Garmin has unveiled the Approach X10 the latest golf watch in Garmin’s virtual caddy. This watch is designed for a new audience, unlike the Approach S60 that was released last year, the Approach X10 is aimed at beginner golfers to help improve their game.
When and How Much
Approach X10 Matte Black and Blue Versions (Standard Size) are available now at $249RRP – Blue colour available in the drop-down menu
Approach X10 Black (Large Size) is expected to arrive Mid-Feb at $249RRP
Quick Overview
Here’s a list of the key features available:
- Preloaded with more than 41,000 courses worldwide (check here for yours)
- Distance to front, back and middle and hazards, doglegs
- Green view (manually place the pin to help you see your target
- Battery Life (Up to 12 hours in GPS mode | Up to 23 Days in Watch mode)
- Water resistant 5ATM
What’s changed from the Approach X40 and the Approach S60
The biggest changes from the X40 and the S60 Golf watch are that Garmin has stripped away all the features unrelated to Golf (no more heart rate monitor or any activity tracking). Obviously, the removal of these extra features lowers the price of the watch significantly. The Approach X10 is $140 cheaper than the X40 and $330 less expensive than the Approach S60. I’ve included a spec list below that details all the differences, but in short, the X10 does not have the following:
- Smartphone connectivity
- Activity Tracking (Fitness, Cycling, Swimming or Training)
It has also removed a couple of the Golf modes
- Garmin Auto Shot (Detects your first shot – places a pin at that point on the course then places a second pin where you take your next shot from)
- Full vector Map (map of course)
- Auto CourseView Updates (Golf App will update your most played courses automatically)
- PinPointer (View the direction of the Pin – Need to have calibrated the compass)
- PlaysLike Distance (This mode accounts for elevation changes on the course showing adjusted distance to the green)
- Touch Targeting (touch target on display to see the distance to any point)
- Handicap Scoring (You can set a handicap for the hole or for the player)
- Swing Tempo (Need TruSwing device attached to the club)
- Tempo Training (Need TruSwing device attached to the club)
- TruSwing Compatible
| General | Approach X10 ($249AUD) | Approach X40 ($389AUD) | Approach S60 ($579AUD) |
| Lens Material | chemically strengthened glass | ||
| Bezel Material | polymer or ceramic | ||
| QuickFit™ watch band compatible | yes (22 mm) | ||
| Strap material | TPU | silicone | silicone or leather |
| Physical size | Width: 0.85” (21.5 mm) | Width: 0.83” (21.1 mm) | 46 x 46 x 14.5 mm |
| Small/medium: 5.2”-7.7” (132-195 mm) circumference | Regular: 5.4”-7.7” (137-195 mm) circumference | ||
| Large: 6.4"-8.9" (162-225 mm) circumference | X-large: 6.4"-8.9" (162-225 mm) circumference | ||
| Weight | 1.1 oz (31 g) | 1.1 oz (31 g) | standard: 1.8 oz (52 g) |
| premium: 2.2 oz (61 g) | |||
| Water rating | 5 ATM | 5 ATM | 5 ATM |
| Touchscreen | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Display type | LCD | LCD | sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP) |
| Display size | 1.00 x 0.42" (25.4 x 10.7mm) | 1.00” x 0.42” (25.4 x 10.7 mm) | 1.2” (30.4 mm) diameter |
| Display resolution | 160 x 68 pixels | 160 x 68 pixels | 240 x 240 pixels |
| Color display | Yes | ||
| Battery life | Watch: Up to 23 days; GPS mode: Up to 12 hours | Smartwatch mode: Up to 5 days | Smartwatch mode: Up to 10 days |
| GPS/HR mode: 10 hours | GPS mode: Up to 10 hours | ||
| Memory/History | 64 MB | 64 MB | 1 GB |
| Clock Features | |||
| Time/date | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| GPS Time Sync | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Automatic daylight saving time | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Alarm clock | Yes | Yes | |
| Timer | Yes | ||
| Stopwatch | Yes | ||
