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 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.

Garmin needs to fix the bluetooth connectivity. The watch loses connectivity with my Android phone several times a day. When you go to connect to download your sleep data from the night before, you have to restart bluetooth manually. There are many things I like about this watch. Charge lasts about a week. Watch looks nice. Band is comfortable. Lots of faces downloadable and customizable thru Connect IQ.

I switched from using a FitBit, which required daily charging and additional fees for full features, to the Venu 3. This new watch offers all its functionalities without extra charges, and I am slowly retraining my brain to break the habit of nightly recharging. The Venu 3 perfectly balances smartwatch and fitness tracker features. Surprisingly, it also integrates more effectively with my Pixel phone than the FitBit, even though FitBit is associated with Google.

I have had this for 3 weeks so far. I had 3 Apple Watches prior to this. There are small nuances that I am learning to navigate through that are different from apple but overall I couldn’t be more pleased. I don’t regret the switch so far at all. Battery life is amazing and the health and exercise analytics are great.

Crystal clear display with exceptional battery life. The perfect blend of advanced fitness, sleep, HR tracking and smartwatch features like audio control, messaging, guided workouts. Also pairs with Peloton to be used as an HR monitor during workouts. Glad the Venu series added sensors that the Vivoactive removed. Great watch!

I bought this about a month ago and I am really enjoying all the functions that it offers. I use it daily to track my progress for my fitness journey. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is due to the fact that during a workout the workout takes over the clock display and doesn't show the time

Love how easy it is to understand and navigate the menu selections. Setting bedtime mode is great as i feel the watch almost force u to get proper sleep even though many of us feel we can operate on 5/6 hrs daily which not rechargeing your inner battery can head to health problems down the line so thanks for that

As a Garmin Instinct user over the past 3 years, the Venu 3 was a natural progression. No Garmin has all the features I would like. However, the Venu checks most of the boxes for a reasonable price. Garmin battery life is a clear winner over most sport watches and the Venu does not disappoint. I typically get 14 days per charge and the refresh only takes less the and hour. If I could wish for any change, it would be a rotating bezel for app selection (not required works fine as is).Great watch!

I used it for 3 weeks and I am very happy with it. For health and fitness it helps you understand how your behavior affects you. But in a good way. Very dynamic and precise. Loads and resources vary during day. Sleep and rest too. Now I even register my hydration, because they made it easy. I had a macho Suunto 7 before, don't miss it. And I am happy I didn't go for the smart Samsung. I found the Venu 3 by luck. And the battery. Hijole. Problem is it lasts too long jajaja