Garmin Venu 2: Complete Scientific Review

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I tested the Garmin Venu 2 against a scientific sleep EEG device, and I tested the Heart Rate, GPS and Step Counting accuracy. Subscribe to my weekly Newsletter(!) on www.robterhorst.com
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Timestamps:
00:00 General intro
01:30 Results: Sleep Test Setup
03:13 Results: Sleep Test 1st EEG Comparison
06:04 Results: Sleep Test 2nd EEG Overview
07:40 Results: Sleep Firstbeat Analytics
08:17 Results: Sleep Compared to Other Devices
08:52 Results: Heart Rate Test Spinning
11:22 Results: Heart Rate Test Cycling
12:29 Results: Heart Rate Test Weights
13:50 Results: SpO2 / Oxygen Saturation
16:48 Results: GPS Test
18:37 Results: Step Test
19:57 Conclusions
20:35 Buy The Garmin Venu 2/2S?
21:32 Limitations
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@gregovchinnikov1046 6 месяцев назад

I have watched this video like 5-10 times and still watch it after buying the watch!! I want to thank you Rob for all your hard work and accuracy in testing and analyzing all the different watches. Your videos and quality are extraordinary and top notch quality!! Thank you thank you thank you!!!

@pspr33 2 года назад

I'm liking the constant improvements and additions in your reviews :) keep it up Rob!

@epicriff Год назад

man absolutely love your style, love your thoroughness and your vids! well done

@TheEverydayManChannel 2 года назад

One of my favorite channels. Keep up the good work!

@jean-lucchoiniere5587 2 года назад

Thanks to your videos I settled on a Fitbit Inspire 2. Incredibly happy so far, insanely great battery to boot. Gotta love the price tag too. Thanks for all your effort!

@HBangerHS 2 года назад

Great job as always! May I ask you if you intend to do a video experimenting with different things a user can do to improve the accuracy of the measurements? I'm interested in knowing how things like tightening the fit of the band, or wearing the sensor facing the palm side of the wrist etc would affect the accuracy

@EMARTRAHOBBY 2 года назад

Thank you for producing this video, me and wife bought this last month. Already shared this to her.

@enricohagn 2 года назад

Quality work from Vienna 👌

@SK-zm8iu 2 года назад

Genuinely informative video. A+ effort!

@psisteak4122 2 года назад

Absolutely amazing analysis, many thanks.

@roderick.t 2 года назад

Oooo, nice background!! 🙌 Another great review!

@denios36 2 года назад

Thanks for another great review! 👍

@paulotrindade163 2 года назад

Another great video! Thank you so much!!!

@bgoldsm 2 года назад

Awesome! Recently found you...thanks for your great work!

@LongTCG 2 года назад

Love your work man

@MrSoumynon 2 года назад

Any plans on reviewing the Fossil Gen 6? Thank you for your time and the quality content.

@bok1334 2 года назад

Thanks for your great videos - they are so helpful. Given how different the results are (especially REM) when comparing to the two different headbands, do you have concerns about the accuracy of the headbands themselves? Could the difference in results from the Garmin study and your data come down to the EEG device used?

@xenonsens 2 года назад

Thank you. Would it be possible to test the stress tracking and the body battery? Would be interesting.

@NarcyzaMalfoy 2 года назад

i love you

@daniele_go 2 года назад

Excellent review.....thanks!!! Subscribed 👍

@Brandon_Falls_Again 2 года назад

Thanks for such a thorough review, your content keeps getting better with every video!! What would you say is the best tracker/smartwatch (non-apple) for weight lifting?

@steelwrath 2 года назад

Great review. Now after seeing your video totally gonna buy venu 2 thanks man

@Suleimenoff 2 года назад

Great job! You have mentioned exactly things I had to go over to settle with the watch. It's not perfect with sleep tracking, but GPS and pulse tracking is the best. Also, despite imperfect sleep tracking it still manages to provide decent body battery estimates

@bmaulanasdf 2 года назад

Sounds like the opposite of my Fitbit. I hope one day we'll have a watch with Garmin's GPS and HR tracking, Fitbit's sleep tracking, and Samsung's software and aesthetics...

