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Garmin Vivoactive 5 Smart Watch
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1,616 ratings1,607 reviews
  1. 5 stars64% (1,027)
  2. 4 stars18% (286)
  3. 3 stars9% (149)
  4. 2 stars4% (71)
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Mar 14, 2025
megmole
5 out of 5 stars review

Great for a newbie to smartwatches!

I've been wearing my vivoactive 5 for about two weeks now, and I love it! I got it to replace an old Fitbit Inspire, so I'm still getting used to all the bells and whistles. Connecting Spotify was a little frustrating, but overall set-up was easy. It looks great, and I love using the Coach feature so far and doing workouts referencing the watch mainly instead of my phone (although I do still need the phone as a reminder of what certain moves are in the workouts). I like how much I can customize as well. It looks great, I was worried it might look too bulky, especially coming from the really low profile Inspire, but it's a great size and seems high quality so far. I'm hoping it holds up for years to come!

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Aug 19, 2024
review37
4 out of 5 stars review

Versatile Watch

I bought this a month ago and is performing well. I like the different amount of options it has for workouts and sports. I wish there were more options for the watch face. for example, I like the look of the sleep mode but I can only see it in that specific mode.

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Apr 5, 2025
BryE
5 out of 5 stars review

Great features

This is my 3rd garmin watch. I was happy with it. I replaced it with a vivo active 3 that I was never happy with (battery life way too short). This one I am very happy with. It has all of the activity features that my others had plus some useful and interesting health features. Very happy that I made the purchase.

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Apr 10, 2025
Aidan M
5 out of 5 stars review

Love how long the battery life lasts on it. I also love the always on feature. I like how it tracks my sleep and coaches me on how to sleep better. The only thing that I sometimes find a little annoying is the touch screen is not that good. Responses will also sometimes be laggy. But other than that I would highly recommend this product!!

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Sep 25, 2024
Kabocha
3 out of 5 stars review

Cannot connect it to my iphone

It works alright and i like the longer battery life compared to my vivosmart hr, however i had to pair it w my ipad as it will not pair or link up w my iphone se. For that matter i cannot link or pair my vivosmart hr w my iPad even though it lists it as registered to garmin connect. So it seems i can only pair one device w one Apple product. It worked fine prior to your last update and both were paired to the phone, but afterwards it would np longer connect. .

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May 22, 2024
rach5351
5 out of 5 stars review

love it so far

I have been using this watch for a couple of weeks now and so far I love it so much. The screen has such a sharp, clear image on it and I have no complaints about the tracking features. I still need to try out the coaching function and see what I think of the workouts.

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Feb 1, 2024
ddtman
5 out of 5 stars review

Tons of data

Bought this instead of Apple simply because of battery life. It has exceeded my expectations and love the many, many detailed facts received daily/ The only problem was the start up piece of paper sucked, no words just three pictures. Had to go online to find a manual. One error I made was downloading the Connect app before I received the watch and it just would not sync via bluetooth with my Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max. Removed the app, reinstalled and it immediately synced withe phone. Have it about a month now and only have had to charge it three times. Definitely recommend this watc, have had a FitBit Charge, a Spade and Co. Charge 3 and this is way better and accurate.

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Aug 22, 2024
aortic disection survivor
3 out of 5 stars review

It's complicated

I bought this a few months after I had open heart surgery, so I can monitor my heart rate. Doctors said needs to stay below 130. Many of the features don't apply to me. I wish there was an app for people who've had heart surgery, that encourages them to lower their heart rate. It's not intuitive for me. I found help by looking up on YouTube how to change and adjust items on it.

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Sep 11, 2024
Zacko123
5 out of 5 stars review

Vivo active 5 review

i bought watch about three weeks ago and love it so far. helps track calories and links to other apps such as Myfittnesspal to make tracking and eating easy. good for wearing while running and playing sports. not great at tracking reps when weightlifting but tracks calories and let you edit weight/reps. overall really good. love that it monitors sleep and hydration to help push me to be better

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Aug 22, 2024
Maggies
5 out of 5 stars review

Changed the game!

Wow, I did not realize how much I would love this watch. Former Apple Watch user, I wanted an oura ring to get more stats. Decided to get this Garmin after seeing all the features it could do- this thing is awesome! Accurate workout tracking, sleep info, steps, heart rate, etc! This watch in particular also looks so sleek and good on the wrist, I don’t like a bulky watch so this is perfect for me. Plus you can customize it for free! The charge also last up to 8 days for me… insane!

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