Description
| Available Now at GreenTee Golf Shop |
GARMIN Approach S50 GPS Watch
Slate Aluminum Bezel with Black ComfortFit Nylon Band
WE’VE GOT YOUR GAME
Get all the features you need on the course — and beyond — with the Approach S50 GPS golf smartwatch.
WHAT YOU'LL LOVE
What You'll Love |
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| 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 |
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| 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) |
| 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 |
| Charging method | Garmin proprietary plug charger |
| Memory/History | 4 GB |
Clock Features |
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| Time/date | |
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| GPS Time Sync | |
| Automatic daylight saving time | |
| Alarm clock | |
| Timer | |
| Stopwatch | |
| Sunrise/sunset times | |
Health & Wellness Monitoring |
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| Wrist-based heart rate (constant, every second) | O |
|---|---|
| Daily resting heart rate | O |
| Abnormal heart rate alerts | yes (high and low) |
| Respiration rate (24x7) | O |
| Fitness age | O |
| Body Battery™ energy monitor | O |
| All-day stress | O |
| Relaxation reminders | O |
| Relaxation breathing timer | O |
| Meditation | O |
| Breathwork | O |
| Sleep | yes (advanced) |
| Sleep coach | O |
| Nap detection | O |
| Hydration | yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget) |
| Women's health | yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget) |
| Health snapshot | O |
Sensors |
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| GPS | |
|---|---|
| GLONASS | |
| Galileo | |
| Garmin Elevate™ wrist heart rate monitor | |
| Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation Monitor | |
| Compass | |
| Gyroscope | |
| Accelerometer | |
| Ambient light sensor | |
Daily Smart Features |
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| Connectivity | Bluetooth®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi® |
|---|---|
| Connect IQ™ (downloadable watch faces, data fields, widgets and apps) | O |
| On-device Connect IQ™ Store | O |
| Smart Notifications | O |
| Text response/reject phone call with text (Android™ only) | O |
| View images from notifications on watch (Android™ only) | O |
| Morning report | O |
| Calendar | O |
| Weather forecasts | O |
| Realtime settings sync with Garmin Connect™ mobile | O |
| Controls smartphone music | O |
| Plays and controls watch music | O |
| Find My Phone | O |
| Find My Watch | O |
| Pairs with Garmin Connect™ Mobile | O |
| Smartphone compatibility | iPhone®, Android™ |
| Passcode | |
Workout and Training Plans |
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| Cardio workouts | |
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| Strength workouts | |
| HIIT workouts | |
| Yoga workouts | |
| Pilates workouts | |
| On-screen workout animations | |
| On-screen workout muscle maps | |
Activity Profiles |
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| Gym | Strength, HIIT, Cardio, Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor Rowing |
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| Wellness | Walking, Pilates, Yoga, Indoor Walking |
| Indoor running | Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running |
| Outdoor running |
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 |
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| Incident Detection during select activities | |
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| Incident detection alert on phone for wearables | |
| Assistance | |
| LiveTrack | |
Activity Tracking Features |
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| Step counter | O |
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| Move alerts (displays on device after a period of inactivity) | O |
| Auto goal (learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal) | O |
| Calories burned | O |
| Distance traveled | O |
| Intensity minutes | O |
| TrueUp™ | O |
| Move IQ™ | O |
| Garmin Connect™ Challenges app | yes (optional Connect IQ app) |
| Automatic rep counting | |
Training, Planning and Analysis Features |
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| Customizable data pages | O |
|---|---|
| Downloadable training plans | O |
| HR zones | O |
| HR alerts | O |
| HR calories | O |
| % HR max | O |
| % HRR | O |
| Recovery time | O |
| Auto max HR | O |
| HRV status | O |
| HR broadcast (broadcasts HR data over ANT+® to paired devices) | |
| Respiration rate (during exercise) | yoga, breathwork and meditation only |
| GPS speed and distance | O |
| Auto Pause® | O |
| Advanced workouts | O |
| Auto Lap® | O |
| Manual lap | O |
| Configurable lap alerts | O |
| VO2 Max (Run) | O |
| VO2 Max (Trail Run) | O |
| Touch and/or button lock | O |
Running Features |
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| GPS-based distance, time and pace | |
|---|---|
| Cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute) | |
| Run workouts | |
Golfing Features |
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| Preloaded with 43,000 courses worldwide | O |
|---|---|
| Yardage to F/M/B (distance to front, middle and back of green) | O |
| Yardage to layups/doglegs | O |
| Measures shot distance (calculates exact yardage for shots from anywhere on course) | O |
| Digital scorecard | O |
| Custom targets | O |
| Stat tracking (strokes, putts per round, greens and fairways hit) | O |
| Garmin AutoShot™ | O |
| Full vector map | yes (with Garmin Golf membership) |
| Auto CourseView updates | O |
| Green View with manual pin position | O |
| Hazards and course targets | O |
| PinPointer | O |
| PlaysLike distance | O |
| Touch-targeting (touch target on display to see the distance to any point) | yes (with Garmin Golf membership) |
| Handicap scoring | O |
| Swing Tempo | O |
| Round timer/odometer | O |
| CT10 Automatic club tracking compatible (requires accessory) | O |
| CT1 Automatic club tracking compatible (requires accessory) | O |
| Pairs with Garmin Golf app | O |
| Tournament legal | yes (with tournament mode enabled) |
Cycling Features |
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| Alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goals including time, distance, heart rate or calories) | O |
|---|---|
| Speed and cadence sensor support (w/sensor) | yes (using ANT+ or BLE) |
Swimming Features |
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| Open-water swim metrics (distance, pace, stroke count/rate, stroke distance, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories) | |
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| 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 | |
SPECS
General |
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| Dimension | 16.5" x 10.6" x 7.5" |
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| Weight |
9 lbs |
| Water rating | IPX3 |
| Touchscreen | O |
| Display Type | LCD |
| Display Size | 10" |
| Display Resolution | 800 x 1280 pixels |
| Battery type | internal rechargeable lithium-ion |
| Battery life |
up to 4 hours |
| Interface | USB-C, HDMI |
Daily Smart Features |
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| Connectivity | BLUETOOTH®, Wi-Fi® |
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Launch Monitor Metrics |
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| Club Head speed | O |
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| Club face angle | O |
| Club path angle | O |
| Angle of attack | O |
| Ball speed | O |
| Launch angle | O |
| Launch direction | O |
| Spin axis | O |
| Spin rate | O |
| Apex height | O |
| Smash factor | O |
| Carry distance | O |
| Total distance | O |
| Deviation distance | O |
Launch Monitor Features |
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| Measurement technology | 3 high-speed cameras |
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| Target practice | O |
| Home tee hero (with active subscription) | O |
| Putting in golf simulator | O |
| Driving range | O |
| Save club stats | O |
