Garmin Venu Sq 2 In-Depth Review: Double The Specs?!?

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Here's everything you need to know about the Garmin Venu Sq 2 (or, Garmin Venu 2 Sq), from what's changed compared to the existing Garmin Venu Sq as well as how it compares to the Garmin Venu 2/2 Plus watches.
Venu Sq 2 on Amazon: amzn.to/3B4ykTv (link helps the channel, thanks!!!)
The Garmin Venu 2 Sq is essentially a hardware and software upgrade to very similar internals (and externals) as the Garmin Venu 2 series. Meaning that the original Venu Sq had fairly different internals to the circle-shaped Venu series. Whereas with the Venu 2 Sq, they basically just made a rectangular Venu 2, and the software also contains almost all the same features as the newer Venu 2 units.
However, there are some areas where the Venu 2 Sq lacks hardware of the Venu 2 series, and a few tiny areas where it’s better. First up though, let’s talk about what’s new/different compared to the original Venu Sq.
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@stephanieweiser Год назад

Always so good when you give us all this info. Been using your reviews to make my purchasing decisions for close to a decade now! Thank you ☺️

@walcottav Год назад

Am I the only person who finds the plethora of Garmin watches and categories as confusing as heck? Currently happy with my Vivoactive 3 until it dies, which may take a while. It has proven to be a very durable product that is good enough for my needs.

@Dcrainmaker Год назад

Yup, totally confusing. Functional, but confusing.

@tolulopeobe Год назад

It’s not just you chief- there’s so many of them- if i even wanted to buy one today- the decision will be so impossible I’d just opt for someone else - the price ranges are even so close together so that doesn’t even help make the decision any easier

@walcottav Год назад

@@tolulopeobe I always start with price and go down from there. 😉 Joking aside, I really begin with what I'm willing and can spend, an unsympathetic assessment of my abilities and activities I would use it for, how committed I am to the Garmin ecosystem/integrations, and functionality I NEED. I also harken back to my old, long gone Timex Ironman dumb watches to keep the WANTS in check. 🫡

@mammouth2727 Год назад

I’ll hang on to my vivoactive 3 until it dies. It’s great!

@olafhd276 Год назад

I find it not too bad until you start throwing in the more obscure models, like the Marc and Lily 🤷🏼‍♂️

@ActiveIdeas Год назад

Smashing it out the park as always Ray! 🌟

@mlegrand Год назад

I am indeed finding this review useful and helpful. I will hit that like button. 👍

@davids7186 Год назад

Amazing video!!! Also as a business guy, you slipping in that “like this video” after going a little bit in depth of the watch instead of saying it right away made me more apt to like the video, good stuff.

@PrateekSaini Год назад

After watching 4-5 reviews of Venu 2 SQ watch over youtube I can say that this is the best and most detailed review of the watch. The HR and GPS comparison was super amazing. Thanks for that. Just ordered the watch after watching your review.

@jacobreubenaglipa5669 9 месяцев назад

Does the watch record fake steps? like adding steps when riding a car?

@PrateekSaini 9 месяцев назад

@@jacobreubenaglipa5669 No, it doesn't. In fact it detects the driving activity and shows in HR and Steps graphs on the app.

@paulkline3011 9 месяцев назад

@jacobreubenaglipa5669 it absolutely does. I have this watch and it's the only thing I don't like about it. I sit at a pad printing machine all day and already today after sitting for 5 hours I have 4761 steps 😂. My coworker has a Samsung watch and it doesn't do that but Samsung is crap as a fitness watch. It's great as a smart watch but that doesn't help me. GPS is crap also on Samsung.

@jacobreubenaglipa5669 9 месяцев назад

@@paulkline3011 too bad, steps is a big deal for me because I do walking exercise so I need accurate step count.