| Sunrise/sunset times | Yes | Yes | |
| Face It™ watch face creator | Yes | ||
| Sensors | |||
| GPS | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Garmin Elevate™ wrist heart rate monitor | Yes | ||
| Compass | Yes | ||
| Gyroscope | Yes | ||
| Accelerometer | Yes | Yes | |
| Daily Smart Features | |||
| Connectivity | Bluetooth® Smart, ANT+® | Bluetooth® Smart and ANT+® | |
| Connect IQ™ (downloadable watch faces, data fields, widgets and apps) | Yes | ||
| Smart notifications | Yes | Yes | |
| Calendar | Yes | Yes | |
| Weather | Yes | Yes | |
| Controls smartphone music | Yes | Yes | |
| Find My Phone | Yes | Yes | |
| VIRB® remote | Yes | ||
| Smartphone compatibility | iPhone®, Android™, Windows® | iPhone®, Android™, Windows® | |
| Compatible with Garmin Connect™ Mobile | Yes | Yes | |
| Activity Tracking Features | |||
| Step counter | Yes | Yes | |
| Move bar (displays on device after a period of inactivity; walk for a couple of minutes to reset it) | Yes | Yes | |
| Auto goal (learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal) | Yes | Yes | |
| Sleep monitoring (monitors total sleep and periods of movement or restful sleep) | Yes | Yes | |
| Calories Burned | Yes | Yes | |
| Distance travelled | Yes | Yes | |
| Intensity minutes | Yes | Yes | |
| TrueUp™ | Yes | Yes | |
| Fitness Equipment/Gym | |||
| Preloaded gym activity profiles | Indoor Rowing | ||
| Training, Planning and Analysis Features | |||
| GPS speed and distance | Yes | Yes | |
| Customizable data pages | Yes | Yes | |
| Auto Pause® | Yes | ||
| Auto Lap® | Yes | Yes | |
| Customizable alerts | Yes | ||
| LiveTrack | Yes | ||
| Touch and/or button lock | Yes | Yes | |
| Auto scroll | Yes | ||
| Activity history on watch | Yes | ||
| Heart Rate Features | |||
| HR zones | yes (with compatible accessory) | ||
| HR alerts | yes (with compatible accessory) | ||
| % HR max | yes (with compatible accessory) | ||
| % HRR | yes (with compatible accessory) | ||
| Running Features | |||
| Preloaded run profiles | Running | , Indoor Running | |
| GPS-based distance, time and pace | Yes | Yes | |
| Foot pod capable | Yes | ||
| Golfing Features | |||
| Yardage to F/M/B (distance to front, middle and back of green) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Yardage to layups/doglegs | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Measures shot distance (calculates exact yardage for shots from anywhere on course) | Manual | Automatic | Automatic |
| Digital scorecard | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Custom targets | Yes | ||
| Stat tracking (strokes, putts per round, greens and fairways hit) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Garmin AutoShot™ | Yes | Yes | |
| Full vector map | Yes | ||
| Auto CourseView updates | Yes | ||
| Green View with manual pin position | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Hazards and course targets | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| PinPointer | Yes | ||
| PlaysLike distance | Yes | ||
| Touch-targeting (touch target on display to see the distance to any point) | Yes | ||
| Handicap scoring | Yes | ||
| SwingTempo | Yes | ||
| Tempo Training | Yes | ||
| TruSwing™ compatible | Yes | Yes | |
| Round timer/odometer | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Outdoor Recreation Features | |||
| Preloaded outdoor recreation profiles | Skiing, Snowboarding, XC Skiing, Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing | ||
| Cycling Features | |||
| Preloaded cycling profiles | Biking, Indoor Biking | ||
| Time/distance alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goal) | Yes | ||
| Speed and cadence sensor support (with sensor) | Yes | ||
| Swimming Features | |||
| Preloaded swim profiles | Pool Swimming | ||
| Pool swim metrics (lengths, distance, pace, stroke count/rate, calories) | Yes | ||
| Swim efficiency (SWOLF) | Yes |
