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Garmin Approach S42
Garmin Approach S42 is a GPS sports watch released in March 2021. Key specs: case size 43 mm, screen size 1.2″, battery life (smartwatch mode) 10 days, GPS battery life 15 h.
3.6Score
Display3.4
Battery life2.7
Build & durability2.9
price range$260–330
- Released
- March 2021
- Type
- GPS sports watch
- Brand
Garmin- Popularity
- #611 of 796
- Series
- Garmin Approach S mm · 10 generations
43 mmCase size
1.2″Screen size
NoAMOLED / OLED display
10 daysBattery life (smartwatch mode)
15 hGPS battery life
5 ATMWater resistance
43 gWeight
Spec guide
How it ranks among GPS sports watches of 2021
Screen size · 1.2″Bottom 16%Battery life (smartwatch mode) · 10 daysBottom 42%GPS battery life · 15 hBottom 4%Water resistance · 5 ATMTop 49%Weight · 43 gBottom 47%
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 S42 a good choice?
Weight: 43 gbetter than 83% of GPS sports watches
Thickness: 11.7 mmbetter than 83% of GPS sports watches
Weak points
Screen size: 1.2″worse than 95% of GPS sports watches
Water resistance: 5 ATMworse than 93% of GPS sports watches
Battery life (smartwatch mode): 10 daysworse than 77% of GPS sports watches
GPS battery life: 15 hworse than 98% of GPS sports watches
Specifications
Full specifications
Design & durability
- Case size
- 43 mm
- Weight
- 43 g
- Thickness
- 11.7 mm
- Height
- 43.4 mm
- Width
- 43.4 mm
- Sapphire crystal
- No
- Lens / cover glass
- chemically strengthened glass
- Strap material
- silicone
- Water resistance
- 5 ATM
- Water rating (maker)
- 5 ATM
Display
- Screen size
- 1.2″
- Panel
- Sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel
- AMOLED / OLED display
- No
- Always-on display
- Yes
- Touchscreen
- Yes
- Resolution (width)
- 240 px
- Resolution (height)
- 240 px
- Pixel density
- 200 ppi
Battery
- Battery life (smartwatch mode)
- 10 days
- GPS battery life
- 15 h
- Wireless charging
- No
- Charging
- Garmin proprietary plug charger
Health sensors
- Sensors
- GPS, Gyroscope, Accelerometer
Sports & navigation
- Built-in GPS
- Yes
- Sport profiles
- 5
Smart features
- Storage
- 0.06 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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