I switched from my apple watch to this one and it has been an absolute game changer!! The battery life is amazing and the number of metrics it provides you gives great health insights and helps me train better. My favorite feature is the sleep score and seeing the level of sleep I was in throughout the night. I tried out this model just to get a feel for Garmin and will definitely be upgrading whenever the time comes.

I have worn a Garmin VivoActive4 fitness watch for several years. It has been far superior than the other brand fitness watches I wore previously. I just recently purchased a Garmin VivoActive5 fitness watch mainly because the VivoActive4 battery was losing charge over time. Overall features of the VivoActive5 are improved including the OLED display, additional health trackers and supposedly an improved Garmin Elevate heart rate sensor and sensor technology. But the difference in heart rate readings and data between my VivoActive4 and new VivoActive5 are very different. Cardio Activities that are in my target heart rate zone ranges on my VivoActive4 watch are much lower on the VivoActive5 doing the exact same Cario workouts. I have no explanation for this other than maybe the heart rate sensors in the VivoActive5 are more sensitive. But very concerning that I am now not achieving my fitness goals. Only the fitness watch has changed. Sleep data is also different. And, charge life of the VivoActive5 is limited if all functions are on (Pulse Ox level readings, notifications, etc.).

I had a Gamin Venu for several years and was very happy with it. I am disappointed with the Viviactive as twice in the last 4 days it has stopped tracking my bike ride with more than 10 miles to go. On three occasions it has indicated I have left my phone behind and wants new to use find my phone even though my phone was in my bike shirt pocket. While many other features seem to work ok, I can only give this a one as my primary need was a watch to accurately track my rides and it is failing at that.

Watch is functional and stylish! Works great for tracking fitness goals and performance and is also good for every day use as well. I wish it had the ability to respond to text messages with an iPhone. Battery life is exceptional, lasts roughly 5 to 6 days before needing to be charged. Would highly recommend this watch for anyone that takes health and fitness seriously. Good job Garmin!

I bought this to replace my Fitbit. I wanted the activities and apps. I felt the compass would be handy. Sleep tracking inferior to my Fitbit. Told it was due to my pacemaker. I wish the compass was an actual app. It's stalled on me several times. I like the low profile. the fitness tracking is very good. I've used Garmin many years for fishing and hunting and was excited to try this watch out. It's a keeper. I wish the sleep tracking and compass were more reliable.

I am glad I bought this to update my vivo 4 after cataract surgery as amoled display was easy to read. My only complaint and if anyone can refuse I’ll listen is that screen stays on unless you swipe off. I have tried multiple settings. Otherwise would have been five stars

I have had vivoactive 2-5. I love the 5. The features are great! I really like the sleeping coach. The only thing I’d like to see on this is I would live to be able to answer texts from the watch. I have an Apple phone so it is not compatible with text answering as I believe the android is. I do wish the phone and Bluetooth of the watch would reach a bit further. All in all I love this watch!

After 3 months of using vivoactive 5 watches disappear from my phone and as a result no notifications on my watches will appear. Garmin app is installed on my Pixel 7a and every morning I open the app to sync watches, but I receive a notification that I need to add a device! I did 3 months ago! Why I need to repeat this action every day? What happened?! Troubleshooting instructions did not help.

I received this for a gift and couldn't be happier. I get all the information I need for my health and fitness. The information is accurate and up to date. I also like the round and easy to read size of the watch. The charge lasts longer, and when it needs charging, it's fast.

When I bought the Vivoactive 5 watch last month, I wanted to replace another watch which had its limitations. I mainly wanted to track my steps but the Vivoactive watch did that and much more. It tracks my health data and gives me much more information than I could imagine or expected.