Improving Your Golf Game with Garmin

Not sure which Garmin Approach is the right one for you? This comparison chart can help you identify which features each Approach model has.

Garmin Approach Series ComparisonApproach
S12
Approach
S42
Approach
S62
Approach S70 – 42mm
Approach S70 - 42 mm - Black Ceramic Bezel with Powder Gray Silicone Band - plays like distance
Approach S70 – 47mm
Approach S70 - 47 mm - plays like distance
Approach
G12
Approach
G30
Approach
G80
Approach
Z82
Lens Material❌chemically strengthened glassCorning® Gorilla® Glass 3Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3❌❌❌❌
Bezel material❌metalceramicceramicceramic❌❌❌❌
QuickFit watch band compatible❌❌✅ (22 mm)✅ (20 mm)✅ (22 mm)❌❌❌❌
Quick release bands ✅✅❌❌❌❌❌❌❌
Strap materialSiliconeSiliconeSiliconeSiliconeSilicone❌❌❌❌
Physical size43.7 x 43.7 x 11.5 mm
Fits wrists with a circumference of 125-202 mm
43.4 x 43.4 x 11.7 mm
Small/Medium version fits wrists with a circumference of 106-176 mm (Silver/White and Rose Gold/Light Sand versions)
One Size versions fit wrists with a circumference of 125-202 mm (Black/Gunmetal only)
47 x 47 x 14.8 mm
Fits wrists with a circumference of 125-208 mm
42 x 42 x 12.6 mm
Fits wrists with a circumference of 115-185 mm
47 x 47 x 13.4 mm
Fits wrists with a circumference of 130-205 mm
1.8″ x 2.0″ x 0.5″ (45.8 x 51.3 x 12.4 mm)2.1″ x 3.0″ x 0.8″ (53.0 x 75.0 x 21.0 mm)2.3” x 4.5” x 0.6” (58.7 x 114.2 x 16.1 mm)4.8″ x 3.1″ x 1.7″ (122.9 x 80.0 x 42.1 mm)
Touchscreen❌✅✅✅✅❌✅✅❌
Color display❌✅✅✅✅❌✅✅❌
Display size 0.9” x 0.9” (23 x 23 mm)1.2 in (30.4mm) diameter1.3” (33.02 mm) diameter1.2″ (32.02 mm) diameter1.4″ (35.41 mm) diameter0.9” x 0.9” (23 x 23 mm)2.3″ diag (58.4 mm)1.8” x 3.0” (45.7 x 76.1 mm); 3.5” diag (88.9 mm❌
Display resolution175 x 175 pixels240 x 240 pixels260 x 260 pixels390 x 390 pixels
454 x 454 pixels
175 x 175 pixels200 x 265 pixels282 x 470 pixels❌
Display typesunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP)sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP)sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP)AMOLED Optional Always-On ModeAMOLED Optional Always-On Modesunlight-readable, high-resolution, monochromeTransflective color TFT touchscreenTransflective color TFT touchscreenfull color OLED display
Weight1.20 oz (34.1 g)1.5 oz (43 g)2.2 oz (61 g)1.5 oz (44 g)2.0 oz (56 g)0.9 oz (25.1 g)2.5 oz (70.9 g)4.2 oz (119 g)8.2 oz (232 g)
Battery LifeWatch mode: Up to 10 weeks
GPS mode: Up to 30 hours
Smartwatch mode: Up to 10 days
GPS mode: Up to 15 hours
Smartwatch mode: up to 14 days
GPS mode: up to 20 hours
Smartwatch mode: Up to 10 days
GPS Mode Up to 15 hours (using default display settings: gesture wake-up in Smartwatch mode and always-on while golfing)
Smartwatch mode: Up to 16 days
GPS Mode Up to 20 hours (using default display settings: gesture wake-up in Smartwatch mode and always-on while golfing)
up to 30 hours (GPS mode)Up to 15 hoursUp to 15 hoursup to 15 hours (GPS mode)
Water rating5 ATM 5 ATM 5 ATM 5 ATM5 ATMIPX7IPX7IPX7IPX7