@alistairwatson735 Год назад

Hi DC, I very much appreciate your take on these devices. My special interest is pool swimming. As a newbie to Garmin and considering a Venu Sq 2 or Venu 2 I'm looking for information about data display on my wrist as I swim. I want to see how far I've gone (lengths or distance) as I go - we all lose count at some stage. I also want to actually see the numbers, as I progress to the age of living legend my eyesight is not getting better (I'm 78 & completing 3000 metres a day) Your advice would be much appreciated. Cheers

@jackt7331 Год назад

You already made a review. Quite impressing.

@arihunta Год назад

It'd be cool to see a side-by-side of the SQ and SQ2 with like a full-screen light-coloured watch face, so that we can really see how far the bezels were pushed back. I couldn't deal with the bezels on the original SQ, but this seems to be much better.

@chrisvanbuggenum871 Год назад

Hey Ray, i just got all those great upgrades on my Fenix7. So glad they aren't in beta anymore.

@samz593 Год назад

Great review! I'm still thinking to go for this or venu 2, but either one I will miss the morning report on forerunner.

@TischTosh Год назад

I thought that they added that, no?

@yimvo 10 месяцев назад

Fantastic job with the in depth review! Could you please help me decide - I want to get a fitness watch and so far I am homing on to the Garmin Venu Sq 2. Would you recommend any other alternative in the same price range? Thanks a ton

@dan110024 Год назад

It's nice to see Garmin watches looking nice these days!

@jasonjennings8465 6 месяцев назад

Been using my Tactix Delta for years now. Thinking about picking this up for sleeping and PT. I'll still use my Fenix 6s for running though.

@FreerideQuebec Год назад

Can't wait for the Hero 11 review! Hope it doesn't get as hot as the Hero 10 because it's barely unusable :(

@JM-xk1ug 10 месяцев назад

This was a great review, thank you! Better by far than anything else out there. One thing I can't find anywhere online is, can I add rock climbing (indoor and/or outdoor) activity to the Garmin Venu Sq 2? (I like the square screen and don't care for the round watches.) You also mention you can find altitude in the app, but not on the watch. Is that right? So there is no hike option on this watch? My main activities are running, hiking, SUP, and rock climbing and I'm hoping to replace my Fitbit with this Garmin Venu Sq2. Thanks!

@robinfusonsinkerslider4997 Год назад

Love all your reviews. I'd also love to see a video about your journey as a fitness athlete/RU-vidr and how you ended up in Europe. Which, by the way, has provided some spectacular venues.

@jenningschris Год назад

YES!! We need the Rainmaker documentary. How Ray Made it Rain.

@reieli87 Год назад

That would be an awesome topic 👍

@lawor8 Год назад

Yes I agree or an AMA

@willidevegt8831 Год назад

I agree with you any fitness tracker / watch should count floors climbed. But you are wrong saying even the cheap Fitbit models count floors climbed. None of the Fitbit bands charge5, luxe , inspire etc count floors climbed no more.

@williammorgan3179 Год назад

@10:14 you show the Garmin connect screen of a connected phone. That is only place to see Elevation changes from hiking and biking? You'd mentioned that there is no Hiking "app" within the sports available on the phone. So if I choose "walking" as my sport and go for a hike, I can still see captured ascent and descent data via the connect app? While not ideal, at least it can still be accessed. Great vid!

@woidmoasta4673 Год назад

@DC Rainmaker which watch has the more accurate gps better the forerunner 245 or the venu sq2? I'm really just about an exact recording and an exact pace indication

@davidkinsella Год назад

I love my Sq but the only thing that bugs me is the lack of training effect that my Edge 530 has.

@pablolebon7504 Год назад

Hi, its Pablo from Spain! the alerts could be with the earphones? i mean when i take 1 km for example, the FC.. etc or just vibration alerts? and can u answer whatsaps with iphone? Thanks so much 😊

@smallville8865 Год назад

Please could you do an in-depth review of the Amazfit T-Rex 2?

@shankarjeyakumar7229 Год назад

How is the venue sq 2 with swimming laps in a pool? I previously had a samsung galaxy one which wasn't great, and got water damage. Thanks

@Marko-il6gx 10 месяцев назад

Awesome review as always. I am buying new watch for my gf. She has Fitbit Versa 3 and she is not satisfied with heart rate tracking. From Garmin Venu 2s , Vivoactive 4/4s , Venu SQ 2 , which is better ? Which do you recommend me to buy for her ? thanks

@BIIIKES Год назад

Does this watch auto-start runs, strength workouts, etc like some Garmin watches do?

@AtypicalPaul Год назад

I prefer the square look. I wish it would do the voice to text feature.

@andreicoroeanu Год назад

Damn, so many series refreshes from Garmin but no Vivoactive 5.. I honestly think of switching to this one from the Vivo 4 but I just like the display on the current one, I just need better battery life. Hopefully I won't have to wait long.

@derx6666 Год назад

Exactly. Also waiting on the VA5 here. Don't really need the oled screen, and am fine with the screen that the VA4 uses, as it uses waaay less energy, and thus I can use it in always on mode and still get close to a weeks worth of battery life.

@victormedeiros3523 Год назад

does the garmin venu sq 2 have the widgets: stopwatch, timer, flashlight, airplane mode and find my phone? And I have one more question: I have a garmin forrrunner 245 music, would it be worth changing to a garmin venu sq 2 music? would it change much?

@nickdevelder Год назад

I just saw that I can't load gpx to the Venu sq 2 😕 is there a possibility that can change?

@booma_ Год назад

according to the manual you can store mp3 files on it without deezer or spotify.

@ashwinsood9237 9 месяцев назад

Hey mate Confused between Venu Sq 2 and Instinct 2 S. Which one should i go for?

@saniloco Год назад

I have the problem with the Garmin Venu SQ 2 Music that when I listen to music with headphones, the connection sometimes gets bad?

@fuadsiregar2027 Год назад

I'm new to fitness tracking Just got this watch yesterday My daily sport is badminton What feature should I use in this watch?😅

@xhannaozingax Год назад

I had this watch for a day, but found that the interface and options are soooo laggy! It just feels super slow and the step count comes later then the actual steps. So I had to return it. The fitbit interface works way better for me!

@laurapayton7073 6 месяцев назад

Looking to see if I can look at the map/ navigation on this watch

@cwalker1569 Год назад

Thanks for the review. Question is about the vibration. I assume it can give vibration notifications. Is it strong?

@Dcrainmaker Год назад

Yes, it's actually double the strength of the Venu Sq 1 (which, I apparently forgot to mention, doh!).

@cwalker1569 Год назад

@@Dcrainmaker thanks! I was looking for a replacement for my big and heavy Fenix 5X. Was looking at a Venu 2 Plus, but was put off by the price. This looks like a viable option

@p_t02 Год назад

@@Dcrainmaker Good to hear that. The sq1 vibration motor is very weak.

@billlee2726 Год назад

@@p_t02 Agreed! I often miss notifications on my SQ1 during intervals, unless I tighten the strap so much it cuts off circulation to my hand

@BoondockStryker Год назад

Is there any smart-sport watch that can track in a swim spa?

@NathanBudd Год назад

What's the "Health Snapshot" activity type?

@hunterstinson6649 Год назад

Would y’all recommended the Vivoactive 4 or the Venu sq 2?

@jvenema86 Год назад

so wonderful beautiful video friend i love it nice watch

@gerilynne1955 Год назад

I have a Galaxy right now. Only I'm not impressed with the charge. 1 to 1½days if I'm lucky. But I have always like the square screen. I had one with another brand I had. It's comfortable.

@jason-white Год назад

I enjoyed this review. It's an item that I could actually afford to have. In fact I had Garmins page opened and was going to buy one until you said there is no altimiter. Even my Vivoactive 3 I have on now has that.

@thomasprovencher4611 Год назад

I'm wearing a Vivoactive 3 music and was similarly surprised to hear that this new watch skipped the altimeter, odd choice.

@Zebron5000 Год назад

Agreed, I find this confusing. As someone who rides mtb, I enjoy having my elevation gain set as a data field while I'm riding. I was seriously considering this watch until I heard this. Guess I'll be keeping my vivoactive 4.

@jason-white Год назад

@@Zebron5000 Yeh, so far as for what I do I have not heard of a better watch than my Vivoactive 4. I used the 3 for a long time but really wanted Body Battery so I got the 4 and love it.

@RickyTy1 Год назад

Does this work with a external Heartrate monitor strap?

@EricElsewhere Год назад

I'd love to see a comparison between this and the Apple Watch 8, coming out next week...

@Dcrainmaker Год назад

Seems like a good topic for another (very soon) week...

@gtws123 Год назад

Do you have the review for swimming on this garmin venu 2?

@solitude8375 Год назад

Is there any comparison for Venu SQ 2 Vs Forerunner 255?

@BuffaloTLK Год назад

Is YT music also available on the watch?

@VViNeTu Год назад

*Can someone help, my Venu2 SQ battery lasts less than two days, and I am not using GPS, Buletooth, phone...just tracking Sleep, Stress, Body Battery, Ox, Pulse. How do I set >>Smartwatch mode with activity tracking and 24/7 wrist-based heart rate monitoring>> in which the battery is said to lasts 11 days?*

@MrDeviousdom Год назад

If one of you guys has this watch, please let me know if: Can all of the health/fitness functions be turned off or do they run automatically?! I have absolutely no desire to use any of that stuff. Does the watch have a stopwatch and if so what is the longest amount of time it can count to? I'm in search of a smartwatch that can count up to several hours. Thanks 🙂

@Dwoollam Год назад

There is some more exciting news. Apparently there is a garmin 265. A 255 with amoled screen. Now that’s exciting.

@DB-yx6pk Год назад

how is the GPS connection on the Venu SQ2? currently I'm using a Garmin VivoSmart Hr+ and time to time when I go for a run I have to wait over 5min to have connectivity. in some rare cases been waiting nearly 15min, which does become frustrating specially when is cold weather

@Dcrainmaker Год назад

It's good, usually takes 2-4 seconds to get signal. Quick and easy. Cheers!

@cindil.8774 Год назад

Is the text any larger then on the original Venu SQ. I have both the round Venu and SQ and the text is SO tiny on the original SQ.

@Dcrainmaker Год назад

It’s bigger in some areas, but that’s mostly due to the UI being redesigned a bit. Other areas it’s the same.

@alejandronicolas523 Год назад

can you modify the rest screen on swim

@jacobreubenaglipa5669 9 месяцев назад

Does it record false steps? like when riding a car.

@javajunkie7417 Год назад

does it notify you of text and phone calls?

@BuffaloTLK Год назад

Can you still control your music on the non music edition if you have your phone with you?

@jaleesa00 Год назад

Probably

@paksijoco9801 Год назад

I still don't understand why the sleep score is not available for the SQ 1. When I got this watch I was completely puzzled of why such a simple feature that is visible in the app anyway is not available on the watch itself. A crazy simple moon icon and "7h26m" would be perfectly enough. I assume this is a software thing, a complete bs move from Garmin. I remember it was available in the widgets back in the day, just not working. Then they removed it with a firmware upgrade completely.

@smiletinytina Год назад

so there is no sleep widget on the venu Sq? ??

@paksijoco9801 Год назад

@@smiletinytina On the SQ (1), no.

@troybyers77 Год назад

Sorry if this has been asked but can you put maps on it?

@adamcurpier Год назад

Can the SQ2 or Venu 2 plus pair with external HR straps and cycling power meters, ie. Rally Pedals?

@Lasombra08 Год назад

External HR yes, power meters no.

@timmyjones2003 Год назад

Garmin Venu sq 2 vs Fitbit Sense 2?

@stennan Год назад

Would be cool to know if it could handle outdoor swimming with the upgraded GPS chip?

@Dcrainmaker Год назад

It can technically handle it, but Garmin just doesn't enable it. It's the same chipset as used on other watches.

@naturecallakbar1080 Год назад

how it's compare to Forerunner 55?

@Diegomir7 4 месяца назад

but can you put mp3 music from your pc into the watch and create a custom playlist, withour using any music streaming services?

@Dcrainmaker 4 месяца назад

Yup!

@GeraldWhipple Год назад

How hard or annoying would it be to switch GPS on and off? I only need it for running but want the battery life outside of that

@Dcrainmaker Год назад

You only use GPS during a run, otherwise, it's off.

@danielbarakat Год назад

Looks like I'll have to keep holding on to my 945 LTE. I need the peace of mind that someone can track me while I'm out running just in case of anything

@gerardvanommenkloeke9464 Год назад

@dcrainmaker do you recommend the HR monitor on these devices as a complete replacement for a chest strap while riding (both on trainer and outdoors)? Thanks.

@Dcrainmaker Год назад

It really depends on the sport/season. For outdoor riding, I tend to find optical HR sensors on the wrist struggle. But I've had pretty good luck running. Indoors, optical HR usually does very well on a trainer.

@gerardvanommenkloeke9464 Год назад

@@Dcrainmaker Thats good advice. Thanks very much. Love your channel mate.

@solitude8375 Год назад

Bro, is there any review for comparison. Venu SQ2 Vs Forerunner 255s

@dman6533 Год назад

Can somebody tell me whether I can download music via spotify on this watch if I just buy the standard Venu sq 2?

@Dcrainmaker Год назад

If you buy the 'Music' edition, then yes, it'll allow for Spotify offline downloads.

@LexaBukreev Год назад

What about powermeters? Square as Venu 2 also not support powermeters on bikes?

@Dcrainmaker Год назад

Same unfortunately.

@tadeoskie Год назад

Just use a cycling computer for power meter

@flighted2513 Год назад

Garmin's excuse of more activities being because of the gen 4 sensor is absolutely false as the fenix 6 /forerunner 945 has an older sensor yet has the HIIT activity. Call it what it is - feature creep and product segmentation, those with the lesser products are made to want to upgrade more.

@Dwoollam Год назад

Why are these watches still missing the morning report

@Dcrainmaker Год назад

I agree!

@ricka006 Год назад

Stuck between choosing this or a Venu 2/2s.

@agnieszkagalazka7130 Год назад

Same!

@ricka006 Год назад

@@agnieszkagalazka7130 went for Venu 2s and its a brilliant watch

@VietnamEli Год назад

ECG would require metallic pads to conduct the electrical signal. I doesn't look like the watch has them.

@Dcrainmaker Год назад

The watch has a metallic bezel…

@grecuccionicola Год назад

Fitbit has passive ecg , don’t need metallic pads . Garmin could also do that .

@VietnamEli Год назад

@@grecuccionicola That's not ECG, it's irregular heartbeat detection. The watches with true ECG have metallic conductive pads under and on the sides. You need two sets of them to measure the electrical signal across the body.

@grecuccionicola Год назад

@@VietnamEli I know , but Fitbit has an algorithm, to do that with ppg , heart on the puls , it’s about 80% accurate says Fitbit, and fda approved.

@VietnamEli Год назад

@@grecuccionicola That's really neat, but that's still not an ECG

@cusebike5391 Год назад

I currently have a Garmin Venu 2 and have owned 3 previous Garmin watches with floor counting. Every one of these watches has been a dumpster fire when counting floors. Not having floor counting may actually be a feature. I also had a Fitbit Charge 5 for a while. It did not have floor counting.

@KCIsMe Год назад

yeah it's pretty terrible

@testalino Год назад

It is also fun to get the step achievement during a bike ride. Shows you how well they know what you are doing.

@7ish4m Год назад

How's your experience with the watch so far?

@stdnt3463 Год назад

What watch is in your hand?

