Both watches launched within weeks of each other this August, both run Wear OS 7, and both hit the same 3,000-nit peak brightness. On paper, that…
Author: Sunil Bhatt
Sunil Bhatt
Sunil Bhatt is the founder of SmartwatchInsight, an independent smartwatch and fitness tracker research site serving US buyers since 2023. Over three years and 300+ published articles, Sunil has covered every major wearables brand including Garmin, Fitbit, Samsung, Apple, Amazfit, Oura, and Whoop.
Garmin’s CIRQA — the $199 screenless health band that launched on July 24, 2026 — is rated for up to 10 days on a charge. That…
Quick Answer: Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports Apple is exploring a screenless fitness band, among other Apple Watch redesign ideas. Nothing is confirmed, and Gurman himself says…
If your CIRQA has stopped sending data to Garmin Connect, you’re not stuck with it. Screen-free bands like CIRQA rely entirely on a clean Bluetooth connection…
Quick answer: A regulatory filing in Indonesia briefly listed a “CIRQA Smart Ring” from Garmin on August 12, 2026 — three weeks after Garmin launched the…
Samsung may have another watch in the works, and early details are starting to show up in the Galaxy Wearable app. The device is reportedly being…
Samsung’s next fitness band just cleared FCC testing, and the filing confirms one spec nobody actually shops for: Bluetooth version number. What it doesn’t confirm are…
Eight screenless trackers, one question: which one actually fits how you train, sleep and pay for things? We compared Garmin CIRQA, Amazfit Helio Strap Pro, Google…
Update, August 20, 2026: Does the Race 3S naming actually check out against a regulatory filing, not just an accidentally-indexed webpage? Yes, and that’s a meaningfully…
Google launched the Pixel Watch 5 on August 12 alongside the Pixel 11 series in New York. Pre-orders are open now, it ships August 20, and…
Garmin has spent two decades building watches for runners, cyclists, and triathletes. The Cirqa is different — it doesn’t track a single workout, doesn’t have a…
Quick answer: No, the Apple Watch SE 4 is not expected in 2026. Apple’s leaked internal software for this year’s Watch lineup only references the Series…