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
5 Stars
581
4 Stars
162
3 Stars
72
2 Stars
28
1 Star
26
Customer Reviews for Garmin - Refurbished Excellent - Venu 3 GPS Smartwatch 45 mm Fiber-reinforced polymer - Stainless Steel and Black - (2023)
Customer Rating
3
Needs a few changes ...
on April 22, 2025
Posted by: cjb67
I bought this a few weeks ago so:
- My HRV needs 3 weeks before it will be useful
- There is no data on Sleep Debt as in some other apps
- There is no data on Morning Recovery / Readiness / Energy
- The Germin Venu 3 watch has 3 switches which are all on one side (right side when worn on left arm - left side when worn on right arm) ... On my Apple Watch the switches 'can be swopped'
- The Germin Venu 3 watch cannot be worn too close to the end of the wrist
- The MOST PROMINENT switch (of the 3) on The Germin Venu 3 is positioned exactly in THE MIDDLE ... This is often accidentally pressed and it then automatically starts VOICE ASSISTANT !!!
This is extremely annoying.
- My HRV needs 3 weeks before it will be useful
- There is no data on Sleep Debt as in some other apps
- There is no data on Morning Recovery / Readiness / Energy
- The Germin Venu 3 watch has 3 switches which are all on one side (right side when worn on left arm - left side when worn on right arm) ... On my Apple Watch the switches 'can be swopped'
- The Germin Venu 3 watch cannot be worn too close to the end of the wrist
- The MOST PROMINENT switch (of the 3) on The Germin Venu 3 is positioned exactly in THE MIDDLE ... This is often accidentally pressed and it then automatically starts VOICE ASSISTANT !!!
This is extremely annoying.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Major upgrade from Venu!
on April 22, 2025
Posted by: Garminatorchica
I owned the Garmin Venu for several years but needed to upgrade because of poor battery life. I love the Venu 3—the upgraded features (body battery, sleep, fitness, ECG) are really nice. I am still trying to figure out how to use the golf feature. It worked well on my Venu, but it doesn't work the same on Venu 3.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Terrific Upgrade from Vivoactive 4
on April 20, 2025
Posted by: EJS II
I bought this a month ago or so. It had all the features I used on my former Vivoactive 4 but with a much enhanced watch face and the ability to perform an ECG to provide my health care providers!
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Perfect Timing. Perfect Bday Gift.. to Myself
on April 19, 2025
Posted by: 1TrueVenu3Fan
I gifted this smart timepiece to myself after returning the purchase of GOOGLE Pixel 3 for defects unexpectedly. I never had a smartwatch, fit but or any type of tech watch because I always believed a "watch is a watch" lol...however, March 2025, GARMIN made me a believer.
The easy set up, the advanced health and fitness tracking with a user-friendly design and long battery life. I appreciate its accurate heart rate tracking, particularly during strength training, and its ability to monitor various metrics like sleep stages and blood oxygen. The Venu 3 also offers a good balance of smartwatch features, including notifications, calls, and text messaging.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
What an awesome smart watch !
on April 19, 2025
Posted by: Clayton
I have had two Fitbit smart watches and the sensors on the bottom fell off and they just did not have the features that the Garmin has. What an incredible smart watch and my spouse has an Apple smart watch and there is absolutely no comparison between the other two brands. This smart watch is awesome!
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Love the Venu 3
on April 19, 2025
Posted by: mo7_
Got the Venu 3 a few weeks ago, then was hearing things about the vivoactive 6. Returned the venu 3 to get the vivoactive 6 since it was cheaper and they had very similar features, and did not like it. The battery on the vivoactive 6 wouldn’t last a full day and some of the features were missing on the actual watch. Ended up returning that and getting the venu 3 again, I love it so much literally has everything you need in a watch when it comes to everyday wear plus fitness & health tracking and battery life is amazing compared to my Apple watch. I have a small wrist but chose the venu 3 instead of 3s, it fits perfectly and I love the bigger watch face.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Enjoy it so far
on April 17, 2025
Posted by: Mark725
Bought as an alternative to an Apple Watch and have been happy with it. I find it more intuitive and it blends in with the Garmin ecosystem well. I have an edge device for cycling and the combination is better for me than the Apple device. Battery life is excellent.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Great watch
on April 13, 2025
Posted by: CherylAE
I have always had Apple Watches, but I have now become a lover of this garmin venu 3, does everything and the battery is awesome.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin