Garmin Approach S50, Advanced Golf GPS Smartwatch, AMOLED Display, On-Course Features

Item # GRAPPS50K (Part # 010-03010-00)
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Item Description:
  • Stunning 1.2” color AMOLED display
  • Lightweight ComfortFit nylon strap
  • Playslike Distance feature tells you how far each shot truly is
  • Battery lasts up to 10 days in smartwatch mode & up to 15 hours in GPS mode
  • We’ve got your game with Approach S50, the GPS golf watch that gives you what you need on the course and beyond. Its slim, lightweight design and ComfortFit nylon strap make it an easy all-day wear. Its bright 1.2” AMOLED display makes it easy to see key yardages to the green, hazards and doglegs on 43,000+ preloaded courses worldwide. Get PlaysLike Distance of each shot with adjusted yardage for elevation changes, and even if you can’t see the green, always know where it is with PinPointer. Off the course, stay on top of your health with activity profiles for strength, yoga and running — plus heart rate and advanced sleep monitoring (data presented is intended to be a close estimation of metrics tracked). With up to 10 days of battery life in smartwatch mode and 15 hours in GPS mode, you can play another round without having to stop and charge. Get all the features you need on the course — and beyond — with the Approach S50 GPS golf smartwatch.

    Features:

    • BRIGHT AND COLORFUL 1.2-INCH AMOLED DISPLAY
    • 43,000+ PRELOADED COURSES
    • DISTANCE TO FRONT, MIDDLE AND BACK OF THE GREEN
    • PLAYSLIKE DISTANCE
    • PRELOADED ACTIVITY PROFILES AND WELLNESS FEATURES
    • UP TO 15 HOURS OF BATTERY IN GPS MODE

    WHAT YOU'LL LOVE

    COLORFUL AND CAPABLE
    The stunning 1.2-inch AMOLED touchscreen display makes it easy to see key yardages to the green, hazards and layups on 43,000+ courses.

    PLAN YOUR SHOT
    Get distance to the front, middle and back of the green. Plus, navigate bunkers, water hazards and layups with hazard view.

    ENHANCE YOUR GAME
    With a Garmin Golf membership, get enhanced CourseView maps of every hole, green contour data, PlaysLike Distance and touch targeting for exact distance to any point on the hole.

    PLAYSLIKE DISTANCE
    Know how far each shot is truly playing with yardage adjusted for elevation changes.

    PRELOADED ACTIVITY PROFILES
    Improve your strength and mobility with preloaded activity profiles for strength, yoga, cardio and more so you can hit the ball farther and prevent injuries.

    HEALTH AND WELLNESS FEATURES
    Get a more complete picture of your health with wrist-based heart rate, stress tracking, Body Battery™ energy monitoring, advanced sleep monitoring and more so you can perform your best on the course.

     

    PLAY

    43,000+ PRELOADED COURSES
    Your watch comes preloaded with more than 43,000 color maps of golf courses around the world. Get enhanced full-color CourseView maps with a Garmin Golf membership.

    CLUB TRACKING COMPATIBILITY
    Pair with optional Approach CT1 club tracking tags or Approach CT10 club tracking sensors (both sold separately) for shot-tracking capabilities and a clearer picture of your game.

    GO GREEN
    Quickly reference distances to the front, middle and back of the green so you have all the data you need for the perfect shot.

     

    HEALTH AND WELLNESS

    MORNING REPORT
    Get a customizable overview of your sleep, training outlook, HRV status, weather and more as soon as you wake up.

    NAP DETECTION
    Automatically track or log your naps to see how they benefit your body and the ideal time and duration they should be.

    HRV STATUS
    Gain a deeper understanding of your overall health through heart rate variability while you sleep.

    WRIST-BASED HEART RATE
    The Approach S50 smartwatch constantly samples your heart rate, so you can stay in the know all day and night

    STRESS TRACKING
    Find out if you’re having a calm, balanced or stressful day.

    WOMEN’S HEALTH TRACKING
    Track your menstrual cycle or pregnancy, and get exercise and nutrition education.

    PULSE OX SENSOR
    Track your blood oxygen saturation while you’re awake or asleep

    MEDITATION
    Help reduce stress, anxiety and more with guided meditation practices.

    MINDFUL BREATHING
    Start a breathwork activity to track your stress and respiration.

    HYDRATION
    Log your daily fluid intake as a reminder to stay hydrated.

    BODY BATTERY ENERGY MONITORING
    Track your body’s energy levels to find the best times for activity and rest

    GARMIN COACH
    Prepare for your next race, train for a milestone, or simply improve your fitness with Garmin Coach adaptive or prebuilt training plans.

    ACTIVITY TRACKING
    Keep tabs on your daily steps, calories burned and more from your wrist.

    FITNESS AGE
    Estimate how fit you are compared to your actual age.

    WORKOUT CREATION
    Create step-by-step workouts from more than 1,600 exercises in the Garmin Connect app, and send them directly to your watch.

    VO2 MAX
    See your current fitness level, and track changes over time to set goals, evaluate progress and more (not available in wheelchair mode).

     

    CONNECT

    BATTERY LIFE
    Get up to 10 days of battery life in smartwatch mode and up to 15 hours in GPS mode.

    MUSIC
    Download songs and playlists from your Spotify, Deezer or Amazon Music accounts for phone-free listening (subscription may be required).

    GARMIN PAY CONTACTLESS PAYMENTS
    Breeze through checkout lines or transit systems with participating providers.

    SMART NOTIFICATIONS
    Receive emails, texts and alerts on your watch when paired with your compatible smartphone.

    CONNECT IQ STORE
    Add watch faces, data fields and apps to your paired watch.

     

    What You'll Love

    Sleep score and insights YES
    Battery life (smartwatch mode) Up to 10 days
    Pulse Ox blood oxygen yes (spot-check and optionally in sleep)
    Garmin Pay™ YES
    Music storage YES
    Display type AMOLED (optional always-on mode)
    Touchscreen YES
    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 YES
    Large font option YES
    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 YES
    GPS Time Sync YES
    Automatic daylight saving time YES
    Alarm clock YES
    Timer YES
    Stopwatch YES
    Sunrise/sunset times YES

    Health & Wellness Monitoring

    Wrist-based heart rate (constant, every second) YES
    Daily resting heart rate YES
    Abnormal heart rate alerts yes (high and low)
    Respiration rate (24x7) YES
    Fitness age YES
    Body Battery™ energy monitor YES
    All-day stress YES
    Relaxation reminders YES
    Relaxation breathing timer YES
    Meditation YES
    Breathwork YES
    Sleep yes (advanced)
    Sleep coach YES
    Nap detection  YES
    Hydration yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget)
    Women's health yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget)
    Health snapshot YES

    Sensors

    GPS YES
    GLONASS YES
    Galileo YES
    Compass YES
    Gyroscope YES
    Accelerometer YES
    Ambient light sensor YES

    Daily Smart Features

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

    Activity Tracking Features

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

    Gym & Fitness Equipment

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

    Training, Planning and Analysis Features

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

    Running Features

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

    Golfing Features

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

    Cycling Features

    Alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goals including time, distance, heart rate or calories) YES
    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) YES
    Pool swim metrics (lengths, distance, pace, stroke count, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories) YES
    Stroke type detection (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly) (pool swim only) YES
    Basic rest timer (up from 0) (pool swim only) YES
    Auto rest (pool swim only) YES
    Time and distance alerts YES
    Underwater wrist-based heart rate YES
    Garmin Approach S50 GPS golf watch
    Charging/data cable
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