Should I buy the Garmin Venu 3 or Apple Watch SE for sleep?

For sleep tracking, I’d lean toward the Garmin Venu 3 for most people.

Why Garmin is usually the better sleep pick

• Much better battery life: You can wear it overnight for many nights in a row without constantly worrying about charging.
• Sleep-focused features: Garmin’s sleep coaching, recovery-style metrics, and nap tracking make it especially useful if you care about sleep habits, not just sleep duration.
• Better for consistent overnight wear: The biggest sleep-tracking advantage is simply that it’s easier to keep on your wrist all night, every night.

Where the Apple Watch SE makes sense

• Good basic sleep tracking: It will still track sleep well for most users and works nicely with Apple Health.
• Best if you already use iPhone and Apple Watch apps: If you want a smartwatch first and a sleep tracker second, it’s a solid choice.
• Main downside: You’ll likely need to charge it more often, which makes overnight tracking less convenient.

Bottom line

If your main goal is better, more hassle-free sleep tracking, choose the Garmin Venu 3. If you want an iPhone-friendly smartwatch and sleep tracking is just one feature among many, the Apple Watch SE is fine.

One caveat: sleep data is always an estimate, and results can vary a bit from person to person on both watches. Exact battery life and feature details can vary by settings, software version, and model year, so it’s worth checking the official product pages before buying.