Got it for my birthday and am so enjoying it. It was a step up from my Vivoactive 3, which was a step up from my Forerunner 35. I have had Garmin smart watches for a number of years and have never had a problem, just wanted more features. Have never been disappointed with any of them. I am a slow runner but have improved with the coach programs. I love the vibrant colors and all of the great features of the vivoactive 5.

I’ve had the watch for a few weeks now. I love the look of it and it’s comfortable. My complaints are the sensor doesn’t work 50% of the time. I tried tightening the watch, loosening the watch, I tried cleaning my skin under the watch, tried whipping of the sensor, nothing has worked. The sleep app worked for two days and now it say no data. I’ve had a fit bit before and loved them because the sensors are very accurate. I was told that harming are better, but so far I’m not impressed.

I switched from a Fitbit to the Garmin vivo5 and wished I did it sooner. It's a great watch. Easy to use and stats are simple. The only feature I would have appreciated is the workout options. I would add just a basic workout feature or cross training for those that do mixed training such as strength and conditioning.

I have had this watch for a little over a year. It has been serviceable at best. Recently whenever I charge the watch, I will have to power it off and back on for it to register any activity once I put it back on my wrist. Disappointing for a watch I had high hopes for.

I love this watch. It's my 2nd Vivoactive. Lots of features with just a scroll. A couple of things I'm not thrilled with, the bottom button. It's hard to get to and have to use my thumb to apply pressure. Also, when I move my wrist, it does not always open up to show the time. Maybe there's a simple trick to it. I would almost prefer it to stay open rather than go to the black screen.

I was not impressed that when I tried to take it back to sports check In brandon Manitoba after I recieved it for Christmas when I wanted one you could talk into but they said no electronics is taken back and yet when my daughter and husband was ordering it asked them all these questions and was told you could bring it back . So having said that it kinda leaves a sour taste in your mouth . But having said that very much like my vivo active 3 the battery does not hold as well but still a lot better then my daughters Apple . All I wanted was my watch to charge with out fighting with it and I needed a new strap but on the one I had you had to get a new watch as it was all one , crazy I must say to make one like that . I like the looks of it stylish but had I been able to return I would have got the venu where you can talk into it but thanks to sports check couldn’t do that with out a hassle . Told me to phone garmin and I did but they said they couldn’t do anything so my take on it is I would not do business with sports check because it’s giving you garmin a bad rep

My Vivoactive 5 is a recertified product due to previous Vivoactive 4 malfunctions. I did receive a recertified, not new item. Smaller than the Vivo 4, the Vivo 5 has a low budget look and feel to it. My main concern is for how long will this watch last until it shuts off. All the bells and whistles for an active person but a few glitches during the day. Battery is something you have to be aware of as well, I'm always checking to see when charge needed. Not too confident in this device.

Features are great. BEWARE the watch face scam - if you load the face app you can never return to the default settings without Paying MORE. Instructions mentioned importing historical data from vivo active4 but at 6 weeks of wearing it still isn’t reading my normal ( rx boosted ) heart rate and so over estimating stress based solely on HR. Also this is a Big watch. A little tough on people with small wrists. I wish there were natural fiber / breathable band options - any dampness under the default gives me a red rash. I like the features but I wish it was smaller and used my history

Purchased to replace Fitbit Sense, generally like the size, style, features, and fit. I use the heart rate sensor while doing cardio. The Vivoactive would report 70-75 bpm while the treadmill or bike would report 135-145, confirmed by manually taking my pulse. Tried the online suggestions to increase accuracy with no improvement. Returned the watch to Garmin.

I had a VivoSmart 4S and was given this new VivoSmart 5 for Christmas. It took me a few days to configure it to my liking and getting a watch face I like. Since then I have appreciated the 'Morning Report' to start my day. Love the longer lasting battery that lasts me about 10 days vs 5 for my previous ViviSmart 4S. Not too fond of the new look of the Connect App, but now I just look at the areas of interest. Overall, I am a very satisfied user.