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Garmin Approach S12
Garmin Approach S12 is a GPS sports watch released in March 2021. Key specs: case size 44 mm, screen size 1.27″, battery life (smartwatch mode) 70 days, GPS battery life 30 h.
5.2Score
Display2.6
Battery life7.8
Build & durability4.5
price range$175–220
- Released
- March 2021
- Type
- GPS sports watch
- Brand
Garmin- Popularity
- #376 of 796
- Series
- Garmin Approach S mm · 10 generations
44 mmCase size
1.27″Screen size
NoAMOLED / OLED display
70 daysBattery life (smartwatch mode)
30 hGPS battery life
5 ATMWater resistance
34.1 gWeight
Spec guide
How it ranks among GPS sports watches of 2021
Screen size · 1.27″Bottom 23%Battery life (smartwatch mode) · 70 daysTop 1%GPS battery life · 30 hBottom 44%Water resistance · 5 ATMTop 49%Weight · 34.1 gTop 25%
Compared with GPS sports watches released in 2021. Bars show the share of models it beats.
compared with other GPS sports watches
Why is Approach S12 a good choice?
Battery life (smartwatch mode): 70 daysbetter than 99% of GPS sports watches
Weight: 34.1 gbetter than 96% of GPS sports watches
Thickness: 11.5 mmbetter than 86% of GPS sports watches
Weak points
Water resistance: 5 ATMworse than 93% of GPS sports watches
Specifications
Full specifications
Design & durability
- Case size
- 44 mm
- Weight
- 34.1 g
- Thickness
- 11.5 mm
- Height
- 43.7 mm
- Width
- 43.7 mm
- Strap material
- silicone
- Water resistance
- 5 ATM
- Water rating (maker)
- 5 ATM
Display
- Screen size
- 1.27″
- Panel
- Sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel
- AMOLED / OLED display
- No
- Always-on display
- Yes
- Resolution (width)
- 176 px
- Resolution (height)
- 176 px
- Pixel density
- 139 ppi
Battery
- Battery life (smartwatch mode)
- 70 days
- GPS battery life
- 30 h
- Wireless charging
- No
- Charging
- Garmin proprietary plug charger
Health sensors
- Sensors
- GPS
Sports & navigation
- Built-in GPS
- Yes
- Sport profiles
- 1
Smart features
- Storage
- 0.12 GB
Specs are collected from manufacturers and open databases and normalised to one format; check details with the seller before you buy.
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