YOOSIDE Watch Strap for Garmin Venu 2 Plus/Venu Sq/Vivoactive 5 / Vivomove 3, Stainless Steel Metal Mesh 20mm Quick Release Wristband Strap for Vivoactive 3, Forerunner 245/158

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See your health and fitness information all in one place. The Garmin Connect app is a thriving online community where people on the go can connect, compete and share. Much like the Fitbit Sense, the Venu 2 plays its hand extremely well as a fitness watch. However, as a daily smartwatch, it doesn’t excel, and this is where the Apple Watch is still lightyears ahead.

Get an uninterrupted picture of your health, thanks to battery life of up to 9 days in smartwatch mode and up to 8 hours in GPS mode with music, plus rapid recharging and battery saver mode Log your daily fluid intake as a reminder to stay hydrated. You can even have an auto goal for hydration that adjusts based on how much you sweat during activities. Move bar (displays on device after a period of inactivity; walk for a couple of minutes to reset it)Such is the depth of the Venu 2 this review totals 3,500 words. So before we get started here's the top-down view: They're both in this particular department and it's hard to really separate them at all. Battery life It's currently compatible with Google Assistant, Samsung Bixby and Apple's Siri. So this is functionality that works across Android and iOS devices. This is smartwatch that can hold up for a week if you've not got the screen set to always-on and you're not using power-intensive features like blood oxygen monitoring. And if you’re looking for something much more focused on running performance and recovery then you’d need to look at the Garmin Forerunner 245, which has been updated with the new sleep, Body Battery, and Stress algorithms but also shows metrics such as VO2 Max, Training Effect, Training Load and recovery hours.

However, running VO2 Max is also part of the mix – although it’s not displayed on the watch or even in the My Day stats. It’s hidden away and you’ll need to go into the Performance Stats section of Garmin Connect to find it. It’s fair to say Garmin Connect could use a major overhaul, but there’s a lot to like once you scratch the surface. Smartwatch skillsYou're getting three physical buttons on the Venu 2 Plus compared to the two on the Venu 2, which is mainly to accommodate new voice features.