{"id":234538,"date":"2026-01-08T17:07:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T17:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/234538\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T17:07:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T17:07:08","slug":"garmin-relaunches-ultra-thin-smartwatch-with-new-version","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/234538\/","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":2,"featured_media":234539,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[569,119520,119519,203,5215,34331,570,61,60,562,568,561,571,567,563,564,119518,80,566,565,34330,119517],"class_list":["post-234538","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-gadgets","tag-benchmarks","tag-french-gray","tag-french-grey","tag-gadgets","tag-garmin","tag-garmin-venu-x1","tag-graphics-card","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-laptop","tag-netbook","tag-notebook","tag-processor","tag-reports","tag-review","tag-reviews","tag-soft-gold-with-titanium-caseback","tag-technology","tag-test","tag-tests","tag-venu-x1","tag-venu-x1-soft-gold"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234538","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=234538"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234538\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/234539"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=234538"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=234538"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=234538"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}