Garmin - Approach S50 GPS Smartwatch 43mm Anodized Aluminum - Slate Aluminum Bezel with Black Nylon Band - (2025)
Customers are saying
Customers enjoy the overall performance of this watch, frequently highlighting its utility as a dedicated golf device. Users also appreciate the high level of accuracy the watch provides during their rounds. It is clearly regarded as a reliable and effective tool for golf enthusiasts.
Features
Colorful and capable
The stunning 1.2-inch AMOLED touchscreen display makes it easy to see key yardages to the green, hazards and layups on 43,000+ courses.
Plan your shot
Get distance to the front, middle and back of the green. Plus, navigate bunkers, water hazards and layups with hazard view.
Enhance your game
With a Garmin Golf membership, get enhanced CourseView maps of every hole, green contour data, PlaysLike Distance and touch targeting for exact distance to any point on the hole.
Playslike distance
Know how far each shot is truly playing with yardage adjusted for elevation changes.
Preloaded activity profiles
Improve your strength and mobility with preloaded activity profiles for strength, yoga, cardio and more so you can hit the ball farther and prevent injuries.
Health and wellness features
Get a more complete picture of your health with wrist-based heart rate, stress tracking, Body Battery energy monitoring, advanced sleep monitoring and more so you can perform your best on the course.
Specifications
- Screen Size30.4 millimetersTouch ScreenYesOperating System CompatibilityAndroid, Apple iOSOperating SystemGarminApp CompatibleYesBuilt-in Storage4 gigabytes
Reviews
Rating 4.9 out of 5 stars with 22 reviews
- Overall Performance (10)
- Accuracy (3)
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Know the real you with the Venu 3S smartwatch, the ultimate on-wrist coach designed to support your goals — whatever they may be. Featuring a bright, colorful display and up to 10 days of battery life, this smaller-sized GPS smartwatch is purpose-built with advanced health and fitness features to help you better understand your body. Body Battery energy monitoring helps you keep your energy levels in check with personalized insights based on sleep, naps, stress, workouts and more. Improve the quality of your sleep with personalized sleep coaching and nap detection plus even more details such as HRV status (data presented is intended to be a close estimation of metrics tracked). During the day, switch up your activities with animated workouts and more than 30 built-in sports apps — including for active wheelchair users — plus advanced training features to keep you going strong. With its built-in speaker and microphone, the Venu 3S smartwatch makes it easy to make and take calls right from your wrist when paired to your smartphone — and even reply to texts by using your phone’s voice assistant. Plus, enjoy connectivity features such as music storage, Garmin Pay contactless payments (with a supported country and payment network) and more.
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| Overall Performance, Accuracy | Overall Performance, Accuracy | There were no pros for this product— | Overall Performance, Battery Life, Design, Sleep Tracking, Features |
| Cons for Garmin - Approach S50 GPS Smartwatch 43mm Anodized Aluminum - Slate Aluminum Bezel with Black Nylon Band - (2025) | |||
| There were no cons for this product— | There were no cons for this product— | There were no cons for this product— | Connectivity |






























































