Venu 3S
GarminReleased Aug 1, 2023 · Analysis updated Aug 14, 2026
Venu 3S offers accurate fitness tracking and GPS with a vibrant AMOLED display and long battery life in a comfortable design. The Garmin Venu 3S scores 84/100 based on 23 expert reviews in the fitness trackers category. Coverage includes reviews from Techradar, Tomsguide, Coolblue, and Telegraph.
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Pros
- Long battery life(18)
- AMOLED display(10)
- Accurate fitness tracking(10)
- Comfortable fit(6)
- Accurate GPS(6)
Cons
- Limited features(27)
- High price(15)
- Easy to use(5)
- No lte option(3)
23 Publication Reviews
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The Garmin Venu 3 is a powerful lifestyle tracker with a stunning screen and lots of sports tracking.
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The Garmin Venu 3 is one of the top smartwatches for fitness-tracking we've ever tested thanks to intuitive lifestyle guidance and up to two weeks of battery life.
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The Garmin Venu 3 is a versatile smartwatch with a stylish design that provides clear explanations about the effect your activities have on your body and health.
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With a longer battery life, I didn’t have to worry about taking it off at night to charge, like I do with my Apple Watch, while the fitness tracking, style of the watch and activity reminders were all...
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The Garmin Venu 3 offers excellent health tracking, long battery life, and a classic design, making it a strong alternative to WearOS and Apple Watch despite some software limitations.
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The Venu 3S is a great balance of fitness tracking, health insights, and everyday style, offering a lifestyle-focused alternative that remains reliable for training.
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The Garmin Venu 3 is an easy smartwatch to recommend, especially to fitness-focused shoppers, offering a fantastic follow-up to the Venu 2 and 2 Plus with a broad list of wellness and recovery tools a...
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Billed as a capable all-rounder, the latest Venu 3 is about as close to a proper smartwatch as Garmin gets.
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The Garmin Venu 3 is the best Venu yet with its stellar battery life, easy access to activities, and crisp onboard speaker for calls or personal music enjoyment.
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The Garmin Venu 3 strikes a great balance between smartwatch and sports watch, offering excellent GPS for runners and cyclists, advanced sleep and recovery tools, and a stunning AMOLED display, though...
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The Garmin Venu 3 is a versatile smartwatch with impressive battery life, comprehensive health tracking, and Spotify integration, though it comes at a premium price.
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The Garmin Venu 3 offers excellent AMOLED display quality, solid GPS and heart rate accuracy, and useful new features like nap detection and Sleep Coach, though it lacks ECG and some advanced running ...
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The Garmin Venu 3S is an excellent choice if you're looking to invest in a premium tracker with excellent smartwatch features, offering advanced health insights, detailed sleep tracking, and comprehen...
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The Garmin Venu 3 is an excellent all-round smartwatch, with accurate workout HR and strong wellness features that feel intuitive and useful.
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The Garmin Venu 3S is an excellent fitness-focused smartwatch that offers comprehensive health tracking, impressive battery life, and attractive design, though it comes with a learning curve and limit...
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The Garmin Venu 3 is a great smartwatch if you're into various forms of fitness—and just as serious about your recovery as your workouts.
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The Garmin Venu 3 is a well-rounded smartwatch that excels in health tracking, fitness monitoring, and smart features, making it ideal for users who value accurate data and long battery life.
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The Garmin Venu 3 combines great fitness-tracking accuracy with some of the more lifestyle-led appeal of a smartwatch.
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The Garmin Venu 3 tries to appeal to a broader range of users with mainstream tools like a mic/speaker, ECG readings, Sleep Coaching, animated workout routines, and better text response options.
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The Garmin Venu 3 is a long-lasting fitness-focused smartwatch that can help you track just about any workout, monitor your sleep, send and receive texts, answer calls, and guide you through meditatio...
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The Garmin Venu 3 is a powerful fitness tracker in the body of a smartwatch with just enough smarts to get by.
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