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Garmin Vivoactive 5 Smart Watch
4.3 out of 5 stars
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  1. 5 stars64% (977)
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  4. 2 stars4% (67)
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Sep 11, 2024
Lucky
5 out of 5 stars review

What a refreshing intro to Garmin!

I’ve been using the Garmin Vivoactive 5 for a shirt while now, and I’m really impressed! The design is sleek and comfortable, making it easy to wear both during workouts and throughout the day. The fitness tracking features are fantastic—whether I'm doing strength training, cardio, or even HIIT workouts, the watch keeps up and gives me accurate data. The built-in GPS is super convenient, and I love that I don’t need my phone with me when I go for runs. The battery life is also a huge plus. I can go several days without having to recharge, even with daily use. I appreciate the detailed health metrics like heart rate monitoring and sleep tracking. It’s been really helpful for understanding my recovery and overall fitness. The display is clear and easy to read, even in bright sunlight, and I love how customizable the watch faces are. Syncing with the Garmin Connect app is seamless, and it gives me in-depth insights into my workouts and health. Overall, the Vivoactive 5 has exceeded my expectations. It’s a great smartwatch for anyone serious about fitness, and it’s definitely worth the investment. Highly recommend!

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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 28, 2025
Mernskeeter
4 out of 5 stars review

Vivoactive Upgrade

I upgraded from a Vivoactive 3 to the Vivoactive 5. So far i am pleased with the additional features with the exception of capturing sleep data, some nights it works but most nights it does not. I have tried numerous suggestions without success. aside from this all else functions without error.

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Apr 30, 2025
Hamlin dog lady
5 out of 5 stars review

Tracks my trail hikes!

This watch shows the routes I walk with my dog 2X a day, and the mileage. I try to keep my boy at the maximum amount of walking he can handle without getting sore. The watch does that, that was all I wanted. Well, and to track my heart rate, and it does that too!

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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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Jul 24, 2024
Deb32
4 out of 5 stars review

Mostly great

The battery life, look, and feel are great. I like the HR, body battery, and activity tracking features. Sleep could be better though if they allowed you to look at the sleep report without having to choose the wake up feature first. I like to see the report to decide if I need to allow myself to sleep in more to meet my sleep requirements and you can’t do that today. So I have to start a nap and that negatively impacts my body battery score which seems like it shouldn’t. I also wish I could use android or Apple Pay on the watch. The Garmin Pay app and partners look both too clunky and too limited to work for me based on the research I’ve done. If I have to do research to figure out how something works. I’m not going to bother.

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Mar 24, 2024
C0002
3 out of 5 stars review

Good Watch But Buggy

This is my 5th Garmin watch and all was well until this weekend when a bug in the software (not sure if it's the watch or the Garmin Connect App) meant the only way I could get back in action was too completely wipe all my data. I've lost 3 years of stats. Besides that, the watch is good value for money. Great features, decent battery life and is comfortable.

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Dec 17, 2024
Aldous
5 out of 5 stars review

Best Smartwatch for the Money

I have had this a month now and it has been the best smartwatch I have had. I use to have Apple Watches and this is a huge improvement in comfort, fit, and health tracking. Plus it’s cheaper than all the watches minus the SE. I was really considering getting another Apple Watch but I mainly wanted a watch for health and sleep tracking. So it was between this and Oura. I can’t do the Oura because of my work. This has been way better in every way than I thought it would be. My only complaint is the casing of the watch is easily damaged. So if that bothers you I would get a cover.

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Oct 9, 2024
BobC21
3 out of 5 stars review

Good smart / sports watch. Sleep score is suspect

I was able to create a readable custom watch face with the information I am interested in. The watch screens are a little cumbersome to navigate and the Connect app is a nightmare to find the settings you are looking for. The sleep score is way off from my Fitbit - I get 70-80's on Garmin where I got 80-90's on Fitbit - probably neither is accurate.

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Sep 4, 2024
Mo B
5 out of 5 stars review

Great watch for tracking and usability

Bought this for my wife's birthday as a gift and she loves it! The tracking and apps to customize is just what she was looking for. I have the VivoActive4 and the updates to the 5 are great enhancements. Definitely a good all around watch and tracker.

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