Retailer images strongly suggest that a Garmin Venu 3 launch is imminent. September looks highly likely for Garmin’s top-end smartwatch.
We’ve already published information on this site as LONG ago as the first quarter of the year detailing some of Garmin’s new features – both those in the pipeline and those already launched in other Garmin watches. I’ll add the links again further below these images which are genuine
What the images show
The images confirm a nice-looking, circular AMOLED screen. We see an excellent circular watch face, finally, Garmin might have got its act together with non-childlike watch faces. Then we see the addition of the morning report which is already available on other watches (I use it daily) and, strangely, parts of the sleep coaching mini-feature are slated to be included in that.
Sleep coaching is one of the big new features and probably also takes inputs from the new wrist temperature sensor.
The widget glances look new to Venu (I can’t remember) and the muscle heatmap is also new to Venu though already on other watches. The muscle heatmap is a feature originally and innovatively launched by Coros.
‘Obviously’ Venu 3 will also get the new Elevate 5 OHR sensor and the latest GNSS chipset with SatIQ and dual frequency reception.
What will be your favourite new #Garmin #Venu 3 feature?
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“The muscle heatmap is a feature originally and innovatively launched by Coros.”
– nice remark ???? very few people is aware of this (at least from Garmin users ????)
try this
Track mode is a feature originally and innovatively launched by Coros.
😉
V3 and V3s on pictures: https://www.mysmartprice.com/gear/garmin-venu-3-venu-3s-renders-design-size-colour-options/
ty added above
I guess at this point it is safe to say that the VivoActive line is no more.
On this photo https://assets.mspimages.in/gear/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/venu-3-black-slate-2.jpg one can see tabs with Activities and Apps. Is is something new or it existed on Venu2?
ooooh
well spotted.
that looks new to me.
Available now: https://www.garmin.com/en-US/p/873008
what do you think had happened with wirst temperature? It is not a first time when it leaked and finally not appeared 🙁
no idea
it is coming for sure…im as certain as i can be.
dont know about it coming on venu 3 for certain but where else would a wellness feature come firsts?