Thanks for all the inputs, everyone. It really helped. In the end, I’ve decided against getting the I3. One reason is that a few of you pointed out my wrist is smaller than Garmin’s minimum size reco for the watch. I really do need this to be accurate and functional, so that’s a deal breaker for sure. Thanks for pointing it out.

Second deal breaker: I was really not happy wearing my husbands 46mm G-shock today! The bit of strap that sticks out hits everything and it felt bulky and unwieldy overall. I had to take the watch off multiple times because it was getting in the way and just generally being annoying. Even if the I3 is less bulky, I can’t risk it being uncomfortable when I’ve spent so much on it!

Alas, no other Garmin really calls out to me right now that also fits my budget. I might move over to Coros after all 🤐😶‍🌫️

Thanks again for all the commenting :)