Garmin has unveiled the Garmin Bounce 2, a smartwatch made for kids. The Bounce 2 comes with a new design and also some more helpful features for parents to keep track of their children. So without further ado, let’s find out everything the Garmin Bounce 2 has to offer, including its expected price in Nepal.
Garmin Bounce 2 Overview
Build quality
Since the Bounce 2 is designed for kids, it features a playful design with large, colorful buttons on the side and a selection of fun colorways, including “Slate Gray”, “Light Purple”, and “Turquoise”. A pretty big leap from the squarish design of the original Garmin Bounce.
It is also quite durable, featuring a fiber-reinforced polymer bezel and case, while the entire watch is 5 ATM water-resistant, too. Making it perfectly swim-friendly.
Display and battery
Compared to the LCD panel on the first-gen Garmin Bounce, the Bounce 2 now boasts an AMOLED display as well. And although the display size has gone down from 1.3-inch to 1.2-inch this time, it’s much sharper now with a 390 x 390 pixels resolution versus 240 x 240 pixels on the last one.
That said, the Bounce 2 is still rated for 2 days of battery only, which fills up via Garmin’s proprietary plug charger.
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New features
The Garmin Bounce 2 has real-time location tracking as before, along with voice calling, text messaging, voice messaging, and location check-ins.
But unlike its predecessor, the Bounce 2 also supports voice transcription. While its location tracking itself should be noticeably better now, since it supports a wider range of navigation systems besides just GPS and Galileo. Including Glonass, QZSS, and Beidou.
Then again, you should know that all the above-mentioned features are locked behind Garmin’s LTE subscription plan costs USD 9.99 per month.
For safety, Garmin has also added an incident detection alert on its Garmin Jr. app, along with the previous features.
The Garmin Bounce 2 can track different activities, too. From running, cycling, swimming, skiing, to team sports, this smartwatch looks like a good fitness tracker as well. And of course, it also has the basic health monitoring features like sleep tracking and step counting. While a new feature on the Bounce 2 even lets kids stream music on Amazon Music.
Garmin Bounce 2 Specifications:
- Dimensions (H x W x D): 43 × 43 × 12.4 mm
- Weight: 26.5 gm (40.4 gm with included band)
- Display: 1.2-inch AMOLED, 390 x 390 pixels
- Design: Fiber-reinforced polymer for bezel and case, silicone strap
- Durability: 5 ATM water-resistant
- Sensors: Accelerometer, Ambient light
- Processor: Unspecified, 4GB memory
- Connectivity: Bluetooth, WiFi, LTE (with subscription)
- Navigation: Built-in GPS, Glonass, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou
- Audio: Built-in speaker and microphone
- Battery: Up to 2 days
- Charging: Garmin proprietary plug charger
- Companion app: Garmin Jr. (Android | iOS)
Garmin Bounce 2 Price in Nepal and Availability
In the US, the Garmin Bounce 2 costs USD 299.99, which is literally twice as much compared to the Garmin Bounce (USD 149.99). It’s unlikely that this smartwatch will officially launch in Nepal anytime soon, but if it does, we expect the price of the Garmin Bounce 2 to be NPR 50,999.
| Kids Smartwatch | Price in US (Official) | Price in Nepal (Expected) |
|---|---|---|
| Garmin Bounce 2 | USD 299.99 | NPR 50,999 |
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