Amazfit Balance 3 vs Garmin Venu 3
The Balance 3 costs $80 less and beats the Venu 3 on hardware: dual-band GPS instead of single-band, offline maps the Venu 3 lacks, 41 hours of GPS to 26, and 10 ATM water resistance. The Venu 3 counters with ECG, streaming music sync, a case 16 grams lighter, and Garmin's health ecosystem.
AmazfitAmazfit Balance 3
GarminGarmin Venu 3
- •You want maps, dual-band GPS, and more battery for less money
- •You don't need ECG or streaming music
- •You want ECG and Garmin's health ecosystem
- •A lighter lifestyle watch with streaming music matters more than maps
The Balance 3 succeeds the Balance 2 with a 1.5-inch sapphire AMOLED at 3,000 nits, four buttons alongside the touchscreen, dual-band GPS with 41 hours of accurate-mode battery, and 64GB of storage for offline maps and music. Official HYROX race tools and Amazfit's Hybrid Training system are aimed at people who mix running with strength work. It starts in stainless steel at $369.99, with a lighter titanium version at $449.99, and it has no ECG.
The Venu 3 blends Garmin's core fitness tracking and Body Battery readiness with a built-in speaker and microphone for taking calls from your wrist. It trades away deep running-load metrics like Training Readiness, making it ideal for runners who prioritize health tracking and smartwatch convenience.
*Estimated — this model's exact GPS battery life isn't published by the manufacturer. All figures are standard GPS mode, midsize case, no solar boost.
†Estimated — this model launched too recently to have an established customer rating yet.
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