I bought the watch a month ago and a have liked the features so far. The watch is lightweight, has a colourful display and the battery lasts more than a week. The apps are intuitive and easy to use. The one drawback I noticed is that the emails received are quite untidy in their format. I had a Fitbit earlier and in that the format of emails was crisp and neat. I hope Garmin improves on this aspect. Also incoming WhatsApp calls sometimes are audible only on the watch and NOT on my OnePlus 10 pro phone. Otherwise a lovely Watch and I'm enjoying it.

I bought this to replace a perfectly functioning vivoactive 4. One thing about Garmin watches, they last. You’ll replace it just because you want something new, that is why I purchased the Venu 3. It was definitely an upgrade, the new screen is much brighter and the animations and tracking is better. The main reason for the upgrade was I wanted the option to answer calls and possibly voice respond to a text. The calls feature is great and has nice clarity and no delay. The voice response to texts is a disappointment. I am using a Samsung Galaxy Flip 5. I hate bixby so went to Google Assistant. I gave the watch and phone permission to access while locked, but cannot access the messages app without unlocking the phone. This could possibly work with a bixby, Samsung’s assistant, but its voice recognition is so bad, it’s not worth it. If this function worked as planned, this watch is easily 5 stars. For now it’s 4.5 Long story short, buy this watch, you won’t be disappointed and if not this one, any Garmin, you can’t go wrong.

I've had this watch for a couple of weeks now and find it's just OK. My biggest problem is getting it to work effectively with Garmin Connect. I'm working my way through the troubleshooting checklist but it's painful. For example, I'm instructed to hold the watch face for a few seconds to get to the setup screen, but setup doesn't appear! Connecting to bluetooth takes such a looooooong time zzzzzz. The buttons on the watch aren't labeled as explained in the trouble shooting guide. It's all very painful.

I received the Garmin Venu 3 for Christmas to replace the original Venu. I immediately noted the screen was brighter and clearer and navigation was snappier than I had become accustomed to. In addition, I appreciate the improvements to the sensors. For example, I find sleep tracking to be much more accurate and the addition of naps is a good one. The band that comes with the Venu is fine, but I have had issues with the clasp on both my original Venu and the Venu 3. That is why I was delighted to find that you make a very good quality band that uses a Velcro connector. This band is the most comfortable watch band I have ever worn.

I got this a couple weeks ago. Didn't need it as my old watch still worked, but my wife likes her Garmin so I started looking. Very confused in figuring out which model I wanted. I think the Venue 3 is indeed the which I was looking for. More money than I wanted to spend but very worth it. Takes time to learn navigation but not too difficult. Also paired to Garmin blood pressure monitor. That took a minute but works fantastic. Got an aftermarket band that I love and fits perfect.

I've had this watch for about two weeks. I had the Venue previously. The upgrades make the watch more user friendly. I exercise 4-5 times a week and the activity features are second to none. I can also answer the phone with the watch which is very helpful!! Love it!!

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 switched from FitBit to Garmin because the FitBit features were lacking. I decided to go with Garmin instead of Apple because the Venu 3 has 7-10 day battery life where the Apple watch has at most 36 Hours. I do not want to have to charge it everyday. Since wearing the Garmin Venu 3 for about a month now, I am loving all the data that I get from the app. I also love how comfortable the watch is, the customization of the watch face and being able to do challenges with my husband!

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 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.