I primarily bought this for the Garmin reliability and the ECG option. As a timepeice and activity tracker, it is solid. The ECG is picky with wrist/forearm placement/pressure. I have about an 80% success rate. The watch vibration has been "audible" since day one and people in meetings will ask me "Is that your watch??!!" I've contacted support a few times and they have been less than helpful and do not followup. I've also noticed that features disappear and even full resets can't bring them back. The ability to take calls on my watch disappeared, music doesn't play anymore, but the Starbucks app works and Scouts can find my watch if it give them the GPS coordinates.

I upgraded my vivo music watch to the Venu 3 garmin and couldn't be happier with my choice! It has all the options my last watch had and more! (I have had two vivomusic watches in the last 10 years and loved the Garmin experience......just don't make the mistake of jumping in the shower with them on because that's how I lost my last two)

I’ve had this watch for about 3 weeks now, and while that’s not an extended period of time-so far it’s really impressed how accurate it seems to be. I’ve had several fitness watches, but this one really seems to be in tune with my body’s needs before and after workouts-as well as accurately tracking my workout. I love the sleep score and body battery feature.

I received a Garmin Venu 3 for Christmas (as I specifically bought it for my wife to give it to me) as a replacement for my other smartwatch due to them continually downgrading their app. I had been thinking of switching to Garmin for the past 2 years but due to price points kept going back with the competitor. Now I am wondering why I didn't get "smart" two years ago. The Venu 3 has everything the competitor ended: challenges for multiple types of exercises, fitness programs, expeditions, weekly challenges, and customizable app layout and watch faces. I am just beginning to use and learn its many features but have already gotten excited about achieving daily and weekly goals on multiple items. The Watch Face I am using, called GLANCE (free version), allows a complete customization where I can see progress arcs on steps, battery percentage and battery percentage arc, time with AM/PM and seconds, date (customizable format), distance, heart rate, and calories. That's all EASILY visible on the main watch face. I am still learning how to click thru for more details on the watch but have added multiple exercises which I plan on adding to my weekly exercise list. Then we go to the APP. Which literally blows away the former smart watch's app I used. Not even comparable. The app can be condensed or expanded on your phone. The map details on my walk show street names and you can even see what side of the street I walked on thru my neighborhood. It shows pace to such a level of color coded detail I can literally see where I had to stop and wait for my dog's to pee as we walked thru the neighborhood. I am literally kicking my self for not switching years ago. You do have to add My Fitness Pal to count calories and link it to Garmin as they suggest and this is seamless. They have a free version but I opted to actually pay for the version which allows a product code scan, which is awesome. I have had the Venu 3 and Garmin for about 3 days of use now and can highly recommend buying this product. Battery life is very good even with my usage of turning on all the battery draining features for daily use. The App Store, and even Garmin's web site, does not do the App justice in describing its features. Once you start to get into the details of what the app and watch are capable for enhancing fitness goals, its pretty remarkable. If you are on the "fence" about what Smart Watch to buy I can highly recommend Garmin for its App and this particular model, the Venu 3 which is highly rated on the internet in multiple review articles.

I am absolutely loving this watch! The screen is just amazing! The apps are awesome! My Venu sq was starting to lose battery very quickly so I decided to get this Venu 3 because my husband loves his. I was afraid the watch was going to be too big for my wrist but it is just right. I love the bright screen and it's so easy to read. We snowboard so the altimeter is going to be great and the battery life is so good. I am so impressed with this watch.

I've only had this watch for a month. It has way more features than I knew I was getting. Even though I will only use a few of them it does what I wanted. I especially like the sleep score..its helping me get much better rest by making me more consious of what I need to do to sleep better And I'm sure I will learn more of the features over time. I also like the improved battery life.

I bought the Venu 3 when I was training for my half marathon and didn’t love the stats on my Apple Watch. I was worried the Venu 3 would be too big on my wrist going from a 41mm Apple Watch but this watch is 10/10. It is more comfortable than any Apple Watch I’ve ever worn. The stats and information from workouts is phenomenal as well as the recovery information and sleep coach. There’s also not even a close comparison when it comes to the battery life. I used to have to charge my Apple Watch every single night and I can wear my Venu for multiple days and not even be close to needing to charge it. So glad I made the switch.

I bought this Garmin Venu 3 to replace my Apple Watch because I wanted more health tracking features than what the Apple Watch could offer. WOW am I so glad I made the switch. I had my Apple Watch for 5 years and I thought I would never part with it, but I am so glad I did. The Garmin Venu 3 has far exceeded my expectations. Here are my reviews of various features: Battery Life The battery life on this watch is incredible. I can go a full week without charging, including multiple workouts per day, wearing it to sleep, etc. HUGE perk right there. Health Tracking There are so many health tracking features on this watch, including EKG, SpO2, HRV. If you are looking to have a better grasp on health features, this watch checks many boxes. Large Screen My eyes need all the help they can get, so this large screen is really helpful. Fitness Tracking As a very active person (4 strength training days per week, 3 runs per week, and pick-up pickleball 3-5 times per week), I love having a watch that will track my progress. This watch does a great job! It also provides personalized training features based on your fitness goals! Cannot say enough great things about this watch :)

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.

Does absence make the heart grow fonder? Hmm, well, I am sorry I waited so long to buy this Venu 3, but maybe I do appreciate it more since I started 'looking' at it over a year ago, maybe more! It has solved many little 'problems' that I didn't think could be solved--one of the simplest and best is the wakeup alarm that only wakes me up at 5:30 (the hubby doesn't want to get up that early; also I love the stats on my activity--it actually inspires me to do more. OK, that's enough love for now.