Memory/History125 MB64 MB1 GB32 GB32 GB❌❌❌❌
Clock features Time/Date, GPS Time Sync, Automatic daylight saving time, Sunrise/sunset timesTime/Date, GPS Time Sync, Automatic daylight saving time, Alarm clock, Timer, Stopwatch, Sunrise/sunset timesTime/Date, GPS Time Sync, Automatic daylight saving time, Alarm clock, Timer, Stopwatch,Sunrise/sunset timesTime/Date, GPS Time Sync, Automatic daylight saving time, Alarm clock, Timer, Stopwatch,Sunrise/sunset timesTime/Date, GPS Time Sync, Automatic daylight saving time, Alarm clock, Timer, Stopwatch,Sunrise/sunset timesTime/Date, Odometer❌❌❌
Sensors
GPSâś…âś…âś…âś…âś…âś…âś…âś…âś…
GLONASS❌❌❌✅✅❌❌✅❌
Galileo❌❌❌✅✅❌❌❌❌
Multi-frequency Positioning❌❌❌❌✅❌❌❌❌
SatIQ™ Technology❌❌❌❌✅❌❌❌❌
Radar❌❌❌❌❌❌❌✅❌
Barometric altimeter❌❌❌✅✅❌❌❌❌
Compass❌❌✅✅✅❌❌✅❌
Gyroscope❌✅✅✅✅❌❌❌❌
Accelerometer❌✅✅✅✅❌❌✅❌
Ambient light sensor❌❌❌✅✅❌❌❌❌
Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation Monitor❌❌✅✅✅❌❌❌❌
Daily Smart Features
Connectivity Bluetooth® SmartBluetooth® SmartBluetooth® Smart and ANT+®Bluetooth®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi®Bluetooth®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi®Bluetooth® Smart❌Bluetooth® SmartBluetooth® Smart
Connect IQ (downloadable watch faces, data fields, widgets and apps)❌❌✅✅✅❌❌❌❌
On-device Connect IQ™ Store❌❌❌✅✅❌❌❌❌
Pairs with Garmin Golf app✅✅✅✅✅✅ ❌✅✅
Smart notifications❌✅✅✅✅❌❌✅ (iPhone only)❌
Text responce/ reject phone calls with text (only on Android)❌❌✅✅✅❌❌❌❌
Calendar ❌✅✅✅✅❌❌❌❌
Weather❌✅✅✅✅❌❌❌❌
Controls smartphone music❌❌✅✅✅❌❌❌❌
Plays and controls watch music❌❌❌✅✅❌❌❌❌
Music storage❌❌❌✅✅❌❌❌❌
Find my Phone ❌✅✅✅✅❌❌❌❌
Find my Watch ❌❌✅✅✅❌❌❌❌
Smartphone compatibility iPhone®, Android™iPhone®, Android™iPhone®, Android™iPhone®, Android™iPhone®, Android™✅❌✅✅
Compatible with Garmin Connect Mobile ❌✅✅✅✅❌✅✅❌
Stocks❌❌❌✅✅❌❌❌❌
Garmin Pay ❌❌✅✅✅❌❌❌❌
Safety and Tracking Features
Live Track❌❌✅✅✅❌❌❌❌
Incident Detection during select activities❌❌❌✅✅❌❌❌❌
Incident detection alert on phone for wearables❌❌❌✅✅❌❌❌❌
Assistance❌❌❌✅✅❌❌❌❌
Golfing Features
Preloaded with 43,000 courses worldwide âś…âś…âś…âś…âś…âś…âś…âś…âś…
Course preview (see detailed, hole-by-hole preview)❌❌❌❌❌❌✅✅❌
Yardage to F/M/B(distance to front, middle and back of green)âś…âś…âś…âś…âś…âś…âś…âś…âś…
Yardage to layups/doglegsâś…âś…âś…âś…âś…âś…âś…âś…âś…
Measure shot distance (calculations exact yardage for shots from anywhere on course)ManualAutomaticAutomaticâś…âś…âś…âś…âś…âś…
Big numbers mode ❌❌❌❌❌✅✅✅❌
Digital scorecardâś…âś…âś…âś…âś…âś…âś… (score up to four players with optional adjustable handicaps; scoring options include Stroke Play, Stableford, Skins and Match Play)âś…âś…
Computer scorecard review (dave and review scores on computer)❌❌❌❌❌❌✅ (on device or computer)✅❌
Custom targets❌✅✅✅✅❌✅✅❌
Stat tracking (strokes, putts per round, greens and fairway hit)✅✅✅✅✅❌✅✅✅
Garmin Autoshot ❌✅✅✅✅❌❌❌❌
Save Locations (mark course points of interest for future reference)❌❌❌❌❌❌✅ (displayed on course map)✅❌
Full vector map❌❌✅✅✅❌❌✅✅
Auto CourseView updates ✅✅✅✅✅✅❌✅❌
Green Viewâś…âś…âś…âś…âś…âś…âś…âś…âś… (automatic when laser ranging the flag)
Manual pin positions ✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅❌
Hazards and course targets âś…âś…âś…âś…âś…âś…âś…âś…âś…
PinPointer❌❌✅✅✅❌❌✅✅
PlaysLike distance ❌❌✅✅✅❌❌✅✅
Touch-targeting (touch target on display to see the distance to any point)❌❌✅✅✅❌✅✅❌
Handicap scoring❌✅✅✅✅❌✅✅✅
SwingTempo❌❌✅✅✅❌❌✅❌
Tempo Training ❌❌✅✅✅❌❌✅❌
TrueSwing compatible ❌✅✅✅✅❌✅✅❌
Round timer/odometer✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅❌
Automatic club tracking compatible (requires connect to the golf app)✅✅✅✅✅✅❌❌❌
Wind speed and direction (requires connection to the golf app)❌❌✅✅✅❌❌❌✅
Virtual caddie❌❌✅✅✅❌❌❌❌
Tournament legalâś…âś…âś…(with tournament mode enabled)âś…(with tournament mode enabled)âś…(with tournament mode enabled)âś…âś…âś… (with setting)âś… (with setting)
Green Contours (with Garmin Golf membership)❌❌✅✅✅❌❌❌❌
Tournament mode indicator light❌❌❌❌❌❌❌❌✅
Find My Garmin (helps locate lost device)❌❌❌❌❌❌❌❌✅
Laser Range Finder Features
Laser range to flag❌❌❌❌❌❌❌❌450 yards/411 meters
Laser accuracy❌❌❌❌❌❌❌❌+/- 10″ (25 cm)
Magnification❌❌❌❌❌❌❌❌6x
Flag finder❌❌❌❌❌❌❌❌yes (visual confirmation and vibrational feedback)
Image stabilization❌❌❌❌❌❌❌❌✅
2D course maps overlaid❌❌❌❌❌❌❌❌✅
Laser Range Arc❌❌❌❌❌❌❌❌✅
Radar Features
Integrated launch monitor tracks club head speed, ball speed, smash factor, swing tempo, estimated distance❌❌❌❌❌❌❌✅❌
Club head speed accuracy ❌❌❌❌❌❌❌+/- 5 mph❌
Ball speed accuracy ❌❌❌❌❌❌❌+/- 2 mph❌
Swing tempo accuracy ❌❌❌❌❌❌❌+/- 0.3❌
Carry distance accuracy ❌❌❌❌❌❌❌+/- 5 mph❌
Practice and game modes include warm-up, Virtual round, target practice, tempo training❌❌❌❌❌❌❌✅❌
Can be used indoors and outdoors ❌❌❌❌❌❌❌✅❌
Activity Tracking Features
Step counter ❌✅✅✅✅❌❌❌❌
Move bar (displays on device after a period of inactivity; walk for a couple of minuets to reset it)❌✅✅✅✅❌❌❌❌
Auto goal (learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal)❌✅✅✅✅❌❌❌❌
Calories burned❌❌✅✅✅❌❌❌❌
Floors Climbed❌❌❌✅✅❌❌❌❌
Distance traveled ❌❌✅✅✅❌❌❌❌
Intensity minuets❌❌✅✅✅❌❌❌❌
TrueUp❌✅❌✅✅❌❌❌❌
Move IQ❌❌❌✅✅❌❌❌❌
Available gym activity profiles❌❌Strength, Cardio, Treadmill and Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Indoor Rowing and Walking, Yoga❌❌❌❌❌❌
Health Monitoring
Wrist-based heart rate (constant, every second)❌❌✅✅✅❌❌❌❌
Daily resting heart rate ❌❌✅✅✅❌❌❌❌
Abnormal heart rate alerts❌❌✅✅ (high and low)✅ (high and low)❌❌❌❌
Respiration rate (24×7)❌❌❌✅✅❌❌❌❌
Pulse Ox blood oxygen saturation monitor❌❌✅ (spot-check and optionally in sleep)✅ (spot-check and optionally in sleep)✅ (spot-check and optionally in sleep)❌❌❌❌
Fitness age❌❌❌✅ ✅ ❌❌❌❌
Body Battery energy monitor❌❌✅✅✅❌❌❌❌
Relaxation reminders❌❌✅✅✅❌❌❌❌
Relaxation breathing timer❌❌✅✅✅❌❌❌❌
Sleep❌✅ (Advanced)✅✅ (Advanced)✅ (Advanced)❌❌❌❌
Sleep score and insights❌❌❌✅✅❌❌❌❌
Hydration❌✅ (in Garmin Connect)✅ (in Garmin Connect and optional Connect IQ widget)✅ (in Garmin Connect and optional Connect IQ widget)✅ (in Garmin Connect and optional Connect IQ widget)❌❌❌❌
