- Garmin Cirqa rumored to be a screenless smart band, like Whoop or Google Fitbit Air
- It has been the subject of some unofficial leaks and has been mistakenly posted on Garmin’s site before.
- Another recent post, now deleted, on Garmin’s Romanian website has added fuel to the rumors.
The Garmin Cirqa smartband is pretty much confirmed at this point. For months now, we’ve been seeing leak after leak about Garmin’s Cirqa fitness tracker, and while we don’t know many details, it’s apparently a screenless smart band designed to compete with the likes of Whoop and Google’s Fitbit Air.
Now it has reportedly leaked once again. As spotted by Gadgets and Wearables, a recent update to Garmin’s Romanian website, on the page explaining a feature called Health Status, mentions the Garmin Cirqa smart band (referred to as ‘CIRQA’) as a compatible device.
Health is a feature that combines five main metrics (heart rate, heart rate variability, respiration, skin temperature, and pulse) to provide an overview of your overall health. It’s a feature of most of today’s best Garmin watches, so it’s not surprising that the Cirqa has it.
The reference to Cirqa was reportedly quickly removed, but not before a screenshot was captured.
In January, Garmin posted the Cirqa on its own website, including color options (black and French grey), before quickly removing it. It seems that this has happened again. Add in other recent leaks and you can see why it’s basically confirmed at this stage.
The screenless ‘focus wearables’ category is having its moment. We’ve already seen the launches of the Oura Ring 5, Whoop competitors like the Polar Loop (as seen in the image above, along with the Whoop MG and Amazfit Helio Strap), and most recently, the Google Fitbit Air. It makes sense that Garmin, one of the leading names in fitness tracking, would want to get in on the action while the category is still on the rise.
I don’t think the release could be too far away at this point, and I’ll be keeping an eye out for more news from Cirqa as it’s released.
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