@Dcrainmaker Год назад

Samsung Watch5 Pro

@paulkline3011 9 месяцев назад

So I bought this watch last week on Amazon and now 1 week later the price has dropped $50. Music edition is now $249.99 and non music $199.99. It looks like some other garmin watches also dropped $50. I wonder if I should return my watch and rebuy it at the lower price? Or would Amazon refund me the $50? Does anybody know?

@paulkline3011 9 месяцев назад

Update. I reached out to Amazon and to my surprise refunded us $105 because I had bought 2 of these. 1 for me and 1 for my wife. 🥳

@truesf345 Год назад

This could have been so much more , beef up the exterior, stronger case , sapphire and better water resistance and you have an apple ultra killer 🤷🏻‍♂️ I’d pay more .

@Aaron.Rants.Reviews 11 месяцев назад

And it really should have an altimeter!

@AdamSpiers Год назад

Did you forget to add the chapters? 🙂

@Dcrainmaker Год назад

Hmm...that'd be a valid observation. Coming up!

@amaclach Год назад

It wouldn’t hurt for them to add triathlon across the range…

@Dcrainmaker Год назад

Agree. I'd argue Apple will kinda force there hand here, given it's a mere 2 weeks away from rolling out to all recent Apple Watches.

@Aaron.Rants.Reviews 11 месяцев назад

I've been using a Vivoactive HR since 2018 but the battery just isn't lasting as long nowadays. I hate circular watches though, which makes this pretty much the only Garmin option. Lack of an altimeter for elevation is honestly a deal-breaker though. Shame.

@SynergyProduction1 Год назад

Help From Indonesia, it is good for bike, tks

@GK-qc5ry Год назад

These smart watches are getting expensive. I'm not keen paying alot if they break after 1-2 years e.g. Fitbit.

@Ctec87 Год назад

The scrolling on it seems a little laggy. Bit disappointing

@jeetdeshmukh Год назад

Do these watches look high quality or look plasticity and cheap?

@arkboy4ever Год назад

I think the white and light color variants look cheap and plasticy but the darker colors look nice

@whoever_81 Год назад

Too expensive I believe. Garmin shouldn't have raised the price. When it drops to 150 it will be ok. I wonder if they upgraded the CPU. The original is pretty laggy.

@GK-qc5ry Год назад

Why does the screen have those markets around the edges? Ruins the appearance.

@mashobane6177 Год назад

The only reason I watched this video was to hear about massage alerts and responding to them . And you never said anything about them 😥.

@badsamaritan8223 Год назад

Why can't anyone make a smartwatch that isn't a fitness tracker? Why can't I just have a digital watch, that lets me load apps, and have custom watch faces, without having to have a huge HR monitor bump, and tons of permanent features that I don't need? I seriously just want a 1week battery, with custom watch faces, and Spotify remote control. I don't need to load songs on my watch, I just want to control Spotify from my wrist.

@Dcrainmaker Год назад

The HR sensor isn’t that big of battery draw, custom watch faces and 3rd party apps are.

@badsamaritan8223 Год назад

@@Dcrainmaker It's not a large battery draw, but it wastes space inside the chassis, that could allow for larger battery, or make the watch thinner and lighter weight. If you had an e-ink display, you could have custom B&W watch faces that don't consume any more power that default ones, and you'd have a week-long battery, easily.

@Nogitsune_Yako Год назад

When I see a person with a squared smartwatch which isn’t Apple, first thought is: He likes Apple watch but he can’t afford it. I know that it 90% of cases it’s not like that but still, I hate that many manufacturers are copying Apple design.

@Dcrainmaker Год назад

Fun fact: Garmin had square watches years before Apple did, in fact, almost all Garmin watches were square for some time. Even the original Vivoactive was announced 5 months before Apple shipped their first watch: www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/04/garmin-vivoactive-in-depth-review.html

@Nogitsune_Yako Год назад

@@Dcrainmaker Hmm, interesting. I didn’t know that, to be honest. 🙂