Garmin Vivomove Sport smartwatch with safety & tracking feature launched in India

Sudhanshu — Thu, 05 May 2022 10:58:38 +0000

Earlier this year, Garmin launched the Vivomove sports smartwatch at the CES 2022 event. Now, the brand has introduced the smartwatch in India exclusively through the Nykaa, a popular beauty, wellness, and fashion products website.

Garmin Vivomove Sport specs & features

The smartwatch comes with a 0.34-inch x 0.73-inch (72 x 154 pixels) circular hidden OLED display. It measures 40 x 40 x 11.0 mm and weighs 33.8 grams including the strap.

The smartwatch has built-in sports modes for yoga, strength, Pilates, cardio, treadmill, cycling, and more. The watch can also track outdoor cardio activities like running, walking, cycling, etc. with the connected GPS feature. The smartwatch has health-related features like tracking heart rate, blood oxygen, advanced sleep monitoring, stress monitoring, and tracking women’s health.

Other than that, the smartwatch comes with an accelerometer and an ambient light sensor. It uses Bluetooth for connectivity and performs the usual functions of a smartwatch like displaying notifications, accepting or rejecting calls, quick response texts, controlling media playback, weather, and calendar alerts, and a find my phone feature that works on both Android and iOS devices. It also comes with safety and tracking features to send a message with the user’s location to their emergency contacts, in case of emergency.

The Garmin Vivomove Sport can last up to 5 days in smartwatch mode and 6 days in the watch mode. It has a 5ATM water resistance making it safe to wear during the rainy season as well as during gym sessions.

Garmin Vivomove Sport price in India and availability

The Garmin Vivomove smartwatch has a price tag of Rs 18,990 ($249) and is available in to purchase in Ivory, Cool Mint, and Black color options. The watch will soon receive a Cocoa color option as well.

Garmin launches Venu 2 Plus & Vivomove Sport smartwatches in CES 2022

Sean — Wed, 05 Jan 2022 11:50:03 +0000

Garmin has just announced its latest wearable products during the ongoing CES 2022 event. The company has launched new smartwatches, including the Venu 2 Plus and the Vivomove Sport.

Venu 2 Plus

During the event, the American brand unveiled the latest addition to the Venu 2 series, which have finally received two crucial features. This includes the ability to take phone calls and support for voice assistant controls. The Venu 2 Plus sports a 1.3 inch AMOLED display that has a 416 x 416 pixels resolution, Always On mode, and Corning’s Gorilla Glass 3 for protection. It is available in a single 43mm case size and arrives with a 20mm replaceable silicone strap.

The new smartwatch also arrives with the usual fitness related features, allowing it to track indoor and outdoor physical activities. It even arrives with an automatic incident detection feature that alerts emergency contacts with the user’s location. Garmin states that the Venu 2 Plus can last for up to 9 days on a single full charge and up to 8 days with GPS and music mode enabled. The smartwatch supports fast charging, which adds a day worth of use in just 10 minutes of charging.

Vivomove Sport

The Vivomove Sport from the company is a hybrid watch, which joins the existing Vivomove series. It adopts a small analog design with a hidden touchscreen display in the bottom half of the case. When the user interacts with the display, the physical hands move away to offer a clear view. Furthermore, this screen displays crucial information like incoming calls, text messages, along with important health related trackers like heart rate, blood oxygen, sleep tracking, and step mapping.

The new smartwatch also arrives with sports tracking as well and can pair with a smartphone for its GPS to track the distance traveled. This hybrid watch can last for up to 5 days when it is in smartwatch mode and up to 6 days in its Watch mode.

Pricing and Availability

The Garmin Venu 2 Plus is available for a price of 450 US Dollars and is currently on sale, in three colors variants including Silver Stainless Steel Bezel with Powder Gray Case, Slate Stainless Steel Bezel with Black Case, and Cream Gold Stainless Steel Bezel with Ivory Case. On the other hand, the Vivomove Sport is priced at 180 US Dollars and is also on sale in multiple color options, namely Cool Mint case with Silver accent, Black case with Slate accent, an Ivory case with Peach Gold accent, and Cocoa case with Peach Gold accent.