Garmin Venu 2 vs vivofit jr. 3 - Where are the differences?

Let's have a closer look by comparing the differences between the two Wearable Venu 2* and vivofit jr. 3* made by Garmin.

Release Date

Both products were made in two consecutive years. The Garmin Venu 2 was first released in 2021. Consequently, the Garmin vivofit jr. 3 from 2020 is older.

Display

You'll get a display with both devices. Here, both Wearable have an integrated color display. the vivofit jr. 3 comes with a {$tg->_pa(2)}} display. The Garmin Venu 2 has a AMOLED display. The Garmin Venu 2 has a bigger display with 1,30 ". The diameter of the vivofit jr. 3 counts 0,79 ".

Waterproof

Both, the Venu 2, as well as the vivofit jr. 3 are waterproof, and have no further difference in this feature. Both Wearable can be used under water in depths of up to 50 m.

Battery

The Garmin Venu 2 has a battery lasting 11 days, which is comparatively less than the Garmin vivofit jr. 3 that lasts 365 days.

GPS

An integrated GPS of the Wearable is in this case only available with the Garmin Venu 2. For better locating, the Venu 2 uses the GALILEO technology. On top of that the Venu 2 offers you the GLONASS technology.

Heart Rate Monitor

A fitness watch without a heart rate monitor is basically useless and not advisable to buy. That's because your heart rate is one of the key elements of different calculations. For example, many devices without a heart rate monitor claim to count your calories burned too. That number will hardly be right without having access to your heart rate.

That's why the Garmin Venu 2 wins this part of the comparison without a doubt. the vivofit jr. 3 can't monitor your heart rate. That makes the whole product not really fit for everyday usage.

Measured values

Both Wearable offer you the possibility to record your sleep time. However, none of the two devices have a sleep analysis function.

The Garmin Venu 2 stores the recorded data up to 8 days. With the Garmin vivofit jr. 3 the data is stored up to 14 days.

Motivation & Community

Motivation is for many people one of the fatktors for buying a fitness tracker.

With both devices you have the possibility to compete with others in competitions. This is fun and encourages you to stay on the ball. A small disadvantage of most devices is that the competitions can only be made with devices from the same manufacturer. For example, Garmin and Fitbit cannot be connected by default.

Bracelet

Being able to change your fitness watch band is a great advantage. You'll only have to worry about the color of the device itself, and not the color or material of its accompanying watch band. For pretty much every device, you can get cheap watch bands that will fit your device. You can make use of this advantage with both devices of this comparison.