Garmin Venu 2 Plus

22 reviews

Jan, 2025

Positive
design (7)
reliability (6)
battery (6)
touch screen (2)
performance (2)

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price (5)
software (5)
usability (4)
size (3)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 22 reviews of Garmin Venu 2 Plus. The average rating for this product is 4.2/5, compared to an average rating of 4.1/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Opinions about the touch screen and performance are on the whole positive. The reliability and battery also get good reviews. Some have doubts about the size and price.

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Expert review by : Adam Doud (digitaltrends.com)

Garmin Venu 2 Plus Review: Premium in All the Right Ways | Digital Trends

The Garmin Venu 2 Plus smartwatch is a premium wearable and Garmin's first watch that works with your voice assistant.

Rock-solid connectivity

High price

“The Garmin Venu 2 Plus is a premium smartwatch in every way, including the price. But when you factor in rock-solid connectivity, a ton of data, and voice assistant control, it earns its price tag.”

Jan, 2022

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Expert review by : Lexy Savvides (cnet.com)

Garmin Venu 2 Plus Review: The All-Around Fitness and Smart Watch

It's a great hybrid watch for anyone who wants comprehensive fitness tracking and smartwatch features like a speaker and mic.

Speaker and mic support ; Same great fitness tracking as Venu 2 ; Battery lasts 8 days

Only one 43mm size option ; No LTE version

Nov, 2022

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Expert review by : Matthew Miller (zdnet.com)

Venu 2 Plus review: Garmin moves closer to a true smartwatch | ZDNet

I've never considered Garmin's GPS sports watches as smartwatches, but with the addition of phone call support and hands-free voice assistants the Venu 2 Plus could be considered a smartwatch. These new features and the capability of the Garmin...

Phone call and voice assistant support ; Gorgeous, brilliant AMOLED display ; Touchscreen and button navigation interface ; Powerful Garmin ecosystem and capability ; Solid battery life ; Support for a vast number of sports and activities

Expensive ; Button press required for voice assistant

Feb, 2022

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Expert review by : Stefan Möllenhoff (androidpit.com)

Garmin Venu 2 Plus review: Primarily a sports watch

Garmin continues its successful mid-range series with the Venu 2 Plus. The promise this time: The Venu 2 Plus will be smarter. Does that work?

Extensive tracking capability ; Huge accessory ecosystem ; Solid build quality

No LTE version available ; More a sports watch than a smartwatch ; No ECG

The Garmin Venu 2 Plus is a great sports watch and a decent smartwatch. In terms of functionality, it can keep up with many of the current smartwatches, although the operation on the watch simply does not look as polished as Samsung or Apple in...

Jan, 2022

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Expert review by : DC Rainmaker (dcrainmaker.com)

Garmin Venu 2 Plus vs Garmin Epix: A Very Detailed Comparison

This might sound like an oddly quirky comparison, but if the comments section the last week is any indication – there are far more folks than I would have thought who want to know the difference. Thus, when you ask, I…umm…record a video.

Jan, 2022

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Expert review by : Michael L Hicks (androidcentral.com)

Garmin Venu 2 Plus review: More tempting (and expensive) than ever

Last year, we called the Garmin Venu 2 a fantastic device that cost far too much for what it offered. Now, Garmin has released a new version with mostly the same specs but some small upgrades for $50 more. Despite that, the Venu 2 Plus may be worth the...

Beautiful AMOLED display ; New third button for customizable shortcut ; Animated HIIT workouts and muscle map ; Phone calling and voice assistants added ; Music storage, Garmin Pay, and SpO2 sensor

Quite expensive ; No LTE ; Slow syncing when adding workouts and watch faces ; Call speaker is a bit quiet

The Garmin Venu 2 Plus is an attractive three-button smartwatch that supports Google Assistant, Siri, and Bixby for nav shortcuts or calling contacts. Its 1.3-inch AMOLED screen is fully visible in direct sunlight, with a smooth refresh rate for great...

Jan, 2022

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Expert review by : Jimmy Westenberg (androidauthority.com)

Garmin Venu 2 Plus review: The first real Garmin smartwatch

The Garmin Venu 2 Plus makes an already great fitness watch even better. Read our full Garmin Venu 2 Plus review to see why.

Excellent design and build quality

Jan, 2022

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Expert review by : Kate Kozuch (tomsguide.com)

Garmin Venu 2 Plus review: This fitness-tracking smartwatch just got smarter

The Garmin Venu 2 Plus adds on-wrist phone calls and support for voice assistants to what was already a very versatile smartwatch.

Stunning AMOLED display ; Reliable fitness tracking and Garmin Coach ; Call quality is better than expected ; Fantastic battery life

Recovery advice could be better ; Not enough third-party apps

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Jan, 2022

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Expert review by : DC Rainmaker (dcrainmaker.com)

Garmin Venu 2 Plus In-Depth Review

The Garmin Venu 2 Plus aims to be an incremental update over the , with the core new features being voice assistants and a speaker for making and receiving calls. This is the first Garmin watch to offer any sort of voice assistant integration, and out...

Jan, 2022

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Expert review by : Andrew Williams (trustedreviews.com)

Garmin Venu 2 Plus

The Garmin Venu 2 Plus is a Venu 2 with a slightly trimmer frame and some new smartwatch-style features. But how good is it?

Tidier, slicker design than the original Venu 2 ; Excellent fitness tracking depth and versatility ; Can take/make calls

Speaker is quiet and thin ; No significant improvements to actual fitness tracking skills ; Digital assistant support is limited and clunky

The Garmin Venu 2 Plus is a Venu 2 with a slightly trimmer frame and some new smartwatch-style features. None of which are essential, but may be enough to sway you over to team Garmin if you’re deciding between a smartwatch and a fitness watch. The...

Feb, 2022

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