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Garmin Approach S44
Garmin Approach S44 is a GPS sports watch released in January 2025. Key specs: case size 43 mm, screen size 1.2″, AMOLED / OLED display, battery life (smartwatch mode) 10 days.
4.0Score
Display5.3
Battery life2.7
Sports & outdoor2.5
Build & durability3.0
price range$260–330
- Released
- January 2025
- Type
- GPS sports watch
- Brand
Garmin- Popularity
- #326 of 796
- Series
- Garmin Approach S mm · 10 generations
- Model numbers
- Approach S50
43 mmCase size
1.2″Screen size
YesAMOLED / OLED display
10 daysBattery life (smartwatch mode)
15 hGPS battery life
5 ATMWater resistance
42 gWeight
Spec guide
How it ranks among GPS sports watches of 2025
Screen size · 1.2″Bottom 7%Battery life (smartwatch mode) · 10 daysBottom 45%GPS battery life · 15 hBottom 4%Water resistance · 5 ATMBottom 38%Weight · 42 gTop 46%
Compared with GPS sports watches released in 2025. Bars show the share of models it beats.
compared with other GPS sports watches
Why is Approach S44 a good choice?
Weight: 42 gbetter than 84% of GPS sports watches
Thickness: 11.4 mmbetter than 88% of GPS sports watches
Pixel density: 325 ppibetter 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
- 42 g
- Thickness
- 11.4 mm
- Height
- 43 mm
- Width
- 43 mm
- Sapphire crystal
- No
- Lens / cover glass
- Corning ® Gorilla ® Glass 3
- Strap material
- silicone
- Water resistance
- 5 ATM
- Water rating (maker)
- 5 ATM
Display
- Screen size
- 1.2″
- Panel
- AMOLED
- AMOLED / OLED display
- Yes
- Always-on display
- Yes
- Touchscreen
- Yes
- Resolution (width)
- 390 px
- Resolution (height)
- 390 px
- Pixel density
- 325 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, GLONASS, Galileo, Compass, Gyroscope, Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor
Sports & navigation
- Built-in GPS
- Yes
- Satellite systems
- GLONASS, GALILEO
- Compass
- Yes
- Sport profiles
- 5
Smart features
- Storage
- 4 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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