Garmin Venu X1
Smartwatch · Android and iPhone
- Cheapest price
- £469.99
- Subscription
- Optional
- Over 3 years
- £469.99
Prices
- John Lewis£469.99View at John Lewis (opens in a new tab)
- Garmin£599.99View at Garmin (opens in a new tab)
- AmazonAmazonFind it on Amazon (opens in a new tab)
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What it measures
- Heart rate
- Resting heart rate
- HRV
- Sleep stages
- Deep sleep
- Blood oxygen
- VO2 max
- Breathing rate
- Skin temperature
- Readiness score
- Steps
- ECG (no)
- GPS
- Blood pressure (no)
- Cycle tracking
As garmin.com states it.
What it does
A thin square smartwatch with a 2-inch AMOLED touchscreen under sapphire, built-in maps, an LED torch and a speaker and microphone. It records heart rate, blood oxygen, sleep and workouts with GPS, and syncs to the Garmin Connect app on Android or iPhone.
From the description on garmin.com.
Garmin Venu X1 specs
- Type
- Smartwatch
- Works with
- Android and iPhone
- Battery
- Up to 8 days (2 days always-on)
- Water resistance
- Swim, 5 ATM
- Size
- 41 x 46 x 7.9 mm
- Weight
- 34 g (40 g with ComfortFit band)
- Display
- AMOLED touchscreen, 51.2 mm (2 in) diagonal, 448 x 486 pixels, optional always-on
- Materials
- Sapphire crystal lens, fibre-reinforced polymer case with titanium caseback, nylon strap
- Sensors
- GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou, Elevate wrist heart rate monitor, Pulse Ox, barometric altimeter, compass, gyroscope, accelerometer, thermometer, ambient light sensor
- Connectivity
- Bluetooth, ANT+, Wi-Fi; Garmin Pay; music storage; built-in speaker and microphone
- Extras
- Built-in mapping, LED flashlight
- Memory
- 32 GB
- Charging
- Garmin proprietary plug charger
Further specs from garmin.com.
How it compares
- To buy, it is the 52nd cheapest of 67 smartwatches we compare (the middle one costs £361).
- Over three years, subscription included, it is the 52nd cheapest of 67 smartwatches.
- It measures 6 of the 8 features we compare; the middle smartwatch measures 5.
- It needs no subscription; 0 of the 67 do.
Garmin Venu X1 reviews and discussions
Reviews
Which?
- Which? tests of this kind of product members' content
Owners talking about it
- Venu X1 - Golf Issue Garmin forums
Links to other sites' reviews and discussions; we do not run them and they are not ours.
Subscription
- Garmin Connect+ optional: £69.99 a year (£6.99 a month).
- Adds: AI insights (Active Intelligence), nutrition tracking, performance dashboard, LiveTrack extras
- Source: garmin.com
Questions
- Where is the Garmin Venu X1 cheapest?
- John Lewis, at £469.99 when checked on 2026-10-29.
- Does the Garmin Venu X1 need a subscription?
- Garmin Connect+ optional: £69.99 a year. It adds: AI insights (Active Intelligence), nutrition tracking, performance dashboard, LiveTrack extras
- What does the Garmin Venu X1 cost over three years?
- £469.99, the price plus any required subscription.
- How does the Garmin Venu X1 compare with other smartwatches?
- To buy, it is the 52nd cheapest of 67 smartwatches we compare (the middle one costs £361). Over three years, subscription included, it is the 52nd cheapest of 67 smartwatches. It measures 6 of the 8 features we compare; the middle smartwatch measures 5.
Compare with
- 1
- 3 years
- £434.99
- Price
- £434.99
- Subscription
- None
- 2
- 3 years
- £440
- Price
- £440
- Subscription
- None
- 3
- 3 years
- £449.90
- Price
- £449.90
- Subscription
- Optional
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