Head to head
Apple Apple Watch Series 12 42mmvsGarmin Garmin Venu 4 41mm
- Released
- 2026-09-18Apple UK Newsroom — Apple Watch Series 12, retrieved 2026-09-13
- Price
- £369Apple UK store, retrieved 2026-09-13
- Security updates until
- Not published by the makerApple UK — watchOS 27 compatible models, retrieved 2026-09-22
- Released
- 2025-09-22Garmin newsroom — Venu 4, retrieved 2026-09-13
- Price
- £439.99Garmin UK store — Venu 4 41 mm, retrieved 2026-09-22
- Security updates until
- 2027-09-29Garmin UK — Venu 4 (Security Information), retrieved 2026-09-22
0 wins for Apple Watch Series 12 42mm1 win for Garmin Venu 4 41mm1 gap borderline1 difference you won’t notice£70.99 apart at RRP
Verdict: Garmin Venu 4 41mm ahead on 1 row, Apple Watch Series 12 42mm on none
On the makers’ published figures, the Garmin Venu 4 41mm wins on battery life (maker's claim) (240 h against 24 h). One gap is borderline, a difference most people would not notice: case size (42 mm against 41 mm). The difference in weight (case only) is below the threshold you would notice. The other 27 rows have no threshold or no direction to judge by, so nobody wins them.
Specifications
A win is marked only where the figures can be ranked and the gap is one you could notice on the wrist. A row the site has no threshold for says whether the two differ, and that it is not ranking them. = marks the same figure on both, ≠ not ranked a difference with no ranking. Every figure carries its source.
Body
Display
Platform
Battery
Health
Connectivity
5 attributes neither watch has a sourced figure for
Strap width · RAM · Battery capacity · Blood pressure · Cellular model price. Rows appear as sources are cited — a gap in our data, not a statement about either watch.
Other comparisons
The pairs a buyer of either watch would also weigh. Any two watches in the catalogue can be compared from the chooser.