Garmin announced the $799 Venu X1 health watch at present. It presents a 2-inch sq. AMOLED display screen and looks as if a shot on the Apple Watch Extremely 2, given its related sq. design and titanium physique, despite the fact that the corporate’s different watches already supply related options to Apple’s flagship wearable.
It’s form of like a sq. model of the Fenix 8 or Forerunner 970 watches, simply with shorter battery life and another trade-offs. Garmin says it’ll final about two days with the always-on show lively (or as much as 8 days with it off), in comparison with seven days of always-on with the 47mm AMOLED Fenix 8. And, whereas it has a built-in flashlight like these different watches, it lacks ECG assist and multi-band GPS. It additionally has full-color mapping, which isn’t usually discovered on Garmin’s Venu watches.
The Venu X1 contains a scratch-resistant sapphire lens and a titanium caseback, together with a built-in speaker and microphone for calls or voice instructions. Garmin notes that you should use some voice instructions, like “begin a working exercise” or “set a timer for five minutes,” with out having a smartphone paired.
The Venu X1 additionally has a collection of well being and health monitoring options with over 100 exercise profiles, in addition to a pulse oximeter to measure your blood oxygen saturation.
The Venu X1 can be obtainable in black and darkish inexperienced when it launches on June 18th.