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Garmin Vivoactive 5 Smart Watch
4.3 out of 5 stars
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1,678 ratings1,668 reviews
  1. 5 stars64% (1,066)
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  3. 3 stars9% (156)
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Oct 15, 2024
Reviewer name: momster
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

New to Garmin

I needed a replacement for a Fitbit Versa 2. I had looked at Garmin in the past, but wasn't ready to buy a new watch. I bought this watch and will never go back to fitbit or any other smart watch. I haven't taken advantage of all the features, but so far it has exceeded my expectations! I have recommended it to friends and family.

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

Oustanding Health and Excercise Tracker

This does everything I need to track running and other types of workouts, as well as tracking overall health/activity. Battery life is pretty good, but not the 11 days claimed. I get 5-6 days out of a charge.Worth the price, and a great option if you don't need all the crap the Apple Watch has.

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Jul 10, 2025
Reviewer name: TS2011
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Great Features!

I’ve had the Vivoactive 5 for a few weeks now, and it’s truly been a game changer! It’s not only motivated me to stay active, but—more importantly—helped me prioritize getting enough sleep. I’m still discovering new features, and I love how user-friendly it is.

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Aug 10, 2024
Reviewer name: FormerTimexuser
2 out of 5 stars
2 out of 5 stars review

Confusing/Overwhelming

I have been using this product for two weeks now. It replaced a Timex digital display watch that had served me well for years. I have struggled with getting any customization done. The seventy-plus page user manual isn't the best one I have ever used. My advice - buy a Timex

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Jan 26, 2025
Reviewer name: Back to Health
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

I am enjoying my Vivo watch!

The watch is helping motivate me towards lowering my heart rate and shortening my recovery rate. It is helpful knowing my sleep score and finding ways for improving it. I am encouraged that my heart rate is improving (lowering) and recovering from intensive exercise. Overall, the information from this watch has motivated me to increasing my physical activity as well as taking a rest day when my overall recovery can benefit from relaxation. The watch is easy to figure out in terms of setting activities to reading the scores.

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May 16, 2024
Reviewer name: Fly Doc Mom
3 out of 5 stars
3 out of 5 stars review

Steep Learning Curve

I bought this 3 weeks ago to replace a Fitbit Charge 5. This watch does a much better job of finding the correct time as I am a frequent flyer and the sync function to my phone is much better than Fitbit. But it has so many features and the touch screen is super sensitive, I am having difficulty getting the functions I want displayed and editing them. I am also not an audio visual learner so all the videos are not that helpful.

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reply from Garmin Fitness

We are sorry to hear about the issue that you are having and would ask that you reach out to our team so that we can get the details from you and offer further assistance. Thank you for posting a review. Please reach out to our team at: product.support@garmin.com Vivoactive 5 Support: https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?productID=1057989&tab=topics

Jul 30, 2025
Reviewer name: Vjp@
3 out of 5 stars
3 out of 5 stars review

Useable features

This watch was an exchange after my Vivoactive 4s died. It is not as responsive as the 4s. I find myself having to tap the screen to see the time, whereas the 4s was responsive to just the movement on my wrist. The crystal also seems thinner. I already have a chip in it. Overall, I preferred the 4s.

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reply from Care

Thanks for the review and feedback! Please see this Support Center article, which should help with using your wrist turning the watch on: http://ms.spr.ly/6426sJ1s2 If that doesn't take care of it, please use the "Contact Us for More Help" section at the bottom of that article, which will get you in touch with our Product Support team for assistance. ^DK

Mar 30, 2025
Reviewer name: Amada M
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

So far so good

After months of researching which brand of fitness tracker was right for me, I finally decided on Garmin. I wanted a device that was user friendly and informative in regards to my activity. The Vivoactive 5 was reasonably priced and had the features I was looking for. The battery life lasts for 4 to 5 days depending on usage which is ideal.

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Jan 13, 2025
Reviewer name: Dhookom
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Love the display

I bought the VivoActive 5 about a month ago after wearing a VivoActive 3 for several years. The brighter, sharper display is amazing. I also like the much longer battery life. I don’t use for cycling since I have a Garmin bike computer. I will use for kayaking but the local lakes have about a foot of ice at the moment. For us northerners, it would be nice to have a snow shoveling activity but I suppose I could use hike. I use the “Glance” watch face which shows all the numbers I am interested in.

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Oct 5, 2025
Reviewer name: Melanie W
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Love my Vivoactive

I love the Vivoactive 5. There are great upgrades from the 4 version. I love the blue option. The Garmin Connect app is easy to use and gives me all the information I need. I love how all the Garmin products work together and the app keeps all the stats. I recommend Garmin to everyone!

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