Head to head
Apple Apple Watch Series 12 42mmvsGarmin Garmin Venu 4 45mm
- 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 45 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 45mm1 gap borderline0 differences you won’t notice£70.99 apart at RRP
Verdict: Garmin Venu 4 45mm ahead on 1 row, Apple Watch Series 12 42mm on none
On the makers’ published figures, the Garmin Venu 4 45mm wins on battery life (maker's claim) (288 h against 24 h). One gap is borderline, a difference most people would not notice: weight (case only) (32.2 g against 38 g) for the Apple Watch Series 12 42mm. The other 28 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.