Had some reservations about the price of this watch but it's worth it. Better features than anything else I have had. I don't really like trying to use this for talking on the phone over my phone. I just think it looks stupid when people do it in the wild. Notifications are pretty good and are pretty customizable, just like the rest of the watch. I like to fiddle with my tech so if you are an Apple user you might not like the settings that you will have to adjust. The number of watch faces on the beautiful screen is almost endless and if course if you want to customize them it is available. This one match does more for tracking than ANY OTHER WATCH. Full stop. If you are serious about exercise and keeping yourself healthy and want to know how you are doing in the most detailed way, throw away those other watches - it's not even close. One thing Garmin - please provide a better strap, the type that come with the iWatch or higher level Fitbit. Small upgrade that is cheap, I bought a replacement...

I've had the original Venu for a few years and the OLED display is half faded-out. I liked that one so much that I stuck with it in the Venu 3. There are some nice upgrades and the screen is much better (yes, even before the fading). The main thing that kept me from getting a Fenix that was on sale is the ECG app - my Doc even recommended it for me and I got it with FSA $'s. I was given the Approach S62 for my golf habit, but if I forget that one the golf app in the Venu does just fine.

I e had the V3 for a few months now and I’m quite satisfied. There are still plenty of bugs that need to be sorted. Custom Workouts interface needs improving. You can’t edit reps or weight in the watch while doing the actual workout. It just moves forward to the next exercise. Overall I would recommend this watch for the niche group it is designed fo.

If you’re buying this for insight into your sleep just stop right there. They get it wrong almost all of the time. You tell it when you normally go to bed and wake up, and it gives a poor output based on that. Are you watching tv after “bedtime”, it thinks you’re in light sleep. Do you nap during the day? It doesn’t recognize it. If I get up in the middle of the night to pee it thinks that’s when my sleep starts even though I’ve been asleep for hours leading up to it. It does such a poor job at figuring out sleep they should just remove the feature so as not to disappoint people looking for that info. 0-0 would not recommend.

The watch is simply magnificent! I bought this form factor specifically for daily use. I work out with them in the gym, walk, run and ride a bike. They keep the charge perfectly, they have enough for 5 workouts with GPS, well, for the rest during these days. Initially, the watch showed a charge for 14 days, but now for some reason only for 12. I don't know what this is about.

I'm disappointed that the Venue 3 voice assistant won't bluetooth to so many android phones including my Galaxy S23 Ultra. I have in excess of 8 hours researching, talking with Garmin and txt chatting with Samsung regarding this issue. Garmin is and has been aware of it, but the customer doesn't become aware of it untill he/she is in the process of setting it up in the Garmin Connect app. Garmin should be up front transparent about this.

This watch is as advertised. Data seems accurate and reliable and battery life last about 2 weeks. It's light weight and still stylish, which is the style I was interested in. It's very similar in size and style as the Samsung Galaxy but with better battery life and more data.

The first time I wore, I was surprised by how light it felt. The strap too is very comfortable. I love the display. And the menu is well organized. I can get to whatever I want quickly. I like the morning report where it shows details about my sleep. Compared to my Oura ring, the watch is not good at identifying sleep stages. Hopefully, Garmin will come up with a better algorithm. Beside sleep, I use the watch for my run and breath work. For these two activities, I’m very satisfied.

Having been a long time Fitbit user, I became frustrated with the lack of accuracy of my Versa 3 and the software and lack of support was increasingly frustrating. Having owned an Edge Explore I knew already the great Garmin potential so it took just a few minutes thought to move to the Venu 3 and drop the Fitbit in the bottom drawer. The quality of “free” reporting and the integration across devices and platforms as well as with Komoot is amazing. I committed to a personal fitness change with this purchase and the smartwatch has helped me every step of the way. Thanks Garmin

I had needed a new smart health watch after my Fitbit versa 2 died. Took me almost a year to find the right one and if I did want to get another one. The Venu 3 came well recommended and does just about all I needed to do. It’s a great upgrade from my Fitbit. My only complaint on it is that you can’t select which apps notifications show up on the watch like the Fitbit did. Love that the battery last a full week using it almost daily for gps activity tracking something Apple can’t even come close to.