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
5
Functionality and Design Review
on July 15, 2026
Posted by: Megantron
Bought this about a month ago after buying a Forerunner 170 and a Venu 3 and returned both.
Functionality: I’ve tracked a couple walks and I like how it tracks elevation. The graphs are elegant and insightful. The Garmin app has had no trouble syncing the data so far which is awesome because I ran into that issue in the past with Fitbit. The automatic sleep tracking and nap detection has been pretty spot on in my experience. I like the movement reminders because I have a desk job and it’s nice to be reminded to move my body often. The UI of the buttons and touch screen is very simple and intuitive. Tutorials were helpful and I got the hang of it quickly. Music download does take some time but it’s so nice to not have to take my phone on a walk/run and still be able to listen to my workout playlists while I’m out. Battery lasts pretty long! As advertised it uses about 10% a day - more on days where the face is more active I’m assuming. But it charges quickly when I’m in the shower and I love not having to charge it daily or even every 3 days. It lasts a whole week at least which is great.
Design: I love the size of this watch. Doesn’t take up my whole wrist and still has a big enough screen to display everything I want. I downloaded a couple watch faces that I love (Fenix being one of them) and I get everything I need at a glance. The watch strap it comes with is comfortable for daily wear but I did buy some handmade leather straps for more dressy occasions and the charcoal color of the watch goes well with dark brown, light tan, and forest green leather! Love the look of it.
I’m really happy with my purchase. I have a relative with the same watch and it’s lasted him a long time so I hope I get to enjoy it for a long time as well!
Functionality: I’ve tracked a couple walks and I like how it tracks elevation. The graphs are elegant and insightful. The Garmin app has had no trouble syncing the data so far which is awesome because I ran into that issue in the past with Fitbit. The automatic sleep tracking and nap detection has been pretty spot on in my experience. I like the movement reminders because I have a desk job and it’s nice to be reminded to move my body often. The UI of the buttons and touch screen is very simple and intuitive. Tutorials were helpful and I got the hang of it quickly. Music download does take some time but it’s so nice to not have to take my phone on a walk/run and still be able to listen to my workout playlists while I’m out. Battery lasts pretty long! As advertised it uses about 10% a day - more on days where the face is more active I’m assuming. But it charges quickly when I’m in the shower and I love not having to charge it daily or even every 3 days. It lasts a whole week at least which is great.
Design: I love the size of this watch. Doesn’t take up my whole wrist and still has a big enough screen to display everything I want. I downloaded a couple watch faces that I love (Fenix being one of them) and I get everything I need at a glance. The watch strap it comes with is comfortable for daily wear but I did buy some handmade leather straps for more dressy occasions and the charcoal color of the watch goes well with dark brown, light tan, and forest green leather! Love the look of it.
I’m really happy with my purchase. I have a relative with the same watch and it’s lasted him a long time so I hope I get to enjoy it for a long time as well!
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Great Features
on July 13, 2026
Posted by: Fritz72
Had it for a month now. It was a gift. It replaced my Apple watch and it’s great. Does so much more
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Quality watch ...
on July 13, 2026
Posted by: Man with no name
Just received the replacement for my venu that had the watchface display go blank. Outside the warranty so cost me the replacement fee. The watch features are very good.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Great Watch, beats the competition
on July 9, 2026
Posted by: Bigdog1911
I purchased the watch about three weeks ago and love it. I have owned the Apple watch Ultra and the 11 and I find the garmin very clear, love the roundness, and how effective the battery alone is. The battery to me is awesome, defitnely Garmin has dominated the market on the battery. So many functions, health to me is better than apple. I believe this will be my watch of choice now. I loved it so much, I bought the Vivosmart 6 in about two weeks. Now i alternate and love them both, so By bye Apple / Hello Garmin. I'm Team Garmin now. What will be my next one?
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Harv's 3
on June 14, 2026
Posted by: Harv's3
I upgraded from the 2. Love the 3. Tracks my 75 year old carcass pretty well for many of the things the cardiologist likes to see.
BIGGEST COMPLAINT it does not have a Treadmill WALKING setting for us "Old" people who fron knee replacements can not run anymore.
BIGGEST COMPLAINT it does not have a Treadmill WALKING setting for us "Old" people who fron knee replacements can not run anymore.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Great watch
on June 11, 2026
Posted by: Jaytheskier
I recently bought the Venu 3 within the last month or so. I am very happy with it and learning new ways to use it all the time
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Perfect
on June 10, 2026
Posted by: Ahsen
Amazing smartwatch with an amazing battery life! I could say much better than Apple smartwatch!
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Everything you need at a glace
on May 28, 2026
Posted by: Bren1210
This one tracks everything! I find the aleep data especially important. It has a variety of free watch faces that can display all your metrics and it syncs perfectly with my iPhone. I love Garmins, I am a loyal Forerunner customer for years now but I do love the added features of the Venu!
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin