2026
Better than Approach S72 43mm
- Battery life (smartwatch mode) 10 days → 16 days
- Screen size 1.3″ → 1.4″
- Resolution (width) 416 px → 454 px
Worse
Approach S72 43mm vs Approach S72 47mm — full comparison- Weight 41 g → 48 g
- Thickness 12.9 mm → 13.5 mm
2026
Better than Approach S50
- Storage 4 GB → 64 GB
- Sport profiles 46 → 95
- Sapphire crystal
- Screen size 1.2″ → 1.3″
Worse
Approach S50 vs Approach S72 43mm — full comparison- Weight 29 g → 41 g
- Thickness 11.4 mm → 12.9 mm
2025
Better than Approach S44
Approach S44 vs Approach S50 — full comparison- Sport profiles 5 → 46
- Weight 42 g → 29 g
2025
Better than Approach S70 47mm
- Weight 56 g → 42 g
- Thickness 13.4 mm → 11.4 mm
Worse
Approach S70 47mm vs Approach S44 — full comparison- Battery life (smartwatch mode) 16 days → 10 days
- GPS battery life 20 h → 15 h
- Sport profiles 40 → 5
2023
Better than Approach S70 42mm
- Battery life (smartwatch mode) 10 days → 16 days
- GPS battery life 15 h → 20 h
- Screen size 1.2″ → 1.4″
- Resolution (width) 390 px → 454 px
Worse
Approach S70 42mm vs Approach S70 47mm — full comparison- Weight 44 g → 56 g
- Thickness 12.6 mm → 13.4 mm
2023
Better than Approach S42
- AMOLED / OLED display
- Sport profiles 5 → 40
- Storage 0.06 GB → 16 GB
- Resolution (width) 240 px → 390 px
Worse
Approach S42 vs Approach S70 42mm — full comparison- Weight 43 g → 44 g
- Thickness 11.7 mm → 12.6 mm
2021
Better than Approach S12
- Sport profiles 1 → 5
- Pixel density 139 ppi → 200 ppi
- Resolution (width) 176 px → 240 px
Worse
Approach S12 vs Approach S42 — full comparison- Battery life (smartwatch mode) 70 days → 10 days
- GPS battery life 30 h → 15 h
- Weight 34.1 g → 43 g
2021
Better than Approach S62
- Battery life (smartwatch mode) 14 days → 70 days
- GPS battery life 20 h → 30 h
- Weight 61 g → 34.1 g
- Thickness 14.8 mm → 11.5 mm
Worse
Approach S62 vs Approach S12 — full comparison- Sport profiles 19 → 1
- Storage 1 GB → 0.12 GB
- Screen size 1.3″ → 1.27″
2020
Better than Approach S40
- Battery life (smartwatch mode) 10 days → 14 days
- GPS battery life 15 h → 20 h
- Sport profiles 2 → 19
- Storage 0.06 GB → 1 GB
Worse
Approach S40 vs Approach S62 — full comparison- Weight 43 g → 61 g
- Thickness 11.7 mm → 14.8 mm
2019
Garmin Approach S40
1.2″10 days43 g
The first generation in our catalog.
Specifications
Key specs by generation
| Approach S40 · 2019 | Approach S62 · 2020 | Approach S12 · 2021 | Approach S42 · 2021 | Approach S70 42mm · 2023 | Approach S70 47mm · 2023 | Approach S44 · 2025 | Approach S50 · 2025 | Approach S72 43mm · 2026 | Approach S72 47mm · 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case size | 43 mm | 47 mm | 44 mm | 43 mm | 42 mm | 47 mm | 43 mm | 43 mm | 43 mm | 47 mm |
| Screen size | 1.2″ | 1.3″ | 1.27″ | 1.2″ | 1.2″ | 1.4″ | 1.2″ | 1.2″ | 1.3″ | 1.4″ |
| AMOLED / OLED display | — | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Battery life (smartwatch mode) | 10 days | 14 days | 70 days | 10 days | 10 days | 16 days | 10 days | 10 days | 10 days | 16 days |
| GPS battery life | 15 h | 20 h | 30 h | 15 h | 15 h | 20 h | 15 h | 15 h | — | — |
| Water resistance | — | 5 ATM | 5 ATM | 5 ATM | 5 ATM | 5 ATM | 5 ATM | 5 ATM | 5 ATM | 5 ATM |
| Weight | 43 g | 61 g | 34.1 g | 43 g | 44 g | 56 g | 42 g | 29 g | 41 g | 48 g |
| NFC payments | — | Yes | — | — | Yes | Yes | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Score | — | 3.9 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 6.3 | 6.5 |