I have been wearing a vivo since the 3, and was excited to get this “upgrade” to a 5. The bright display is great, yep. The loss of the altimeter is not great, however, and unfortunately I have returned the watch. It's not in the 6 either. The “fix” I was given was that I could view the altitude after the activity in the app, however elevation is something I check during the activity, not after. Huge bummer, Garmin.

After using this smartwatch/fitness tracker for 6 months I am very disappointed in the product. It does not accurately measure heart rate, pretty important in training. The intensity recording is also way off as it considered repotting a plant to be intensity minutes. I have also had to reboot the unit several times because the screen would not turn on. Garmin will only exchange for a refurbished unit. I expected more from this brand. May as well buy a knock off.

There's a code I can hardly read and is even harder to enter in order to log into some of the features. The watch face is hard to read, and the date isn't on the main face. My last watch was a forerunner, and I loved it, but the band broke in a way that can't be fixed.

Still learning how to operate. Need to call in for assistance as rolling the wrist doesn't always awake the screen. Password in watch is cumbersome, want to remove it, will need to call for help as well. Works well, learning curve greater than previous Vivosmart 4.

It works good only thing is the battery, at first it lasted 11 days and since then after an update it was 24 hrs then had to watch a video to learn where everything was and turned off gps and now getting a week only had it 3 weeks we'll see how it goes. But watch the YouTube videos to learn how to use it.

This was a replacement for my Vicoactive 4S which stopped working. First thing I noticed about the watch is that the battery life is a significant improvement. I can wear it daily and use gps for three 30+ min activities and it still lasts a week, all the while having much better display. The one downside about the display is that it uses a different technology than several of the other watches, meaning that the always on display emits light (and therefor reduces battery life), while the other models can still show a display without light. Other than that, great watch! Definitely an upgrade.

I am a 79 year old competitive cyclist and purchased the Vivoactive 5 to track my fitness and workouts from my Edge 540 through Garmin Connect. This has been one of the best investments I have made. Because of the 24/7 health data monitoring I was able to identify a health issue which could have been serious. The ability to observe the trends in my health data following cycling workouts and recovery allowed me to identify that I was experiencing periods of AFib. Because of this I was able to take early actions to prevent this from becoming more serious. I really appreciate the integration of Garmin devices through Garmin Connect.

It's been almost 1-1/2 years since I bought this, and I'm still happy with my purchase! I bought this because I wanted to track my swimming (I'm a biker and love tracking stats, but I needed something that worked in the water). I love how it also tracks my sleep and rest, had many options for sports, and can be paired with my phone )no, thanks; I love being able to disconnect). This watch is much less than many of the other smartwatches out there and has everything (and more) that I need! (Keep in mind my photo is of a watch that has gone through a lot since I bought it, so a few scratches—but I still love it!)

Bought this about a month back, when my VivoActiv 3 finally died. I had found that one mildly useful, but never got into beyond the basics. The 5 is so much better, better display, better usability, everything I had imagined a smart watch "should" be. So, I like it a lot.

This is my fourth vivoactive fitness watch (1, 4, and now 5). As a runner and triathlete, I've used the vivoactive watch to train for four half marathons over the past three years. From triathlon training to golfing to pickleball to walking, this watch does everything I need to help me train, stay active, and make it easy to see notifications from my iPhone. Love my vivoactive 5 fitness watch!