Released in the summer of 2021, the second-gen circular Venu has been discounted by $150 a couple of times before. Those deals didn’t last long either, and this time around there’s only one model available at that unbeatable price. We’re talking about a version with a slate bezel, black case, and black silicone band, which doesn’t look very flashy… and that’s perfectly fine by us.
The most important thing is what’s on the inside anyway, and that includes… quite a lot of neat stuff, actually. While heart rate monitoring is obviously a given in today’s wearable industry at pretty much any price point, the Garmin Venu 2 can also supervise your daily stress levels, body battery energy, sleep quality, respiration, workout intensity, and even blood oxygen saturation.
ECG technology and fall detection are likely the only big things missing from this bad boy’s health monitoring arsenal, but of course, you can’t have it all at such a reasonable price. Especially not when you get up to 11 days of battery life as well.
That device is naturally better than the Venu 2 in many important ways, but it’s also a lot pricier, and we’re not at all convinced the gap between the two generations is justified.