Garmin - Venu 3

I would personally always take a Forerunner over the Venu series, as I am pretty serious about my fitness. I don't really care much about smart watch features, just need a bare minimum. And the venu series seems to take tradeoffs with fitness features to accommodate the increase in smart features.

I have watched his videos to, all of them. i also now own a garmin venu 3. That being said, apple isnt accurate in everything. For example how many kcal you have burned is always off on apple. Than have you seen the video's of his girlfriend that tested it? these measurements are all WAY more accurate with the Garmin than from himself. That being said, does it matter if it sometimes is a bit off for example the hearthrate? If you care about HR that much, a cheststrap is always more accurate.

I don't think I'll be buying another Garmin, after my Venu 3. It's my first Garmin product, and while I really like the watch itself, the software leaves a lot to be desired. There are still plenty of bugs for example, the text in the weather app doesn't display correctly, I can't reply or see if I receive more than two messages, and Snapchat is riddled with issues. Sometimes it shows a picture on the watch, but most of the time it's just a red square. And if you want to disable a single sensor, like for steps? You can't you have to turn everything off instead. Want to call with your watch? make sure you get some hearing aids because you cant hear shit... For 500 euro's i exepected WAY more.... A Samsung watch of 150 euro's can do this stuff really good, but the battery life is bad.

Gonna be the negative Nancy here and have to say my vivoactive 3 music died in three years, then the refurb I got to replace it (paid refurb, 90 bucks, not warrantied) broke in another 3. It came apart due to some medium force so I can't 100% say it was its fault but I have reason to suspect that it was beginning to come apart about 3 weeks prior to the incident (screen was glitching for a few hours, was randomly acting up) and that might just have been the final straw. I did still get a new venu 3 tho. It works well and I don't have to charge every day, that means a lot to me lol.

I would personally always take a Forerunner over the Venu series, as I am pretty serious about my fitness. I don't really care much about smart watch features, just need a bare minimum. And the venu series seems to take tradeoffs with fitness features to accommodate the increase in smart features.

I have watched his videos to, all of them. i also now own a garmin venu 3. That being said, apple isnt accurate in everything. For example how many kcal you have burned is always off on apple. Than have you seen the video's of his girlfriend that tested it? these measurements are all WAY more accurate with the Garmin than from himself. That being said, does it matter if it sometimes is a bit off for example the hearthrate? If you care about HR that much, a cheststrap is always more accurate.

The sleep tracker works really well, way better than my old watch which was the Vivoactive 3. It's really accurate regarding sleep and wake up time. Also the sleep stages and sleep score feels accurate, for example when drinking, I always get a really low score and often I feel that I have slept like shit. 😁 Battery lasts more than a week but that depends on how much you use the GPS, AOD etc. If I don't use AOD, It last for about a week (with still ~ 10% left) normally with 3 long running activities. With AOD, it's like 3-4 days. Edit: Some third part watchfaces consumes alot of battery so it also depends on what face that is used.

Honestly your best bet would be a Venu or an instinct, Venu is Garmin's health and fitness while instinct is there more traditional "G-Shock" style (best way I can describe it) watch, they don't really do the fitness tracker it's mostly all smartwatches. I have the Venu 4 coming from an instinct 2 solar. The vivo moves might also fit you well but they are older in comparison. If you are set on not having a smartwatch you may have to look into another brand, hope this helps, if you have any questions about the Venu or instinct let me know!

I have the Venu 3 and I think it's great. Haven't tested the gym workouts though. I would definitely go with this watch if your looking for a more smart watch rather than a running watch, in that case I would pick the forerunner. The battery life for the Venu watch is great, also the voice assistant is a pretty nice feature. The one thing I'm missing on this watch are maps and waypoints navigation that the new forerunner watches has.