@Suleimenoff 2 года назад

@@bmaulanasdf actually I think this Garmin ticks most of the boxes. Of course it does not have those apps to fiddle with, but then the battery life is perfect (8-10 days in my case). In my opinion only the sleep tracking needs to be improved. And this is something that can be done with software updates. So I'm quite happy with my purchase )

@Semeyaza 2 года назад

@@Suleimenoff I don't know.. it has comparable results with the Mi Watch that costs 200 bucks less... yes, it's overall better, but by a very small percentage... honeslty it baffles me a lot. Not about Garmin per se, but about these trackers...

@ehabkadri831 2 года назад

Great video. Great job

@Sleekflight1 2 года назад

One of THE best review channels on youtube. Do you have any thoughts of Fitbit locking data such as SpO2 behind premium, Rob?

@essaalansari9508 2 года назад

The only thing that i like about watch this over the apple watch is the battery life which you didn't mentioned in this review, awesome work as always buddy ✋🏼😇🙏🏼

@evdh75 2 года назад

Like he said at the start, this review isnt about all the features, but about the accuracy of the trackers

@jaimeperez5835 2 года назад

Great Review!

@shacharlahav 2 года назад

Thanks for these thorough reviews! Logically, I would assume the Venu 2S has the same sleep and HR tracking performance as the 2.. But it seems like the 2 Plus is much worse than then the 2 is. Do you think the 2S is more on the 2's level or is it also worse? thanks

@ivanbza763 2 года назад

Amazing review as usual! Waiting for whoop 4.0. Without your tests I can't buy it 👌

@TheQuantifiedScientist 2 года назад

I am really excited about it too! I emailed them to see if they would send mine sooner for review, but haven't heard anything. I guess I am not high enough on the RU-vid ladder yet ;-) . I'll review it as soon as I have it!

@DJDralle 2 года назад

Sehr guter Inhalt. Sehr hilfreich. 💪💪💪

@yeni353 2 года назад

Mr Rob you are making very good Job, appriciate and thank you very much, I am looking for a smartwatch nowadays and your videos are very benefit to compare the watchs, it seems that for fitness and health data Garmin Venu 2 is the best, and ı am waiting for all health tests comparing Garmin Venu 2 and Galaxy watch 4, thank you again...

@markplamann3937 2 года назад

You made reference to an under mattress pad being more accurate for sleep tracking. Do you have any consumer-grade products you would recommend? I specifically noted "consumer grade" because I see some of the high tech equipment you use and don't think I'm ready to turn my bedroom into a full sleep testing center quite yet! Thanks for the reviews! They are very informative.

@thundergus 2 года назад

great review

@MP-dz7vy 2 года назад

Please review the new amazfit GTR 3, I'm dying to know if they improved their trackers, as I'm really interested on buying it.

@JohnSmith-el4ez Год назад

It would be great if you can conduct a research on the Garmin vivoactive series. The vivoactive 4 and 4s seems to be a pretty popular choice.

@iamcheck.thisout Год назад

Cant wait to buy garmin venu 3! Hope by that time, the sleep track will be better!

@Coffee_Addiction_Good 2 года назад

Thank you so much for testing it's SpO2 function, I live alone and was so worried that my SpO2 was always ranging from 90~95%. I thought I had daytime hypoxia or some serious case of sleep apnea.

@DawidVelCatweazel 2 года назад

great review! Do you plan to make a complete review of Polar watch? You reviewed vantage m in the past, but it includes only 2 nights.

@lauraking2332 2 года назад

Would love to hear a scientific perspective on the stress scores and body battery! Do you cover this in other Garmin review videos? Garmin themselves seem a bit dodgy on how exactly these are calculated.

@ThomasChristensenX 2 года назад

They are also first beat tech (now owned by garmin), you find white papers about it in the old version of first beats website (using way back machine)

@lauraking2332 2 года назад

@@ThomasChristensenX ok thanks, will check it out!

@matriskie 2 года назад

@@lauraking2332 I also would know more about this. Could you share the link?

@ThomasChristensenX 2 года назад

But the short answer is that it mainly uses Heart Rate Variability

@superpower48 2 года назад

Yeah

@Marty72 2 года назад

Love the detailed analysis, but I question whether you would sweat more on a commute ride vs a spin session. 11:28

@DavidWard14 2 года назад

Thanks so much for this. Do you take donations? The Venu 2 does not do HRV?

