Approach® S50

Description

 Approach® S50

What You’ll Love
Sleep Score and Insights
Battery life (smartwatch mode) Up to 10 days
Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation Yes (spot-check and optionally in sleep)
Garmin Pay™
Music storage
Watch display type AMOLED (optional always-on mode)
Touchscreen
Water rating 5 ATM
General
Strap material ComfortFit nylon band
Lens material Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3
Bezel material Anodised aluminium
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
Colour 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
Compatible 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
Sport profiles Basketball, Volleyball, Field Hockey, Ice Hockey, Football, 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; walk for a couple of minutes to reset it)
Auto goal (learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal)
Calories Burned
Floors climbed
Distance travelled
Intensity minutes
TrueUp™
Move IQ™
Garmin Connect™ Challenges app Yes (optional Connect IQ app)
Fitness equipment/gym
Cardio workouts
Strength workouts
HIIT workouts
Yoga workouts
Pilates workouts
On-screen workout animations
On-Screen Workout Muscle Map
Automatic rep counting
Training, planning and analysis features
Customisable screen(s)
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
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
Security Information
Security updates until at least (YYYY-MM-DD) 2027-01-21