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Garmin Venu 2 Scientific Sleep Test: some issues

I have been a subscriber of one channel on YouTube that produces scientific tests of various health trackers.

The channel released a sleep tracking test of Venu 2.

Results look so-so - there are issues with REM detection also it is not very precise at detecting start and end of the sleep. I hope Garmin keeps track of these issues and tries to fix them if possible.

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Y5M_N9CrNI

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Former Member over 3 years ago +2 suggested

2868225 said:
Results look so-so - there are issues with REM detection

That's because your V2, or any other wrist worn device, can detect REM. There are 3 requirements of REM sleep.

1. Slightly twitching…
2133953 over 3 years ago +1

Interesting review, in my experience in the past couple weeks I get a ton of rem sleep but not much deep sleep. I don’t dwell on the stages too much. My huge frustration with garmin sleep tracking so far…
3590507 over 3 years ago in reply to sschaetz +1

A few weeks ago I was watching a movie in the cinema. Movie started 9 pm and the venu thought I fell asleep. Not noticing I was actually awake and drove home (I was the driver) but still Venu 2 thought…

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0 Former Member over 2 years ago in reply to Former Member

You are right in most of the things you say. However, that doesn't change the fact that Apple and Fitbit give you better sleep data (predictions, if you want) than our quite expensive Garmin watches. That's the problem (other brands show that it is possible to do it quite better).

Heck, I feel that even Amazfit gives me better sleep tracking than Garmin for only 100 euros.