cost of $299.99.

Final verdict

For the extra $50 spent, Venu Sq 2 Music edition is preferable over the Venu Sq 2 edition.

The Wi-Fi connectivity is a practical feature of the Venu Sq 2 Music edition smartwatch. Wi-Fi connectivity is a handy feature for ensuring seamless updates in the firmware and Connect IQ apps.

And, the offline music storage is a useful addition as it allows you to play music directly from the smartwatch.

So, for the following two reasons, we feel that the Venu Sq 2 Music edition watch is a better choice than the Venu Sq 2 smartwatch:

Wi-Fi wireless connectivity.
Offline music storage in the internal storage of the smartwatch.

Garmin Venu Sq 2 vs Venu Sq 2 Music