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Garmin Approach S50 Specs

What You’ll Love

Sleep score and insights
Battery life (smartwatch mode) Up to 10 days
Pulse Ox blood oxygen yes (spot-check and optionally in sleep)
Garmin Pay™
Music storage
Watch display type AMOLED (optional always-on mode)
Touchscreen
Watch water rating 5 ATM

General

Strap material ComfortFit nylon band
Lens Material Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3
Bezel Material anodized aluminum
Quick Release bands yes (20 mm, Industry standard)
Physical size 43 x 43 x 11.4 mm

S/M version fits wrists with a circumference of 127-190 mm (Ivory)
M/L version fits wrists with a circumference of 145-217 mm (Black)

Weight 29 g
Display Size 1.2″ (30.4 mm) diameter
Display Resolution 390 x 390 pixels
Color display
Large font option
Battery life 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)
Charging method Garmin proprietary plug charger
Memory/History 4 GB

Clock Features

Time/date
GPS Time Sync
Automatic daylight saving time
Alarm clock
Timer
Stopwatch
Sunrise/sunset times

Health & Wellness Monitoring

Wrist-based heart rate (constant, every second)
Daily resting heart rate
Abnormal heart rate alerts yes (high and low)
Respiration rate (24×7)
Fitness age
Body Battery™ energy monitor
All-day stress
Relaxation reminders
Relaxation breathing timer
Meditation
Breathwork
Sleep yes (advanced)
Sleep coach
Nap detection
Hydration yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget)
Women’s health yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget)
Health snapshot

Sensors

GPS
GLONASS
Galileo
Compass
Gyroscope
Accelerometer
Ambient light sensor

Daily Smart Features

Connectivity Bluetooth®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi®
Connect IQ™ (downloadable watch faces, data fields, widgets and apps)
On-device Connect IQ™ Store
Smart Notifications
Text response/reject phone call with text (Android™ only)
View images from notifications on watch (Android™ only)
Morning report
Calendar
Weather forecasts
Realtime settings sync with Garmin Connect™ mobile
Controls smartphone music
Plays and controls watch music
Find My Phone
Find My Watch
Pairs with Garmin Connect™ Mobile
Smartphone compatibility iPhone®, Android™

Activity Profiles

Gym Strength, HIIT, Cardio, Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor Rowing
Wellness Walking, Pilates, Yoga, Indoor Walking
Indoor running Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running
Outdoor running Running, Outdoor Track Running, Trail Running
Outdoor recreation Hiking, Indoor Climbing, Bouldering, Climbing, Golfing
Cycling Biking, Mountain Biking, Indoor Biking
Swim Pool Swimming
On the Water Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing, Kayaking
Racket sports Tennis, Pickleball, Badminton, Squash, Table Tennis, Padel, Platform Tennis, Racquetball
Snow & winter Skiing, Snowboarding, XC Classic Skiing, Snowshoeing
Team sports Basketball, Volleyball, Field Hockey, Ice Hockey, Football/Soccer, American Football, Lacrosse, Rugby, Ultimate Disc, Cricket, Softball, Baseball
In the ring Boxing, Mixed Martial Arts

Safety and Tracking Features

Incident Detection during select activities
Incident detection alert on phone for wearables
Assistance
LiveTrack

Activity Tracking Features

Step counter
Move alerts (displays on device after a period of inactivity)
Auto goal (learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal)
Calories burned
Floors climbed
Distance traveled
Intensity minutes
TrueUp™
Move IQ™
Garmin Connect™ Challenges app yes (optional Connect IQ app)

Gym & Fitness Equipment

Cardio workouts
Strength workouts
HIIT workouts
Yoga workouts
Pilates workouts
On-screen workout animations
On-screen workout muscle maps
Automatic rep counting

Training, Planning and Analysis Features

Customizable data pages
Downloadable training plans
HR zones
HR alerts
HR calories
% HR max
% HRR
Recovery time
Auto max HR
HRV status
HR broadcast (broadcasts HR data over ANT+® to paired devices)
Respiration rate (during exercise) yoga, breathwork and meditation only
GPS speed and distance
Auto Pause®
Advanced workouts
Auto Lap®
Manual lap
Configurable lap alerts
VO2 Max (Run)
VO2 Max (Trail Run)
Touch and/or button lock

Running Features

GPS-based distance, time and pace
Cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute)
Run workouts

Golfing Features

Preloaded with 43,000 courses worldwide
Yardage to F/M/B (distance to front, middle and back of green)
Yardage to layups/doglegs
Measures shot distance (calculates exact yardage for shots from anywhere on course)
Digital scorecard
Custom targets
Stat tracking (strokes, putts per round, greens and fairways hit)
Garmin AutoShot™
Auto CourseView updates
Green View with manual pin position
Hazards and course targets
PinPointer
PlaysLike distance
Handicap scoring
Swing Tempo
Round timer/odometer
CT10 Automatic club tracking compatible (requires accessory)
CT1 Automatic club tracking compatible (requires accessory)
Pairs with Garmin Golf app
Tournament legal yes (with tournament mode enabled)

Cycling Features

Alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goals including time, distance, heart rate or calories)
Speed and cadence sensor support (w/sensor) yes (using ANT+ or BLE)

Swimming Features

Open-water swim metrics (distance, pace, stroke count/rate, stroke distance, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories)
Pool swim metrics (lengths, distance, pace, stroke count, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories)
Stroke type detection (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly) (pool swim only)
Basic rest timer (up from 0) (pool swim only)
Auto rest (pool swim only)
Time and distance alerts
Underwater wrist-based heart rate

In the Box:

  • Approach S50 GPS golf watch in selected colour
  • Charging/data cable
  • Documentation