@notgoodtom 2 года назад

Hey! How did u export the sleep data from the app? I'm also looking to do some extended analyses of the sleep stages and the view that you have in the App isn't precise enough for me

@RazvanMGH Год назад

Can you please include stairs counting also? I noticed that garmin only uses the barometer. This means that if using an automatic stair, it will take it into account

@nicholaslittle8154 2 года назад

Noticed the 8.x firmware version you mentioned is in beta is now available, wondering if you're planning on making a brief update video?

@muereseiselad.muereseis5657 2 года назад

WUOW YOU ARE AWESOME THANKS

@phi0x419 Год назад

Does someone know if the Garmin Venu 2 sq have the same senors for heart rate tracking as the Venu 2? Otherwise I would love to see the Venu 2 sq test from you Rob. There are unfortunately not a lot of good heart rate tracking watches for Android with a rectangular shape.

@fegsanchez7344 2 года назад

Awesome informative and well done! Would you consider doing gramin epix?

@marbles863 Год назад

Your reviews are so impressive and thorough. Though I think that most pedometers purposefully count stairs as multiple steps.

@brendenswanson7020 2 года назад

Do the Garmin Venu 2 Plus now!!! Can't wait to see your video on it :)

@TheQuantifiedScientist 2 года назад

Your wish is my command ;-) : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ny6yH4ACxV8.html

@gireejatmajhiremath6751 2 года назад

Please create video on ranking of fitness bands based on their accuracy. I am trying to find it through your all videos but in every video u have explained individual bands only. Please create a ranking video

@DataLinkz 2 года назад

Great video! Would you consider making a video course on data analysis?🌟

@hdmedia7404 2 года назад

Hi Do you still wear the Scanwatch from Withings ?

@ismaelrivera1999 2 года назад

Thank you excellent review. I was wondering if you will do a scientific review on wearables but on stress monitoring/trending. Garmin use the stress and know with the pandemic all that still work feel some high stress from our jobs. Some brands that are working on stress includes: Garmin, Huawei, Samsung Galaxy, Amazfit, etc . Is there any brand that the wearable will alert you if a high stress conditioning is happening?

@bigdogkropp 2 года назад

What about the Garmin Vivoactive 3 and 4? Due they use the same sensors and software of these other Garmin watches?

@WeezyZZ Год назад

Do you think Venu2 or Galaxy watch 5 Pro is better?

@byronjeremiah 2 года назад

Any chance you’ll do a review on the new Garmin Fenix 7?

@andreac5152 2 года назад

With all this exercise tests you're gonna become mister olympia one day.

@arjsuri 2 года назад

Do you have a similar detailed scientific review on the Garmin venu sq? Perhaps even a comparison between venu2 and venu sq would be well appreciated. Your vids and explanations are amazing, thank you.

@paulcarvalho874 2 года назад

show me how can be calculate about rate of running exercise or heart rate or other example..

@Hadi-zw9mb 2 года назад

Great review. Would you mind testing the new hybrid watch, "Garmin Vivomove Sport?" Thanks.

@christophercarpunky6322 2 года назад

What is your 24/7 watch and favorite? If you wee forced to wear only one watch? I can't decide between my Apple Series 7 and Venu 2. I love them both.

@ricknaark 2 года назад

Hello, could you test the garmin vivomove style please ? Or would the test be similar with this garmin venu? Thank you for all your test, they are very helpfull !

@tiberiubadic8949 2 года назад

What are the to 3 accurate health watches in your opinion? Thx

@SpeedBoosted136 2 года назад

Hi Rob, what is the best Finger Oximeter that you suggest? I want to track it more precise than the Venu2 that i own. Thanks

@GiuseppeSavo 2 года назад

could the deviation during cycling activity be related to the wearability of the device? The results are strange... it's a cardio activity like spinning.

@bengrimmerson4365 2 года назад

For sports tracking, Garmin forerunner 745 is great. Ridiculously detailed. But for sleep, my favorite is the Samsung Active watch. I gave all my fitbit's away.

@Fireinthestubble 2 года назад

Does the Garmim Forerunner 745 have weightlifting on it?

