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Apple Watch Series 11 vs Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 vs Google Pixel Watch 2 – The Ultimate Smartwatch Showdown

Apple Watch’s New Blood Pressure Alert Shakes Up the Smartwatch Health Race

Apple’s AI-Powered Blood Pressure Notification Feature Apple has added a long-awaited hypertension notification to its wearable lineup, marking a significant milestone in consumer health tech. Starting with the new Apple Watch Series 11 (on sale as of September 2025) – and rolling out to recent models back to Series 9 and the Ultra 2/3 – the watch can passively alert users if they may have high blood pressure reuters.com reuters.com. Unlike a typical blood pressure monitor, the Apple Watch isn’t directly measuring your systolic or diastolic pressure. Instead, Apple’s algorithms analyze subtle signals from the watch’s optical heart rate sensor over time
20 September 2025
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Garmin Venu 4 Shines Bright: Wellness Coach, Flashlight & Big Upgrades to Rival Apple Watch

Garmin Venu 4 Launch Shocks the Smartwatch World – Huge Upgrades, Flashlight & 12-Day Battery Life to Take on Apple & Samsung

Garmin Venu 4: Overview of Specifications & Features Image: Garmin Venu 4 smartwatch in use, showcasing its bright AMOLED touchscreen and sleek metal design. Design & Display: The Venu 4 refines Garmin’s design language with a more elegant build. It comes in two case sizes – 45mm and 41mm – both featuring a fully circular AMOLED display (1.4″ and 1.2″ respectively) that’s sharp and vibrant even outdoors. Garmin has reportedly boosted the display brightness to match the vivid screens on its latest Forerunner 570 and Fenix models. The larger model offers 454×454 px resolution, while the smaller is 390×390 px,
18 September 2025
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Garmin’s $300 Kid-Tracker: Bounce 2 Smartwatch Raises Parental Hopes and Eyebrows

Garmin’s $300 Kid-Tracker: Bounce 2 Smartwatch Raises Parental Hopes and Eyebrows

Overview: What Is the Garmin Bounce 2? Garmin’s Bounce 2 is a 4G LTE-connected smartwatch designed specifically for kids – essentially a phone alternative worn on the wrist. Announced in September 2025, it updates Garmin’s original Bounce kids’ watch with a more stylish look and significant new features like two-way calling and an upgraded display werindia.com werindia.com. The Bounce 2 targets parents who want to stay connected with their children and keep tabs on their safety, but who aren’t ready to give their kids full smartphones tomsguide.com. In terms of design, the Bounce 2 looks much less like a toy now. It sports a
18 September 2025
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Garmin Venu 4 Shines Bright: Wellness Coach, Flashlight & Big Upgrades to Rival Apple Watch

Garmin Venu 4 Shines Bright: Wellness Coach, Flashlight & Big Upgrades to Rival Apple Watch

Garmin Venu 4 Officially Launches: Overview In a surprise fall announcement, Garmin unveiled the Venu 4 and Venu 4S, a major update to its popular Venu line of smartwatches wareable.com. The Venu 4 represents Garmin’s fourth-generation model in this series and doubles down on the brand’s wellness-first focus. It was introduced as a “personal on-wrist coach” aimed at helping users not only track their fitness, but also understand and improve their overall health habits nasdaq.com. Garmin’s launch event on September 17, 2025 highlighted a host of new features – from advanced sleep and recovery insights to a built-in flashlight –
18 September 2025
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Apple Watch Series 11 vs Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 vs Google Pixel Watch 2 – The Ultimate Smartwatch Showdown

Apple Watch Series 11 vs Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 vs Google Pixel Watch 2 – The Ultimate Smartwatch Showdown

Apple Watch Series 11, announced on September 9, 2025, adds 5G cellular, starts at $399 for a GPS 42mm model, ships September 19, 2025, and offers a 24‑hour battery with 15‑minute fast charging for about 8 hours. Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 features 30% slimmer bezels and returns the rotating bezel on the Classic, with 40/44mm Watch 6 and 43/47mm Classic sizes, up to 2000 nits brightness, sapphire crystal, and a battery life of roughly 30–40 hours depending on usage. Galaxy Watch 6 pricing starts at $299 for the 40mm Bluetooth model and $399 for the Classic, with an 8‑minute fast
9 September 2025
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Apple Watch Ultra 3 vs Garmin Fenix 7 Pro vs Galaxy Watch 6 Classic – The Ultimate Smartwatch Showdown 2025

Apple Watch Ultra 3 vs Garmin Fenix 7 Pro vs Galaxy Watch 6 Classic – The Ultimate Smartwatch Showdown 2025

Key Facts & Highlights Now let’s dive into a detailed comparison across display, durability, battery, fitness/health features, smart features, OS/ecosystem, and pricing/availability to see how Apple’s new Ultra 3 stacks up against the Garmin Fenix 7 Pro and Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 Classic. Display All three watches take very different approaches to their displays, reflecting their target uses: Durability and Build Ruggedness is a key differentiator here – the Ultra and Fenix target extreme conditions, while the Galaxy Watch 6 Classic straddles lifestyle and durability: Battery Life Battery performance is where these three diverge dramatically. Garmin leads by a mile
9 September 2025
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Apple Watch SE 3: The $249 Game-Changer Loaded with Flagship Features

