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Review on Garmin Venu GPS Smartwatch - Bright Touchscreen Display, Music, Body Energy Monitoring, Animated Workouts, Pulse Ox Sensor & More - Black (Renewed) by Luis Esquivel

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Inaccurate heart rate monitor and software bugs reduce overall cost

I bought a Garmin Venu that was 'upgraded' to replace the Fitbit Charge 2. It has a lot more bells and whistles than the Charge 2 and was far better at detecting my workouts. However, the Pulse Ox was consistently inaccurate (by 7-9 points) and the sleep tracking software (Garmin Connect) was buggy (it kept deleting deep sleep minutes (ranging from 1 hour to several minutes)). It's a great looking device and initially I was happy with it until I lived with it for a few days and found it buggy. I couldn't justify paying $187 for a watch that couldn't do any more than my old Fitbit. I saw a lot of potential in the Garmin software but am now quite skeptical overall and can just stick with Fitbit.

Pros
  • Pretty packaging
Cons
  • Not reliable

Comments (4)

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May 28, 2023
Inaccurate Pulse Ox & Software Bugs Reduce Overall Value
March 16, 2023
Great Fitness Watch
March 09, 2023
Excellent overall, with understanding that this isn't (and will never be) an Apple Watch
January 07, 2023
Ultimate FitBit Killer