Garmin's Enduro 4 gives trail runners and long-distance hikers more room for maps, a revised mapping engine, and new tools for pacing themselves across uneven terrain. At $899.99, it keeps the Enduro 3's original US launch price. Garmin also introduced the Approach S72, a golf watch that adds wrist-based swing data and a closer look at what happens before and after each shot.
Both were announced on October 6. Garmin's US product pages list October 9 as the date orders open, with the Approach S72 starting at $799.99.
Price: Enduro 4 $899.99; Approach S72 from $799.99
Where to buy: Garmin, Enduro 4 or Approach S72 (US orders open October 9)
Faster maps, with more room for the trip
Enduro 4 has 50% more RAM than Enduro 3, alongside an updated map engine. Garmin rates map panning as 30% faster, a targeted improvement when moving around the watch's built-in routable maps.
Perspective view adds another way to look along the route, showing nearby terrain and what's farther ahead. Storage reaches 64GB for maps, music, and other data. For a trip that crosses several regions, that extra space can reduce how much mapping you have to swap before leaving home.
At 51mm, this is still a substantial watch. Its 1.4-inch memory-in-pixel display sits behind a Power Sapphire lens, with a titanium bezel around a fiber-reinforced polymer case. Weight reaches 66 grams, three grams above the Enduro 3's launch specification. A new ComfortFit fabric band adds QuickFit attachment, and the built-in LED flashlight offers white and red light. Water resistance is rated at 10 ATM.
Solar battery ratings come with specific conditions
Enduro 4 offers preset power modes, including Max Accuracy for full-feature tracking on shorter efforts and Max Battery for extended recording. Those presets give you a way to balance tracking features against the length of the activity.
Garmin's headline rating reaches 320 hours in extended-battery activity mode with solar charging. That figure assumes continuous exposure to 50,000-lux light for the entire period. The separate 90-day smartwatch rating assumes all-day wear with three hours outside each day at 50,000 lux.
Training follows the terrain
Grade-adjusted pace-based workout targets help you maintain the intended effort on hills, while grade-adjusted rolling pace provides a continually adjusted average pace as the terrain changes. Enduro 3 already offered grade-adjusted pace; workout targets and rolling pace are the additions here.
That's a useful distinction for anyone following structured workouts on a hilly route. Chasing a pace target set for level ground can encourage you to push too hard on the climb.
Stamina zones and a stamina curve add ways to follow endurance during an activity and across your training history. Expanded rucking tools let you adjust pack weight during an activity, and indoor rowing gains VO2 max and power-curve insights.
Garmin Epic pulls the longer adventure together afterward. It groups activities recorded over days, weeks, or months into one story in Garmin Connect, combining health and performance data with photos. A week on the trail can become one trip to look back on instead of a stack of disconnected daily entries.
Approach S72 brings swing analysis to the course
Golfers get a different set of upgrades. Approach S72 comes in 43mm and 47mm sizes with AMOLED displays, sapphire lenses, titanium bezels, and ComfortFit fabric bands.
On-wrist swing metrics include hand speed, backswing length, and wrist rotation. A driving-range activity records practice sessions in Garmin Connect, while post-round biometric data lets you look for patterns between heart rate and your score. Those tools give you something specific to review after a session, although a correlation won't establish why a particular shot went wrong.
Green reading, aerial imagery, and putting analytics require an active Garmin Golf membership. After you set the pin location, green reading uses contour data on select courses to show break direction and average slope. Aerial imagery provides another view of the hole, while putting analytics in the Garmin Golf app cover speed bias, direction bias, and make rate. Check that your courses support the green features before building a purchase around them.
Approach S72 also introduces a speaker and microphone to Garmin's golf-watch line and supports voice commands. A built-in flashlight supplies white and red light. For the larger 47mm model, battery life is rated at up to 20 hours on the course or 16 days with GPS off. Those figures apply specifically to the larger watch.
US pricing and availability
Enduro 4 costs $899.99, matching the Enduro 3's launch MSRP. Approach S72 starts at $799.99. Garmin's US store lists both for ordering from October 9.
For an Enduro 3 owner, faster map panning and terrain-aware workout targets are the reasons to take a closer look. This update centers on navigation and training, with the same large 51mm format and headline solar-endurance ratings.
Price: Enduro 4 $899.99; Approach S72 from $799.99
Where to buy: Garmin, Enduro 4 or Approach S72 (US orders open October 9)
Approach S72 makes its strongest case for golfers who already spend time reviewing rounds and range sessions. Swing data and putting analysis give that habit more detail, with a membership required for some of the deeper tools. If all you need is a quick distance to the green, decide how much of that extra information you'll actually use before spending $800.
