Venu 3S

Garmin

Venu 3S

116 positive 6 neutral 31 negative

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The Love Affair is Ending

Garmin's sleep tracking is not nearly as good as Fitbit or Apple. Some garmins (with older sensors) have third tier accuracy on HR. The Garmin venu 3s has a newer sensor ,( the elevate 4 sensor iirc?)and it's HR accuracy is on par with Fitbit. Others complain that Garmin build quality on some models

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jrbobdobbs333 in r/fitbit

May 19, 2025 2:27 PM

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A recent post got me thinking how important data is in making decisions about fitness and drinking

I treated myself to a Garmin Venu 3s last year and one surprising thing has been extremely eye opening. It ALWAYS knows when I drink. Even though I don't track my drinking in the app. Something about having more than two drinks in a night causes my body to have strong responses that it interprets as

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ace_at_none in r/stopdrinkingfitness

January 8, 2025 6:39 AM

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Sleep trackers aren’t close

Anyone else wearing a Garmin and a whoop simultaneously?

I’ve had this version of Whoop since November 2023 and the Gamin Venu 3S since June 2024. They consistently disagree about my sleep score and amount of each type of sleep. In this case, whoop tracked double the REM of garmin. Anyone know whi

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Intelligent-Worry-90 in r/whoop

August 14, 2024 9:18 AM

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👋 Welcome to r/LKS_Off_Topics - Introduce Yourself and Read First!

I have the Venu 3s! I’ve had mine since 2024 and it’s perfect still. Mr. Ambitious also has a Garmin and loves it! I like the data compilation a lot

Ambitious-Delay-5887 in r/LKS_Off_Topics

April 1, 2026 1:49 AM

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Wearing smart watch for Bodycombat class?

I have been wearing a gamin for about 20 years and all while doing a ton of activities. Body pump, combat, marathons etc, never once had an issue. I have a venu 3s and I love this thing. You ask about accuracy and I used to wear a polar with a heart rate strap and while it is not that accurate, it i

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dmbmcguire in r/lesmills

January 28, 2026 7:07 PM

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Is there even a budget smart ring?

I currently wear a Garmin Venu 3s pretty much all the time but want to get a bit more insight into my sleep patterns. That is the only data I want that I feel my watch doesn't supply, everything else is pretty good on the watch

Can't really justify spending £200 on another wearable just for one da

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discovigilantes in r/SmartRings

May 24, 2024 10:45 PM

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First Amazfit - Active 2

Switching from my Mi Band 9 to the Amazfit Active 2 has been a huge upgrade in terms of accuracy and how the data is shown.

I’ve been eyeing the Garmin Venu 3S and Vivoactive 5 for a while now, but I just can’t justify the price knowing they’re still using older sensors.

Plus, for what the Amazfit

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NMixxtuure in r/amazfit

April 17, 2025 3:03 AM

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Garmin instinct 2 altitude inaccuracy

I track my hike with Garmin instinct 2 and my wife with her Venu 3s. Every time my altitude gain is at least 100m more than hers.

While checking on the altitude map, I realised that there are micro peaks on my hike which supposed to the smooth(like before the line). Venu 3s got it correctly. That'

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Chill_cucumber208 in r/Garmininstinct

September 8, 2024 11:24 PM

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Devices: switching from Visible to … Garmin?

I used visible for a year, and by the end the only features I used were the HR alerts & symptom tracking . I didn't get much from the pace points, as they are fully based off HR, so mental exertion didn't take PPs (unless it also caused a high HR). I switched to using my garmin (venu 3s) and have no

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YoghurtHistorical527 in r/cfs

March 20, 2026 1:02 AM

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Why are these calorie bonuses SO different in Lose It!?

I wore both my Fitbit Charge 6 and my Garmin Venu 3s today. Same wrist, same activities and the difference is VAST. Max HR is the same on both devices, age/height/weight are all correct…what gives here? Any insights?

OverNefariousness633 in r/CICO

May 8, 2025 3:25 AM

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