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.

I had the watch for about 2 weeks. It is a great watch. I like the health metrics, garmin pay, workout tracking and notifications/alerts. The screen is great for displaying the notifications and easy to read. The biggest disappointment is the voice command. This is the reason why I chose this watch over the Vivoactive 5 is for the ability to use my watch to respond to messages with my voice and to initiate commands like timers and calling contacts. None of this has worked with the watch so far. The voice command screen just cycles and doesn't seem to connect to the phone. My big wish was to respond to text messages I received on my watch with a voice command, come to find out this is not possible. I am considering returning the watch for the vivoactive 5.

Why am I waking to the Garmin Venu 3 watch disconnected to a Pixel 9 Pro watch. This in repeating once a week for the last 3 weeks. Re-setup has had to be performed after each disconnect. Purchased 5/19/2024. This has been a good watch until the disconnects. Another disconnect will probably have me going to a different sport/smart Watch.

Had for a month and love all the features and BATTERY LIFE. I don’t text through my watch and I rarely take calls on the watch so if that’s important to you iPhone users this may not be for you. But not having to charge everyday and all the additional features is worth the cost of the better implementation of texting/calling. Takes a little more effort to setup than the Apple Watch too but it is worth all the effort.

I'm a long time Garmin fitness tracker / smart watch user, the Venu3 is my 4th Garmin. This is by far the best. The screen is bright and easy to use. The fitness tracking is easy to use and very effective. Integration with my iphone is great. I love that this watch has a speaker. Battery life is amazing.

I have been wearing this watch for 2 weeks now and so far I’m loving it! The battery life is incredible (I’ve only had to charge it twice!), and the sleep tracking is very nice! I was an avid Apple Watch wearer for 6 years, and I’m so happy I switched!

Bought as an alternative to an Apple Watch and have been happy with it. I find it more intuitive and it blends in with the Garmin ecosystem well. I have an edge device for cycling and the combination is better for me than the Apple device. Battery life is excellent.

Great watch. Easy to setup and configure. use it primarily for fitness tracking. it gives great heart data. found myself using it for meditation and yoga also. incredible battery life. the smart notifications don't work as well as the ones on my apple watch. overall much better than my apple watch and my old vivoactive.

I have been using my Venu 3 since January 2024. Overall, I am happy with its many features like stress, heart rate, intensity minutes, calories burned, respiration, and VO2 Max. However, I often get inconsistent values for Heart Rate and VO2 Max. Wearing the watch properly or resetting it won't help. So, I concluded that there is a design (hardware and/or software) issue.

I've owned the Venu 3 for about a month and I am so pleased with it! As someone who has owned a smartwatch since the beginning of the technology came out, this is by far my favorite one! My biggest complaint with smartwatches is that most companies try to make it something that could one day replace your phone. I believe most owners are like myself and just want something that is a great companion piece to technology we already own. The Venu 3 does just that. The health metrics are fantastic and have helped me make more informed decisions regarding my overall health. The notifications for things like messages and other apps on my phone are subtle and helpful. This is my first foray into the Garmin smartwatch world and I am now a customer for life!