After 5 years of wearing my Garmin VivoActive 3 everyday and being very happy with it, I was looking for an upgrade - and the Venu 3 is definitely an upgrade! The battery life is great, the screen is bright and much higher resolution, and the voice operation works well. Along with many additional new features, it's working very well for me for both mountain biking and gym workouts, as well as everyday use. I'm really happy with this new watch.

Yeah I will say I love garmin products a lot but this watch is amazing responding easy to navigate I like brightness of the screen features also battery just last forever . Just one little thing I had problems with a fénix watch couple months ago with cable for charge for some reason the dots on this watch just peel off and then it was no way to charge the watch the Venu3 also has the type of dots hopefully that same issue won’t happens with this one in a near future

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!

It can do so many things. I printed out the user's manual. It was 40 pages..printed on both sides. As time goes on I am finding my way around the watch. I track my heart rate when I work out, my sleep cycles, I tried the EEG function, I like the fact I can change the watch face. Need to find one that has military time. I like how it connects to my phone and vibrates when I get an email or a txt. Still lots to learn about it and you keep adding new functions.

I'm happy with this watch. It's intuitive, looks great, GPS locks in quick. App has improved. Does everything I want it to. I'm coming from an upgrade from the original Venu watch, purchase 3-4 years ago. I was quite happy with my original Venu but after a couple years, it started suffering the dreaded screen burn-in and it got to the point where I just stopped wearing it. Garmin offered to replace the screen and/or exchange for a refurb watch.... but the price simply didn't make sense compared to simply upgrading to the latest & greatest. Sounds like that issue is resolved. I've only owned this a few weeks now but I notice it's snappier, battery life is significantly longer, and GPS locks right in. I'm a fisheries biologists and I tracked myself wading a couple miles up a narrow creek in a pretty deep canyon a couple weeks ago - perfect and accurate results. Great satellite reception. I'm happy with it and would recommend for running, hiking, MTB. I haven't used it for alpine skiing but I anticipate it'll be as good/better than the original Venu, so looking forward to snow coming soon.

Been using for a couple weeks now. The first charge the battery lasted about 10 days. Since then it only last less than two days. So I need to charge it every night, which defeats the purpose of purchasing this watch. Other than that, the features are good. Although I only use it for the time and steps. I’d hate to see the battery life if I tried to use more features.

Best decision! I recently switched from an Apple Watch Series 7 because I wanted a watch that had a longer battery, sleep tracking, and more accurate fitness reporting. After about a month of use, I am in LOVE. The sleep tracking is incredible, so is the battery life. This watch is perfect. I also wanted to step away from smart watch capabilities, as constant notifications to my Apple Watch was beginning to be too much. The Venu 3 only gets text and calling notifications and it's perfect for me! You can also still use the "Phone My Phone" feature as one can on the Apple Watch! Would recommend to anyone!!

I've had many Garmin watches and recently tried a Samsung and their hardware/software did not compare. The Venu 3 is accurate for steps, stairs and oxygen sats (compared with hospital oximeter). Expect it will work well with my bike sensors but have not tried yet. BUT, I wear it gently, never when doing anything manual yet the face has 3 scratches already. Per the Garmin website I have not tried anything aside from a microfiber cloth but still they are there. Not sure if I received a defective device or they all have this problem. Aside from this it is a great watch but regretting my decision now.

Love that I don't have to charge it every other day like other watches by companies that make smart phones. Lasts me about 9 days depending on activity. I run about 13 miles a week and really rely on it tracking by VO2 Max, heart rate (I'm 62 so have to monitor this), fitness age and more. I ended up getting the Garmin blood pressure cuff and scale. Now my watch, scale and BP monitor all report to my Garmin connect for a nice wellness summary. Had my annual physical and my doctor was quite impressed. The Garmin tools to track fitness are just what I needed.

Combine the smarts of an Apple Watch with the good looks of a Breitling or fine swiss timepiece and you have the Venu 3. There are terrific watch faces that make you look like you paid $10K for what's on your wrist. Then add accuracy and easy, and you're all set. I couldn't be happier.