I have owned almost every Garmin watch over the years (fenix' and venus and others) and much prefer them to any other fitness/smart watch brand. They are more durable and offer way way better batter life than the apple watch - I even had the ultra. (I'm a toal tech nerd) I've tried polar and suunto and others as well and always end up back at Garmin. My current go to is the Epix 2 and althoug I like the Venu, I prefer the Epix - for me it has more analysis features and maps compared to the Venu 3. But like I said, for most users the data and features of the Venu 3 are going to be plenty!! It has great battery life, amazing screen and tons of features!! Garmin wins the world of fitness/smart wearables hands down every time! Believe me, I've tried them all!!

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!

Got the Venu 3 a few weeks ago, then was hearing things about the vivoactive 6. Returned the venu 3 to get the vivoactive 6 since it was cheaper and they had very similar features, and did not like it. The battery on the vivoactive 6 wouldn’t last a full day and some of the features were missing on the actual watch. Ended up returning that and getting the venu 3 again, I love it so much literally has everything you need in a watch when it comes to everyday wear plus fitness & health tracking and battery life is amazing compared to my Apple watch. I have a small wrist but chose the venu 3 instead of 3s, it fits perfectly and I love the bigger watch face.

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.

I purchased the watch about 3 weeks ago and I'm very pleased with it. It performs well for running and listening to music and has great battery life. I was also pleasantly surprised by the sleep score and sleep coach and other health related monitoring.

It's a beautiful ⌚️ watch but I am having some problems with it and it's probably me. I upgraded from a FitBit Versa 2. It's really important to read the instructions, if not you can get lost and that's where I am now. I've looked up several videos on YouTube but they talk very fast. I need to educate myself more.

I really like my Fenix 7 solar, but never used anywhere near it's capabilities. So I went for the Venu 3 to get most of the features at a smaller size. It works very well and meets my needs. One thing for all Garmins, I sure would like having wireless charging again.

I bought this garmin a few weeks ago once my apple watch stopped working. After a month of researching both Venu3 and Forerunner965, I made my decision after watching many runners on social media claim to love this watch and explaining how much better it is than an apple watch. While this might be true, I wasn't aware that this watch would fall short on some key Garmin features that are key for runners. After spending an hour mapping out my courses for the week and deciding on a Pace Pro strategy, it turns out it's not compatible with my Gamin device. So while this is better than an Apple watch, I should have gone with the Forerunner.

I really like the feel of this watch (45mm). Oli thought it would be too big and heavy but it's a great fit. It tracks exercise and cycling really well (why I bought it) but the sleep coach & body battery are gimmicks. I wore a Samsung active 2 before this watch andy sleep numbers were always in the 85-92 range. All of the sudden I'm in the 50s. The sleep coach has a "one number fits all" algorithm, that doesn't adapt to the wearer. This reflects in the "Body battery" which is also a one size fits all gimmick. Buy this watch for the fitness aspect but the sleep and battery functions are crap. In the picture, it's 9:15am, I feel great, slept 7.5 hours, had coffee, been up since 7:30 but my Venu 3 says I only have 25% body battery to face the day. By the end of the day I'll have 5%. I'm one of the healthiest and most active people I know. I don't need 8+ hours of sleep but the watch (software) chastises me if I don't sleep in every day.

This is a much better watch than my Fitbits in the past in terms of providing information, the jury is still out for me on durability, which I hated from Fitbit. The watch has performed exceptionally. The Fitbit app is much better in syncing information from other apps such as MyFitnessPal . I hope they can improve it. The Fitbit app is better at presenting information. But overall no regrets with my Garmin watch.