Garmin Venu 3 currently on my wrist

I wouldn't be afraid of buying a Garmin watch for open water or pool swims. I have a first generation instinct since the summer of 2020. I've worn it everyday no matter what. If you don't like the look of the instinct, I would look at either the Fenix, Enduro. The forerunner has a bezel but it's not as raised I feel. Really any of their watches that includes the feature of a raised bezel I gravitate towards. For me, anyways, watches that don't have that feature end up with a cracked screen like the venu and the vivoactive with the rounded edge of glass hasn't lasted for me which is why I prefer that raised bezel. Garmin has always been good and replaced them for me in the past but once the warranty is done, there's no more replacement. Hope this is helpful and keep going.

I'm getting a Venu 4. It's 20 bucks less than the 570, and from what I can see, it's missing swim drills, which is something I don't use now. I also like the look of the Venu over the 570, though I wish Garmin would bring back copper/rose gold bezels/cases. I really liked that colour on my original Venu.

I have experience with multiple Garmin watches and the Pixel Watch 3 but will both track sleep and health really well. The question is do you want A) a smart watch that integrates really well with your phone and can do cool things but has a shorter battery life, or need LTE or B) One that has less smart watch functions (but can still respond to texts and show messages) but only needs charged once a week or less and can track many walks or other activities during that time. I have a Venu 3 and really like the Garmin health tracking system and battery life, but also have a pixel watch 3 that I use for taking calls on runs and better interactions with my smart home setup. I've tested the sleep tracking on both and it's pretty similar.

You need to ask yourself what she'll actually be using it for. If you're just doing basic fitness tracking, then she likely doesn't need a Fenix and a Vivoactive or Venu series would be the best bet for her. Use the website to compare devices with the activities she does regularly.

I have an old 2019 original Venu still going strong 💪🏼 it still kicks out 3 to 4 days of battery 🔋 life good for a six year old watch. And still receives software updates but doesn't get new features. Currently I rock a Garmin Venu 3 & love it!

I use a Garmin Forerunner watch, and it displays heart rate while tracking activity. The reading is pretty visible to me even with slightly foggy goggles but ymmv. They have a lot of models with this capability, so maybe you can find one with a bigger screen. The default heart rate screen also has a colored Zone indicator, if that's easier to see & you're not looking for exact numbers https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?faq=kbOXNev7NS4DQcc3IjAV49

Coming from WearOS watches, I am much happier with Garmin, mostly because of the battery life. You might want to take a look at the Venu 3 as it would give you a lot of the features you need at a much lower price then the brand new Venu 4. I have the Venu 3 and I've been very happy with it. I am primarily a cyclist. I occasionally hike and do cardio exercises twice a week. I am not a runner at all. So I personally would never benefit from all the additional running stats that the Venu 4 provides. I do use the voice assistant capability on my Venu 3 quite a bit, though that's gotten a little slower with Gemini, it still works well enough. I get a wealth of stats on my sleeping, my calorie burn, my heart rate and heart rate variability, stress and a number of other things. The fact that the battery can last almost a week means that I have no trouble sleeping with it overnight and getting continuous stats. I can tell you that I have no problem responding to text messages from my watch and it's nice that Garmin also has the ability to respond to many notifications as well. It may not be 100% integrated with Android like the pixel watch would be. But for me it's good enough. Overall, it's the battery life that wins the day for me with decent integration with Android being nicer than I expected.

I have a Venu 3 and I love it.

I have the Venu 3 - don't get it. It's designed more for indoor health tracking and a nice screen at the expense of battery life, but neither of those match with the use case you describe. As for your last question, it really depends what you want. The Galaxy Watch 6 is probably close in features to my Pixel watch 3. They're both designed to mimic smart phone features or have rich connections with the phone or have their own cellular connections. Garmins are more focused on fitness / health tracking with limited smartwatch features like being able to see and respond to messages. The benefit is that the battery life is much longer, like you said.

Second the venu 3. I love it. It's a great all around watch for daily wear and general fitness, and the golf features are solid - it does everything I need on the course. I use it for distances, tracking shots and club stats, and keeping score. All pretty seamless and easy to use during a round. I believe you can pay for a Garmin golf subscription and unlock even more features if desired

Yes, the Venu 3 is a great start in my opinion. It is the first step on your fitness journey. Take it one day at a time, stay consistent, and you will keep improving your habits. Cheers!