Apple Watch SE 3: The $249 Game-Changer Loaded with Flagship Features

Key Facts: A Big Upgrade for Apple’s Budget Watch Apple’s Watch SE 3 represents a major leap for Apple’s entry-level smartwatch. The SE line was first launched a few years ago to offer core Apple Watch features at a lower price, attracting many first-time smartwatch buyers and even parents who bought the affordable model for their children 9to5mac.com. Until now, these budget models often lacked the high-end perks of Apple’s flagship watches – notably, earlier SE generations had no always-on screen, no temperature or blood-oxygen sensors, and no ECG capability 9to5mac.com. Apple has now significantly closed that gap. As The
9 September 2025
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Mark Your Calendars: Apple Watch Series 11 Arrives Next Week with a Game‑Changing Health Upgrade

Apple Watch Series 11: The Next-Gen Smartwatch Poised to Shake Up 2025

Overview – What’s New (and What’s Not) in Series 11 Apple Watch Series 10’s design carries over to Series 11, meaning the same big edge-to-edge display and sleek profile.Apple Watch Series 11 is expected to look almost identical to its predecessor, with Apple forgoing any major external redesign this year macrumors.com. The Series 10 (shown above) already introduced a thinner case (~10% slimmer) and larger screens (jumping to 42mm and 46mm sizes from the prior 41mm/45mm) wareable.com wareable.com. The Series 11 will maintain this form – Apple internally viewed last year’s model as a “complete redesign,” so this year’s watch refines that foundation rather
8 September 2025
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Apple Watch Series 9 vs Galaxy Watch 6 vs Pixel Watch 2 vs Garmin Venu 3 vs Fitbit Sense 2: The Ultimate Smartwatch Showdown 2025

Ultimate 2025 Smartwatch Showdown: Apple Watch Series 9 vs Ultra 2 vs SE (and the Competition)

Key Facts Design and Build Quality Apple hasn’t radically changed its core design language in recent years, but each model has its own twist: In summary, Series 9 is refined and compact for everyday wear, SE 2 is a no-frills throwback design that still looks good (if slightly dated), and Ultra 2 is unapologetically big and rugged. Apple kept the familiar square-with-rounded-corners aesthetic across the lineup, ensuring all three are recognizable as Apple Watches, but Ultra 2 definitely stands out on the wrist. Performance and Hardware Under the hood, Apple’s latest watches pack impressively powerful chips and hardware – especially the Series 9 and Ultra 2
6 September 2025
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Battle of the Ultra-Rugged Watches: Apple Watch Ultra vs Garmin Tactix vs Luminox Navy SEAL (2025 Showdown)

Apple Watch Ultra 3 vs Apple Watch SE 3 – Leaks, Rumors & Jaw-Dropping Upgrades Revealed

Release Date and Pricing Apple’s next big launch event – reportedly titled “Awe Dropping” – is set for September 9, 2025, and both the Watch Ultra 3 and Watch SE 3 are expected to be announced there macrumors.com tomsguide.com. This timing aligns with Apple’s usual iPhone/Watch fall release cycle. Notably, multiple insiders had predicted that 2024 would have no new Ultra model (Apple only introduced a new black-colored Ultra 2 last year), scheduling the Ultra 3 for 2025 instead tomsguide.com macdailynews.com. Indeed, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo and Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman both corroborated that Apple skipped an Ultra in 2024 and would launch Ultra 3 (and a new SE) in late
4 September 2025
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Mark Your Calendars: Apple Watch Series 11 Arrives Next Week with a Game‑Changing Health Upgrade

Mark Your Calendars: Apple Watch Series 11 Arrives Next Week with a Game‑Changing Health Upgrade

Confirmed and Rumored Features of Apple Watch Series 11 Apple Watch Series 10 (42mm and 46mm) introduced a slimmer design and larger displays – the Series 11 is expected to look virtually identical to its predecessor tomsguide.com macworld.com. Design & Display: Don’t expect a dramatic makeover. The Apple Watch Series 11 is poised to look almost identical to Series 10’s design tomsguide.com. Last year’s model delivered a sleeker case that was ~10% thinner than prior generations and expanded screen sizes to 42mm and 46mm (up from 41/45mm) macworld.com. The Series 11 will stick with those dimensions, so your current watch bands should
2 September 2025
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Apple’s Next-Gen Watch Leaks, Swiss Horology Marvels & More – Global Watch Roundup (Aug 30–31, 2025)

Apple’s Next-Gen Watch Leaks, Swiss Horology Marvels & More – Global Watch Roundup (Aug 30–31, 2025)

Luxury & Traditional Watch Brands Roll Out Innovations Major watchmakers across Switzerland and beyond introduced noteworthy mechanical timepieces and technical feats as August came to a close: Independent Brands & Microbrand Highlights Late August brought a flurry of independent watch releases and niche brand news, proving innovation isn’t limited to the big players: Big Partnerships, Limited Editions & Collabs It was a busy week for watch collaborations and special editions, spanning sports, art, and vintage revival: Market Trends & Industry Insights Global watch industry data from mid-2025 reveals an interesting dual-track story: smartwatches remain ascendant in volume, yet luxury mechanicals
31 August 2025
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