I have found the heart rate sensor on the venu 3 to be much more accurate as compared to the fenix 7s that I sold. If your heart rate sensor is not accurate all your recovery metrics and body battery etc are not that accurate
Awesome review and summary. When do you think they will come out with a watch that has all the smartwatch and health features of the Venu 3 combined with the training features of the 265/965? Till then I will continue to use the Amazfit Balance despite it's flaws.
Yes, to be honest I would have went for that watch if it exist. I got the venu 3 because I enjoyed samsungs smart features. Mainly Google assistant to control lights around living room and ask random questions etc and answering phone calls which I get to use now on the venu 3. I don't run, so running features aren't important, i do weight lifting so I find it good enough for that. Do I want all those other features mentioned in this video on the venu 3? Absolutely yes!
I just purchased the 265 as an "upgrade" from my Crossover.. as I wanted the new amoled screen. Though honestly, I think I prefer the look of the Crossover. Other than the music capability I'm having trouble coming up with a reason to keep the new watch and not go back to my good ol' Crossover. 🤷🏼♂️
Probably the most useful review I have found for comparing the entry level Garmin watches. At least now I understand that the Venu 3 is more wellness focused with better sensors and that the 265 will better support training tracking (with better maps).
Sorry I am not a owner of any smart watch, may I ask how does the training work? Can I set a goal and the watch will give me suggestion of what type of workout to do? or it just giving me stats and I will have to figure out from the stats?
Coming from 3+ years on whoop, and training almost exclusively in crossfit, if you could buy any device what would it be? The 265? My primary focus is using sleep and recovery to dictate training intensity (especially with young children)
@@IslandGroupCHS completely understand and really appreciate the question! I do like WHOOP, but only for recovery or nightly evaluation, I don't even look at the statistics for strain because I don't think that they are taking the right approach with training load and workout evaluation - but it sounds like you utilize the nightly insights to make training decisions so we have to take that into account! Yes - the 265 will give you all of that in full. The training readiness statistic will basically be a similar evaluation for readiness to take on a hard workout, based on recovery metrics and recent workouts, and I think they do it more thoroughly than WHOOP does. You'll also have available training load evaluation just in general if you wanted to Evaluate when to add in harder or longer workouts because of low volume analytics themselves. But - you really have to pair it to a chest strap or an HR arm band for workouts because the heart rate sensor is just not good enough to really keep up. Now by comparison, the heart rate sensor is still better than the WHOOP heart rate sensor for sure, but there have been too many erroneous workouts that doesn't help you evaluate things long-term. And if you had an unlimited supply of money, I would go with an epic pro variant because it has a better heart rate sensor and a bunch of other features and benefits, including a metal casing for harder workouts, but the 265 is great all around And I used it for months, but it's not the most full tilt rugged version.
@@fitgearhunter thank you for the extremely detailed response! Is there a chest strap or HR arm band that is compatible with garmin? Or would that be a separate app/set of data? I am not opposed to adding an additional sensor in, I just want to keep everything in one app/set of data. I find wearing a whoop strap to be more comfortable than a watch for workouts. Also, Which epic pro would you go with? And what watch do you currently use now? Thanks again, you’ve definitely helped my search significantly this far!
@@IslandGroupCHS happy to help! And it's funny I normally don't respond to many comments because I just don't have the time but yours in particular resonated because of the question itself. ANY HR sensor will work w Garmin - any of them. I do like Garmins own HRM PRO Plus myself but only if you get it on sale (so like
@@fitgearhunter I did notice that, so I was pumped to get a response! So to clarify, the HR sensor will sync up to the watch data and that data will impact the daily strain (or what garmin version is called) and the body battery stats for the following day? (I know that strain is only one of the factors that contributes to the body battery or “recovery”)
@@IslandGroupCHS yes totally. You connect the chest strap once and then when you put in on every time after it pulls HR from there - you still start and stop the workout on the watch though, but you don't have to wear the watch because the heart rate data is feeding over from the external heart rate sensor, you just need to keep it within 30 feet or whatever so that the heart rate stays connected to the watch. That's where we're having a Garmin heart rate sensor does help because if you go out of range, it will upload heart rate off of the strap if the connection was lost to the watch at some point in the middle. And I take back what I said I actually like the 51 mm Epix pro best because it's just big and awesome
I have found the heart rate sensor on the venu 3 to be much more accurate as compared to the fenix 7s that I sold. If your heart rate sensor is not accurate all your recovery metrics and body battery etc are not that accurate
Is that the regular 7s or 7s pro?
Regular 7s but the 265 has the same sensor
Why’s that the Garmin Watch always looks plastic?
