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We've never seen a Garmin watch like the ultra-thin Venu X1; these are the highlights


With a look that evokes a skinny Apple Watch Ultra 2 and similar tools to a Forerunner 970, the Garmin Venu X1 is a unique option.

Garmin clearly designed the Venu X1 with Apple's flagship as a foil, with a slightly bigger display, the same $799 launch price, and an eight-day battery life. You may like Regardless, Garmin evidently hopes to steal away Apple customers who fell in love with the titanium design but care more about premium fitness and comfort than top-tier performance. For runners, the Garmin Venu X1 adds Training Status / Load / Effect, Lactate Threshold, Performance Condition, Daily Suggested Workouts, a Race Glance widget, real-time stamina, heat acclimation, multisport activities, Strava Live Segments, Hill / Endurance scores, and dozens of new sports modes.

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