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Garmin Venu GPS Smartwatch Launches at RM 1,799

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Garmin Malaysia today announced the Venu, a brand new GPS smartwatch with a vibrant AMOLED screen and wide range of 24/7 health monitoring features. With a battery life up to 5-days in smartwatch mode, users won’t miss out on any valuable health insights.

Garmin Venu

(L-R: Faiz Paeh, Nizar Hashim, Mariesya Muhd, Daiyan Trisha (Ambassador of Garmin Venu), Ivan Ong (Senior Sales and Marketing Manager of Aeco Technologies (M) Sdn Bhd), Dickson Cheah (Marketing Executive of Aeco Technologies Sdn Bhd), Aida Razman, Garmin sales team, Fazziq Muqris and Tan Wing Jet.)

The new inclusion of the AMOLED screen breaths a new life into the smartwatch as the animation and graphics look a lot more vivid than its LCD counterpart. The new addition to the Venu is the on-device animated workouts for strength training, cardio, yoga and Pilates. With GPS, Elevate wrist-based heart rate, and over 20 built-in indoor and outdoor sports apps, this smartwatch is packed with features to keep up with a varied and active lifestyle.

The Venu provides all-day connection and convenience with a host of smart features including:

  1. Notifications: Receive smart notifications for incoming calls, text messages, social media updates, calendar reminders and more. Android users can reply to text messages from the device.
  2. Music: Download songs or playlists, including those from third-party music services like Spotify, Amazon Music, and Deezer, right to the wrist.
  3. Safety tracking: Incident detection (during select activities) and assistance in sending the real-time location to emergency contacts.
  4. Personalisation: Choose from a variety of gorgeous live watch faces, apps and widgets from the Garmin Connect IQTM store app. Users can even upload their own photos and turn them into watch faces.

Pricing & Availability

Garmin Venu
Display 1.2-inch 390*390 AMOLED, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Battery Up to 6 days (smartwatch mode)
Up to 6 hours (Active + GPS + music mode)
Storage 4GB
Connectivity Bluetooth and ANT+
Water Rating Swim, 5 ATM
Dimension 43.2 * 43.2 * 12.4 mm
Weight 46.3 g

The Venu features a 1.2″ screen and is available in:

  • Black with Gold Hardware
  • Light Sand with Rose Gold Hardware
  • Granite Blue with Silver Hardware
  • Black with Slate Hardware

The Garmin Venu will be available from 9th October 2019 at the suggested retail price of RM 1,799 at all authorised Garmin retailers. Garmin will also be hosting a roadshow at Midvalley Megamall East Atrium Wing on 9th – 13th October 2019.

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