Garmin Venu 3S, 41mm GPS smartwatch, AMOLED touchscreen, all-day advanced health & fitness features, voice functionality, music storage, wellness smartwatch with up to 10 days battery life, Sage Grey

I bought this to replace my mark 1 Venu. So far, I'm very impressed. It's comfortable to wear, holds its charge for days, and has loads more functions than the original. Activities are easy to set up and operate, and it downloads to the Garmin App on my phone easily. I like the way the brightness drops at nighttime, but I do find the daily sleep assessment very irritating. I got it at a decent price, and the pain was lessened further by using some vouchers! All in all, so far, I'm quite pleased with my upgrade.

I'm Very Happy with this watch! its brand new and it work perfectly The shipping was super fast and it arrived right on time, which was great. The screen is really bright and easy to read, and it makes tracking my steps, heart rate, and sleep totally effortless. I was worried I’d have to charge it every night, but the battery lasts for days, which is a huge relief. It's comfortable to wear, looks great, and all my phone notifications pop up right away without any issues. If you want a solid, reliable watch that works perfectly straight out of the box, you will love this one. Highly recommend!

A really well rounded smart watch. I worried the face would be to big & chunky but it fits well. For this reason I purposely chose the 3s. My previous watch was a Fitbit and connectivity was always erratic but this one is so much more superior. All texts, calls & notifications come in quickly with no loss of connectivity. The one minor issue is when your phone is on silent (with no vibration), your notifications still buzz through, so make sure you put it on 'do not disturb' if you don't want to be disturbed. But that's easy to do, it's just remembering to do it sometimes. It's great to track walking routes, monitor gym sessions and the smart features make life so much easier. It's smart features are fairly easy to navigate too. You need at least a week's worth of wear before it gets used to you & your activities, to get the full use of all the statistics. I've had it for a couple of months now and it still looks brand new. The screen is very clear with so far, excellent durability. Yes, the price makes you pause, but to be fair, it's probably more value for money than Fitbit. Fitbit ALWAYS stopped working after 2 years. I can see this one lasting a lot longer than that but only time will tell, I guess! The battery lasts well over a week. It's a push for it to last 10 days, I'd say, but it charges fast so it's not really any kind of inconvenience. The app is easy to navigate and pretty self explanatory. I find the stress feature & body battery particularly interesting. The statistics matched to how I felt when very unwell one week, so that was fascinating to see! I've just purchased my dad (a big technophobe), the Venu SQ as that one seems a bit more suited to him & his lifestyle. It seems a better match if price is problem or if you won't utilise all the features of the venu 3. Once you try Garmin it's unlikely you'll change to anything else after.

I’ve been using the Garmin Venu 3S for a while now and it’s honestly such a great smartwatch. The design is sleek and comfortable, perfect for everyday wear, and the battery life is impressive. I love how accurate the fitness tracking is, especially for steps, heart rate, and sleep. The display is bright and easy to read, and the health insights are really helpful for staying on track. Overall, it’s a reliable and stylish companion for both workouts and daily life!

This was an upgrade from a Huawei Watch GT2 that I'd had for several years. That finally succumbed to water after I'd been swimming with it too many times, but otherwise "just worked". This Venu 3 is expensive, but works pretty well and looks good - it's not too big on the wrist and doesn't scream "WATCH!!!" or get snagged on your cuffs. A couple of issues: 1) when I first started wearing it I was gettign a weird pain in my left arm which I finally realised was due to the fairly pronounced bulge on the back of the watch digging into the top of my wrist! I now wea the strap looser and this has resolved itself - took me a while to figure out the connection though! I'm not a huge fan of the silicone strap, the Huawei Watch GT2 came with a leather one which worked better for me - it's much easier to make sure you always use your preferred hole because the leather moulds and marks itself to make that hole obvious over time - you don't get that with silicone. 2) I had issues with sync not working. I keep my phone on do no disturb all the time and reply on the watch notifications from selected apps to tell me of important stuff. After having had the watch for some time, these notifications just stopped. The solution was to wipe all the app data and set it up again from scratch - but I never had to do this with the Huawei Watch GT2. Hopefully it was a one-off but we'll see. It's pretty comfortable, doesn't feel heavy, and once you've taken time to learn what the buttons do it's easy to use. I have managed to scratch the display a little, so perhaps Garmin could have used a better grade of protective glass - it was done by some metal, which I was quite surprised & disappointed about. I've decided that I'm not going to wear any more smartwatches swimming because they're too expensive to replace when water inevitably gets in them, so aside from the scratch I can't comment about durability other than to say that it feels fairly well made. It is still getting software updates on a fairly regular basis, and luckily I wasn't affected when Garmin sent out a dud update that broke a lot of their watches. The display is good, and battery lasts about two weeks - though I don't do anything with the GPS on it. The app does what you'd expect. It comes with a USB C charger cable. None of my chargers have a USB C socket on them, and the cable is only about 30cm long anyway. So I bought a USB C to USB C coupler, and that allows me to use the same cable I use to charge my phone (USB A from the charger to USB C plug). I've also now bought a little adapter that goes from the watch charger socket to a USB C socket, which I keep in my laptop rucksack in case the watch goes flat when I'm away from home.

