Garmin Venu 3S vs Garmin vívomove Trend

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Venu 3S compared with vívomove Trend

	GarminVenu 3S	Garminvívomove Trend
Overview
Released
Released	August 2023	February 2023
Display
Case sizes
Case sizes	41 mm	40 mm
Panel
Panel	OLED	LCD
Always-on display
Always-on display	Yes	No
Display detail
Display detail	1.2-inch (30.4 mm) AMOLED touchscreen, 390 × 390 pixels, with optional always-on mode and two font sizes.	Hidden monochrome LCD touchscreen, 25.6 x 18.8 mm (1.01 x 0.74 inches), 254 x 346 pixels; the digital display turns off when idle while the analogue hands remain visible
Screen protection
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3.	Chemically strengthened domed glass
Health and fitness
ECG
ECG	Yes	No
Blood oxygen
Blood oxygen	Yes	Yes
Skin temperature
Skin temperature	Yes	No
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	None
Water resistance
Water resistance	50 m	50 m
Sensors
Sensors	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.	Garmin Elevate optical heart-rate sensor; Pulse Ox sensor; barometric altimeter; accelerometer; ambient-light sensor
Health features
Health features	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.	Continuous heart rate with high/low resting alerts; respiration; Body Battery; stress and relaxation reminders; advanced sleep tracking and sleep score; spot-check or optional overnight Pulse Ox; hydration; menstrual-cycle and pregnancy logging; fitness age
Fitness features
Fitness features	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.	Walking, running, treadmill, cycling, cardio, strength, elliptical, stair stepping, Pilates, yoga, breathwork and pool swimming; phone-connected GPS; steps, floors climbed, calories and intensity minutes; automatic rep counting; running VO2 max; heart-rate zones and alerts; Auto Lap; Move IQ; underwater wrist heart rate. The UK web profile list omits strength despite its automatic rep count and the exact owner's manual's strength-training activity instructions
Safety features
Safety features	Incident detection, assistance and LiveTrack require a paired phone; incident detection is unavailable in wheelchair mode.	Assistance and incident detection during selected activities require a paired compatible smartphone and connectivity; these do not establish general fall detection
Battery and connections
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 10 days	Up to 5 days
In low-power mode
In low-power mode	Up to 20 days	Up to 6 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 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.	Up to five days in smartwatch mode, followed by up to one additional day in watch-only mode; actual life depends on usage. German launch wording says up to a week, while current UK specifications and the English owner's manual specify up to six days total
Charging
Charging	Garmin proprietary charging cable.	Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery; supplied proprietary Garmin clip charger with USB-C cable, or most Qi-certified charging pads (sold separately). Upright stands and chargers built into vehicles may not work. Wired charging temperature 0–45 °C; wireless charging 0–32 °C
Connectivity
Connectivity	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.	Bluetooth Smart and ANT+; Garmin Pay; iPhone and Android compatibility; phone notifications, with text replies and text rejection of calls on Android; controls smartphone music; heart-rate broadcasting; connected GPS requires a paired phone
Storage
Storage	8 GB of memory/history.	Ten timed activities and 14 days of activity-tracking data; storage capacity in GB is not published
Design
Weight (lightest version)
Weight (lightest version)	40 g (better)	43.3 g
Software
Software	Garmin	Garmin
Case materials
Case materials	Stainless-steel bezel, fibre-reinforced polymer case and silicone band; 5 ATM water rating.	Fibre-reinforced polymer case; stainless steel bezel; silicone band
Size
Size	41 × 41 × 12 mm; 27 g without band or 40 g with the included band.	40.4 x 40.4 x 11.9 mm; 28.3 g case only or 43.3 g with silicone band
Bands
Bands	Quick-release 18 mm band; fits wrists 110–175 mm.	Standard 20 mm quick-release bands; fits wrists 125–190 mm in circumference
Colours
Colours	Pink Dawn case and band.	Slate/Black; Peach Gold/Ivory; Cream Gold/French Grey; Silver/Mist Grey. Black and Ivory remain sellable on the current UK product page; the other two finish records are retained but are not currently sellable there
In the box
In the box	–	vívomove Trend; USB-C charging cable; documentation; wireless charging pad not included
Movement
Movement detail
Movement detail	–	Analogue hands move out of the way when the touchscreen is used; time synchronises with a paired phone
Functions
Functions	–	Time and date; automatic daylight saving time; alarm; timer; stopwatch and chronograph