Women’s health❌✅ (in Garmin Connect)âś… (in Garmin Connect and optional Connect IQ widget)âś… (in Garmin Connect and optional Connect IQ widget)âś… (in Garmin Connect and optional Connect IQ widget)❌❌❌❌
Health snapshot❌❌❌✅✅❌❌❌❌
Jet lag advisor❌❌❌✅✅❌❌❌❌
Training, Planning and Analysis Features
GPS speed and distance ❌✅✅✅✅❌❌❌❌
Customizable data pages ❌❌✅✅✅❌❌❌❌
Auto Pause ❌✅✅✅✅❌❌❌❌
Auto lap ❌✅✅✅✅❌❌❌❌
Interval training❌❌❌✅✅❌❌❌❌
Advanced workouts❌❌❌✅✅❌❌❌❌
Downloadable training plans❌❌❌✅✅❌❌❌❌
Manual Lap ❌❌✅✅✅❌❌❌❌
Configurable lap alerts❌❌❌✅✅❌❌❌❌
VO2 Max (Run)❌❌❌✅✅❌❌❌❌
VO2 Max (Trail Run)❌❌❌✅✅❌❌❌❌
Training status❌❌❌✅✅❌❌❌❌
Training load❌❌❌✅✅❌❌❌❌
Training load focus❌❌❌✅✅❌❌❌❌
Training effect❌❌❌✅✅❌❌❌❌
Training effect (anaerobic)❌❌❌✅✅❌❌❌❌
Primary benefit (Training Effect labels)❌❌❌✅✅❌❌❌❌
Improved recovery time❌❌❌✅✅❌❌❌❌
Virtual Partner❌❌❌✅✅❌❌❌❌
Customisable alerts❌❌✅✅✅❌❌❌❌
Touch and/or button lock ❌✅✅✅✅❌❌❌❌
Auto scroll❌❌✅✅✅❌❌❌❌
Activity history on watch ❌❌✅✅✅❌❌❌❌
Physio TrueUp❌❌✅✅✅❌❌❌❌
Heart Rate Features
HR zones ❌❌✅✅✅❌❌❌❌
HR alerts ❌❌✅✅✅❌❌❌❌
HR calories❌❌✅✅✅❌❌❌❌
% HR max ❌❌✅✅✅❌❌❌❌
% HRR❌❌✅✅✅❌❌❌❌
HR Broadcast (broadcast HR data over ANT+ to paired devices)❌❌✅✅✅❌❌❌❌
Recovery time❌❌❌✅✅❌❌❌❌
Auto max HR❌❌❌✅✅❌❌❌❌
Morning report❌❌❌✅✅❌❌❌❌
HRV status❌❌❌✅✅❌❌❌❌
Respiration rate (during exercise)❌❌❌Yoga and Breathwork onlyYoga and Breathwork only❌❌❌❌
Running Features
Available run profiles❌Running, Indoor RunningRunning, Indoor Track RunningRunning, Outdoor Track Running, Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running, Virtual Running, Trail RunningRunning, Outdoor Track Running, Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running, Trail Running❌❌❌❌
GPS-based distance time and pace❌✅✅✅✅❌❌❌❌
Cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute)❌❌❌✅✅❌❌❌❌
PacePro™ Pacing Strategies❌❌❌✅✅❌❌❌❌
Run workouts❌❌❌✅✅❌❌❌❌
Foot pod capable❌❌✅✅✅❌❌❌❌
Outdoor Recreation Features
Available outdoor recreation profiles❌❌Skiing, Snowboarding, XC Skiing, Stand Up Paddleboarding, RowingHiking, Indoor Climbing, Bouldering, Climbing, Mountain Biking, Skiing, Snowboarding, XC Skiing, Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing, Kayaking, SnowshoeingHiking, Indoor Climbing, Bouldering, Climbing, Mountain Biking, Skiing, Snowboarding, XC Skiing, Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing, Kayaking, Snowshoeing❌❌❌❌
Cycling Features
Available cycling profiles❌Biking, Indoor BikingBiking, Indoor BikingBiking, Indoor Biking, Mountain BikingBiking, Indoor Biking, Mountain Biking❌❌❌❌
Time/distance alerts (triggers alarm when you reach your goal)❌❌✅✅✅❌❌❌❌
Speed and cadence sensors support (with sensors)❌❌✅✅✅❌❌❌❌
Swimming Features
Available swim profiles❌❌Pool SwimmingPool SwimmingPool Swimming❌❌❌❌
Pool swim metrics (lengths, distance, pace stroke count, swim efficiency, calories)❌❌✅✅✅❌❌❌❌
Basic rest timer (up from 0)(pool swim only)❌❌✅✅✅❌❌❌❌
Stroke type detection (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly) (pool swim only)❌❌❌✅✅❌❌❌❌
Time and distance alerts❌❌❌✅✅❌❌❌❌
Underwater wrist-based heart rate❌❌❌✅✅❌❌❌❌