8 Best Garmin Smartwatches

Smartwatches are fast becoming an essential accessory for tech enthusiasts. Not only can they be used to monitor vital statistics such as heart rate and blood pressure, but they can also track our daily activities, alerting us if we have been sitting still and inactive for too long. Many smartwatches also come with GPS tracking for outdoor running and hiking, which is a huge benefit in promoting a healthier and more active lifestyle.

Garmin is one of the biggest brands in the smartwatch space, thanks to its easy compatibility with both Android and iOS smartphones. It has a wide range of smartwatches to choose from, including options to suit every budget.

Here are the best Garmin smartwatches available.

Garmin Forerunner 965 Running Smartwatch

 

Advanced training metrics, intuitive display features, and impressive battery life make the new Garmin Forerunner 965 one of the best Garmin smartwatches you can buy right now.

Advantage

1. Gorgeous display
2. Good battery life
3. Track advanced training
4. Purpose-built training profiles
5. Multi-band GPS

Disadvantages

1. Not the best choice for texting or messaging

Garmin Epix Pro (Gen 2)

With preloaded maps for thousands of the world's best ski resorts and golf courses, the Garmin epix Pro (Gen 2) is the ideal choice to get you to the slopes.

Advantage

1. Great selection of preloaded maps
2. Advanced GPS features
3. TopoActive Map
4. Dozens of sports and activity profiles
5. Advanced fitness and wellness features

Disadvantages

1. Expensive

Garmin Vivosmart 5

 

A lightweight and comfortable design coupled with a reasonable price make the Garmin Vivosmart 5 a great budget smartwatch option for tracking your daily fitness activities.

Advantage

1. Light and comfortable
2. Ideal for tracking daily exercise
3. Reasonable price
4. Lots of integrated sports app profiles

Disadvantages

1. Missing some advanced features found on other Garmin watches
2. Small display

Garmin Forerunner 265

Perfect for training, the Garmin Forerunner 265 is packed with training features to help you get the most out of your running performance.

Advantage

1. The touchscreen looks great
2. Personalized daily workouts
3. Over 30 built-in activity profiles
4. Comprehensive training process analysis is provided.

Disadvantages

1. Advanced fitness tracking features may be more than some people need

Garmin Venu Sq 2

With the Garmin Venu Sq 2, you can download playlists from Spotify and Amazon Music, so you can work out to your favorite tunes without your smartphone.

 

Advantage

1. Great for downloading music
2. Big screen
3. Reasonable fitness tracking options
4. Suitable for calls and text messages

Disadvantages

1. Fitness tracking may stop if accidentally stopped mid-workout

Garmin Fenix ​​7S Solar Multisport GPS Watch

The Garmin Fenix ​​7S Solar Multisport GPS Watch is built for the great outdoors and is ideal for your next expedition.

Advantage

1. Battery life is very impressive
2. Chunky style feels sturdy and durable
3. Great GPS and map features
4. Provides real-time strength and durability results

Disadvantages

1. High price
2. May be too large for regular daily use

Garmin Enduro 2 Ultraperformance Watch

With the Garmin Enduro 2 Ultraperformance Watch, you can train harder and longer than ever thanks to incredible battery life, cardio tracking, GPS and map mode.

Advantage

1. Great battery life
2. Best choice for monitoring heart health
3. Huge HD map library
4. AutoSelect mode saves battery without sacrificing features

Disadvantages

1. Very expensive
2. Many features are unnecessary for non-endurance training

Garmin Venu 2 Plus

With handy built-in safety features, the Garmin Venu 2 Plus can send instant alerts to a trusted contact if any accidents occur.

Advantage

1. Very light and comfortable; perfect for running
2. Multiple music archives
3. Loaded with good exercises
4. Unique and convenient fault detection feature

Disadvantages

1. Not quite as powerful as some other Garmin models