Upcoming Garmin devices we expect in late 2026 and 2027

Garmin has recently launched Fenix 9, Enduro 4 and Approach S72, but the pipeline does not look empty. The strongest clues currently point to tactix 9, a CIRQA Smart Ring and CIRQA Smart Band Pro, while Descent Mk4/Mk4i looks like another plausible major update based on Garmin’s release cycle and remaining regulatory activity.

The company has been leaving breadcrumbs all over the place. Some are unusually solid, including actual product names in regulatory paperwork and Garmin Connect code, while others require a bit more joining of the dots.

Garmin tactix 9

The first one we would put on the list is tactic 9 and a Ballistics Edition of the same. Both of these were named directly in Russian regulatory paperwork, alongside Enduro 4 before that watch had launched.

That last part gives us confidence. Enduro 4 became official this week, so the same paperwork correctly contained one future Garmin product before release. And it did the same before the Fenix 9 launch a month ago.

Timing is harder to pin down. Tactix 8 only arrived in early 2025, so this would be a fairly quick generation change, but a late-2026 announcement would no longer be particularly surprising given the regulatory evidence.

Garmin CIRQA Smart Ring

A Garmin smart ring sounded fairly speculative a few months ago. It looks considerably less speculative now.

The first big clue came from Indonesia, where a Garmin certification explicitly listed a device as “CIRQA SMART RING”. The entry later disappeared, which initially left open the possibility of a database mistake.

Then more evidence arrived. A Brazilian certification covered ten closely related 05124 Garmin models, while four members of the same family also appeared in China. Ten physical variants would be strange for a watch but perfectly normal for a smart ring that needs to accommodate different finger sizes.

Garmin still has not announced the product or revealed specifications. But between the explicit Smart Ring name and the growing family of regulatory models, this now looks like one of the more credible devices on Garmin’s unreleased list. Late 2026 or early 2027 still looks like the sensible window.

Garmin CIRQA Smart Band Pro

The CIRQA Smart Band Pro comes from Garmin itself rather than a regulator. We found the full product name inside Garmin Connect, and the reference persisted across multiple versions of the app.

The surrounding code also gives us clues about what “Pro” might mean. Garmin’s tutorials refer to two physical buttons, an activity button and a controls button, whereas the existing CIRQA Smart Band has a single button. Other strings mention volume adjustment, hearing daily statistics and audible confirmation messages.

That does not prove the device has its own speaker, because some audio could theoretically come through another connected device. But the code points towards a more interactive version of Garmin’s screenless band rather than a simple cosmetic variation.

The timing is less clear than the existence of the product. Garmin Connect is already being prepared for it, though, which makes a late-2026 or early-2027 appearance a reasonable expectation.

Garmin Descent Mk4 and Mk4i

Descent Mk4 is different because we have not found its name in an APK or regulatory database. This one is primarily a product-cycle prediction, so it belongs in a lower confidence category than tactix 9 or the two CIRQA devices.

The current Descent Mk3 family launched in November 2023. So it is close to three years old. Garmin also has several unidentified Outdoor Product models moving through regulatory databases, including A05146 and A05197, which we previously noted could potentially belong to a future Descent generation.

That does not make either one a Descent Mk4. But with Mk3 now approaching the age at which a replacement becomes reasonable, Mk4 and Mk4i are the obvious Garmin dive watches to keep an eye on.

The more speculative stuff

Fenix E 2 is also possible, but there is no direct evidence for it. We have previously mentioned it as one possible identity for Garmin’s unidentified outdoor hardware, but there is no APK reference, regulatory name or Garmin backend entry tying anything to a second-generation Fenix E.

Vivosmart 6 is a slightly odd case. We found a Garmin Sweden placeholder and other references to the name back in 2025. That evidence still exists, although after such a long delay it is difficult to know whether Garmin postponed the product, changed it or abandoned the plan.

For now, tactix 9 and the two CIRQA devices have the clearest paper trail. Descent Mk4 is the strongest prediction without a named leak, while Fenix E 2 belongs further down the board until something new appears.