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Discover the Garmin Venu X1: A Brilliant Competitor for the Apple Watch Ultra 2

At a price of $799.99, the Garmin Venu X1 is available in two distinct color options. It boasts a fantastic 2-inch display, a useful LED flashlight, a slim case, and a lightweight band making it a pleasure to wear. The calculator now features a handy tip button for your convenience.

However, the watch’s always-on mode significantly reduces battery life, the watch is on the expensive side, and unfortunately, dual-band GPS is not installed.

Introducing the Garmin Venu X1: Key Features and Functions

If you are an avid user of Garmin sports watches, you might have been surprised by the recent release of the Garmin Venu X1. The Garmin Venu X1 is a clear competitor to the Apple Watch Ultra 2 and stands out with its bold, almost square design and a vivid two-inch AMOLED screen — the largest ever on a Garmin smartwatch.

The Garmin Venu X1 offers noticeably more screen real estate than even the Watch Ultra 2, making room for up to eight data fields during workouts. This results in crisp, easy-to-read stats at a glance, making the Garmin Venu X1 an excellent choice for fitness enthusiast

Garmin Venu X1: Advanced Features

Like the Fenix 8 series, the Venu X1 has a speaker and microphone allowing you to hold calls from your wrist, record voice notes while you exercise, and activate several control functions with your voice. You can even assign three shortcuts to the two buttons so that you can quickly get to regular functions without swiping or tapping on the display.

The Garmin Venu X1 also features a conveniently positioned LED flashlight, which offers four white levels and one red light level. The flashlight, coupled with strobe and other advanced LED light controls during activities, proves useful when out at night or in darker environments.

A standout feature of the Garmin Venu X1 is the longer battery life in comparison to the Apple Watch Ultra 2. If you turn off the always-on display mode, you can expect up to eight days of battery life. However, the always-on display can cut down the watch’s battery life to about two days. With a full charge, GPS tracking mode should provide 14-16 hours of activity tracking.

A Versatile GPS Watch

The Garmin Venu X1 is a better GPS sports watch than the Apple Watch Ultra 2 thanks to its customizable data fields, native support for more activities, and longer battery life. It’s an excellent transition device for Apple Watch Ultra users and other wearable fans.

Should you buy the Garmin Venu X1?

The launch of the Garmin Venu X1 might have caught many by surprise and it remains a bit polarizing with the big screen, limited battery life, and high price. However, our experience after a week of testing reveals it to be a pleasant surprise. Recommended for those who want a more capable wearable similar to the Apple Watch Ultra, the Venu X1 is a welcome addition to the Garmin lineup. The big display, thin form factor, and all of the Garmin customization people have come to love are found in this compelling smartwatch.