Head to head
Garmin Garmin Venu 4 41mmvsSamsung Galaxy Watch8 40mm
- 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
- Released
- 2025-07-25Samsung Newsroom UK — Galaxy Watch8 series, retrieved 2026-09-13
- Price
- £319Samsung Newsroom UK — Galaxy Watch8 series, retrieved 2026-09-13
- Security updates until
- Not published by the makerSamsung UK — How to update software on Galaxy Watch, retrieved 2026-09-13
1 win for Garmin Venu 4 41mm0 wins for Galaxy Watch8 40mm1 gap borderline1 difference you won’t notice£120.99 apart at RRP
Verdict: Garmin Venu 4 41mm ahead on 1 row, Galaxy Watch8 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 (41 mm against 40 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
Display
Platform
Battery
Health
Connectivity
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.
Other comparisons
The pairs a buyer of either watch would also weigh. Any two watches in the catalogue can be compared from the chooser.