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Garmin Vivoactive 5 Smart Watch
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1,674 ratings1,664 reviews
  1. 5 stars63% (1,062)
  2. 4 stars17% (292)
  3. 3 stars9% (156)
  4. 2 stars4% (73)
  5. 1 star5% (91)

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May 8, 2026
Reviewer name: lillian_erm
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Super wonderful product!! I am so satisfied with all the features and the quality is amazing. My favorite feature is that the battery life is great as well as the fact that it tracks how much weight I lift. Would definitely recommend if you are into weightlifting and exercise.

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Mar 25, 2026
Reviewer name: DarkGX
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Garmin over Apple any day

I've had this watch for over two weeks now and it easily out does my Apple Watch hands over fist. Yes it doesn't have all of the fitness activities the Apple Watch has, but it by far more accurate and more reliable. I'm glad I bought this watch and slowly getting away from the Apple eco system.

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Apr 15, 2026
Reviewer name: rickyB
1 out of 5 stars
1 out of 5 stars review

Barimetric Altimeter was removed

I have a Vivoactive 4 and felt the Vivoactive 5 would be an upgrade with a longer lasting battery. I went skiing with it the first day and saw that it did not keep track of runs. On further investigation I found out it does not have an altimeter like the 4 has so it is useless to me for skiing and biking. I returned it. In the future I would recommend to Garmin that when you release an updated model you don't remove key features.

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Apr 29, 2026
Reviewer name: Beefstew
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Vivoactive 5 love it

I have had several Garmin watches, vivo active 4, Swim 1, 2, several triathlon watches and have gifted other to my friends and family members. Garmin is always great quality and the extra's keep going up. I was using the Vivoactive 4 to this and the battery was starting to drain down so I jumped up and bought the next line up and am amazed how much better it is then what I had! Everything is so quick, great battery life, heart rate never stops. I am currently recovering from a severe car accident and it is great to share the information with my PT trainers, doctors, and just to keep track of my recovery and my improvement. The watch is perfect for my training schedule and connects to my phone and computer with ease! I can't say how pleased I am and how I'm a Garmin client for life!

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Apr 8, 2026
Reviewer name: scjeff
1 out of 5 stars
1 out of 5 stars review

Terrible SW update experiences

Love my watch when it works. However, EVERY time there is a software update then the battery life goes from 9 days to less than a day. The only way I've been able to figure out how to fix it is to factory reset the watch, uninstall the app from my phone and then set everything up over again. Then it works fine until the next SW update. They also don't allow users to disable updates.

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May 30, 2026
Reviewer name: brooklyn
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

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the only thing I disliked was the battery only lasted 2 days

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May 2, 2026
Reviewer name: lisa
1 out of 5 stars
1 out of 5 stars review

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Purchased December and four months later isnt working

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May 13, 2026
Reviewer name: anonymous
2 out of 5 stars
2 out of 5 stars review

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Could not reply to text messages without contacts downloading an app

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May 19, 2026
Reviewer name: anonymous
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

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I absolutely love this Vivoactive 5. The battery lasts for two weeks before needing a charge.

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Mar 19, 2026
Reviewer name: jennifer
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

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Great watch really tracks my steps well and my sleep works great with my iPhone

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