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Garmin Vivoactive 5 Smart Watch
4.3 out of 5 stars
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1,677 ratings1,667 reviews
  1. 5 stars64% (1,065)
  2. 4 stars17% (292)
  3. 3 stars9% (156)
  4. 2 stars4% (73)
  5. 1 star5% (91)

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Dec 16, 2024
Reviewer name: ABrink
4 out of 5 stars
4 out of 5 stars review

Amazing battery life!

Loving my Vivoactive 5. So many amazing features. It is so refreshing not having to recharge my watch every day! The only thing I’m not a fan of is the setting for strength training. Hard to keep track of reps. I like setting my watch and moving forward with the workout. It’s a distraction figuring out the reps.

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Jan 24, 2025
Reviewer name: ChristinaR
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Love this Watch!

I got this right before Christmas and love all the great features & apps available. Just getting into the exercise portion but the health snap shot, body battery & sleep patterns are very insightful. Make sure you watch the videos so you don't miss anything this watch can do. It's all you need on your wrist. Plus check out the beautiful watch faces.

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Feb 8, 2024
Reviewer name: scurgio
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Golf, Cycling, Yoga so far; happy with my purchase

I've had the watch for a couple weeks now. I've used it for Golf, Cycling, and Yoga so far. It works great. For golf, it automatically shows the distance to the green (front, middle, back); just what I want. And it can show the distance to hazards after a few clicks. After a round, you can see on a map exactly where each shot went. That's cool, but I don't expect it will help my game. For everyday use, I was able to select an alternate watch face to show time/date, heart rate, steps, and active minutes for the week. Again, this is what I'm interested in. It takes the watch 3 weeks before it can determine a baseline for heartrate variability, so I haven't seen the fullness of that feature yet, but I do like seeing the graph of nightly HRV on the connect app. Chis watch is a definite step up from my previous fitness tracker.

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Mar 24, 2025
Reviewer name: bmack34
4 out of 5 stars
4 out of 5 stars review

Not 100% accurate but what is

I will say I love this watch and all its features. It does take about a day to getb used to with understanding all the features. The only thing I don't like is its not 100% accurate but what really is this day and age. That's the only thing I don't like but its about a 1/4 mile off when doing 2 miles from what I have noticed. It doesn't bother me to much as I more keep this for health instead of training.

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Feb 8, 2024
Reviewer name: saxydiet
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Big upgrade from the Vivoactive 3

I really like this upgrade from the vivoactive 3 and well worth the cost. The sensors work a lot better and all the colors make it easier to read. I feel it has a better connection to my phone for alerts than my vivoactive 3. I like the additional feature of O2 level, respirations, and health snapshot.

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Apr 18, 2024
Reviewer name: Emily04
4 out of 5 stars
4 out of 5 stars review

The perfect watch for me

I got this watch a few weeks ago and have really enjoyed the features on it, there are a lot that I haven't used yet that I'm looking forward to using. The only complaint I have is that the second week I had it it randomly turned off and I couldn't get it back on for awhile. I looked online and a lot of people were stating they had this same issue with this model even though it was new for them. I haven't had it happen again so far and I hoping it doesn't happen again but it's definitely a bug. I love it otherwise, it's a great size for my wrist and has all the features of a smartwatch you could want but has a nice simple look so it's not bulky and I feel like it looks good to wear any time/occasion.

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Aug 12, 2024
Reviewer name: Justin L
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Solid Watch lots of features

This is my second Garmin. I had a vivo active 2 before and decided to stay with the same line when getting the new watch. Love the features, track sleep stress and activities. The watch does a great job keeping me informed on where my body is at physically.

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Jun 6, 2025
Reviewer name: Vivoactive 5
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Perfect for runners

My Apple Watch broke and I was ready to try something new. I looked into Garmin and other running watches but Garmin stood out the most. At first, I was overwhelmed by the amount of different watch models and all the features in them. I was able to decide on the vivoactive 5 when it came down to price, quality, and features. The watch itself is very appealing and feminine, which I love!

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Dec 17, 2023
Reviewer name: Scott (The Heartless)
3 out of 5 stars
3 out of 5 stars review

Great watch for the Heartless

I've had the watch for a few weeks now and mostly love it. I've upgraded from the vivoactive3 which I loved, but started acting up on me. My biggest and only issue with it so far is that it tracks my heartbeat less than half the time. I was excited to try the new sleep functions but it's useless if it doesn't track your HR. i've tried different bands, tightening the band, loosening the band, shaving the hair on my wrist. Nothing seems to keep it consistent. Body battery and sleep tracking are useless. I've considered going back to my VA3 site to the frustrations.

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Dec 18, 2023
Reviewer name: Presh
4 out of 5 stars
4 out of 5 stars review

Instructional Issues

I received the Vivoactive5 as a gift. Charging the phone was easy. Getting music downloaded on the phone was a challenge but got all my songs loaded. Downloading the watch face I liked proved challenging also. The watch face disappears around 11 pm and I can not get it back until after 6 am. There is no instructions on how to get it to stay on 24/7. The written instructions are not easy to follow and some instructions do not work at all.

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