Garmin Lily 2 Active vs Garmin Venu 3S

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Lily 2 Active compared with Venu 3S

	GarminLily 2 Active	GarminVenu 3S
Overview
Released
Released	October 2024	August 2023
Display
Case sizes
Case sizes	38 mm	41 mm
Panel
Panel	LCD	OLED
Always-on display
Always-on display	No	Yes
Display detail
Display detail	25.4 x 21.3 mm LCD touchscreen, 240 x 201 pixels, 16-level greyscale; patterned lens conceals the display until double-tapped or woken by a wrist gesture or button; two physical buttons	1.2-inch (30.4 mm) AMOLED touchscreen, 390 × 390 pixels, with optional always-on mode and two font sizes.
Screen protection
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass 3.
Health and fitness
ECG
ECG	No	Yes
Blood oxygen
Blood oxygen	Yes	Yes
Skin temperature
Skin temperature	No	Yes
Sleep apnoea alerts
Sleep apnoea alerts	No	No
High blood pressure alerts
High blood pressure alerts	No	No
Body composition
Body composition	No	No
Fall detection
Fall detection	No	No
Crash detection
Crash detection	No	No
GPS
GPS	Single-band	Single-band
Water resistance
Water resistance	50 m	50 m
Sensors
Sensors	Garmin Elevate optical heart-rate sensor; Pulse Ox; compass; accelerometer; ambient light sensor; no barometric altimeter	GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Garmin Elevate wrist heart rate, Pulse Ox, barometric altimeter, compass, gyroscope, accelerometer and ambient light sensor; a tempe accessory is needed for ambient temperature.
Health features
Health features	Continuous heart rate and abnormal high/low alerts; respiration; Body Battery; stress; HRV status; advanced sleep, sleep score and sleep coach; naps; breathing variations; hydration; women's health tracking; Health Snapshot; morning report	Heart rate, Pulse Ox, HRV status, sleep coach, nap detection, stress, Body Battery, overnight skin-temperature trends and Health Snapshot. Garmin's ECG app needs a supported region and current software.
Fitness features
Fitness features	Built-in running, cycling, pool swimming, golf and other sports profiles; Garmin Coach adaptive running plans; downloadable strength, cardio, HIIT, yoga and Pilates workouts; VO2 max for running; heart-rate zones and alerts; Auto Lap; compatible external heart-rate and bike sensors; golf green distances, layups, hazards and scorecard	More than 30 sports apps, Garmin Coach, animated workouts, workout benefit and recovery time; wheelchair mode tracks pushes and offers weight-shift alerts and specific workouts.
Safety features
Safety features	Assistance and incident detection during selected activities require a paired compatible smartphone and connectivity	Incident detection, assistance and LiveTrack require a paired phone; incident detection is unavailable in wheelchair mode.
Battery and connections
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 9 days	Up to 10 days
In low-power mode
In low-power mode	–	Up to 20 days
Mobile data option
Mobile data option	No	No
Works with
Works with	iPhone and Android	iPhone and Android
Storage
Storage	–	8 GB
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Up to nine days in smartwatch mode or nine hours in GPS mode; actual life depends on features, connected sensors and usage	Up to ten days in smartwatch mode, five days with always-on display, 20 days in battery saver, 21 hours GPS-only, 15 hours all-systems GNSS or eight hours all-systems GNSS with music.
Charging
Charging	Garmin proprietary plug charging/data cable; built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery	Garmin proprietary charging cable.
Connectivity
Connectivity	Bluetooth and ANT+; GPS, GLONASS, Galileo and BeiDou; Garmin Pay; phone notifications, with text responses on Android; controls phone music without storing music; phone pairing required for connected functions	Bluetooth, ANT+ and Wi-Fi; paired-phone calls and voice assistant through built-in speaker and microphone, Garmin Pay, Connect IQ, smart notifications and stored music.
Storage
Storage	Seven timed activities and 14 days of activity tracking data; storage capacity in GB is not published	8 GB of memory/history.
Design
Weight (lightest version)
Weight (lightest version)	29 g (better)	40 g
Software
Software	Garmin	Garmin
Case materials
Case materials	Anodised aluminium bezel and case; silicone band	Stainless-steel bezel, fibre-reinforced polymer case and silicone band; 5 ATM water rating.
Size
Size	38 x 38 x 11 mm; 29 g maker weight	41 × 41 × 12 mm; 27 g without band or 40 g with the included band.
Bands
Bands	Standard 14 mm quick-release bands; supplied silicone band fits 110–175 mm wrists	Quick-release 18 mm band; fits wrists 110–175 mm.
Colours
Colours	Lunar Gold/Bone; Silver/Purple Jasmine; Jasper Green/Jasper Green	Pink Dawn case and band.
In the box
In the box	Lily 2 Active; charging/data cable; documentation	–