I’ve used smartwatches from Fossil and a few other brands with the Google WOS - decent, but never impressive. They always felt a bit sluggish, and the battery life rarely stretched past 24 hours. It got to the point where I was questioning the point of owning a smartwatch I had to babysit. So I started exploring other options - almost like a far cry from what I was used to. Honestly, Garmin was never on my radar. The models I’d seen didn’t grab my attention... until the Venu 3. This is my first Garmin, and wow - it’s everything I wanted and more. - Battery life: 10 days or more on a single charge. That alone is a game-changer. - Features: Sleep tracking, stress monitoring, body battery - tools I didn’t know I needed but now rely on. - Workouts: A massive library of routines, plus the ability to customise sets, reps, and intervals. - Watchfaces: Tons of options, and I love being able to match my mood or outfit. - Durability: I swim in the sea regularly, even in low temperatures, and it’s never skipped a beat. Garmin keeps rolling out software updates, refining existing features and adding new ones. The only downside? The interface isn’t fully consistent across all apps. But that’s a minor gripe in an otherwise stellar experience. If this is what Garmin brings to the table, I’m already excited for what Venu 4 might offer.

I have been using fitness bands for the last few years to track my daily routine and my occasional outdoor exercises (cycling and hiking mostly). I wanted to have a watch instead of a band and tried some Fitbit devices but they were too buggy. I mulled over this watch for a long time due to the price, but to be honest, once I got it, I can honestly say it's the perfect one for me. I use it all day and night to track my daily routine and sleep. Body battery is accurate since when it shows being close to 0, I really do feel like my energy is gone completely. Morning reports on the watch are a nice touch to get a quick feel of what your sleep quality was and also what's in store for the day ahead. Never had any issues with the watch during exercises, the data it captures is accurate and very detailed. The mobile app is really good and the connection to the watch is seamless, never have I struggled to sync anything (hear this Fitbit?). Battery life is about 1 week when doing 4-5 exercises that use GPS too, so pretty good. You have access to some default watch faces, get some from the store or even design your one. To be honest, I've recommended this watch to friends that wanted a smart watch, since although it's from Garmin, you don't have to be an athlete to use one.

This watch is more a smart watch than a fitness watch, which suits me fine as it does everything I need plus extras if needed. Some reviews say it's not overly. Accurate on some stats BUT, comparing the figures to a hospital oximeter mine at least is pretty much bang on. How you wear it makes no difference either on the outside or the inside of the wrist, set it for the functions you personally want to see, and forget the rest. No electronics like being overworked. I have the Venu 3s and it's size is perfect for the smaller wrist, the strap is soft and comfortable to wear, although it has a speaker and microphone it is still waterproof/showerproof. Battery? ... After 3 days it has only lost 14% of a full charge and during that 3 days had been 'played with' and explored extensively. It can change watch face to a low energy or dim red display at night time if desired, it can give a morning briefing if desired, it also integrated seamlessly with my Samsung phone, the Garmin app is flawless and keeps everything in check including updates, downloadable content and a full breakdown of all recorded data from the watch itself. Value for money? Five stars Battery life? Five stars User friendly? Five stars Looks? Personal downloadable choice Overall quality? Five stars If you want a smart watch the Venu 3s by Garmin is my number 1 choice. Recommended.

