Garmin Venu 2 Plus, Vivomove Sport Smartwatches Launched at CES 2022
Garmin Venu 2 Plus and Vivomove Sport break cover at CES 2022
Garmin Venu 2 Plus sports a 1.3-inch AMOLED display
- Garmin Venu 2 Plus has a speaker and microphone onboard
- The Venu 2 Plus can summon the digital assistant of the paired smartphone
- The Venu 2 Plus can summon the digital assistant of the paired smartphone
Garmin has unveiled its latest wearables at the ongoing CES 2022 tradeshow. The company has added two smartwatches to its catalog, the Venu 2 Plus and the Vivomove Sport. The Venu 2 Plus joins the existing Venu 2 series but brings two key new features, the ability to take phone calls and voice assistant control. The Vivomove Sport on the other hand is an entry-level addition to the Vivomove lineup. This new Vivomove Sport looks like a traditional analog watch but has the health tracking and connected features of a smartwatch.
Garmin Venu 2 Plus price and availability
The Garmin Venu 2 Plus is priced at $450 (roughly Rs. 33,500) and is already on sale. The smartwatch is available in three colour options, Silver Stainless Steel Bezel with Powder Gray Case, Slate Stainless-Steel Bezel with Black Case, and Cream Gold Stainless Steel Bezel with Ivory Case.
Garmin Venu 2 Plus specifications
The Garmin Venu 2 Plus is available in https://jiji.ng/ a single 43mm case size and houses a 1.3-inch AMOLED display. This AMOLED panel has a 416 x 416 pixels resolution, an always-on mode, and Corning Gorilla Glass 3 on top for protection. The case has 20mm silicone straps with quick release mechanisms, and are user replaceable.
The new Garmin Venu 2 Plus has a speaker and a microphone onboard which makes it possible to take voice calls on the smartwatch itself. The Venu 2 Plus can also be used to summon the virtual assistant on a paired smartphone. Garmin has also included all the fitness features of the Venu 2 series in this new smartwatch, so it can also track multiple indoor and outdoor workouts. The Venu 2 Plus also has features like automatic incident detection which can alert emergency contacts with user location.
Garmin claims that the Venu 2 Plus can last for 9 days in smartwatch mode, and up to 8 days in GPS + music mode. The smartwatch also has a rapid charging feature which can add about 1 day of smartwatch mode use with just 10 minutes of charging. The Garmin Venu 2 Plus can be paired with Android devices as well as iPhones.
Garmin Vivomove Sport price and availability
The Garmin Vivomove Sport is priced at $180 (roughly Rs. 13,400) and is also on sale. It is available in four case colours as well, Cool Mint case with Silver accent , Black case with Slate accent, Ivory case with Peach Gold accent and Cocoa case with Peach Gold accent.
The Garmin Vivomove Sport is a hybrid smartwatch with a small touchscreen
Garmin Vivomove Sport specifications
The Vivomove Sport is a hybrid watch and joins the Vivomove 3, Vivomove 3S, and the Vivomove Style in the Vivomove series. The new Vivomove Sport has an analog design with a small hidden touchscreen display in the bottom half of the case. When interacting with the touchscreen the physical watch hands move away for a clear view. This screen can show information such as heart rate, blood oxygen, sleep tracking, and step tracking.
Garmin claims that the Vivomove Sport can track different exercises, and also use the paired smartphones GPS to track distance accurately when outdoors. It can be paired with Android smartphones as well as iPhones. The hybrid watch can also show incoming calls, text messages, and other alerts. You can expect 5 days of battery life from the Vivomove Sport when it is in Smartwatch mode, and 6 days of battery life in Watch mode.
Garmin Venu 2 Plus Smartwatch With Voice Assistance Support, Health Snapshot Tool Launched in India
Garmin Venu 2 Plus is priced at Rs. 46,990 in India.
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Garmin Venu 2 Plus has support for Always-on Display
- Garmin Venu 2 Plus comes in three colours
- The smartwatch has 5 ATM water resistance
- Garmin Venu 2 Plus has a heart rate monitoring feature
Garmin Venu 2 Plus, the new smartwatch from the popular wearables brand, is now official in India. The new Garmin Venu 2 series smartwatch comes with a voice-calling function for letting users make and receive calls directly from their wrist. The smartwatch offers support for voice assistants that allow users to control the device hands-free. Garmin Venu 2 Plus has more than 25 sports apps and has multiple health-tracking features including a Body Battery Energy Monitor, pulse Ox sensor and stress tracking. It has Health Snapshot function as well. The new Garmin smartwatch comes in three different colour options as well.
Garmin Venu 2 Plus price in India, availability
The new Garmin Venu 2 Plus smartwatch costs Rs. 46,990 in India. It can be purchased in three different colour options — Cream Gold, Graphite Black and Powder Grey.
The new smartwatch will be available from Amazon, Flipkart, Tata CLiQ, Synergizer, Tata Luxury and Garmin Brand Stores. Garmin Venu 2 Plus will be available for purchase via the offline stores of GBS, Helios, Just in Time and Croma as well.
Garmin Venu 2 Plus specifications features
The Garmin Venu 2 Plus smartwatch sports a 1.3-inch AMOLED ( 416 x 416 pixels) display. The touchscreen has support for Always-on Display. It has a 43mm watchcase and the case packs 20mm silicone straps.
Garmin has provided voice assistance functionality in the Garmin Venu 2 Plus smartwatch. It allows users to respond to texts, control compatible smart home devices using the smartwatch. It supports Siri, Google Assistant, and Bixby. Another highlight of the new device is voice calling functionality, users can make and take phone calls in the paired smartphone right from Garmin Venu 2 Plus smartwatch.
The company has added all the fitness features of the Venu 2 series to track multiple indoor and outdoor workouts in the latest smartwatch as well. It can be used to track heart rate, heart rate variability and stress. The wearable will generate a report with the Health Snapshot tool to share a report via the Garmin Connect app on the paired smartphone. Garmin’s Body Battery Energy Monitor measures the body’s energy throughout the day. The Pulse Ox3 can be used to track the blood’s oxygen saturation in the body. The smartwatch monitors the sleep of the user and provides sleep scores. Garmin Venu 2 Plus has other features including respiration tracking, and pregnancy and menstrual cycle tracking.
Garmin says the new smartwatch has more than 25 sports applications. The Garmin Venu 2 Plus offers features like automatic incident detection which can alert emergency contacts with the user location.
Additionally, users can customise workouts with the Connect app. It comes with Bluetooth connectivity and works with both iOS and Android platforms. It sends smart notifications for calls, texts, calendar reminders, social media updates, and breaking news stories. You get 5 ATM water resistance It supports streaming from Spotify, Amazon Music and Deezer and allows users to download up to 650 songs. The company has packed Garmin Pay support in the latest wearable for contactless payments.
The new Garmin Venu 2 Plus is said to offer up to 9 days of battery life in the smartwatch mode, up to 24 hours in GPS mode and up to 8 days in the GPS with music mode. The wearable is said to offer about 1 day of smartwatch mode use with just 10 minutes of charging. It weighs 51grams.
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