Customer reviews from Garmin
Garmin - Refurbished Excellent - Venu 3S GPS Smartwatch 41 mm Fiber-reinforced polymer - Stainless Steel and French Gray - (2023)
Average customer rating
4.4
(646 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 646 reviews
5 Stars
432
4 Stars
105
3 Stars
65
2 Stars
25
1 Star
19
Customer Reviews for Garmin - Refurbished Excellent - Venu 3S GPS Smartwatch 41 mm Fiber-reinforced polymer - Stainless Steel and French Gray - (2023)
Customer Rating
1
Not accurate
on September 14, 2024
Posted by: Nicole48
I wanted to love this watch. I have a chronic health issue, POTS, and Ive been wearing the Polar H10 chest strap to monitor heart rate and was tired of wearing a strap which is why I decided to get this watch but the heart rate readings were off by 20-40 bpm compared to the chest strap more often than not. Same goes with the SPO2 readings, compared to the finger pulse oximeters, the accuracy is way off. I had to return it.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Love tracking my workouts
on September 14, 2024
Posted by: Pandagirl
I have had it for a month now and I love being able to track my strength training and logging the sets I do! After switching from an Apple Watch after 9 years it’s taking time to learn how to use the watch but I love it! Plus only charging it once a week is amazing!
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
3
Battery life is poor
on September 17, 2024
Posted by: Camndak
I use the Venu3s 24 hours a day including strength, walks and running workouts. The battery life will only last 4.5 days.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Not perfect but acceptable
on September 17, 2024
Posted by: Alyse
I had very high expectations for this watch and it performs adequately. The battery lasts for under 4 days if you’re using all of the features, however, it does charge very quickly. I have been wearing it 24/7 for 2 weeks and have already managed to scratch the metal border around the face. A little disappointing when you spend so much money on something, but I tend to be hard on my jewelry so not entirely unexpected. Overall, I like it and am satisfied with my purchase.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
2
Venu 3s
on September 17, 2024
Posted by: MOMx2
So far it’s meh. I like the fitness features but it does not compare to the Apple Watch in terms of its other features. I can’t figure out how to make alerts stop on my phone when I’m wearing the watch. It’s not very user friendly to set up. I wish it integrated better with Apple phone. For me, it’s just an expensive fitness watch as I still need my Apple Watch for other things.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
3
Sleep Tracking Problems
on September 18, 2024
Posted by: Roxy999
I've had my venue 3s for over a month wearing it very consistently. The sleep tracking isnt that accurate it isnt detecting all my awake times. The nap tracking is supposed to autodetect and it didn't the first time I used it. The next time I manually turned nap tracking on it overwrite my prior nights sleep and it has done that with the 2 naps I took since. The exercise tracking is great, now if the sleep related issues would get fixed that would be great. I reached out on Facebook eith no response as well
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Amazing watch
on September 19, 2024
Posted by: AFos2082
Really great , it’s stylish and light weight. Love all the features and that’s its custom to me.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
It’s ok
on September 20, 2024
Posted by: m1racecar
Got it on Christmas and the sleep score is a little odd and the lowest body battery it goes is 5. But it still is a great watch.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin