I went from Garmin to the AW8 last year… to go back last month.
Garmin motivates me much more to move and have a better lifestyle (sleep,…).
The AW is good for calling (4G version), avoiding passwords on MacBook or certain applications. I also like Maps app, or Citymapper.
But it is unable to count and display steps in real time, does not monitor heart rate and HRV continuously. No sleep score, no Body battery follow-up or equivalent. It constantly disturbs me. No mapping (WorkOutDoors does not allow you to record activity with the native application and drains the battery in 4 hours).
In short, I like both for different aspects, but since you have to choose it’s Garmin for me (Fenix 7 for training and Venu 3 for the rest of the time).
The needs vary according to the lifestyle.
I went from Garmin to the AW8 last year… to go back last month. Garmin motivates me much more to move and have a better lifestyle (sleep,…). The AW is good for calling (4G version), avoiding passwords on MacBook or certain applications. I also like Maps app, or Citymapper. But it is unable to count and display steps in real time, does not monitor heart rate and HRV continuously. No sleep score, no Body battery follow-up or equivalent. It constantly disturbs me. No mapping (WorkOutDoors does not allow you to record activity with the native application and drains the battery in 4 hours). In short, I like both for different aspects, but since you have to choose it’s Garmin for me (Fenix 7 for training and Venu 3 for the rest of the time). The needs vary according to the lifestyle.