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Samsung Galaxy Watch9 40mmvsGarmin Garmin Venu 4 41mm

Released
2026-08-07Samsung Newsroom UK — Galaxy Watch Ultra2 and Watch9, retrieved 2026-09-13
Price
£349Samsung UK store — Galaxy Watch9, retrieved 2026-09-13
Security updates until
Not published by the makerSamsung UK — How to update software on Galaxy Watch, retrieved 2026-09-13
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 Galaxy Watch9 40mm1 win for Garmin Venu 4 41mm1 gap borderline1 difference you won’t notice£90.99 apart at RRP

Verdict: Garmin Venu 4 41mm ahead on 1 row, Galaxy Watch9 40mm on none

On the makers’ published figures, the Garmin Venu 4 41mm wins on battery life (maker's claim) (240 h against 40 h). One gap is borderline, a difference most people would not notice: case size (40 mm against 41 mm). The difference in weight (case only) is below the threshold you would notice. The other 26 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

SpecificationSamsung Galaxy Watch9 40mmGarmin Venu 4 41mm
Dimensions
42.7 x 40.4 x 8.6 mmOfficial
No verified data
Case size

Marginal — most people won’t notice.

Case shapeSame.
Weight (case only)

You won’t notice this difference.

Case material
Armor AluminiumOfficial
No verified data
Water rating
5 ATM + IP68 / MIL-STD-810HOfficial
No verified data

Display

SpecificationSamsung Galaxy Watch9 40mmGarmin Venu 4 41mm
Display typeDiffers, but not ranked.
Super AMOLED, Full Colour Always On DisplayOfficial
Bright colour displayOfficial
Display sizeDiffers, but not ranked.
1.34inOfficial
Resolution
438 x 438Official
No verified data
Peak brightness
3000nitsOfficial
No verified data
Always-on display
No verified data

Platform

SpecificationSamsung Galaxy Watch9 40mmGarmin Venu 4 41mm
Operating system
Wear OS 7Official
No verified data
Chip
Qualcomm SDW6100 (Snapdragon Wear Elite, 3nm, 5 core)Official
No verified data
Storage
No verified data
RAM
No verified data

Battery

SpecificationSamsung Galaxy Watch9 40mmGarmin Venu 4 41mm
Battery life (maker's claim)
10 days (240 h)hOfficialwins this row

Garmin Venu 4 41mm is ahead here, by a gap you’d notice.

Charging
Fast ChargingOfficial
No verified data

Health

SpecificationSamsung Galaxy Watch9 40mmGarmin Venu 4 41mm
SensorsDiffers, but not ranked.
Accelerometer, Barometer, Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis Sensor, Electrical Heart Sensor, Gyro Sensor, Geomagnetic Sensor, Light Sensor, Optical Heart Rate Sensor, Temperature SensorOfficial
Garmin Elevate wrist heart rate monitor, Pulse Ox blood oxygen saturation monitor, barometric altimeter, compass, gyroscope, accelerometer, thermometer, ambient light sensorOfficial
ECG
No verified data
Skin temperature
No verified data
GPSDiffers, but not ranked.
L1+L5 Dual-Frequency GPS (GPS, Glonass, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS)Official

Connectivity

SpecificationSamsung Galaxy Watch9 40mmGarmin Venu 4 41mm
Cellular modelDiffers, but not ranked.
Cellular model price
No verified data
UK networks with eSIM
EE, Vodafone3rd party
No verified data
Wi-Fi
802.11a/b/g/n 2.4GHz+5GHzOfficial
No verified data
Bluetooth
No verified data
NFC payments
No verified data

Compatibility

SpecificationSamsung Galaxy Watch9 40mmGarmin Venu 4 41mm
Works withDiffers, but not ranked.
Android 13.0 or higher and with more than 1.5GB of memoryOfficial
Compatible with iPhone and AndroidOfficial
CompatibilityDiffers, but not ranked.
Android; some features need a Samsung phoneOfficial
iPhone and AndroidOfficial
6 attributes neither watch has a sourced figure for

Strap width · Display area · Battery capacity · Charge to 80% · Blood oxygen · Blood pressure. Rows appear as sources are cited — a gap in our data, not a statement about either watch.

The pairs a buyer of either watch would also weigh. Any two watches in the catalogue can be compared from the chooser.