Ranked second in H1 2020 among the world’s largest smartwatch vendors by revenue, Garmin failed to make last year’s overall top five for both smartwatch and wearable device shipments.
One of the reasons why that happened may have something to do with the somewhat advanced age of the company’s primary mainstream Apple Watch alternative. Released back in the fall of 2019, the decidedly premium-looking and feature-packed Garmin Venu is finally receiving a direct sequel after the introduction of a lower-cost, square-shaped variant roughly seven months ago.
