Small, cheap and cheerful, the Garmin Venu Sq is a great Fitbit and Apple Watch alternative fitness watch for people on a tight budget. Being able to access premium Garmin sports features for such a friendly price is a real boon.

Decent battery life, Plenty of performance features..., ... As well as smart ones on board, Snappy touchscreen

No AMOLED display, Small screen, Garmin Connect app is geared towards athletes

The Garmin Venu Sq is a decent all-round performer, and we've not seen a Garmin watch with a color screen at this price point before. The problem is that the screen quality and design is inferior to the more expensive original Venu. The archaic watch UI and sluggish GPS left us with mixed feelings about the cheaper Venu. While you get that familiar sports tracking experience, we wished it had more in common with its pricier compatriot in the looks department.

Feature-packed; Light and comfortable to wear; Works with external sensors;

Slightly archaic watch UI; Lower quality screen than Venu; Missing altimeter

There’s nothing really new here, but Garmin’s Venu Sq offers solid features and performance at an affordable price

Lightweight and comfortable design; Offline Spotify playback; Appropriately priced;

Sleep tracking didn’t work on our review sample; No altimeter; Inferior battery life;

The Garmin Venu Sq is a great value for those who want an inexpensive fitness tracker, complete with GPS and long battery life. If you’re looking for one of the best fitness trackers for less than $200, you can’t do better than the Garmin Venu Sq.

Great selection of fitness and health features, Accurate, fast GPS, Great battery life, Good price

Poor app selection, Feels cheap

The Garmin Venu Sq is a well-priced and powerful jack-of-all-trades smartwatch, which cherry picks some of the best features of Garmin, Apple and Fitbit devices. It’s sports tracking focused, but doesn’t hold back in terms of wellness and body insights that cost a lot more elsewhere.

Stress; energy and respiration; Great price; Loads of sports profiles

The arrival of the Venu Sq means you can now pick up a Garmin smartwatch with a color display for less than £200. The problem is that the screen quality and design is inferior to the more expensive Venu. The archaic watch UI and sluggish GPS left us with mixed feelings about the cheaper Venu.

Feature-packed; Light and comfortable to wear; Works with external sensors

Slightly archaic watch UI; Lower quality screen than Venu; Missing altimeter

The Venu Sq is a new approach from Garmin, looking to offer something a little less sporty in looks, while retaining the potency of Garmin's sporting heritage.

Compact design; GPS tracking; Lots of sports tracking; Body Battery for holistic view of fitness and recovery; Good accuracy

Display isn't the best; User interface might be a little too basic

The Venu Sq is a new approach from Garmin, looking to offer something a little less sporty in looks, while retaining the potency of Garmin's sporting heritage.

Compact design; GPS tracking; Lots of sports tracking; Body Battery for holistic view of fitness and recovery; Good accuracy;

Display isn't the best; User interface might be a little too basic;

A very capable fitness tracker – but its smartwatch credentials can’t keep up

Loads of stats; Decent battery life; Comfortable

Music Edition costs too much; Dated interface; Limited smart features