Customer reviews from Garmin
Garmin - Refurbished Excellent - Venu 3 GPS Smartwatch 45 mm Fiber-reinforced polymer - Stainless Steel and Black - (2023)
Average customer rating
4.4
(869 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 869 reviews
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1 Star
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Customer Reviews for Garmin - Refurbished Excellent - Venu 3 GPS Smartwatch 45 mm Fiber-reinforced polymer - Stainless Steel and Black - (2023)
Customer Rating
5
A Fantastic Upgrade: Garmin Venu 3 Delivers Everyt
on July 12, 2025
Posted by: Venugator
I’ve been using my Garmin Venu 3 for a while now, and honestly, I’ve been loving it so far. It’s been a fantastic upgrade from my previous fitness trackers, and it’s quickly become one of my favorite gadgets.
Design & Comfort:
First off, the watch looks sleek and feels comfortable on my wrist. It’s lightweight, fits well, and the screen is bright and crisp, even outdoors in sunlight. The AMOLED display is a huge improvement over older models I’ve owned.
First off, the watch looks sleek and feels comfortable on my wrist. It’s lightweight, fits well, and the screen is bright and crisp, even outdoors in sunlight. The AMOLED display is a huge improvement over older models I’ve owned.
Fitness & Health Tracking:
The health features are outstanding. Heart rate monitoring feels accurate, and I like how the watch keeps track of my sleep, stress levels, and Body Battery. The hourly movement reminders help keep me active, but they’re not annoying. I used to be really into Fitbit challenges, and while Garmin does things differently, I’m enjoying the Garmin Connect community and challenges so far.
The health features are outstanding. Heart rate monitoring feels accurate, and I like how the watch keeps track of my sleep, stress levels, and Body Battery. The hourly movement reminders help keep me active, but they’re not annoying. I used to be really into Fitbit challenges, and while Garmin does things differently, I’m enjoying the Garmin Connect community and challenges so far.
Smart Features:
Notifications come through seamlessly, and I love being able to see texts, calls, and app alerts right on my wrist. I’m especially impressed that I don’t have to manually select each app to receive notifications like I did with my older devices.
Notifications come through seamlessly, and I love being able to see texts, calls, and app alerts right on my wrist. I’m especially impressed that I don’t have to manually select each app to receive notifications like I did with my older devices.
Battery Life:
Battery life has been solid, lasting several days on a single charge, depending on how much I use GPS and the screen. The only thing that’s been a bit tricky for me is the charging cable connection—it sometimes takes a moment to click into place. But it’s a small issue overall.
Battery life has been solid, lasting several days on a single charge, depending on how much I use GPS and the screen. The only thing that’s been a bit tricky for me is the charging cable connection—it sometimes takes a moment to click into place. But it’s a small issue overall.
Music & Apps:
Spotify works great on the watch, and the ability to download music directly has been awesome, especially for workouts. I did notice that Garmin doesn’t support Pandora, which I used to use, but Spotify covers most of my needs.
Spotify works great on the watch, and the ability to download music directly has been awesome, especially for workouts. I did notice that Garmin doesn’t support Pandora, which I used to use, but Spotify covers most of my needs.
Final Thoughts:
Overall, I couldn’t be happier with the Garmin Venu 3. It’s stylish, functional, and has all the features I want for health, fitness, and smart connectivity. I’d highly recommend it to anyone looking for a well-rounded smartwatch that goes beyond simple step counting.
Overall, I couldn’t be happier with the Garmin Venu 3. It’s stylish, functional, and has all the features I want for health, fitness, and smart connectivity. I’d highly recommend it to anyone looking for a well-rounded smartwatch that goes beyond simple step counting.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Amazing battery
on July 11, 2025
Posted by: Anamazingnew
I bought this because I was told the battery was a lot better than the Apple Watch. I only charge this once a week and it is great.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Better than any Apple Watch
on July 10, 2025
Posted by: Apple sucks
I was holding out on switching to a garmin but when my watch needed charging twice a day I gave up. The Garmin is so much better for anyone that actually does any level of physical activity. And I use less than 10 percent of my battery each day which is amazing. I also like the sleep score!
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Perfect for after a Heart Procedure
on July 9, 2025
Posted by: Rapture John
As I am in recovery of a 90% blockage that got a stent the Venu 3 is a life saver! This is the right tool to expedite the recovery process!
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Great Features, design, and functionality
on July 6, 2025
Posted by: Fercho13
I switch from an Apple Watch 10 and I was a bit skeptical at the time but it was a really good decision by far.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Super Features
on July 5, 2025
Posted by: Mike58
This watch goes far above and beyond any Apple watch and is super easy to use. Battery time before having to recharge for me is 7-8 days even without using any energy conservation settings.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Great product.
on July 5, 2025
Posted by: Lorieb
Easy to set us and use. Love that I can customize to my daily schedule and activities.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
great fitness/sleep tracker/smart watch
on July 5, 2025
Posted by: f1fannathan
I had an Apple Watch and it was getting older and I was tired of always charging it twice a day. This looked great and I thought I would try it out based on the fitness and the smart features. This watch is excellent and lasts a long time .I like to track my sleep and fitness and it does that Wonderfull and in some ways better than Apple Watch like body battery. I am enjoying not charging this for several days at a time.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin