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Garmin Vivoactive 5 Smart Watch
4.3 out of 5 stars
stars1,535 ratings1,526 reviews
  1. 5 stars64% (977)
  2. 4 stars18% (276)
  3. 3 stars9% (138)
  4. 2 stars4% (67)
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Jun 27, 2024
Terst
5 out of 5 stars review

Great features

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!

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Oct 22, 2024
BeavisWood CC
2 out of 5 stars review

VivoActive 5 Unimpressive Functionality

I've wore the Vivoactive watches, 1 and 3 since April 2015 and absolutely loved them. I'm an Apple iPhone guy but always chose Garmin products due to their durability and battery life. Vivoactive 1 & 3 were great watches for their time and I had high hopes for the 5 but they have all fallen short. Battery life has been great until the recent updates, which required me to completely reset the watch back to the defaults. The touch screens are really picky and extremely short even with the settings extended and set to low sensitivity. You can't get through the settings without the watch timing out and going back to the main screen constantly having to restart the seek and find process. I've this watch for nearly a year and wear it everyday, only taking it off to charge. This might be my last Garmin VivoActive, maybe going to a higher brand watch of theirs. But certainly frustrated with this watch and wish I took it back months ago.

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Jun 19, 2024
Elizabeth W
4 out of 5 stars review

Mixed feelings

Great for outdoor activity tracking so I'd recommend it if that's your primary use. It's terrible for weightlifting (like all Garmins) and not as convenient for daily wear/non-exercise usage as Apple Watches. The touch screen and side buttons are hit or miss - sometimes they are too sensitive and sometimes you have to press multiple times. But overall, I love it for running and Garmin Coach.

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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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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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Jan 8, 2025
Rosen
5 out of 5 stars review

Wonderful!

Got this for Christmas because Google bought Fitbit and I didn't want to do that. I absolutely love it! Love the flat face and I swear it keeps better score of everything- steps, health metrics, sleep, etc. Had to get different bands though because this belt buckle mess is just not for me.

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Jan 10, 2025
GFIdk
4 out of 5 stars review

Photo/QR Code Option

It surprises me that there is not an easy way (or free app) for capturing my gym membership details since this is the primary activity why I bought this watch. My former Galaxy3 had this useful capability. Otherwise it's a good-value watch for workouts and health data.

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Oct 17, 2024
SRTvivo
5 out of 5 stars review

Happy - New Vivo5 Owner

had purchased a Forerunner 55 to replace my Forerunner 235, but was disappointed with the battery life (lasted 2-3 days). Vivo 5 has been lasting 10-11 days. Like the new features (body battery, sleep score) too compared to the 235. Vivo 5 has the ability to store and playback Spotify playlists, but it is hard to operate while running and drains the battery life.

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Jan 8, 2025
Bob911rss
5 out of 5 stars review

Upgraded interface is fast

I like the vivoactive series of watches having and used them for many years. The 5 is more compact and I like the faster access to information along with the added health reminders. The screen is a welcome upgrade its always clear and easy to see. The Connect app still integrates my bike computer, HR band and watch.

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Mar 12, 2025
Billy from baton rouge
3 out of 5 stars review

Vivo 5 vs Vivo 3

I got this watch Christmas 2024. I had a Garmin Vivo 3. It has been a great watch but after 5 years the battery was starting to get weak and would fail quickly. I decided to get the Vivo 5 as an upgrade to replace it. This Vivo 5 didn't live up to the job. It seemed to track a exercise fairly well but the intensity minutes came to easy, it delivered my stress level extremely high, seemed to always be disconnected from Bluetooth and you had to touch the watch face to see what time it was. The Vivo 3 had a sunlight visible face. Just didn't live up to my expectations.

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