Garmin's latest watch is an endurance monster, and there's good news for pricing

Garmin’s Enduro watches are built around one slightly absurd idea: what if your smartwatch could simply refuse to die during an ultramarathon or multi-day trip? The Enduro 3 already pushed that formula pretty far in 2024, with solar charging and battery life measured in weeks rather than days. Now Garmin is following it with the Enduro 4, which doubles the storage and packs in more training and navigation tools without pushing the price any higher.

Battery life remains suitably ridiculous. Garmin still rates the Enduro 4 for up to 320 hours of activity tracking with solar charging or as much as 90 days in smartwatch mode under its specified sunlight conditions, matching the Enduro 3. The 51mm watch also sticks with a 1.4-inch MIP display and Power Sapphire lens, so Garmin clearly hasn’t chased an AMOLED screen at the expense of endurance.

Instead, the Enduro 4 focuses on making those long hours on the trail more useful. New comprehensive power modes include Max Accuracy for shorter activities and Max Battery for longer ones, while grade-adjusted workout targets and rolling pace account for hills when judging effort. Garmin has also added stamina zones and a stamina curve to show how your endurance is changing during an activity and over time.

The Enduro 4 has 50% more RAM than its predecessor, and Garmin says its updated mapping engine delivers 30% faster panning and a smoother interface. A new Perspective View gives you a better look farther along a route. Storage has doubled to 64GB, creating more room for music and other data.

Garmin has also expanded some of the more specialized training tools. Indoor rowing now gets VO2 max estimates and a power curve, while rucking lets you adjust pack weight during an activity and set targets such as calories burned. Garmin Epic can group activities recorded across days, weeks, or months into one larger adventure in Garmin Connect, complete with aggregated health and performance data.

Physically, this is still unmistakably an Enduro. You get a titanium bezel, fiber-reinforced polymer case, LED flashlight, 10 ATM water resistance, and a new moisture-wicking ComfortFit Fabric Band with QuickFit support. At 66g, though, the Enduro 4 is actually slightly heavier than the 63g Enduro 3.

Garmin’s other new watch goes after an entirely different crowd. The Approach S72 is its new flagship golf smartwatch available in 43mm and 47mm sizes with AMOLED displays, sapphire lenses, titanium bezels, and ComfortFit fabric bands.

Its biggest additions target golfers who want more than basic yardage information. New on-wrist swing metrics measure hand speed, backswing length, wrist rotation, and more, while golf biometric data lets players look back after a round and see trends in how heart rate may have impacted their score. Players can also log driving-range sessions in Garmin Connect so they count toward fitness goals.

With an active Garmin Golf Membership, the S72 also adds green reading on select courses, post-round putting analytics, and aerial imagery to help plan shots. It is Garmin’s first golf smartwatch with a speaker and microphone, letting users make and take phone calls and perform basic tasks with voice commands. It also has a built-in flashlight, and the larger 47mm model lasts up to 20 hours on the course or up to 16 days with GPS turned off.

Both the Enduro 4 and Approach S72 go on sale in the US on October 9, starting at $899.99 and $799.99, respectively.