| Display | Touchscreen display hidden behind a patterned lens | Always-On display; cover glass 4x more resistant to cracks than previous generation (Ion-X) |
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| Body | Metal watch case; swappable Italian leather, nylon or silicone bands | — |
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| Battery | Up to 5 days in smartwatch mode | Up to 18 hours; 15 minutes of fast charging adds up to 8 hours, about 80% in 45 minutes |
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| GPS | Connected GPS (uses a compatible smartphone's GPS); no built-in GPS | — |
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| Health | Body Battery, sleep score, heart rate, stress, Pulse Ox, respiration, women's health tracking, meditation and breathwork | — |
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| Smart features | Smart notifications, morning report, incident detection via Garmin Connect (no Garmin Pay on this model) | — |
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| Connectivity | Compatible with iPhone and Android via Garmin Connect app | 5G cellular models |
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| Case Size | — | 40mm / 44mm aluminium (midnight, starlight) |
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| Chipset | — | Apple S10 |
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| Health Sensors | — | Heart rate, wrist temperature sensing, sleep score, sleep apnea notifications, retrospective ovulation estimates |
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| OS | — | watchOS 26 (requires iPhone 11 or later with iOS 26) |
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