Originally bought a Samsung. Big mistake. It does not monitor/record pulse rates anywhere near what they are. The Venu 3 records pulse rates properly, which accordingly calculates calories burned more accurately. The mapping of my walks/runs is amazing in its accuracy. And the ~week-long battery life is wonderful. I love this watch!!

Good: The display is clear and bright. The setup was relatively easy. Poor: The only good watch faces are from 3rd party apps who want all sorts of access to my watch which in turn has access to all sorts of things from my phone ... Security issue. The watch doesn't automatically change from one time zone to another leading to missing appointments. The sleep data is way off ... someone is just guessing. The phone app does menu options you don't have on the watch and the watch has some menu options you don't have on the app. They should match. The screen-on-when-you-gesture only works about 75% of the time. The 3 buttons on the side are completely unintuitive .. which is "in" which is "out" which is "next" ... complete guess situation by situation.

I come from a different smart watch -- the bit of Fit. Using my Venu 3 was a night and day difference. It is drastically better than anything I've ever owned. There is so much ease, so much clarity, and overall, is a far superior watch than anything the other brand could ever produce.

I really like the sleep feature on the watch. It measures REM, nonREM, awake, resting. Body battery which tells me how good I should feel. I like the way in the morning it tells me to believe in myself. I have another watch and it needs to be charged once a day. This watch can go almost a week wit I think the EKG with just 2 fingers. It tracks when I go up and down stairs. It tracks my weight lifting, tennis, kayaking by time and calories. I can get phone calls on it which helps because I don’t hear my phone sometimes.

As a sportswatch, am really liking the Venu 3--the updated HR sensor does a nice job of tracking, the GPS is great on my runs and hikes; body battery is somewhat useful. Sleep tracking is just ok--I don't rely on it (unfortunately, it impacts the body battery too). I went with the Venu 3 over, eg, a Forerunner because I wanted the updated HR sensor and also I had hopes that the Venu would provide some useful but limited smartwatch features. Overall, am disappointed in that--eg, the Voice Assistant is very slow to activate, and since I have to carry my phone with me anyhow, I wind up just pulling out my phone. Standard text replies work ok. Not a big fan of using the watch to make or answer calls--it works decently, but so it's just a personal preference for me. I had problems with the speaker on my first Venu and got a replacement--but the buttons on the replacement are mushy, which is a complaint I've heard from others. Overall, I really wish Garmin would come up with a decent smartwatch that lets me leave my phone behind on runs (I need a phone for safety because of my location). But maybe the competition is too steep--or the watches would be heavy and throw off HR tracking on people like me with small wrists. Who knows.

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 have had two Fitbit smart watches and the sensors on the bottom fell off and they just did not have the features that the Garmin has. What an incredible smart watch and my spouse has an Apple smart watch and there is absolutely no comparison between the other two brands. This smart watch is awesome!

I bought the venu 3 a few months ago it has everything I needed and more but yhe build quality felt cheap the buttons were like sponge when you pressed them and the app is a little clutered not at all what I expected im still on the search for the perfect watch so to be continued

In general...very pleased with the watch. Two reasons for not giving 5 stars: 1. Unable to see photos directly from watch..tried every setting with no result. 2. ECG app not available in my country (should use a disclaimer and let app work everywhere)

I have it for about a month now and it is perfect. The nap feature is one of my favorite features. The heart rate alerts feature is also very beneficial. My sleep has improved by using the sleep coach. All of this together helps me increase my activity. I love it! I really like the meditation feature too.