The display is do dim with such poor contrast that it's illegible indoors.

Display looks great in the proper light.

Display may be hard to read without backlight in some situations, though it's fine in daylight5

but there does not seem to be an actual real time display of your HR available on the watch

The display is no fun

I admit: battery life does seem decent & it charges quick, lots of ways to program - via computer and sync - different workouts for things like Crossfit, it looks great, huge display, sync to the web so you can investigate data, phone notifications (if you want nonsense like that), wifi sync (has not worked for me), and just the potential of what data it can collect and the value of this data IF it were ever to be accurate, widgets and apps you can download and install

I didn't give it 5 stars because the screen doesn't seem to have the same bright clear display as some of the other smart watches.

I like the watch however the display should be brighter and the watch could be a little more user friendly navigating through all the screens

Widgets and such are somewhat useful and keep it interesting, though I've so far personally found the built-in "digital" face with changeable number colors (to match the bands!) and background the most-useful yet non-dorky display.

While a feature is that you can change the watch face styles and event create your own, I like the seconds displayed constantly and that only happens while using the Garmin built in watch faces

Display looks great in the proper light.

He loves the two bands as he uses the leather for work and the rubber for weekends.

Decided to get the Garmin 3 with the all metal band so that I could use it while dressed for work, as well as, in the woods.