# Garmin Venu

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/garmin-venu/

6 people recommended Garmin Venu in Hacker News comments and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 6 of 12 months, in 6 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** People recommend the Venu for its long battery life, with some saying it lasts days or about two weeks between charges. One critic says the charging is poor.

Summary written by Claude from 9 comments. It was written before the November 2026 recount, and 8 of those comments still count.

## Why people recommend it

- Long battery life, days per charge (4 comments in the sample): "My Venu 3 lasts for about 4 days with me running every day." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46509846)) "Garmin venu series has 10 days which I love." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48830619)) "Venu 3 for $350 has 2 week battery life" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46040428))

## Other smartwatches people recommend

- [Apple Watch](https://hackerapproved.com/p/apple-watch/): 150 recommend, 69 mixed, 244 criticize
- [Pebble smartwatch](https://hackerapproved.com/p/pebble-smartwatch/): 90 recommend, 22 mixed, 30 criticize
- [Pebble Time 2](https://hackerapproved.com/p/pebble-time-2/): 38 recommend, 11 mixed, 14 criticize
- [Google Pixel Watch](https://hackerapproved.com/p/pixel-watch-5/): 24 recommend, 17 mixed, 53 criticize

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://WWW.garmin.com/en-US/)

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Garmin Venu", https://hackerapproved.com/p/garmin-venu/ (6 recommend, 0 mixed, 2 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 3 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.