Garmin Venu 3S vs Lily 2 Active

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This is a comparison of the the new Garmin Lily 2 Active Silver Purple Jasmine Smartwatch (released 2024) vs the Garmin Venu 3S Dust Rose Light Gold Smartwatch (released 2023). Garmin Lily 2 Active vs Venu 3

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Garmin Lily 2 Active:
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Garmin Lily 2/2 Active Screen Protector
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🔥Garmin Venu 3S Review:
🔥Garmin Lily 2 Active Review:

Key Points⏰:
0:00 Intro
0:53 Colours
01:19 Spec Similarities
01:54 Price
02:25 Display
03:36 Materials
04:45 Sensors
06:07 Music
06:59 Battery Life
08:03 Activities
09:51 Size
10:22 Speaker & Mic
11:19 More Spec Differences
11:49 Which Watch Do I Prefer?
12:52 Outro

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[AbbyBReviewing]

Thanks for watching! SUBSCRIBE if you haven't 💜. And which watch would you pick? :)

[NappyLove]

Thank you for doing this review! These are the exact two I have been deciding between. Coming from a Fitbit versa 2 that is trying to give up the ghost lol. Looking for a nice upgrade.

[_n.d.y_]

Initially said, I’m not going to watch this video for 13 minutes no way I just need to know what she prefers — well I did and it was VERY helpful! Thank you 💜

[MoonPie]

I ordered the Venu 3S but I’m worried it’s going to be too big for my tiny, almost childlike wrists 🥲 I wish the lily active had all the features of Venu 3S. Will see what it’s like when it arrives

[nellieforbes]

Great video, Abby! Thank you! I’m so glad you did the comparison. I have the Venu 3 & one of the little things it has which I love & use every night is the flashlight function. I use the middle button to access it quickly. It’s great when I turn off the lights before going to bed & not walking into the corner of the bed by mistake! (We have a small apartment. 😊) Thanks again!

[amy]

Nice video Abby, very helpful! And i love the watch colours you have 😊

[jenwhedbee]

Thank you for this! I’m deciding between these 2- and really interested in the differences in how they track swimming. I think the venu can detect swim strokes, and the lily can not- but I don’t know what the lily provides in terms of data for swim workouts (laps in a pool). Any insight here?

[GeliosKH]

Very useful! Choosing between these two for my wife, so I have the answer, thanks!

[LongTimeAgoNL]

Abby flies in to my recommends like an Angel from the internet!
Youtube algorithm (+ probably my cookies for searching these watches over the past 2 weeks) did you/me a solid ;)

I NEEDED THIS VIDEO. Thank you so much!
Im on the VERGE of buying 1 of these 2 for my wife and no one made a comparison besides some silly blogs online that are not as detailed as you are.

The Venu 3S is a bit higher priced yes, but I can get this watch for 350 euro's (because of a 50 euro discount, normally its 400 euro's In The Netherlands) vs the 330 euro's the Lily 2 Active currently costs. (No discount yet, sadly)
The biggest issue for me with the Lily 2 Active is that it is basically a 'slightly less optioned' VivoActive 5 but it's like 50-100 euro's more expensive at the same time compared to the VivoActive 5. That is nuts.

If the Lily 2 Active was similarly priced to VivoActive 5 I would have bought this in a heartbeat by now. But alas, it isnt.

The only thing that is a 'small' issue is that my wife has very thin wrists, so any watch larger than 40mm just looks a bit out of place. Hence with the 41mm the Venu 3S is, it's still a bit too big. But for 20-30 euro's more, you get like double the watch in terms of functionality. The videos of you moving your arm around and showing the device in its gold-ish color does help a lot, it's not thát out of place. But it's still difficult to decide. ;)

[writofmandamus]

I have been wearing the Venu 3S in the same color Abby has since the end of January. I love the watch but fine dirt stains seems to be coating the middle parts all over the strap (basically everything that isn't an edge that normally would have mechanical action on the surface of it to keep fresh from dirt). I'm going to try actually applying soap and soaking it to see if it comes off.

[Betterthanbefore-tb]

So conflicted! Lily 2 active is $300 right now and venu 3s is $350. I don’t need all the extra features that the Venu 3s has and I don’t care for a color display, still with just a $50 difference does it make sense to just the venu 3s? Lily 2 active just seems over priced, hoping it’ll go on sale coming up for Black Friday.

[janetdavis]

Thanks for the review! I am interested in tracking swimming laps. Any info on how well it does that, what data does it give (i.e different types of strokes, lap / interval times, etc. but mostly how long will it stay waterproof?? My last 2 watches (not Garmin) were water damaged after 1 yr & 2 yrs, even though touted as great swim tracking, yet no warranty if water damaged. Thanks!

[yomango]

Hello. I have to Garmin Venu 2S right now...should I upgrade to the Venu 3S or wait for the Venu 4S??? What do you think ?

[nadiabonthuys]

May I ask your wrist size? I'm a 17.5 and all over it says 13-17mm? I always thought I had a small wrist but obviously not.