Customer Ratings & Reviews

I've been a loyal Garmin customer for years. When Polar stopped updating their heart rate gear, I switched over to Garmin, because that's what all of the pro cyclists were switching too. So I've been through 2 of their cycling computers and now this is my second watch. I still have one of the original Vivoactive watches that only lasts around a day on a charge so I needed an upgrade. At first I bought the Forerunner 265 because of rave reviews across the internet. After using the 265 for a week however, I found out about the Venu and how it had most of the same features as the 265, but also had better phone integration. The one feature that won me over completely, was the making/receiving calls on the watch just like Apple does. The speaker is clear and everyone who I'm talking to says that it's clear on their end also. So far it has performed really well as an everyday watch, and a sports watch. Hiking distance as well as heart rate seem accurate, and being able to listen to Spotify playlists without having your phone with you is a great feature for those minimalist days. Lap swimming distances are a little off but I'm hoping Garmin will release a firmware update to address that. Overall the only thing I'm disappointed in is the glass. It's Gorilla glass, but I already have a scuff mark on the edge of the screen. They should have used a more recent generation of Gorilla glass for this price range. And the black bezel around the edge show through to silver at the slightest bump of your watch against things like a door frame. If you can find it on sale, which is how I bought mine, it is totally worth buying. But I think overall it's a little expensive for the features and build quality.

Great smart watch. As others have already mentioned some features are not the best. Don’t rely on it when it comes to your sleep. The body battery is not working well either. I can never figure out how many % are added and how many are gone. The glass is not the highest quality. I have two serious scratches in less than a month.

moving from the original Venu to Venu 2 i was pleasantly surpeised with the extra functions and especialy being able to answer and receive cals. Also the screen is much better. I was not planning on upgrading but the screen on my old venu deteriorated to a point that it was not readable any more. Garmin rejected any kind of support though.

Was a good watch I had cracked the screen on a wall.

Just felt cheap so I did return it. Not worth it for me.

This watch is truly a stripped down version of the AMOLED Garmin Epix. Not as many watch faces; nor are they as customizable. I purchased both, but after 24 hours, I had to return the Venu 2 Plus. It doesn't look as rugged. Feels like a very low quality watch. I probably would not be so hard if it was not for the amazing Garmin Epix.

Watch felt like a toy. Ive had multiple Garmins in the past , none of them felt this cheap, was a big turnoff for me, especially for the price.