Now having used this watched for over a year I am in love with it. Only complaint is it leaves a mark on your hand if you wear it to sleep. Has decent battery even after a year, lasts me 7 to 9 days before I charge it fully. I love the morning reports which has the weather, my sleep factors etc. The watch faces that are cute are really lacking in options but that is a Garmin issue nothing to do with the watch. I am happy with this watch with looks beautiful and also functional and a powerhouse.

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Die Garmin Venu 3S ist bei mir jeden Tag im Einsatz und ich bin sehr zufrieden. Sie läuft flüssig, lässt sich einfach bedienen und reagiert zuverlässig. Für mich persönlich ist die Größe der absolute Hit, da ich gerne kleinere Uhren trage. Besonders begeistert mich die Akkulaufzeit. Ich muss sie deutlich seltener laden als andere Smartwatches, was im Alltag wirklich angenehm ist. Auch die Verarbeitung und das Tragegefühl gefallen mir sehr gut. Für mich eine klare Kaufempfehlung – ich würde sie jederzeit wieder kaufen.

I bought this to replace my aging Fitbit Sense, which wasn't charging well anymore. It had the promise of using the phone's voice assistant, which was better than the Sense 2 which only has access to Alexa now. It's Bixby given I'm on a Samsung phone, but it's better than Alexa and it can control stuff on the phone remotely from the watch which is a cool bonus. I did not have any appreciation for the massive difference in health tracking between a Fitbit and a Garmin when I pressed Buy Now. Every feature of the Fitbit is here in some form, both subscription features like readiness score (recovery) and enhanced sleep metrics to all of the basic stuff. Lots of things that are restricted to while you're asleep on the Fitbit work at all times on the Garmin, like respiration and blood oxygen. The sensor and LEDs on this are much bigger than on a fitbit and are much more sensitive to highs and lows in heart rate that fitbit can't pick up. The stress detection and body battery features are really cool and seem accurate. Fitness age presents an unflattering but likely pretty accurate picture of my health after wearing the watch for a few days. Everything is customizable on the watch and in the Garmin app; there is even a feature to design your own watch face with a photo background of your choice and the placement of the watch elements and complications where you choose them. You can put what is important to you front and center and you can ignore anything you don't care about. Both the watch and the app require a bit of messing around to get things looking the way you would like, but it's easy and I had fun poking at the watch for hours making everything perfect. There are a LOT of pre made watch faces included with assorted complications, some of them configurable and some not. The one pictured is not configurable but it displays exactly the stats I want and looks good. There are several included faces that look great so you aren't forced into their store right away. It is ironic that there is a working YouTube Music app for Garmin watches but not for the top of the line fitbits. I have loaded my likes playlist to the watch, which loaded almost 300 songs in the same order they are in on the YM app. This took a while and I left the watch plugged in while it downloaded over wifi. Connecting headphones was really easy and I set the "shortcut" swipe from left side to open the music player. I have used the watch to listen to music instead of my phone on some walks and it's a great experience. I am very fond of this. It's an upgrade in every way from a Fitbit Sense. It's the Samsung phone of fitness trackers with all of the bells, whistles and options you could ask for and some you didn't know you wanted before you got the watch. Worth the 600 bucks.

Garmin Venu 3 45mm – Fitness-Smartwatch, 1,4" AMOLED-Touchdisplay: Ich habe mich in diese Fitness-Smartwatch verliebt: Sie ist elegant, praktisch und der Akku hält bei zehn Tagen aktiver Nutzung der Uhr durch. Ich bin mit der Funktionalität der Uhr rundum zufrieden, insbesondere mit der Klarheit der Herzfrequenzmessung, der Body Battery-Option und der Schlafqualitätsbestimmung. Ich habe mich für schwarze Farbe entschieden und finde diese Uhr modisch. Sie sieht schön und modern aus. Vorteile: 🌿 Die Schrift ist groß genug und die Nachrichten sind gut lesbar. 🌿 Format und Hintergrundbild des Displays lassen sich auswählen. 🌿 Nachdem ich die Uhr mit dem Handy verbunden hatte, wählte ich die gewünschten Sportarten aus und installierte die benötigten Apps. 🌿 Alles funktioniert einwandfrei und die Nachrichten kommen pünktlich an. Die Sportart lässt sich einfach auswählen und das Training kann gestartet werden. 🌿 Während des Trainings werden der Kalorienverbrauch und der Puls gemessen. Von mir eine klare Kaufempfehlung.