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The Venu 2 Plus and the Vivomove Sport are from the same company.
The photo was taken by Victoria Song.
When you think of a running watch, you probably think of it being a little heavy, but with good features such as detailed metrics and long battery life. The company has made strides in recent years to expand beyond its fitness niche, but it seems to have finally hit its stride with the Venu 2 Plus and the entry-level Vivomove Sport.
The Venu 2 just launched last April, so it might seem a bit soon for a Venu 2 Plus. One of the glaring omissions from the Venu 2: voice capabilities is fixed by the device. The Venu 2 Plus adds a speaker and microphone to the device, meaning it can now take and make calls directly from the wrist, as well as adding voice assistant support. The watch works with your phone, meaning it works over the phone's wireless network, instead of being loaded onto the watch. The best assistant is the one already on your phone, according to Phil McLendon, the project lead for the Venu 2 Plus.
The 43mm case is a compromise between the 45mm Venu 2 and the 40mm Venu 2S. It has an estimated nine days of battery life in the Smartwatch mode and up to eight hours in the Music mode, but it's still quite impressive for a watch. It has an option for an always-on display.
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The Venu 2 had voice capabilities that were missing.
The photo was taken by Victoria Song.
The Vivomove Sport is a new hybrid analog and is meant to be an entry level watch. The Vivomove line has always been expensive. The Luxe is a gorgeous watch but costs over $50,000. The Style is less expensive at $299.99. The Sport has the same hidden display, but it is on the bottom half of the screen. Because it is meant to be for more casual users, it opts for a tethered gps with your phone. It still tracks blood oxygen levels, sleep, and exercises recorded with the watch, and you get the same detailed metrics. It supports the Body Battery feature, which evaluates your recovery levels, abnormal heart rate alert, and women's health tracking. It can send a message with your location to emergency contacts.
I spent a few weeks with both the Venu 2 Plus and the Vivomove Sport, and I think they are solid watches. The Venu 2 Plus is easy to read and look at, but it is a little big for my wrists. Even with several hours of gps activities, I got at least a week in battery life. The voice assistant features worked well. The Venu 2 Plus has an issue with the Venu 2 Plus, but I think it is due to the fact that the Venu 2 Plus is powered by the same processor as the Venu 2 Plus. The health features, like Garmin Coach, were a bit buggy. I can't give a final verdict on performance as I've been using a version of the software that's in the alpha stage. I think this is a good choice for someone who wants the in-depth fitness tracking but not at the expense of smart features.
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The Vivomove Sport has the same display as the other hybrid analogs.
The photo was taken by Victoria Song.
The Vivomove Sport has been very impressive. I got a compliment from a friend who is a self-proclaimed smartwatch-hater. The mint green color held up well during several runs and strength training workouts. It isn't always easy to navigate the menus and read notifications, but that is not unique to the Vivomove Sport. It is a tradeoff you will find with every hybrid analog watch. The battery life was on the shorter side, and it lasted me about four days on a single charge. That is still a long time compared to Apple Watch or the other watches.
The watches are on the website. The Venu 2 Plus comes in three different colors: black, white and gold, and gray and silver. The Vivomove Sport comes in a variety of colors.
