Garmin Venu 3S running watch | Impartial reviews & price comparison

Overview

The Garmin Venu is a running watch family by

The Venu 3S is the newest model from the family.

According to our analysis of prices across the internet, at current rates it's in the most expensive 40% of running watches.

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priceBand	Price band
similarity	Similarity	Very similar	Very similar	Very similar
released	Released	Oct 2024	Jan 2022	Feb 2023	Jan 2023
Battery life	Battery life 240 hours	216 hours	216 hours	120 hours	48 hours	120 hours
Battery life – GPS mode	Battery life – GPS mode 21 hours		24 hours
Screen size	Screen size 30 mm	25 mm	33 mm	28 mm	33 mm	20 mm
Pixel density	Pixel density 459 ppi		452 ppi	390 ppi	261 ppi	212 ppi
Charging time	Charging time 1 hours
Supported peripherals	Supported peripherals Compatible heart monitor Compatible smart scales		Compatible heart monitor Compatible smart scales	Compatible heart monitor Compatible smart scales	Compatible heart monitor Compatible smart scales	Compatible heart monitor
Screen features	Screen features Damage resistant glass	Damage resistant glass	Damage resistant glass
Common characteristics Activity detectionCoachingDistance trackingElevation trackingGoal settingPace measurementSteps trackingCalorie burn trackingSleep trackingANT+NFCWi-FiAccelerometerBarometerBlood oxygenation monitorBody temperature sensorCompassGalileoGPSGyroscopeHeart rate monitorInactivity alertsRechargeable battery

Characteristics
Sports	Running (+131)
Brand	Garmin (+87)
Features	Achievements (+90)Auto pause (+88)Call control (+81)has fast/slow heart rate notifications (+83)has HRV tracking (+74)measures resting heart rate (+87)measures VO2 max (+82)Phone locator (+81)
Activity Tracking Features	Activity detection (+99)Coaching (+73)Distance tracking (+112)Elevation tracking (+103)Goal setting (+80)Pace measurement (+111)Steps tracking (+112)
Health tracking features	Calorie burn tracking (+97)Sleep tracking (+94)
Connectivity Types	ANT+ (+82)NFC (+58)Wi-Fi (+60)
Sensors	Accelerometer (+110)Barometer (+91)Blood oxygenation monitor (+74)Body temperature sensor (+70)Compass (+98)Galileo (+62)GPS (+110)Gyroscope (+80)Heart rate monitor (+104)
Alerts	Inactivity alerts (+81)
Supported peripherals	Compatible heart monitor (+90)Compatible smart scales (+64)
Screen features	Damage resistant glass (+38)
Battery features	Rechargeable battery (+113)

Specifications		vs Average
Model	3S
Battery
Charging time	1 hours
Battery life – power saving mode	480 hours
Battery life – GPS mode	21 hours
Battery life	240 hours
Screen
Pixel density	459 ppi
Screen size	30 mm

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