Garmin Approach S50

Quick details

Released

January 2025

Dimensions

43 x 43 x 11.4 mm

Operating system

Garmin proprietary

Display 1.2 inch 390 x 390 AMOLED touchscreen

Battery life Up to 10 days smartwatch mode; up to 15 hours GPS mode

Water resistance 5 ATM

GPS Yes

Sensors Optical heart rate, Pulse Ox, GPS, Compass, Gyroscope, Accelerometer

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Technical specifications

General

Release date January 2025

Product type GPS golf watch

Physical size 43 x 43 x 11.4 mm

Weight 29 g

Material Anodized aluminum bezel; ComfortFit nylon strap

Water resistance 5 ATM

Display type AMOLED touchscreen (optional always-on mode)

Display size 1.2 inch (30.4 mm) diameter

Display resolution 390 x 390 pixels

Display protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Battery Rechargeable lithium-ion battery

Battery life Up to 10 days smartwatch mode; up to 15 hours GPS mode

Charging Garmin proprietary charging cable

Sensors

GNSS type GPS, GLONASS, Galileo

GPS Yes

GALILEO Yes

GLONASS Yes

QZSS No

Beidou No

Accelerometer Yes

Gyroscope Yes

Barometric altimeter No

Compass Yes

Geomagnetic No

Ambient light sensor Yes

Optical heart rate Yes

Electrical heart rate No

SpO2 Yes

Temperature No

Galvanic skin response No

Microphone No

Speakers No

Vibration motor Yes

Health & activity tracking

Steps Yes

Distance Yes

Calories burned Yes

Floors Yes

Sports tracking Yes (golf, walking, running, cycling and fitness)

Sleep Yes

Heart rate Yes

HRV Yes

Stress Yes

Blood oxygen Yes

Respiration rate Yes

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 4 GB

Bluetooth Yes

Wi-Fi Yes

NFC / connected pay Yes

UWB No

Cellular No

Smartphone notifications Yes

Bluetooth calling No

Smartphone music control Yes

On-board music storage Yes

Voice assistant No

Garmin performance & training

Body Battery Yes

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 Yes

Garmin Coach Yes

Garmin golf

Golf course maps Yes

Green View Yes

Hazard View Yes

Garmin AutoShot Yes

PlaysLike Distance Yes

PinPointer Yes

Touch Targeting Yes (with Garmin Golf membership)

Virtual Caddie No

Green Contours Yes (with Garmin Golf membership)

Club tracking compatibility Yes (Approach CT10 and CT1 compatible)

Swing Tempo Yes

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 Yes

Built-in inReach No

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