This is an amazing smartwatch! While in the surface it seems more expensive than some of its competitors, the fact that I don't have to pay a monthly fee for ordinary features that should be free, this is much cheaper long term than others and reviewers should consider that in their reviews (they don't). Sturdy and beautiful it works seamlessly with my Pixel 7 and the fact that it uses standard quick release watch bands makes the options endless! I can change out the look at will! Garmin outdid themselves with this one.

So I bought the vivoactive 5 first, because it was cheaper and essentially did all the same stuff the 3s did. I had it for a day before I decided to spend the extra money on the aesthetic of the venu3s. All that said, I’m coming from an Apple Watch, and I’m used to a certain user interface, so there was a small learning curve. Not enough of one to turn me off of the watch though. I genuinely think it keeps track of my activity so much better than the Apple Watch ever did. The stats after working out are fun to look through. I kept my Apple Watch just in case, but I haven’t used it since buying the venu. I love her!

I use this in conjunction with an Edge bike computer for when I do bike specific activity, but replaced a first-gen Venu S. This model, on a repeat of the same first backpacking trip, lasted two extra days without charging compared to the S's maiden voyage. That's in conjunction with a nicer screen, more accurate tracking, AND being paired to a phone in airplane mode for most of the trip. I recommend this watch to anyone looking for a step up in fitness tracking and basic smart watch capability, but not looking to break in to triathlon or mountaineering just yet.

I had another fitness watch before my Venu 3S and this one 3 times the features. Sleep, hydration, exercise routines and tracking, blood pressure monitoring, notifications, sync with phone and other devices, you name it. It has a larger face, so you can see more and holds a charge for over a week. I'm really happy with this watch.

I bought this watch a couple of weeks ago. I had a vivoactive 4s before and had really like that. The Venu 3s is an even better watch. The screen is brighter and easier to read. The battery life is excellent. I like that it measures my pulse ox, gives me a HRV status, and sleep score, among other things. It also gives more information about each category that can be read from the watch. I can use Siri right from my watch and the sound is pretty good. I can play music, which I don’t really use. I can also answer a phone call from my watch. Because I have an iPhone, I’m not able to reply to texts or see pictures if included in texts. I use the walking, pickleball, yoga, golf, and Pilates activities. The pickleball app can use gps while outdoors, which is kind of comical when looking at the activity when it’s done. Overall, I’m very happy with this watch.

Bought this watch to detect AFIB. Turns out if you are athletic and your RHR is under 50 it won't give you a result. This is a poor decision on the programmers end. Many athletes have low RHR and AFIB. Second, when working with a breath pacer and breathing at 6 breaths per minute the watch just gives a reading of 14-15, so this is also useless. I do like the HRV information, so there is at least some value

This smartwatch offers the user a dressy alternative to the Apple watch and other Garmin activity watches. With its touchscreen scrolling and easy ability to navigate texts, the watch helps bridge the gap between apple watch functionality while offering great battery life and Garmin superior activity tracking. I've used the Garmin 945 LTE and fenix 5 which both lack the touch screen scrolling and ability to respond to texts and phone calls (android only) The only thing that will make the Venu better is the ability to respond to text while connected on the Iphone.

I got my venu 3s back in January and love it. Previously I had first venu and the 3s does not disappoint. I love the data I get each day and the ability co sutomize my app screen. My only wish is that as a night shifter the sleep advice I get is definitely shifted towards people with a normal schedule though it does pick up my daytime sleep unlike the first venu. A great watch for keeping an eye on your health and activity levels

I've had this for almost a month now and am liking it. I can't give it a full 5 star review because the voice assistant and some other features don't work, no matter how much I try. I contacted support to get some assistance and the guy was less than helpful and sent me a link to a web page I had already found and tried. It's not a deal breaker, but I did use voice to text quite a lot on my previous watch when I was working out or at work so that I didn't have to pull out my phone. I have a Samsung Galaxy s24. Other than that, a very pretty watch with some other really great fitness and wellness tracking features and a great battery life.

So many features that fit my life. If you are an active senior adult I can't say enough. I run, bike, kayak, golf, swim; the Venu 3s keeps me up with and motivates me. The feedback is invaluable, and the Link Track feature gives me piece of mind that a family or friend knows where I'm at when off in the woods for a run or out in the water alone. So glad my Fitbit died after 12 years. Hope I get as many out of this Garmin.