How Long Will My Garmin Smartwatch Battery Last?
Answer: Longer than most other smartwatch brands.
If you have to charge your smartwatch every night while you sleep, your smartwatch is falling short. If your smartwatch battery life lasts only a day — or even just a couple — you’re missing out on tracking your body’s physiological metrics while you charge it. This means you’re getting a less accurate picture of your overall health and fitness status, not to mention missing out on the smart notifications you’ve come to rely on while it’s off your wrist and on the charger.
Luckily for you, Garmin watch batteries last a long time — and we mean a long time. At minimum, you should be getting up to 5 days of battery life before having to recharge, and at maximum you could be getting up to 50 days. (No, that is not a typo – the Garmin Enduro™ boasts up to 50 days in smartwatch mode — or 65 if you’re using solar charging.) It all depends on the features that are important to you and the watch that best fits your lifestyle. If battery life is important to you (and we bet it is), below we’ve listed each of our smartwatch models and their corresponding battery life capabilities.
Garmin Watch | Up to This Much Battery Life in Smartwatch Mode |
Approach® S12 Golf Watch | 10 weeks |
Approach® S20 Golf Watch | 8 weeks |
Approach® S42 Golf Watch | 10 days |
Approach® S62 Golf Watch | 14 days |
D2™ Air X10 Aviator Smartwatch | 7 days |
D2™ Mach 1 Aviator Smartwatch | 11 days (4 days always-on) |
Descent™ G1 Diving Watch | 21 days |
Descent™ G1 Solar Diving Watch | 21 days / 4 months with Solar |
Descent™ Mk2 Diving Watch | 16 days |
Descent™ Mk2i Diving Watch | 16 days |
Descent™ Mk2S Diving Watch | 7 days |
Enduro™ Multisport Watch | 50 days / 65 days with Solar |
Enduro 2™ Multisport Watch | 34 days / 46 days with Solar |
epix™ (Gen 2) Premium Active Smartwatch | 16 days (6 days always-on) |
fenix® 6 Multisport Watch | 14 days |
fēnix® 6 Pro and Sapphire Multisport Watch | 14 days |
fenix® 6 Pro Solar Multisport Watch | 14 days / 16 days with Solar |
fenix® 6S Multisport Watch | 9 days |
fēnix® 6S Pro and Sapphire Multisport Watch | 9 days |
fēnix® 6S Pro Solar Multisport Watch | 9 days / 10.5 days with Solar |
fēnix 6X – Pro and Sapphire Multisport Watch | 21 days |
fenix® 6X – Pro Solar Multisport Watch | 21 days / 24 days with Solar |
fenix® 7 Multisport Watch | 18 days |
fēnix® 7 – Sapphire Solar Multisport Watch | 18 days / 22 days with Solar |
fēnix® 7 – Solar Multisport Watch | 18 days / 22 days with Solar |
fēnix® 7S Multisport Watch | 11 days |
fēnix® 7S – Sapphire Solar Multisport Watch | 11 days / 14 days with Solar |
fēnix® 7S – Solar Multisport Watch | 11 days / 14 days with Solar |
fēnix® 7X – Sapphire Solar Multisport Watch | 28 days / 37 days with Solar |
fēnix® 7X – Solar Multisport Watch | 28 days / 37 days with Solar |
Forerunner® 245 Running Watch | 7 days |
Forerunner® 245 Music Running Watch | 7 days |
Forerunner® 255 Running Watch | 14 days |
Forerunner® 255 Music Running Watch | 14 days |
Forerunner® 255S Running Watch | 12 days |
Forerunner® 255S Music Running Watch | 12 days |
Forerunner® 55 Running Watch | 14 days |
Forerunner® 745 Running Watch | 7 days |
Forerunner® 945 Running Watch | 14 days |
Forerunner® 955 Running Watch | 15 days |
Forerunner® 955 Solar Running Watch | 15 days / 20 days with Solar |
Garmin Swim™ 2 Swimming Watch | 7 days |
Instinct® 2 Rugged GPS Smartwatch | 28 days |
Instinct® 2 Solar Rugged GPS Smartwatch | 28 days / Unlimited with Solar |
Instinct® 2S Rugged GPS Smartwatch | 21 days |
Instinct® 2S Solar Rugged GPS Smartwatch | 21 days / 51 days with Solar |
Legacy Hero – Captain Marvel Special Edition Smartwatch | 7 days |
Legacy Hero – First Avenger Special Edition Smartwatch | 8 days |
Legacy Hero – Darth Vader Special Edition Smartwatch | 8 days |
Legacy Saga – Rey Special Edition Smartwatch | 7 days |
Lily™ Smartwatch | 5 days |
MARQ® Collection | 12 days |
quatix® 7 Marine GPS Watch | 18 days |
quatix® 7 – Sapphire Marine GPS Watch | 16 days (6 days always-on) |
quatix® 7X – Solar Marine GPS Watch | 28 days / 37 days with Solar |
tactix® 7 Premium Tactical GPS Watch | 28 days |
tactix® 7 – Pro Solar-powered tactical GPS watch | 28 days / 37 days with Solar |
tactix® 7 – Pro Ballistics Solar-powered tactical GPS watch | 28 days / 37 days with Solar |
Venu® 2 GPS Smartwatch | 11 days |
Venu® 2 Plus GPS Smartwatch | 9 days |
Venu® 2S GPS Smartwatch | 10 days |
Venu® Sq GPS Smartwatch | 6 days |
Venu® Sq Music GPS Smartwatch | 6 days |
vívoactive® 4 GPS Smartwatch | 8 days |
vívoactive ® 4S GPS Smartwatch | 7 days |
vívofit® 4 Fitness Tracker | 1+ year |
vívofit® jr. 3 Fitness Tracker for Kids | 1 year |
vívomove® 3 Hybrid Smartwatch | 5 days |
vívomove® 3S Hybrid Smartwatch | 5 days |
vívomove® Luxe Hybrid Smartwatch | 5 days |
vívomove® Sport Hybrid Smartwatch | 5 days |
vívomove® Style Hybrid Smartwatch | 5 days |
vívosmart® 4 Fitness Tracker | 7 days |
vívosmart® 5 Fitness Tracker | 7 days |
Note: It’s important to know that this chart only depicts smartwatch mode. If your specific watch has other capabilities like built-in GPS, battery conservation functionality and more, those numbers may look different.