Garmin Venu 4 introduced: LED flashlight, improved sleep tracking and new accessibility features
Garmin introduced the Venu 4 and the more compact Venu 4S , raising the starting price of the line to $549, which is $100 more expensive than the previous Venu 3 model. The watches are offered in two sizes - 41 mm and 45 mm.
The most noticeable hardware addition is the built-in LED flashlight on the top edge of the case, which allows you to maintain minimum screen brightness and at the same time illuminate the path in the dark without unnecessary energy consumption. Battery life is maintained at up to 12 days in smartwatch mode or 20 hours with active GPS.
Sleep features now analyze your sleep patterns over the past seven days and track changes in your heart rate, skin temperature, and breathing rate as you fall asleep. This should help you track stress or potential discomfort. Through the updated Garmin Connect app, users can log their caffeine or alcohol intake and see how these habits affect their nighttime heart rate and recovery time.
Garmin Fitness Coach has appeared in the training section. The service creates personalized daily workouts for 25 types of activity, taking into account exercise history, recovery speed, and sleep quality.
After last year's wheelchair mode, the manufacturer is once again expanding the accessibility features. The watch can speak the time and health indicators directly from the watch face, and also offers color filters for people with color vision impairment. In addition, the Venu 4 has an integrated ECG sensor, which was previously inherent in the more expensive Fenix and Epix series.
Garmin is positioning the new product as a response to the recent release of the Apple Watch Series 11, focusing on longer battery life, a wider range of workouts, and expanded capabilities for people with disabilities.
Recall that earlier this month, the company also introduced a new watch in its flagship series - the Fenix 8 Pro with a MicroLED display and inReach technology for LTE and satellite communications.