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GPS Accuracy between Vivoactive and venu

Hi all,

i'm still try to deciding which Garmin watch choose between the vivoactive 4 and the venu. I know the main difference between them is the display (Amoled vs LCD), but i'm more interested in GPS accuracy.

I have read several reviews and appears that the venu (despite the same sensor) has better accuracy.

Here in English:

https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/12/garmin-venu-smartwatch-sports-review.html

https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/02/garmin-vivoactive-4-gps-smartwatch-in-depth-review.html

Here a comparison in german where appear that the venu perform very well.

https://www.pocketnavigation.de/2020/03/garmin-venu-vivoactive-4-test-smartwatch-fitness/

Is the GPS accuracy with the last updates improved or is still so and so?

Thanks

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ovekvam over 3 years ago +1

I had some GPS accuracy issues at first with the Vivoactive 4. It did improve for me by selecting GPS + Galileo, but it was still not quite as good as my previous Vivoactive HR or my Samsung S7 phone.…

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0 jim_m_58 over 3 years ago

Actually, the vivoactive 4 is MIP. The Venu is AMOLED, and the venu sq is lcd,

See https://developer.garmin.com/connect-iq/compatible-devices/

0 Matteo over 3 years ago in reply to jim_m_58

Thanks Jim_m_58! What about the gps accuracy?

0 ovekvam over 3 years ago

I had some GPS accuracy issues at first with the Vivoactive 4. It did improve for me by selecting GPS + Galileo, but it was still not quite as good as my previous Vivoactive HR or my Samsung S7 phone. Over time and several firmware updates, it has improved further, and now it seems to be quite comparable to other GPS units.

0 Matteo over 3 years ago in reply to ovekvam

Thanks!