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Garmin Garmin Venu 4 41mmvsSamsung Galaxy Watch8 Classic 46mm

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
£449Samsung 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

2 wins for Garmin Venu 4 41mm0 wins for Galaxy Watch8 Classic 46mm0 differences you won’t notice£9.01 apart at RRP

Verdict: Garmin Venu 4 41mm ahead on 2 rows, Galaxy Watch8 Classic 46mm on none

On the makers’ published figures, the Garmin Venu 4 41mm wins on weight (case only) (33 g against 63.5 g) and battery life (maker's claim) (240 h against 40 h). 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

SpecificationGarmin Venu 4 41mmSamsung Galaxy Watch8 Classic 46mm
Dimensions
No verified data
46.4 x 46 x 10.6 mmOfficial
Case size
41mmOfficial
46mmOfficial
Case shapeSame.
roundOfficial
roundOfficial
Weight (case only)
33gOfficialwins this row
63.5gOfficial

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

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

Display

SpecificationGarmin Venu 4 41mmSamsung Galaxy Watch8 Classic 46mm
Display typeDiffers, but not ranked.
Bright colour displayOfficial
Super AMOLED, Full Colour Always On DisplayOfficial
Display sizeDiffers, but not ranked.
1.2inOfficial
1.34inOfficial
Resolution
No verified data
438 x 438Official
Peak brightness
No verified data
3000nitsOfficial
Always-on display
No verified data
YesOfficial

Platform

SpecificationGarmin Venu 4 41mmSamsung Galaxy Watch8 Classic 46mm
Operating system
No verified data
Wear OS 6Official
Chip
No verified data
Exynos W1000 (5 core, 3nm)Official
Storage
No verified data
64GBOfficial
RAM
No verified data
2GB3rd party

Battery

SpecificationGarmin Venu 4 41mmSamsung Galaxy Watch8 Classic 46mm
Battery life (maker's claim)
10 days (240 h)hOfficialwins this row
40hOfficial

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

Battery capacity
No verified data
445mAhOfficial

Samsung UK — Galaxy Watch8 Classic 46mm specs claims 445 mAh · GSMArena reports 445 mAh

Charging
No verified data
Fast Charging (WPC-based wireless charging)Official

Health

SpecificationGarmin Venu 4 41mmSamsung Galaxy Watch8 Classic 46mm
SensorsDiffers, but not ranked.
Garmin Elevate wrist heart rate monitor, Pulse Ox blood oxygen saturation monitor, barometric altimeter, compass, gyroscope, accelerometer, thermometer, ambient light sensorOfficial
Samsung BioActive Sensor (Optical Bio-signal Sensor + Electrical Heart Signal + Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis), Temperature Sensor, Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyro Sensor, Geomagnetic Sensor, Light Sensor, 3D Hall sensorOfficial
ECG
No verified data
YesOfficial
Skin temperature
No verified data
YesOfficial
GPSDiffers, but not ranked.
GPSOfficial
L1+L5 Dual-Frequency GPS (GPS, Glonass, Beidou, Galileo)Official

Connectivity

SpecificationGarmin Venu 4 41mmSamsung Galaxy Watch8 Classic 46mm
Cellular modelDiffers, but not ranked.
NoOfficial
YesOfficial
Cellular model price
No verified data
£499Official
UK networks with eSIM
No verified data
EE, Vodafone3rd party
Bluetooth
No verified data
5.3Official
NFC payments
No verified data
YesOfficial

Compatibility

SpecificationGarmin Venu 4 41mmSamsung Galaxy Watch8 Classic 46mm
Works withDiffers, but not ranked.
Compatible with iPhone and AndroidOfficial
Android 11.0 or higher and with more than 1.5GB of memoryOfficial
CompatibilityDiffers, but not ranked.
iPhone and AndroidOfficial
Android; some features need a Samsung phoneOfficial
6 attributes neither watch has a sourced figure for

Strap width · Display area · Charge to 80% · Blood oxygen · Blood pressure · Wi-Fi. 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.