Garmin Approach S12

Quick details

Released

March 2021

Dimensions

43.7 x 43.7 x 11.5 mm

Operating system

Garmin proprietary

Display 0.9 inch 176 x 176 MIP display

Battery life Up to 10 weeks watch mode; up to 30 hours GPS mode

Water resistance 5 ATM

GPS Yes

Sensors GPS

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Technical specifications

General

Release date March 2021

Product type GPS golf watch

Physical size 43.7 x 43.7 x 11.5 mm

Weight 34.1 g

Material Polymer case; silicone strap

Water resistance 5 ATM

Display type Sunlight-visible transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP)

Display size 0.9 x 0.9 inch (23 x 23 mm)

Display resolution 176 x 176 pixels

Battery Rechargeable lithium-ion battery

Battery life Up to 10 weeks watch mode; up to 30 hours GPS mode

Charging Garmin proprietary charging cable

Sensors

GNSS type GPS

GPS Yes

GALILEO No

GLONASS No

QZSS No

Beidou No

Accelerometer No

Gyroscope No

Barometric altimeter No

Compass No

Geomagnetic No

Ambient light sensor No

Optical heart rate No

Electrical heart rate No

SpO2 No

Temperature No

Galvanic skin response No

Microphone No

Speakers No

Vibration motor No

Health & activity tracking

Steps No

Distance Yes

Calories burned No

Floors No

Sports tracking Yes (golf)

Sleep No

Heart rate No

HRV No

Stress No

Blood oxygen No

Respiration rate No

Skin temperature No

ECG No

Blood pressure No

Body composition No

Glucose No

Hydration level No

UV exposure No

Calorie intake No

Hyperglycemia risk assessment No

Arterial stiffness detection No

Pulse wave arrhythmia analysis No

Daily smart features

Smartphone compatibility iPhone; Android

Operating system at launch Garmin proprietary

Storage 125 MB

Bluetooth Yes

Wi-Fi No

NFC / connected pay No

UWB No

Cellular No

Smartphone notifications No

Bluetooth calling No

Smartphone music control No

On-board music storage No

Voice assistant No

Garmin performance & training

Body Battery No

Training Readiness No

Training Status No

Training Load Focus No

Endurance Score No

Hill Score No

Real-Time Stamina No

Running Tolerance No

Running Economy No

Step Speed Loss No

Performance Condition No

PacePro No

ClimbPro No

Jet Lag Adviser No

Daily Suggested Workouts No

Race Widget No

Morning Report No

Garmin Coach No

Garmin golf

Golf course maps Yes

Green View Yes

Hazard View Yes

Garmin AutoShot No

PlaysLike Distance No

PinPointer No

Touch Targeting No

Virtual Caddie No

Green Contours No

Club tracking compatibility Yes (compatible Approach club tracking sensors)

Swing Tempo No

Tempo Training No

Garmin tactical

Stealth Mode No

Kill Switch No

Jumpmaster No

Night Vision compatibility No

Applied Ballistics No

Garmin aviation

Direct-to/Nearest airport navigation No

Aviation maps No

METAR/TAF weather No

NEXRAD radar No

Automatic flight logging No

Garmin Pilot flight-plan transfer No

Garmin diving

Dive modes No

Air integration No

SubWave networking No

Dive Readiness No

DiveView maps No

Diver-to-diver messaging No

Garmin marine

Chartplotter connectivity No

Autopilot control No

Fusion-Link No

Boat data streaming No

Tide data No

Garmin ecosystem

Connect IQ No

Built-in inReach No

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These technical specs are correct to the best of our knowledge at the time of publishing.