I have used my venu 3s for about 3 weeks now. I love the data that it stores. It is easy to read. I love the sleep suggestions and body battery, it helps me understand why I didn't perform as well as I thought I SHOULD. It helps me set goals to try to continue to improve my health and performance. I am quite disappointed with the text messaging capability (or lack thereof) with iPhone users. I am not going to make all of my family and friends download a messaging app and create accounts. We need an update to where it can talk to iPhones and we can use the watch to text back. That is my only issue with this watch.

Some features, such as weather, do not update in a timely manner. However, everything else is great! I use it to track runs, hikes, lifting, and climbing. I love all of the metrics from the fitness tracking. Also the sleep score and HRV data points are very insightful.

I had the Garmin Forerunner 45S for years but wanted more features. I bought the Apple Watch initially but disliked that it wouldn't hold a charge for more that 24 hours and the access to the features was a multi step process. I returned it and bought the Garmin Venu 3S. Best decision! There is nothing I don't like about it. Easy access to my activities and stats. Super fast to get to my steps, calories, heart rate, etc. I can choose my activity with a click of a button and go! Holds a charge for days! Which is great when you want to monitor activity and sleep. And the Venus 3S watch face is the same size as the forerunner 45S. Highly recommend!

My watch was a Christmas gift from my grandchildren. I have worn a Fitbit since they came out until I started to explore other options. This watch does everything plus more than what my Fitbit ever did. Every day, I learn something new that this watch can do. I would highly recommend this watch.

My husband bought this for me for my birthday and I absolutely love it. It is an upgrade from my last garmin watch….which I absolutely loved. But this one has so many more helpful features like garmin pay, receiving and sending calls, sleep tracking and easier access to apps.

I've had this watch for about a month and switched from an Apple watch. This watch while claims to have really great features. have a hard time tracking my workouts and steps. The workout setting was the main reason I purchased this watch and does not do what it was described it can do. Battery does die more quickly than advertised and is slightly harder to navigate than Apple. If your thinking about making the switch I would personally not if your main purpose for this watch is the workout tracking capabilities. It is a visually appealing watch and not too bulky.

I was an Apple Watch loyalist for many years, but after having to replace it every 2 years due to battery life (after 2 years it barely made it through a marathon even on a full charge), I started looking elsewhere. I am so happy to have made the switch! The battery easily lasts 6 days even with constant use, takes very little time to charge, and still functions as a smartwatch. The only thing I miss about my Apple Watch was having maps on it to help when doing driving directions, but maybe I haven't figured out how to do that on this watch yet. I also personally think it looks nicer than the Apple Watch and the band that comes with it is much more comfortable. If you're considering making the switch, do it. You won't be disappointed!

I have always been an Apple girl. I ordered the Garmin Venu3, it has so many always features but not for me. It wasn’t compatible well with the health and wellness app I use. It was delayed and didn’t add steps correctly to the app. I did decide to send it back.

Did not think I would like this as I am old school with a regular wristwatch. This has changed my thoughts. This has motivated me to get off my butt and get moving. I cannot stand to ride a stationary bike at the gym, but this watch connects to the sensor on my road bike and I enjoy the results. Like the morning report on my sleep, or lack thereof. Perfect size to as I do not like big bulky watches.

I was an avid apple product person. iPad, iPhone, MacBook, AirPods and finally Apple Watch. I recently began my running journey and I made the switch to a garmin. It is 10495729395729 times better then my Apple Watch. It is more accurate. WAYYYYY better battery life and I don’t feel as attached to my phone. It’s truly a fitness device not just another phone.