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Google Google Pixel Watch 5 41mmvsGarmin Garmin Venu 4 45mm

Released
2026-08-20Google blog — Pixel Watch 5, retrieved 2026-09-13
Price
£369Google Store UK — Pixel Watch 5, retrieved 2026-09-13
Security updates until
Not published by the makerGoogle Store UK — Pixel Watch 5 specs, retrieved 2026-09-13
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 Google Pixel Watch 5 41mm1 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, Google Pixel Watch 5 41mm on none

On the makers’ published figures, the Garmin Venu 4 45mm wins on battery life (maker's claim) (288 h against 30 h). One gap is borderline, a difference most people would not notice: weight (case only) (31 g against 38 g) for the Google Pixel Watch 5 41mm. 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

SpecificationGoogle Pixel Watch 5 41mmGarmin Venu 4 45mm
Dimensions
41 x 41 x 12.3 mmOfficial
No verified data
Case size
41mmOfficial
45mmOfficial
Case shapeSame.
roundOfficial
roundOfficial
Weight (case only)
31gOfficial
38gOfficial

Marginal — most people won’t notice.

Case material
100% recycled aluminiumOfficial
No verified data
Water rating
5 ATM, IP68Official
No verified data

Display

SpecificationGoogle Pixel Watch 5 41mmGarmin Venu 4 45mm
Display typeDiffers, but not ranked.
Actua 360 AMOLED LTPO display with DCI-P3 colour, Always-on displayOfficial
Bright colour displayOfficial
Display size
No verified data
1.4inOfficial
Peak brightness
3000nitsOfficial
No verified data
Always-on display
YesOfficial
No verified data

Platform

SpecificationGoogle Pixel Watch 5 41mmGarmin Venu 4 45mm
Operating system
Wear OS 7.0Official
No verified data
Chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon W5 Gen 2 Accelerated, Cortex-M55 co-processorOfficial
No verified data
Storage
64GBOfficial
No verified data
RAM
3GB3rd party
No verified data

Battery

SpecificationGoogle Pixel Watch 5 41mmGarmin Venu 4 45mm
Battery life (maker's claim)
30hOfficial
12 days (288 h)hOfficialwins this row

Garmin Venu 4 45mm is ahead here, by a gap you’d notice.

Charge to 80%
25minOfficial
No verified data
Charging
Quick Charge DockOfficial
No verified data

Health

SpecificationGoogle Pixel Watch 5 41mmGarmin Venu 4 45mm
SensorsDiffers, but not ranked.
Compass, altimeter, red and infrared sensors for oxygen saturation (SpO2) monitoring, multipurpose electrical sensors compatible with ECG app, multi-path optical heart rate sensor, 3-axis accelerometer, gyroscope, ambient light sensor, electrical sensor to measure skin conductance (cEDA), far-field skin temperature sensor, barometer, magnetometerOfficial
Garmin Elevate wrist heart rate monitor, Pulse Ox blood oxygen saturation monitor, barometric altimeter, compass, gyroscope, accelerometer, thermometer, ambient light sensorOfficial
ECG
YesOfficial
No verified data
Blood oxygen
YesOfficial
No verified data
Skin temperature
YesOfficial
No verified data
GPSDiffers, but not ranked.
Dual Frequency GPS: GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou, QZSSOfficial
Multi-band GPSOfficial

Connectivity

SpecificationGoogle Pixel Watch 5 41mmGarmin Venu 4 45mm
Cellular modelDiffers, but not ranked.
YesOfficial
NoOfficial
UK networks with eSIM
EE, Vodafone3rd party
No verified data
Wi-Fi
802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax 2.4GHz, 5GHzOfficial
No verified data
Bluetooth
6.0Official
No verified data
NFC payments
YesOfficial
No verified data

Compatibility

SpecificationGoogle Pixel Watch 5 41mmGarmin Venu 4 45mm
Works withDiffers, but not ranked.
Works with most phones running on Android 12.0 or newer. Requires a Google Account and the Google Pixel Watch app.Official
Compatible with iPhone and AndroidOfficial
CompatibilityDiffers, but not ranked.
Android; some features need a Google phoneOfficial
iPhone and AndroidOfficial
6 attributes neither watch has a sourced figure for

Strap width · Display area · Resolution · Battery capacity · Blood pressure · Cellular model price. 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.