@quierojugaralaionlpm 2 года назад

Hi! I’m between Venu 2 and Galaxy Watch 4, almost convinced on buying Venu 2 (more expensive in my country) for it’s sleep, oxygen and fitness tracking. Do you think I should go for the GW4 or is it more innacurate?

@francescogiuliano9563 2 года назад

Hi, you haven't mentioned if you started an activity on the Venu 2 before performing the activity, in my experience this changed considerably the accuracy. Have you thought about that or you just recorded the heart rate?

@Dallas-klay 2 года назад

Thanks 👍

@ganixledezma9379 2 года назад

Another great video! I have been watching several of your complete reviews and it seems like most watches are not excellent at sleep tracking. Is there a watch that stands out in the sleep tracking category?

@speedsymphony 2 года назад

All Fitbits are generally really good at sleep tracking but they lack in durability. Every smart watch has a catch. Venu 2 and 2 plus are the best fitness centric smart watches. Choose yours wisely, cheers!

@Bogdanbmm 2 года назад

Great content overall ! Could you please review Polar watches besides Garmin ? 🙏

@AatVandelay 2 года назад

Re GPS movement validations, what sorts of error are you trying to close down?

@007Koth 9 месяцев назад

Anything on the venu 3 ?

@ForDailyStuff 2 года назад

Servus, Which SmartWatch would you recommend (Android compatible)? I used Garmin Venu2 for a couple of months and recently the Heartrate monitor and pulse oximeter stopped working. For some reason the green lights from the sensor didn't appear in spite of several restarts and hard reset. Unfortunately had to return it back. I'm sure the sensors got shorted internally as they were draining out the battery from full charge to 10% within 4 hours. Mach's gut!

@TheRealDarklight 2 года назад

Please reconsider the 'privacy blur' on the map!! I thought it wouldn't be effective, so it made me curious. Sure enough, it took about 2 minutes for me to find that location. Maybe it would be enough to see them on a blank surface as we are looking for consistency. Or just don't show that, I think it would be still a thorough review. I otherwise like your videos and the data you provide. Thank you for that. Stay safe!

@sebastiangonzalez7091 2 года назад

Incredible job, this videos are exactly what I was looking for, an objective comparison between smart watches... it would be nice to have a new review on the Venu 2 after GARMIN's last mayor software update... I think it would be very very interesting... THANKS THIS CHANNEL IS JUST GREAT! 👍

@roadguide123 11 месяцев назад

Would this review describe the venu sq2 as well? Thanks

@twistfire74 2 года назад

Hey I want to buy this watch but I have a very important question since you are very detailed in your videos. Ok well I sweat more than most when I inline skate, my current fitness band the Huawei Band 6 gives very inaccurate measurements when I sweat alot. Like it'll say I'm at 85 bpm when I know for a fact it's around 140 or 150.. My question is will this watch be effected by heavy sweating? If it's also bad when effected what watch will measure metrics accurately when sweat is in and around the sensors. I wear my current watch right, snug and higher on my wrist so it isn't that. Please help. I don't want to waste 400$.

@mohamedel9791 2 года назад

Can you please make a video for Garmin Vivosmart 4?

@Rachaelshaw7 2 года назад

Please test lastest garman models vs whoop lastest model Thank you ❣️

@fu928 2 года назад

Thank you, does anyone that own this watch know if it counts steps while driving /lifting weights as I have to drive often for my job and my current Fitbit Versa 3 counts SO MANY STEPS while I'm driving and while lifting weights. I'm almost about to return the Versa 3 for the Venu 2 but I just need to know if it counts steps while driving.

@cpauya 2 года назад

Yup it counted steps as I drove 150kms+ on a shift-stick (manual car). Wore it both at left or right wrist but it still counted steps.

@bigdogkropp 2 года назад

does the Vivoactive 4 use the same sensors as the Venu 2?

@Mitjithebun 2 года назад

Waiting for Garmin Fenix 6 and FR945 Review.

@boibrad 2 года назад

Hi, can you possibly just recommend your favorite wearable for sleep tracking? i've watched a couple of your videos now and cant decide on which watch/ring to purchase. Thanks!

@MimiMimi-sl4fc 2 года назад

Fitbit 👍.

@GK-qc5ry 2 года назад

Sleep test is pretty good up there with Fitbit?

