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 | 10 weeks |
Approach® S20 | 8 weeks |
Approach® S42 | 10 days |
Approach® S62 | 14 days |
D2™ Air X10 | 7 days |
D2™ Mach 1 | 11 days (4 days always-on) |
Descent™ G1 | 21 days |
Descent™ G1 Solar | 21 days / 4 months with Solar |
Descent™ Mk2 | 16 days |
Descent™ Mk2i | 16 days |
Descent™ Mk2S | 7 days |
Enduro™ | 50 / 65 days with Solar |
epix™ (Gen 2) | 16 days (6 days always-on) |
fenix® 6 | 14 days |
fenix® 6 Pro / Sapphire | 14 days |
fenix® 6 Pro Solar | 14 days / 16 days with Solar |
fenix® 6S | 9 days |
fenix® 6S Pro / Sapphire | 9 days |
fenix® 6S Pro Solar | 9 days / 10.5 days with Solar |
fenix® 6X | 21 days |
fenix® 6X Pro / Sapphire | 21 days |
fenix® 6X Pro Solar | 21 days / 24 days with Solar |
fenix® 7 | 18 days |
fenix® 7 Sapphire Solar | 18 days / 22 days with Solar |
fenix® 7 Solar | 18 days / 22 days with Solar |
fenix® 7S | 11 days |
fenix® 7S Sapphire Solar | 11 days / 14 days with Solar |
fenix® 7S Solar | 11 days / 14 days with Solar |
fenix® 7X Sapphire Solar | 28 days / 37 days with Solar |
fenix® 7X Solar | 28 days / 37 days with Solar |
Forerunner® 245 | 7 days |
Forerunner® 245 Music | 7 days |
Forerunner® 255 | 14 days |
Forerunner® 255 Music | 14 days |
Forerunner® 255S | 12 days |
Forerunner® 255S Music | 12 days |
Forerunner® 55 | 14 days |
Forerunner® 745 | 7 days |
Forerunner® 945 | 14 days |
Forerunner® 945 LTE | 14 days |
Forerunner® 955 | 15 days |
Forerunner® 955 Solar | 15 days / 20 days with Solar |
Garmin Swim™ 2 | 7 days |
Instinct® 2 | 28 days |
Instinct® 2 Solar | 28 days / Unlimited with Solar |
Instinct® 2S | 21 days |
Instinct® 2S Solar | 21 days / 51 days with Solar |
Legacy Hero – Captain Marvel | 7 days |
Legacy Hero – First Avenger | 8 days |
Legacy Saga – Darth Vader™ | 8 days |
Legacy Saga – Rey™ | 7 days |
Lily™ | 5 days |
MARQ® Collection | 12 days |
quatix® 7 | 18 days |
quatix® 7 Sapphire | 16 days (6 days always-on) |
quatix® 7X Solar | 28 days / 37 days with Solar |
tactix® 7 | 28 days |
tactix® 7 Pro | 28 days / 37 days with Solar |
tactix® 7 Pro Ballistics | 28 days / 37 days with Solar |
Venu® 2 | 11 days |
Venu® 2 Plus | 9 days |
Venu® 2S | 10 days |
Venu® Sq | 6 days |
Venu® Sq Music | 6 days |
vívoactive® 4 | 8 days |
vívoactive ® 4S | 7 days |
vívofit® 4 | 1+ year |
vívofit® jr. 3 | 1 year |
vívomove® 3 | 5 days |
vívomove® 3S | 5 days |
vívomove® Luxe | 5 days |
vívomove® Sport | 5 days |
vívomove® Style | 5 days |
vívosmart® 4 | 7 days |
vívosmart® 5 | 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.