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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)
  5. 1 star5% (77)

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Feb 2, 2024
StillLearningMom
3 out of 5 stars review

learning to love

I was given this watch as a gift. I enjoy the longer battery life! Being a lightweight watch is a plus. There are still many features I have not figured out because they take three or four steps to open...this is "hard" to learn. When a message comes in to my phone and pops up on the watch, it is there for 1/2 a second and then gone...again a few steps to open it up and a bit complicated. Not sure I would recommend this watch, but I am not throwing it out just yet.

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Feb 3, 2025
maep
5 out of 5 stars review

I LOVE this watch. Highly recommend!

I bought this watch about a month ago after exchanging my Garmin Fenix 7 that I had purchased a few months before that. The vivoactive 5 is exactly what I was looking for. The Garmin Fenix 7 was too large and too complicated. The vivoactive 5 has all of the features I was looking for, very similarly to the Fenix 7, but is a lot smaller profile and easy to wear. I am so happy with this watch.

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Feb 10, 2025
houndmom
3 out of 5 stars review

Great Watch

I’ve had this now for a couple of weeks. I love all of the features, the only thing keeping me from giving a higher rating is the battery is only good for about 4 days when in the description it said up to 11 days which is one of the reasons I got it.

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Jan 20, 2024
THutch
5 out of 5 stars review

The best!

I think this is my 4th Garmin and I love this one the best. They continue to refine the coaching helps, the brightness of the display is second to none (which I am thankful for as I get older), it’s the lightest one I’ve had so I don’t mind wearing it while I sleep so I can track sleep trends and it’s not as expensive as some of the other models. I use it primarily for running, golf and walking.

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Feb 6, 2025
Jim N
5 out of 5 stars review

Excellent tracker and value

I've been a Garmin user for a number of years. My previous watch was old and I needed a new one to more accurately track heart rate, activities, etc. I decided on the Vivoactive 5 after reading the reviews and have been very pleased. The heart rate is very accurate during an activity, the interface is easy to customize to the ones I use. I am very satisfied with the product.

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Aug 14, 2024
Golson22
1 out of 5 stars review

Disappointed!

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.

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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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Jan 24, 2025
Mykala
5 out of 5 stars review

Love it!

I’ve been an avid Apple Watch user and wanted a change to help track my sleep with longer battery life! Needless to say, I love the watch and only wish I would have made the switch earlier. I never used my Apple Watch for anything but the time, date, weather, and exercise tracking. - but if you use your Apple Watch for more things like app utilization, calls and replying to texts (that is something you don’t get with Garmin). I will be a Garmin user from now on!

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Oct 29, 2024
Jeymath
5 out of 5 stars review

So Many Clock Faces

I have had my vivoactive watch for 3 weeks now and I love it. It gives me all of the information that I need and more. It also helps me understand what the information means in regards to my body and how well it functions. There are so many clock faces to choose from. I pick out a new one every day.

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Jan 27, 2024
msp01
4 out of 5 stars review

Great all around fitness watch

The vivoactive 5 is lightweight and comfortable. It compliments my triathlete training along with my Garmin Edge. It has a variety of fitness activities and it is very customizable. No issues wearing it while sleeping. I've gone 5 full days of training and had ~10% battery life. There isn't an (other ecosystems) voice assistant, get the Venu 2 or 2S for that, but not an issue for me.

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