I've recently purchased the Garmin Venu 3 and even though you need a separate app with it, I really like it! It works well and the battery has a long life (especially compared to the Apple Watch.)

My venu 3 is 5 days almost exactly every time. I use the overnight spo2 monitor though cause I was curious

Is it better for heart rate? My Venu 3 is going crazy with cadence lock and other

I don't think I'll be buying another Garmin, after my Venu 3. It's my first Garmin product, and while I really like the watch itself, the software leaves a lot to be desired. There are still plenty of bugs for example, the text in the weather app doesn't display correctly, I can't reply or see if I receive more than two messages, and Snapchat is riddled with issues. Sometimes it shows a picture on the watch, but most of the time it's just a red square. And if you want to disable a single sensor, like for steps? You can't you have to turn everything off instead. Want to call with your watch? make sure you get some hearing aids because you cant hear shit... For 500 euro's i exepected WAY more.... A Samsung watch of 150 euro's can do this stuff really good, but the battery life is bad.

I have a Venu S and really appreciate the smaller size. I do occasionally find myself wishing I had more metrics, but it definitely covers all the basics!

Cool. Almost all Garmin models are Bluetooth/WiFi only. You'll get 2 free years of data and texting with a Pixel watch 3 or 4 LTE, but can cancel after, not activate it or buy the WiFi only version for a little cheaper. As far as subscriptions both Garmin and Fitbit offer subscriptions for AI workout recommendations and analysis but all regular health and sleep metrics are free. The Fitbit one has an instructor led workout component like peloton and Garmin is trying to be an all trails competitor but I've never paid for either and have never felt like I'm missing out.

I switched to the Venu 3 because I wanted to Able to trigger Siri from my watch. I've used it 3 times the last month I've had it. Maybe not worth it. I'm not super athletic but I wish I would have gone with the 265 or 965

That was exactly my take as a Venu 3 owner. In fact, if anything, it has one less button and less battery life, so I'm not sure why I'd buy this.

I used to swear by fitbit. My mileage and pace was RIGHT where I wanted it to be. Then I was due for a new watch and chose garmin. My pace was off by about a minute per mile and my fitbit was about half a mile off per mile. It frustrated me immensely. I assumed it was a watch issue. It was a me issue. I only use garmin. I used a pre-owned garmin venu 2 forn2 years since I had never used a garmin. I bought a new venu 3 and looove it!

The Venu 3 had this and you'd activate it with the third button, which Venu 4 removed. Even if Venu 4 may still contain the feature, note that it was horrendously buggy on Venu 3.

I have the Venu 3 as well and I think it's a great size on my wrist. I love it. Still trying to find my favorite watch face though.

If you just want a smart watch with great battery and don't care about all the sport features, this is definitively a downgrade from the Venu 3

It depends on what you need it for. Most people would be fine with a Venu3 honestly.

Look at any of the Venu options.I rock Venu 3 daily myself & I don't use every feature. If you don't use or need any of the other features just don't enable them. Use just the ones you need

Venu 3 has a ton of issues with Google Assistant for many (most?) android phones. For months. Check the Garmin forums for details. I made the switch to a PW3 and have no regrets. Yes, battery life is a significantly worse but I was already charging daily so its not an issue for me.

I tried the Venu 3. I'm sure it's a great fitness watch, but it had many issues with notifications. They were unreliable as heck, and that's important for me in my smartwatch. At the time I tried it, it was clear that it was a common issue, had been going on for a long time, and Garmin didn't really give me faith it would ever be fixed.

My hulking brother rocks my original Venu which comes in-between at 43mm. I didn't really notice a size difference when I moved into the S models for 2 and 3. Initially it was a pain because the straps went from 20 to 18mm. They have an all black 41mm. I'm waiting for the gold/bone one to ship. I don't really care about the straps as I swap them for nylon ones ASAP anyway.

Yeah check my recent post, just reviewed it.