@GK-qc5ry 2 года назад

Will you review the new Amazon Halo?

@hartmutdobler1331 10 месяцев назад

Do you plan to test the Garmin Venu 3 in the near future?

@kengurooable 2 года назад

So, basically, you need two watches - a Fitbit for sleep tracking and a Garmin for everything else.

@MultiPabloe Год назад

un increible reloj lo tengo y tambien un fit2 que cuesta mucho menos hace mas cosas mejor pantalla,bateria 7/10 días hablar llamadas HarmonyOs es genial Yeeeeh😎

@screamtoasigh9984 Год назад

Fitbit is a scam. The data is only available with a subscription (making the watch cost double every year) and their watches don't last past a year. So you'd have to pay double every year. Garmin has no fees.

@kengurooable Год назад

@@screamtoasigh9984 it depends on your needs. I find that the data you can get for free is more than enough. As for the longevity of the device, maybe they changed something with newer devices but my Alta HR still works pretty well. Have it since 2016.

@screamtoasigh9984 Год назад

@@kengurooable you mentioned sleep tracking - that is subscription. You are lucky your watch held out, I had a fitbit, died about 5 months in, they replaced it, it died 6 months later. Before the first one died I bought my brother one, at the time, latest model (so an upgrade from mine) his died a month later and had to wait for a replacement that took about 6 weeks. So far that's held up. What are the chances in 18 months three different, all brand new fitbits dying (all bought from Amazon, so it's not like I was getting random old stock merch from the corner store. I bought it expressly for sleep tracking (especially spo2), all the reviews said it was the best, only to find that the data that was free everywhere else was subscription only. Super scam. (Their forums are also horrible, it was photos that should have been only for adults.. In the SLEEP community. Naked in bathtubs. You couldn't block anyone either.) I really wonder why they are so loved. I'm happy you like yours, don't get me wrong, my comments are solely to warn others that if they think buying a fitbit is a one time purchase to track sleep, they're being misled. (I'm not going to say other devices such as Garmin don't have their faults, I'm not oblivious, but I'm not being scammed by a subscription either. If fitbit made this absolutely clear I would have less of an issue with them. Garmin also has free workouts and coaching. And the straps come off/attach in a way that doesn't leave build-up when you wear it in water all the time.. ) also, I guess Google owns fitbit now? 😳

@screamtoasigh9984 Год назад

@@kengurooable I just looked it up, I was going to mention what model I had all I went to look it up and it says as of March spo2 and breathing rate, is now free. I guess I wasn't the only one who thought it was a scam 😁 . The other sleep aspects - restlessness, readiness, etc are still subscription. If companies do a subscription I'm ok with that as long as it's up front. Like the oura, I don't have one but it was made very clear it's needed. My biggest issue with fitbit is they hide that you need a subscription for features they advertise. The best part imho was the challenges, they killed that... Garmin now has challenges. 😁

@LLe-ed4uw 8 месяцев назад

Garmin venu 3 and 3s are out. It tracks sleeping too now.

@most-average-athelete 2 года назад

dream 2 headband is and has always been out of stock :( how did you get one?

@Blackdog4818 Год назад

How does it detect deep sleep?

@sreejinair 2 года назад

Please make a video for TICWATCH PRO 3 ULTRA

@planetdegens 2 года назад

Well, I would have hoped sleep was more accurate, how can I trust it to give me a sleep score if it doesn't measure REM sleep correctly. By the way, there is a new firmware that got released this week, not sure it change anything concerning sleep measurement tho... Garmin give us better sleep tracking!!! Thanks

@thalla1asal1wolf 2 года назад

Will fossil gen 6 get this treatment too?

@dawnfmEnthusiast 2 года назад

What’s the watch face name in the thumbnail? Looks great!

@huntedkid 2 года назад

Can you do one on ticwatch pro 3? I cant find any sleep tracking review on youtube

@StevenWilson-ny5tc 9 месяцев назад

When are you going to review the Venu 3?

@oliviertheveniot2896 2 года назад

Concerning the differences in heart rate. I noticed that it seems most of the time worst in the first session you show. Could it be that the machine learns to better detect with time ? I know that it is one of the principles of AI machines 🤷🏻‍♂️