Early Garmin Venu 4 details surface amid new Forerunner smartwatch release rumours

Hardly any time has passed since Garmin officially teased an upcoming new smartwatch. Shared on Chinese social media, the image and accompanying post indicate that it will be unveiling a new Forerunner model on July 22, despite only releasing the Forerunner 570 and Forerunner 970 (curr. $749.99 on Amazon) just over two months ago.

Now, Garmin has been spotted dropping hints about a separate unreleased smartwatch within a recent Venu 3 series user manual revision. Published earlier this month in Japanese, the user manual appears to contain the first reference to the Venu 4 that it frames within the context of its paid Golf Membership service. Embedded below, the section is not considered a misprint at this stage, particularly given the user manual's recent new revision.

Instead, the timing of its appearance seems more than a coincidence. For context, Garmin introduced the Venu 3 and Venu 3S in late August 2023. Given the company's recent release cadences, one should reasonably expect fourth-generation models to officially debut sometime next month or by September 2025 at the latest. Unfortunately, no concrete details about the Venu 4 have emerged yet. With that being said, we suspect Garmin will bring across features from recent releases like voice controls, a refreshed UI and a brighter AMOLED display, among other changes.