Easy to set up. Battery life is great. It does so much I primarily use for step tracking. Is a little hard to understand what all the features are. As I continue into my fitness journey I'll see what else is best for me.

I bought this as a gift for my daughter-in-law because this is what she asked for. She said she really likes it that she thinks it’s exactly what she was expecting.

After getting fully charged, the battery drains quickly (ex. 70% level after 15 minutes of use) As per the specs of the watch, the battery is supposed to last at least 10 days. Who can I contact to return the item?

Would definitely purchase again!! I’m trying to get used to it after having an Apple Watch for so long but I cannot get over how long the battery lasts!!!! It’s amazing!! I got it on a Monday, and it’s Friday and it’s still at 41%! That’s with me wearing it at night as well!! I’m so impressed!!

I just upgraded from the Lily2. This smartwatch is just what I was looking for. I had to charge the Lily2 every morning. That may have had something to do with the fact that it was over 2 years old. I was looking for something with a longer battery life. This Vivoactive 5 started out needing a daily charge. However, when I disabled things that I don't use, the battery lasts at least a week. I don't golf, there is no where near where I live for year-round swimming, I have no where for hiking. I have color notifications from my outside cameras, notifications of emails, etc. I love my new smartwatch!

I have had my Garmin Vivoactive 5 for about two weeks now, and I am loving it. Although I've ran into the issue of it not holing a charge. I will charge it to 100% all night, and put it on in the morning. By the time it's 6:00 PM, my watch is at 10%. I truly love the product, I just wish it would stay true to holding a charge for 11 days.

I hate the look of the Apple Watches, so I was excited to try this. It does what it says. My complaint is that when I lost it, I cannot ping it- like an Apple Watch. No tracking if lost or stolen. Can’t shut the watch down. No pin to protect it, etc. So whoever finds your watch has access to the information stored on it. Paying extra for security and peace of mind is worth it- as I found out the hard way.

Terrible. Don't waste your time. I have turned off every optional item (pulse ox, face display, Wi-fi etc) and I can't get the battery to last more than 25 hours. I've read several Reddit posts. I've contacted Garmin directly. There is a real battery issue I had previous Garmin watches most recently the vivoactive 3. The vivoactive 5 is a lemon.

It's just really hard to use any of the watch face features. sometimes it's hard to get the time to appear. It's a watch. I will say that the monitoring features are really really good except for that it doesn't seem to have any pulse ox monitoring features that I know of.

OOooo my I am loving my Garmin Vivoactive5 which has so much to offer and I am still learning about it today Sept. 30 2026 and I love the videos on particular functions that I am needing to learn about. It was on sale so I was able to afford and I do a lot of exercise from golfing, peddling and walking residential areas. So I am very pleased with my new Garmin.