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Garmin Vivoactive 5 Smart Watch
4.3 out of 5 stars
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1,615 ratings1,606 reviews
  1. 5 stars64% (1,028)
  2. 4 stars18% (285)
  3. 3 stars9% (149)
  4. 2 stars4% (71)
  5. 1 star5% (82)

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Mar 26, 2026
Chris85
1 out of 5 stars review

Horrible battery life

If the battery life lasted more than a day, Id really like this watch. The first week it worked fine with minimal features. Then it did a software update. Now it won't last more than 24 hours with a full charge on the battery saver setting.

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Apr 4, 2026
Te te
1 out of 5 stars review

Terrible

Terrible watch. Does not keep a charge really want my money back. Apps are not correct. Does not catch a true depiction of my sleep or body. False advertising/ cheaply made and extremely disappointed

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Feb 21, 2026
cvguevara
5 out of 5 stars review

A nice upgrade from the vivo active 4

I got this watch, because my vivo active 4 stop working and it has been a great upgrade so far. Improved battery life and display. Plus, the new activities are great for me, especially soccer.

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Dec 30, 2025
jhayden
1 out of 5 stars review

Notifications dont work

Was great when I first got it, then stopped receiving notifications on the watch. Tried everything suggested to get notifications to come through. No success. Will probably have to purchase a new watch - wont be Garmin

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Jan 10, 2026
Katwill
5 out of 5 stars review

Love it!

My daughter got me this for Christmas, I had a Garmin that is solar powered. I liked it but this one is so much better!!it does so many more things and is easier to read while running.

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Jan 11, 2026
Water Watch
5 out of 5 stars review

Great Watch!!!

I bought my Garmin to track my exercise in water aerobics classes! It does exactly what I purchased it for and 1/2 the price of the other watch I was considering!!

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Mar 4, 2026
Rob7
5 out of 5 stars review

Replacement for Garmin Tracker

I've used Garmin trackers for years. My last one finally bit the dust and I bought a Vivoactive 5. Very happy with it. The battery is fantastic. I charge it once a week and it usually has 35% or more left.

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Jan 22, 2026
WhatsTheUse
2 out of 5 stars review

Where are the elevation fields

80% of the reason I purchased a Garmin watch was to track elevation. The elevation fields are not available on the Vivoactive 5 like the were on the vivoactive 4. The other 20% is to track distance, which I can confirm this watch does still do :(

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Jan 7, 2026
Randyman
4 out of 5 stars review

A lot to learn

The watch was a Xmas gift. It has many features, and I gave it four stars because I'm trying to learn how to use them. I had “Steps” showing up at one point, and now I've lost them. Back to the directions!

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Dec 6, 2025
mfrankli
5 out of 5 stars review

Great battery

The battery life is so fantastic. I has a model 3 and upgraded a bit which made a huge difference. Pleased with some of the metrics it keeps. I'm by no means super active but I am working on becoming more so. This is the encouragement I needed.

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