Garmin - Venu 2
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"My Venu 2 that is almost three years old gets much better battery life, and it's on a three year old battery."
"The battery life is measured in days, not hours."
"You know they make amoled screen garmins that last 7-14 days right?"
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"I specifically got the Garmin for a wrist based gps and mapping tool to track and orient myself. ... The Millitary has been orienteering with Garmin wrist based gps systems forever."
"I never have had any issues with swimming with the Venu 2 ... The distance is almost always correct. Sometimes it's 1 lap off but that's quite rare."
"Garmin offers excellent heart rate and HRV tracking"
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"a user-friendly app that syncs well with Android"
"let's you reply to texts"
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"I bought one of these metallic arm braces so that it looks more „office worthy“ ... It is super stylish and handy"
"I loved the look of it ... looked really sleek"
"leans more towards the social side in appearance"
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"I am wearing my Garmin Venu watch since 2019/2020 nonstop! I use it daily. ... very durable ... for like 350 bucks ( in 2019) I got a good watch for six years without problems"
"my venu2 have both been going for 3 years and are doing great, I expect another two years minimum of not more."
"It has a robust design"
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"The app itself is clunky and frequently crashes on Android"
"that sometimes you had to click a lot of options to get the information you need from garmin!"
"Garmin is seriously behind in additional features behind their own fitness app. ... Pathetic."
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"the watch constantly registers my heart rate incorrectly."
"All were terrible at sleep tracking for me. No wearable is accurate at sleep stages but for me apple reflects how I feel. I found Garmin had me getting terrible sleep every night, never catching my actual sleep properly and having me sleep when I was wide awake. ... The nap feature was a total disaster for me, giving me 3-4 naps daily while I was a work at my desk, certainly not sleeping."
"no single watch can match it ... When it’s split, there’s no choice, you need a precision transmitter."
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"My Venu 2 did fairly well tracking my workouts, but I was sorely missing some running and training focused features I wanted to become a better runner. ... the daily suggested workout feature is a game-changer for me, because it takes into consideration my upcoming half-marathon in December this year and provides me with personalized workouts — something my Venu 2 couldn’t do."
"My Venu 2 doesn’t do that, just starts up gps and then the activity."
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"when the battery is under 15%, the watch directly turns off"
"Venu2, about 3 days"
7hotcrossbuns 1.0I have a Venu 2 and mostly do peloton cycling and yoga/strenght classes. Finally we have some basic integration and can only dream that one day garmin would release a garmin watch for peloton users (seems more useful than the marvel watches). In the meantime should I consider upgrading to the venu 4 for better sleep and health metrics?
Apart-Employment-698 1.0I used to swear by fitbit. My mileage and pace was RIGHT where I wanted it to be. Then I was due for a new watch and chose garmin. My pace was off by about a minute per mile and my fitbit was about half a mile off per mile. It frustrated me immensely. I assumed it was a watch issue. It was a me issue. I only use garmin. I used a pre-owned garmin venu 2 forn2 years since I had never used a garmin. I bought a new venu 3 and looove it!
Apprehensive_Log_727 1.0I've just switched from a Garmin Venu 2 a couple of days ago and I love it so far. The best surprise has been that I'm 48 hours in from a first full charge and still at 22% battery. Plus Fitbit premium for free.
ApprehensiveSkin4930 1.0I'm 5'2'' I have the Venu2S and it's a perfect size for my small wrists. This is a feat considering every round smart watch I've used so far has had both a strap that was too long, and a watch body that was too large. It comes in a gold and rose gold model, as well as a cream and black option, and is quite inexpensive as far as Garmins come. It supports vo2 max but not lactate threshold (but that can also be calculated manually or using an online calculator by plugging in the run data from your watch).
Not lactate metrics but it does have vo2max. I can see it on my garmin connect app.
Blametheorangejuice 1.0As a counterpoint, I was about to post my own thread asking for recommendations that aren't Garmin. I have had a Venu 2 for about a year or so, which is about a year or so too long. I wear it primarily during weightlifting. The app itself is clunky and frequently crashes on Android, and the watch constantly registers my heart rate incorrectly. And I don't use it for music because it drops my earbuds (or headphones, I have tried many different pairs) every 10 minutes or so, where I have to stop and reconnect, and, if I am lucky, it will reconnect. Sometimes it doesn't even do that.
I can see that, for sure, but 200 is a lot to spend for a device that doesn't really work very well (for me)!
BohemianGraham 1.0My hulking brother rocks my original Venu which comes in-between at 43mm. I didn't really notice a size difference when I moved into the S models for 2 and 3. Initially it was a pain because the straps went from 20 to 18mm. They have an all black 41mm. I'm waiting for the gold/bone one to ship. I don't really care about the straps as I swap them for nylon ones ASAP anyway.
I'm getting a Venu 4. It's 20 bucks less than the 570, and from what I can see, it's missing swim drills, which is something I don't use now. I also like the look of the Venu over the 570, though I wish Garmin would bring back copper/rose gold bezels/cases. I really liked that colour on my original Venu.
Broad_Weekend_8671 1.0my venu 2, after 3 years of us,e still gets 4 days
Chrift 1.0I have a Garmin venu 2 and I can't understand how it's not more popular! At least a week of battery life, waterproof, great tracking of everything, let's you reply to texts, amoled screen.
Colcaps 1.0I agree,I absolutely hate it whenever my Venu 2 randomly disconnects from my Iphone and I have to pair it again. My partners Vivo5 is also a lost cause as it never gets past syncing. Planning to switch to Coros or Suunto from now on.
Competitive_Tune_159 1.0I am in the same opinion where I don't use a bike computer and rely on my Garmin watch. I have an old Venu 2 that can do all the things you mentioned so I am sure any of the newer ones do too! One thing I learned recently is that ny old watch can't broadcast my heart rate directly onto Zwift using the ANT technology. I think all of the newer watches do this. So if you Zwift and want to see your HR on the software, might want to confirm ANT technology. Good luck and have fun shopping!
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