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Apple Watch Ultra 4 vs Garmin Venu X1
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Design & Build
Case size(s)
49 mm
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Variants (India)
49 mm, Titanium, GPS + Cellular
Single model
Dial shape
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Square
Dimensions (H × W × T)
49 × 44 × 12 mm
41 × 46 × 7.9 mm
Weight
▼Natural: 63.0 g
Black: 63.1 g
Black: 63.1 g
▲34 g (40 g with ComfortFit band)
Case material
Grade 5 titanium
Fibre-reinforced polymer with titanium caseback
Display glass / lens
Flat sapphire crystal
Sapphire crystal
Strap material
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Nylon (ComfortFit band)
Strap width / size
Fits 130–210 mm wrists
24 mm width
Water & dust resistance
100 m water resistant (swim, snorkel, scuba, high-speed water sports) under ISO 22810:2010; IP6X dust resistant (IEC 60529); EN13319 recreational scuba diving to 40 m
Swim, 5ATM
Durability certification
MIL-STD-810H tested (altitude, high and low temperature, temperature shock, immersion, freeze/thaw, ice and freezing rain, shock and vibration)
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Colour options
Natural, Black
Black with Slate Titanium Caseback and Black ComfortFit Nylon Band
Soft Gold with Titanium Caseback and French Grey Nylon Band
Moss with Titanium Caseback and Moss ComfortFit Nylon Band
Soft Gold with Titanium Caseback and French Grey Nylon Band
Moss with Titanium Caseback and Moss ComfortFit Nylon Band
Buttons / crown
Customisable Action button, Digital Crown with haptic feedback, side button; single tap, double tap and wrist flick gestures
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Other design features
On-wrist operating temperature: –20° to 55° C
Operating temperature: 0° to 35° C
Dive operating temperature: 0° to 40° C
Operating altitude: –500 to 9,000 m
Relative humidity: 5% to 90% non-condensing
Operating temperature: 0° to 35° C
Dive operating temperature: 0° to 40° C
Operating altitude: –500 to 9,000 m
Relative humidity: 5% to 90% non-condensing
Quick-release bands: Yes
LED flashlight: variable intensity with red safety light
LED flashlight: variable intensity with red safety light
Display
Display type
LTPO3 OLED (Always-On Retina display, wide-angle OLED)
AMOLED
Screen size
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2 inches (51.2 mm)
Resolution
422 × 514 pixels
448 × 486 pixels
Pixel density
▼326 ppi
▲330 ppi
Peak brightness
3,000 nits
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Refresh rate
1 Hz
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Always-on display
Yes
Yes
Touchscreen
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Yes
Watch faces
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Connect IQ downloadable watch faces; Face It custom watch faces
Other display features
Display area: 1,245 mm²
Minimum brightness: 1 nit
Night Mode: Modular Ultra, Wayfinder and Orienteering faces
Minimum brightness: 1 nit
Night Mode: Modular Ultra, Wayfinder and Orienteering faces
Display area: 1,304 sq mm
Colour display: Yes
Large font option: Yes
Red Shift mode: Yes
Colour display: Yes
Large font option: Yes
Red Shift mode: Yes
Performance & Software
Chipset / processor
Apple S11 chip (64-bit dual-core processor, 4-core Neural Engine)
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Storage
▲64 GB
▼32 GB
Operating system
watchOS
Garmin OS
Companion app
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Garmin Connect
Phone compatibility
iPhone 11 or later, including iPhone SE (2nd generation or later), with iOS 27 or later
iPhone, Android
AI features
Siri powered by Apple Intelligence
Audio Intelligence: Live Rewind, Siri Recap, Shazam, Sound Recognition
Audio Intelligence: Live Rewind, Siri Recap, Shazam, Sound Recognition
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Other software features
Accessibility: VoiceOver, Zoom, AssistiveTouch, Live Speech, Personal Voice, Live Listen, Taptic Time, RTT support and more
Connect IQ: downloadable watch faces, data fields, widgets and apps
On-device Connect IQ Store: Yes
Realtime settings sync with Garmin Connect: Yes
Passcode: Yes
On-device Connect IQ Store: Yes
Realtime settings sync with Garmin Connect: Yes
Passcode: Yes
Connectivity
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 5.3
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Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz
Yes
Cellular / eSIM
5G (RedCap) and LTE; international roaming
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GPS / GNSS
Built-in GPS, precision dual-frequency (GPS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou)
Built-in GPS (GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS), multi-band
Other connectivity features
Ultra Wideband: second-generation chip
GymKit: Yes
5G bands: FDD n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n26, n28, n66, n71; TDD n38, n40, n41, n53
LTE bands: FDD 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71; TDD 38, 39, 40, 41, 53
Apple Watch For Your Kids: supported
GymKit: Yes
5G bands: FDD n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n26, n28, n66, n71; TDD n38, n40, n41, n53
LTE bands: FDD 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71; TDD 38, 39, 40, 41, 53
Apple Watch For Your Kids: supported
ANT+: Yes
GPS time sync: Yes
GPS time sync: Yes
Calling & Audio
Bluetooth calling
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Yes (when paired with smartphone)
Speaker
Yes (dual speakers)
Yes
Microphone
Yes (three-microphone array with beamforming and wind noise mitigation)
Yes
Voice assistant
Siri
Smartphone voice assistant support
Other calling & audio features
Siren: Yes
Voice commands: Yes
Make calls and send texts via voice: Yes
Make calls and send texts via voice: Yes
Health Tracking
Heart rate
Heart Rate app; high-frequency background heart rate tracking; high and low heart rate notifications; irregular rhythm notifications
Wrist-based heart rate (constant, every second); abnormal heart rate alerts (high and low)
SpO2 (blood oxygen)
Yes (Blood Oxygen app)
Pulse Ox (spot-check, optionally all-day and in sleep)
ECG
Yes (ECG app)
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Skin temperature
Temperature sensor (wrist temperature)
Skin temperature
Sleep tracking
Sleep app with sleep stages; sleep score; sleep apnoea notifications
Advanced sleep tracking with sleep score, sleep stages and Sleep Coach
Stress tracking
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All-day stress tracking
HRV
Recovery HRV; HRV in Vitals app
HRV status
Women's health
Advanced Cycle Tracking with fertile window and retrospective ovulation estimates; perimenopause and menopause support
Women's health tracking (in Garmin Connect)
Other health features
Readiness app
Vitals app: heart rate, respiratory rate, wrist temperature, blood oxygen, sleep duration, HRV
Medications app
Mindfulness app with state of mind tracking
Noise app
Vitals app: heart rate, respiratory rate, wrist temperature, blood oxygen, sleep duration, HRV
Medications app
Mindfulness app with state of mind tracking
Noise app
Body Battery energy monitor: Yes
Respiration rate: Yes
Daily resting heart rate: Yes
Fitness age: Yes
Health Snapshot: Yes
Nap detection: Yes
Breathing variations: Yes
Hydration tracking: Yes (Garmin Connect)
Relaxation reminders, breathing timer, meditation, breathwork: Yes
Jet lag adviser: Yes
Altitude and heat acclimation: Yes
Respiration rate: Yes
Daily resting heart rate: Yes
Fitness age: Yes
Health Snapshot: Yes
Nap detection: Yes
Breathing variations: Yes
Hydration tracking: Yes (Garmin Connect)
Relaxation reminders, breathing timer, meditation, breathwork: Yes
Jet lag adviser: Yes
Altitude and heat acclimation: Yes
Sports & Fitness
Sports modes
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100+ preloaded sports apps
Training insights
VO2 max, Training Load / Workout Effort tracking, customisable Heart Rate Zones, post-workout heart rate, custom workouts, Pacer, Race Route
Training readiness, training status, endurance score, hill score, recovery time, race predictor (5K, 10K, half marathon, marathon)
Swimming tracking
Pool and open-water swim; custom pool workouts with interval haptics, splits and auto sets, SWOLF, automatic stroke and count detection (including kickboard), water temperature
Pool and open-water swimming
Maps & navigation
Offline maps with custom route creation; Backtrack; custom waypoints; elevation alerts; compass with bearing, incline, elevation and coordinates
Built-in full-colour TopoActive maps, dynamic round-trip routing; Outdoor Maps+ (subscription)
Other sports features
Diving: recreational dives to 40 m, automatic launch at 1 m, current and maximum depth, dive duration, GPS entry and exit points, dive computer app from the App Store
Running: cadence, stride length, ground contact time, vertical oscillation, running power; Precision Start with Action button; multisport; heart rate zone, pace and target alerts
Cycling: average speed, elevation gained, distance; with power meter: Functional Threshold Power, power, power zones, cadence; Live Activity on iPhone
Hiking: automatically generated waypoints to cellular connectivity
More workouts: skiing, snowboarding, outdoor rowing, paddling, golf, walk, elliptical, rower, stair stepper, HIIT, yoga, functional strength training, dance, cooldown, core training, Pilates, Tai Chi, wheelchair, kickboxing
Running: cadence, stride length, ground contact time, vertical oscillation, running power; Precision Start with Action button; multisport; heart rate zone, pace and target alerts
Cycling: average speed, elevation gained, distance; with power meter: Functional Threshold Power, power, power zones, cadence; Live Activity on iPhone
Hiking: automatically generated waypoints to cellular connectivity
More workouts: skiing, snowboarding, outdoor rowing, paddling, golf, walk, elliptical, rower, stair stepper, HIIT, yoga, functional strength training, dance, cooldown, core training, Pilates, Tai Chi, wheelchair, kickboxing
Running: wrist-based running dynamics, wrist-based running power, PacePro, daily suggested workouts
Climbing: ClimbPro
Golf: preloaded CourseView maps for 43,000+ courses
Coaching: Garmin Coach running, cycling, strength and triathlon plans
Workouts: cardio, strength, HIIT, yoga, Pilates; on-screen animations and muscle map; 1,600+ exercises in Garmin Connect
Multisport: triathlon, duathlon, brick and swimrun profiles
Smart trainer control: Yes
Activity profiles: gym, running, cycling, swim, outdoor recreation, on the water, motor sports, racket sports, snow and winter, team sports, boxing and MMA
Climbing: ClimbPro
Golf: preloaded CourseView maps for 43,000+ courses
Coaching: Garmin Coach running, cycling, strength and triathlon plans
Workouts: cardio, strength, HIIT, yoga, Pilates; on-screen animations and muscle map; 1,600+ exercises in Garmin Connect
Multisport: triathlon, duathlon, brick and swimrun profiles
Smart trainer control: Yes
Activity profiles: gym, running, cycling, swim, outdoor recreation, on the water, motor sports, racket sports, snow and winter, team sports, boxing and MMA
Sensors
Sensors
Electrical heart sensor (second generation), Optical heart sensor, Blood oxygen sensor, Temperature sensor, Depth gauge, Water temperature sensor, Compass, Always-on altimeter, High-g accelerometer, High-dynamic-range gyroscope, Ambient light sensor
GPS, Garmin Elevate wrist heart rate monitor, Pulse Ox sensor, Barometric altimeter, Compass, Gyroscope, Accelerometer, Thermometer, Ambient light sensor
Smart Features
Notifications
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Smart notifications; text response and reject call with text (Android only); view images from notifications (Android only)
Music
Media playback
Music storage (Spotify, Deezer, Amazon Music; subscription may be required); smartphone music control
Contactless payments
Yes (Apple Pay)
Yes (Garmin Pay)
Emergency SOS / fall detection
Emergency SOS, international emergency calling, siren, Fall Detection, Crash Detection, Check In, Last Emergency Call Availability Waypoint
Incident detection with live location sharing; manual assistance alert
Find my phone
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Yes
Other smart features
Torch: Yes
Find my watch: Yes
Calendar: Yes
Weather forecasts: Yes
Morning and evening report: Yes
Stocks: up to 50
Calculator: Yes (with tip calculator)
Focus modes: Yes
Garmin Share: Yes
Garmin Messenger app: compatible
Clock: alarm, smart wake alarm, timer, stopwatch, sunrise/sunset times
Calendar: Yes
Weather forecasts: Yes
Morning and evening report: Yes
Stocks: up to 50
Calculator: Yes (with tip calculator)
Focus modes: Yes
Garmin Share: Yes
Garmin Messenger app: compatible
Clock: alarm, smart wake alarm, timer, stopwatch, sunrise/sunset times
Battery & Charging
Battery life (typical)
▼Up to 50 hours (normal use)
▲Up to 8 days (smartwatch mode)
Battery life (heavy use / GPS)
Up to 18 hours (workout tracking); up to 25 hours (Extended Workout tracking); up to 45 hours (Max Extended Workout tracking)
Up to 2 days (display always-on); up to 16 hours (GPS-only); up to 14 hours (All-Systems GNSS); up to 7 hours (All-Systems GNSS with music)
Charging method
Magnetic fast charger (USB-C cable)
Garmin proprietary plug charger
Charging time
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45 minutes
Fast charging
Up to 80% in about 45 minutes; 15 minutes for up to 18 hours of normal use; 5 minutes for up to 10 hours of sleep tracking
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Other battery features
Low Power Mode: up to 84 hours
Battery type: built-in rechargeable lithium-ion
Battery type: built-in rechargeable lithium-ion
Battery Saver smartwatch mode: up to 11 days
Battery type: Lithium ion
Battery type: Lithium ion
In the Box & Warranty
Box contents
Apple Watch Ultra 4, strap, Apple Watch Magnetic Fast Charger to USB-C Cable (1 m)
Venu X1, charging/data cable, documentation
Warranty
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2 years