Garmin Venu 4 Tops Galaxy Watch 9 Alternatives Poll With 22.9% as Pixel Watch 4 Trails by 12 Votes
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Updated · Android Authority · Aug 18
Garmin Venu 4 Tops Galaxy Watch 9 Alternatives Poll With 22.9% as Pixel Watch 4 Trails by 12 Votes
3 articles · Updated · Android Authority · Aug 18
Summary
Nearly 2,300 readers gave the Garmin Venu 4 a narrow win as the preferred Galaxy Watch 9 alternative, with 22.9% of votes in a four-device race.
The result came as Samsung’s new Galaxy Watch 9 starts at $380, a higher price point than the Galaxy Watch 8, which often sells for about $300.
Google’s Pixel Watch 4 finished second at 22.3%—just 12 votes behind—while the Amazfit Balance 2 took third with 20.7%.
Samsung’s older models lagged: the Galaxy Watch 8 drew 19% and the Watch 7 got 9.9%, suggesting readers favored rivals over staying within Samsung’s lineup.
The poll points to battery life and health tracking as key differentiators, with Garmin and Amazfit gaining ground even without Wear OS’s broader app ecosystem.