Garmin isn't waiting for the start of Mobile World Congress to reveal its latest wearables. The company announced two new fitness trackers ahead of the conference in Barcelona next week: the premium $249 Vivoactive HR, featuring the company's new wrist-bound heart rate monitoring technology, and the more affordable $99 Vivofit 3.
The Vivoactive HR takes all of the features from Garmin's original Vivoactive sports watch and pairs it with a heart rate monitor and a new design. It looks surprisingly similar to Fitbit's Surge, with a wide silhouette and a rectangular touchscreen display. You will be able to switch out the bands with different colored ones (something you cannot do with the Surge), and its body looks slightly thicker than the original Vivoactive, as it contains a heart rate monitor on the underside of the module.
Garmin's Elevate HRM, which was introduced with the Vivosmart HR earlier this year, lets the tracker monitor heart rate all day long and activity intensity during workouts. The Vivosmart HR is also ANT+ compatible, meaning you could connect a chest strap heart-rate monitor to the device if you prefer; there's currently no indication that the Vivoactive HR has the same compatibility.
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