I bought the Garmin Venu 3S a few weeks ago after having an Apple Watch for almost five years. Although I loved the interface/sleek aesthetic of the Apple Watch (especially since I also have an iPhone), it really fell short on the health/fitness features I was wanting in a smart watch. I want to stay updated on my sleep health, VO2 max, HRV, and other related stats when training as it is a big part of my life. Although I enjoy running, I also do strength training, yoga, and other forms of cardio, so I ultimately chose this watch over the forerunner and LOVE IT! Battery life is amazing, especially given the bright, well-lit screen and continual notifications from having it linked to my phone.

I bought this Garmin a month ago to replace my Apple Watch and have been somewhat disappointed so far. The “pool swim” function does not track laps if you’re doing kickboard exercises as it will only track your laps if your arms are moving. This has so far been the most disappointing function that I’ve found. The only other less frustrating functions I’ve found is trying to use the pause function during exercises whether it’s swimming or running or HIIT. Maybe I need to mess with the watch some more, but the pause function has been unfriendly as it will just reset and stop the exercise if you don’t unpause fast enough. So much for a pause. What I have loved about this Garmin is the amount of data each exercise tracks and the battery life. For me these two things have been the only two thing that have surpassed my Apple Watch, especially the battery life of this Garmin.

I’ve had the Venu 3s for several weeks and I love almost EVERYTHING about it. It does everything I need it to do. However it doesn’t seem to know my FTP and I cannot find any way to change that number. So while I can use it with my powermeter and it displays the data it’s “analysis” is completely skewed which sort of makes training with power useless with this device. Kind of hard to believe actually…

I love my Garmin Venu 3. It does everything I want it to do. The Battery Life is so great. The biggest reason that I have a Garmin is I love the sleep app. It Keeps track of the quality of my sleep.I have an Apple Watch also and the battery life is not very good. I will take my Garmin over the Apple Watch.because of the battery life.I think they are similar but the Garmin is overall a better watch.

I love my new Garmin. I had an Apple watch before but love the features on this Venu3S. It was an easy change. One thing I notice is that the sync for the weather and heartrate doesnt always stay up to date on the face of the watch. Not sure if I am pushing a button that I shouldnt. I use the Connect App and the Connect ID app . Once I go to the Connect app and reconnect it, its fine. Thanks, Julie

I liked this watch a lot! I have a fénix 7 that i am comparing it against and the screen on the venu blows it out of the water! I love the touch screen and the water resistance, I took it swimming and it worked great! I would recommend this watch for anyone. I love all the different activities it has, it even includes pickle ball! Can't wait to keep using it!

I purchased my Garmin Venu 3S a couple of weeks ago. It is a very nice tool and has a lot of great features. There is a learning curve of how to get to all of the settings for all of the features. The only issue I have is with the band that comes with it. It is an 18mm very light and stretchy design and for this watch it should have at least a 22mm band and it would compliment the package for the purchase amount. Garmin, step it up please.

I wanted to love this watch. I have a chronic health issue, POTS, and Ive been wearing the Polar H10 chest strap to monitor heart rate and was tired of wearing a strap which is why I decided to get this watch but the heart rate readings were off by 20-40 bpm compared to the chest strap more often than not. Same goes with the SPO2 readings, compared to the finger pulse oximeters, the accuracy is way off. I had to return it.

I have had a venu for at least 4 years. I love the round shape and gold accents which is why I originally bought one compared to an Apple Watch. It just looks good. But I also love the features as well as the new features in the venu 3s. Great purchase. Won’t go back to Apple.

I'm a pretty avid runner so I wanted a watch that could accurately track my runs but I also wanted something that I could wear casually and not look to 'performance'. This was it. I love all of the wellness features - sleep tracking and monthly cycle tracking. This watch is easy to use so if you are new to Garmin watches, you'll find it intuitive. Love that it also looks beautiful and I can wear it beyond just running.