I love a lot of things about this watch. The touch screen is nice -and it is much more encouraging than my Fenix. The screen however is terrible. It scratches so easily. For a watch that wants you to wear it every day this is hard to deal with. I have gotten a screen protector which helps but I am not sure how long whit watch will last compared to my others.

I had the forerunner 265 and wanted something less “sporty” looking. I looked into this one and did research on it and decided to take the plunge. So glad I did. This watch is amazing. Clear, crisp screen, battery life is great, love the look of it, love all the features. It makes my forerunner look like a kids watch. Very happy with my purchase.

I’ve had an Apple Watch for years but was tiring of always adjusting notification settings, working towards a seemingly random “move” goal, and then it started shutting down in cold weather activities, robbing me of tracking abilities. I research and polled my athletic friends and coaches, overwhelmingly being pointed in the direction of Garmin. The Venu 3S met my sport tracking requirements, and the battery life and a health features pushed me to choose it over an Apple Watch. After a month with it, I can easily say I won’t go back. I love the precision of watch features, how appealing it looks, and mostly I love that I can better control annoying phone notifications so I’m less distracted and anxious throughout my days. This watch has been a dream and I look forward to many happy years with my Venu!

I've been a Garmin fan for a long time, and the Venu 3S is the best yet! The display is super-easy to read, with really vivid colors and so many options for watch faces with Connect IQ. The combination of touch screen and button controls make switching between screens a snap. Can't say enough good things about this watch!

Garmin claims to have an always on display but does not keep the entire clock face, the second hand on. This is very important in my work. The second hand worked on my old garmin watch. I cannot use this watch for everyday use without a second hand. For me the other features were a bonus but now they don't matter at all if I'm not wearing the watch.

The watch has a great battery life and super nice trackers. I like that I can see texts and other notifications on it. Having HRV and Blood oxygen monitoring is nice. As a climber, I really love that you can track climbing using the watch. Generally, I like it a lot and am excited to continue exploring the different features (I got the watch 3 weeks ago). Definitely check the features each watch has from Garmin before picking out which one you want.

I bought this about a month ago and I am so glad that I did. I have always been an Apple Watch girly, but was reading reviews that the Garmin is better for exercise tracking. The reviews couldn’t have been more correct. I now realize Apple Watch is just a smart phone on your wrist whereas the Garmin does exactly what you wanted to do. Tracks my steps, tracks, my workouts, check my heart rate, tracks my sleep, and tells me the different sleep categories that I was in the night before. It’s been so helpful and such a blessing and I am so thankful that I purchased it.

I'm an engineer and impressed with the features and the way they are integrated. So many things packed in and they all function easily and well. Well done Garmin. Can't say the same for their marine products which have integration issues. Getting back to the watch I do have one item that could be better which is the music service access which is a bit hidden. It works well, however.

I have not yet used the voice assistant feature, which was partly one of the selling points for me on this one. But that's partly my fault, cause I never really used the voice assistant on my phone anyway? I think this item is really great for someone new to Garmin that isn't doing any spectacularly outdoor activities requiring maps. I have the Fenix for when I am doing multiday hikes or multi sport activities. It does not let me pause and resume a bike ride like the Fenix can. I do like this for daily wear though since it is lightweight and pretty. I love the new meditation feature and the music and birds it plays while I do that stuff. (My previous watch was a Fenix 5S. I do not use many of those capabilities day to day, but it has gotten me out of the mountains i was lost in a couple times. :D)

I have had a Fitbit for nearly 20 years and the product has gone so much so I decided to try Garmin Venu 3S for about a month now. No issues so far and I am still learning all the features. I do wish there were Disney watch faces that didn’t cost additional $.