Garmin Venu 3S
Fitness Trackers

Venu 3S

Garmin

Released Sep 1, 2023 · Analysis updated Feb 9, 2026

Garmin Venu 3S fitness tracker with sleep coaching, long battery life, built-in mic and speaker, and accurate workout heart rate. The Garmin Venu 3S scores 84/100 based on 20 expert reviews in the fitness trackers category. Coverage includes reviews from Telegraph, Techradar, Tomsguide, and Slashgear.

Critic Score

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84

based on 20 expert reviews

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Pros

  • Sleep coach feature(10)
  • Good battery life(9)
  • Built-in mic & speaker(8)
  • Accurate workout hr(7)
  • Superb battery life(7)

Cons

  • Expensive(12)
  • Limited third-party apps(3)
  • Proprietary charging cable(2)
  • No option for lte(2)
  • No maps and navigation(2)

20 Expert Reviews

90
Independent publication03/2025

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...

90
Major publication10/2023

The Garmin Venu 3 is a powerful lifestyle tracker with a stunning screen and lots of sports tracking.

90
Major publication

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.

90
Established publication09/2023

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.

90
Independent publication10/2025

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.

87
Established publication02/2025

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...

85
Independent publication03/2024

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...

85
Independent publication11/2023

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...

85
Independent publication10/2023

The Garmin Venu 3 is an excellent all-round smartwatch, with accurate workout HR and strong wellness features that feel intuitive and useful.

85
Independent publication01/2024

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.

85
Independent publication07/2024

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...

85
Independent publication11/2023

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.

85
Established publication10/2023

Billed as a capable all-rounder, the latest Venu 3 is about as close to a proper smartwatch as Garmin gets.

85
Major publication06/2024

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.

83
Independent publication03/2025

The Garmin Venu 3 combines great fitness-tracking accuracy with some of the more lifestyle-led appeal of a smartwatch.

82
Major publication11/2023

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.

80
Major publication

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...

78
Established publication05/2024

The Garmin Venu 3 is a powerful fitness tracker in the body of a smartwatch with just enough smarts to get by.

75
Established publication12/2023

The Garmin Venu 3 combines smartwatch features and sports features well but at some cost.

68
Independent publication10/2024

The Garmin Venu 3S is a stylish and discreet fitness tracker with excellent sleep and heart rate monitoring features, perfect for gym and everyday casual use.