The most important thing about the Garmin Venu is that it exists—Garmin finally made a wearable with an AMOLED display that can stand up to other all-purpose smartwatches. It has been a long time coming, and I honestly was never sure if Garmin would make a device like that.

Bold and bright AMOLED display; Music storage and NFC come standard; Comprehensive activity, sleep, and workout tracking; Optional all-day pulse ox; Great battery life, even in always-on display mode.

Only one case size; Limited live watch faces; On-screen animations not available for premade workouts; Garmin Connect downloads remain sluggish; No optional LTE; Garmin's software doesn't make use of the AMOLED screen as much as it should.

The Garmin Venu can't compete with more established smartwatches like the Apple Watch Series 5 or Fossil Gen 5, but it has a leg up in fitness tracking. In fact, it's one of the best (if not THE best) multisport watches you can buy right now.

Crisp OLED screen with an always-on display Garmin Pay support is convenient Music storage is standard 5-day battery life Unique breathwork exercises Accurate fitness and health tracking Useful and accurate sleep tracking

Touchscreen can be finicky High price

After three months of usage, I have little question that this display type is the future of Garmin wearables. Not all wearables, not immediately anyway – but certainly the future for sure. Battery tech and display tech moves so fast.

This is Garmin’s first-ever OLED smartwatch

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- Connectivity is weak, text response doesn't apply to an Apple iPhone; Garmin Pay is unavailable in the Malaysian market.

BERLIN—You might still think of GPS devices when you think of Garmin, but at IFA this year, the company is all about smartwatches. That includes updates to existing lines like the Vivoactive and Vivomove series, and more excitingly, the entirely new, high-end Garmin Venu. We got our hands on some of these watches at the show and have some initial thoughts to share. Garmin Venu The Venu (pictured above) is the real showstopper here. It boasts a beautiful 1.2-inch AMOLED touch display. While you can navigate its interface by swiping around on the screen, a button on the side is used to go back and to quickly trigger lap counting when swimming. Under the hood is a heart rate monitor, an NFC chip for Garmin Pay, GPS, and a battery that provides up to five days of power. There are over 20 different exercise modes to track activities like running, swimming, golfing, biking, and more. With an on-device workouts feature, you can follow along to exercises that are animated on the displa...

Garmin has announced Venu, a new GPS smartwatch with an AMOLED screen and battery life of up to 6 days. One of many new wearables launched by Garmin at IFA in Berlin, the Venu boasts a wide range of 24/7 health monitoring features.

Garmin’s first-ever GPS AMOLED smartwatch, the Garmin Venu, is now reduced to £200 – as cheap as it was over Black Friday