{"id":501847,"date":"2026-01-08T17:53:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T17:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/501847\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T17:53:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T17:53:10","slug":"garmin-relaunches-ultra-thin-smartwatch-with-new-version","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/501847\/","title":{"rendered":"Garmin relaunches ultra-thin smartwatch with new version"},"content":{"rendered":"

Garmin has kicked off a new year with a product refresh rather than a new device. Specifically, the company has quietly updated the Venu X1 with a third colour option dubbed ‘Soft Gold with Titanium Caseback’. Moreover, Garmin includes a matching nylon band, which it advertises as ‘French Grey’.<\/p>\n

Functionally, the new release remains unchanged from the original black and green Venu X1 variants that debuted in June 2025<\/a> with a 7.9 mm thick housing. Thus, the Soft Gold variant boasts up to 8 days of battery life with 5 ATM water resistance and a built-in flashlight. Additionally, Garmin includes a 2-inch AMOLED display, which helps contribute to the smartwatch’s 40 g weight, including the company’s official band.<\/p>\n

The Soft Gold variant has arrived for $699.99 to match the official prices of its Black and Moss siblings. While a $100 drop on the smartwatch’s original MSRP, the Venu X1 was available for $599.99 across the holiday season until a few days ago. Currently, the Venu X1 in Soft Gold is available from Garmin directly or can be ordered from third parties like Amazon<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Alex<\/a>Alex Alderson<\/a> – Senior Tech Writer – 13960 articles published on Notebookcheck since 2018<\/p>\n

Prior to writing and translating for Notebookcheck, I worked for various companies including Apple and Neowin. I have a BA in International History and Politics from the University of Leeds, which I have since converted to a Law Degree. Happy to chat on Twitter or Notebookchat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Garmin has kicked off a new year with a product refresh rather than a new device. Specifically, the…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":501848,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[18106,225133,225132,705,18094,80933,18107,18102,18105,18101,18108,10545,2290,11853,225131,158,18104,18103,67,132,68,80934,225130],"class_list":{"0":"post-501847","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-gadgets","8":"tag-benchmarks","9":"tag-french-gray","10":"tag-french-grey","11":"tag-gadgets","12":"tag-garmin","13":"tag-garmin-venu-x1","14":"tag-graphics-card","15":"tag-laptop","16":"tag-netbook","17":"tag-notebook","18":"tag-processor","19":"tag-reports","20":"tag-review","21":"tag-reviews","22":"tag-soft-gold-with-titanium-caseback","23":"tag-technology","24":"tag-test","25":"tag-tests","26":"tag-united-states","27":"tag-unitedstates","28":"tag-us","29":"tag-venu-x1","30":"tag-venu-x1-soft-gold"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115860760649821517","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/501847","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=501847"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/501847\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/501848"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=501847"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=501847"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=501847"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}