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Garmin Approach S72 43mm
Garmin Approach S72 43mm is a GPS sports watch released in October 2026. Key specs: case size 43 mm, screen size 1.3″, AMOLED / OLED display, battery life (smartwatch mode) 10 days.
6.3Score
Display5.0
Health tracking8.3
Sports & outdoor6.7
Smart features3.2
Build & durability5.3
price range$710–880
- Released
- October 2026
- Type
- GPS sports watch
- Brand
Garmin- Popularity
- #232 of 796
- Series
- Garmin Approach S mm · 10 generations
- Model numbers
- Approach S72 – 47 mm
43 mmCase size
1.3″Screen size
YesAMOLED / OLED display
10 daysBattery life (smartwatch mode)
5 ATMWater resistance
41 gWeight
YesNFC payments
Spec guide
How it ranks among GPS sports watches of 2026
Screen size · 1.3″Bottom 9%Battery life (smartwatch mode) · 10 daysBottom 38%Water resistance · 5 ATMBottom 37%Weight · 41 gTop 35%
Compared with GPS sports watches released in 2026. Bars show the share of models it beats.
compared with other GPS sports watches
Why is Approach S72 43mm a good choice?
Weight: 41 gbetter than 86% of GPS sports watches
Storage: 64 GBbetter than 91% of GPS sports watches
Weak points
Water resistance: 5 ATMworse than 93% of GPS sports watches
Battery life (smartwatch mode): 10 daysworse than 77% of GPS sports watches
Specifications
Full specifications
Design & durability
- Case size
- 43 mm
- Weight
- 41 g
- Thickness
- 12.9 mm
- Height
- 43 mm
- Width
- 43 mm
- Sapphire crystal
- Yes
- Lens / cover glass
- Sapphire crystal
- Strap material
- ComfortFit fabric
- Water resistance
- 5 ATM
- Water rating (maker)
- 5 ATM
Display
- Screen size
- 1.3″
- Panel
- AMOLED
- AMOLED / OLED display
- Yes
- Always-on display
- Yes
- Touchscreen
- Yes
- Resolution (width)
- 416 px
- Resolution (height)
- 416 px
- Pixel density
- 320 ppi
Battery
- Battery life (smartwatch mode)
- 10 days
- Battery type
- Lithium ion
- Wireless charging
- No
- Charging
- Garmin proprietary plug charger
Health sensors
- Optical heart rate
- Yes
- Blood oxygen (SpO2)
- Yes
- ECG
- Yes
- Skin temperature
- Yes
- Temperature sensor
- Yes
- HRV tracking
- Yes
- Sleep tracking
- Yes
- Sensors
- GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou, SatIQ technology, Elevate wrist heart rate monitor, Pulse Ox blood oxygen saturation monitor, Barometric altimeter, Compass, Gyroscope, Accelerometer, Thermometer, Ambient light sensor
Sports & navigation
- Built-in GPS
- Yes
- Dual-band GPS
- Yes
- Satellite systems
- GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
- Offline maps
- Yes
- Barometric altimeter
- Yes
- Compass
- Yes
- Multisport / triathlon mode
- Yes
- Sport profiles
- 95
- LED flashlight
- Yes
Connectivity
- NFC payments
- Yes
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 4
- ANT+ sensors
- Yes
Smart features
- Calls from the wrist
- Yes
- Speaker
- Yes
- Microphone
- Yes
- Voice assistant
- Yes
- Music on the watch
- Yes
- Storage
- 64 GB
- Third-party apps
- Yes
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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