Which watch is the best for gym?
@@brucelin5842 Weight reduction and cost efficiency. Get the Fenix or Marq if you want higher end materials.
I agree with your take and arguments.
265 is the sportswatch to go for.
It doesn't compromise at the features.
Awesome review and summary. When do you think they will come out with a watch that has all the smartwatch and health features of the Venu 3 combined with the training features of the 265/965? Till then I will continue to use the Amazfit Balance despite it's flaws.
Yes, to be honest I would have went for that watch if it exist. I got the venu 3 because I enjoyed samsungs smart features. Mainly Google assistant to control lights around living room and ask random questions etc and answering phone calls which I get to use now on the venu 3. I don't run, so running features aren't important, i do weight lifting so I find it good enough for that. Do I want all those other features mentioned in this video on the venu 3? Absolutely yes!
I just purchased the 265 as an "upgrade" from my Crossover.. as I wanted the new amoled screen. Though honestly, I think I prefer the look of the Crossover. Other than the music capability I'm having trouble coming up with a reason to keep the new watch and not go back to my good ol' Crossover. 🤷🏼♂️
Probably the most useful review I have found for comparing the entry level Garmin watches. At least now I understand that the Venu 3 is more wellness focused with better sensors and that the 265 will better support training tracking (with better maps).
So glad it was helpful! There are many to choose from but important to know the differences!
@@fitgearhunter Agreed. I went with the 965 in the end. Still figuring it out but so far, so good 👍🏼
I really really want a 965 with gen 5 hr sensor….
Sorry I am not a owner of any smart watch, may I ask how does the training work? Can I set a goal and the watch will give me suggestion of what type of workout to do? or it just giving me stats and I will have to figure out from the stats?
Will fr255 be better than 165, venu 3 and vivoactive 5?
Coming from 3+ years on whoop, and training almost exclusively in crossfit, if you could buy any device what would it be? The 265? My primary focus is using sleep and recovery to dictate training intensity (especially with young children)
@@IslandGroupCHS completely understand and really appreciate the question! I do like WHOOP, but only for recovery or nightly evaluation, I don't even look at the statistics for strain because I don't think that they are taking the right approach with training load and workout evaluation - but it sounds like you utilize the nightly insights to make training decisions so we have to take that into account!
Yes - the 265 will give you all of that in full. The training readiness statistic will basically be a similar evaluation for readiness to take on a hard workout, based on recovery metrics and recent workouts, and I think they do it more thoroughly than WHOOP does. You'll also have available training load evaluation just in general if you wanted to Evaluate when to add in harder or longer workouts because of low volume analytics themselves.
But - you really have to pair it to a chest strap or an HR arm band for workouts because the heart rate sensor is just not good enough to really keep up. Now by comparison, the heart rate sensor is still better than the WHOOP heart rate sensor for sure, but there have been too many erroneous workouts that doesn't help you evaluate things long-term.
And if you had an unlimited supply of money, I would go with an epic pro variant because it has a better heart rate sensor and a bunch of other features and benefits, including a metal casing for harder workouts, but the 265 is great all around And I used it for months, but it's not the most full tilt rugged version.
@@fitgearhunter thank you for the extremely detailed response! Is there a chest strap or HR arm band that is compatible with garmin? Or would that be a separate app/set of data? I am not opposed to adding an additional sensor in, I just want to keep everything in one app/set of data. I find wearing a whoop strap to be more comfortable than a watch for workouts.
Also, Which epic pro would you go with? And what watch do you currently use now?
Thanks again, you’ve definitely helped my search significantly this far!
@@IslandGroupCHS happy to help! And it's funny I normally don't respond to many comments because I just don't have the time but yours in particular resonated because of the question itself.
ANY HR sensor will work w Garmin - any of them. I do like Garmins own HRM PRO Plus myself but only if you get it on sale (so like
@@fitgearhunter I did notice that, so I was pumped to get a response! So to clarify, the HR sensor will sync up to the watch data and that data will impact the daily strain (or what garmin version is called) and the body battery stats for the following day? (I know that strain is only one of the factors that contributes to the body battery or “recovery”)
@@IslandGroupCHS yes totally. You connect the chest strap once and then when you put in on every time after it pulls HR from there - you still start and stop the workout on the watch though, but you don't have to wear the watch because the heart rate data is feeding over from the external heart rate sensor, you just need to keep it within 30 feet or whatever so that the heart rate stays connected to the watch. That's where we're having a Garmin heart rate sensor does help because if you go out of range, it will upload heart rate off of the strap if the connection was lost to the watch at some point in the middle.
And I take back what I said I actually like the 51 mm Epix pro best because it's just big and awesome
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