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Garmin Vivoactive 5 Smart Watch
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Oct 29, 2024
Reviewer name: Jeymath
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

So Many Clock Faces

I have had my vivoactive watch for 3 weeks now and I love it. It gives me all of the information that I need and more. It also helps me understand what the information means in regards to my body and how well it functions. There are so many clock faces to choose from. I pick out a new one every day.

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May 16, 2024
Reviewer name: Fly Doc Mom
3 out of 5 stars
3 out of 5 stars review

Steep Learning Curve

I bought this 3 weeks ago to replace a Fitbit Charge 5. This watch does a much better job of finding the correct time as I am a frequent flyer and the sync function to my phone is much better than Fitbit. But it has so many features and the touch screen is super sensitive, I am having difficulty getting the functions I want displayed and editing them. I am also not an audio visual learner so all the videos are not that helpful.

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We are sorry to hear about the issue that you are having and would ask that you reach out to our team so that we can get the details from you and offer further assistance. Thank you for posting a review. Please reach out to our team at: product.support@garmin.com Vivoactive 5 Support: https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?productID=1057989&tab=topics

Aug 27, 2024
Reviewer name: BillL
4 out of 5 stars
4 out of 5 stars review

Almost very good!

For the most part I am very happy with the vivoactive5. It would be nice to have the Android app to be more user friendly. Would like to see the battery life on the home page of the app, or anywhere in the app. Overall I would recommend to a friend or family.

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Mar 12, 2025
Reviewer name: Billy from baton rouge
3 out of 5 stars
3 out of 5 stars review

Vivo 5 vs Vivo 3

I got this watch Christmas 2024. I had a Garmin Vivo 3. It has been a great watch but after 5 years the battery was starting to get weak and would fail quickly. I decided to get the Vivo 5 as an upgrade to replace it. This Vivo 5 didn't live up to the job. It seemed to track a exercise fairly well but the intensity minutes came to easy, it delivered my stress level extremely high, seemed to always be disconnected from Bluetooth and you had to touch the watch face to see what time it was. The Vivo 3 had a sunlight visible face. Just didn't live up to my expectations.

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Sep 10, 2025
Reviewer name: Rashida
4 out of 5 stars
4 out of 5 stars review

Still new for me

I bought garmin just 20 days ago and still new to watch. Few things I need and still not able to figure out is how to set watch fact which has quick way to record my activity. I am not sure how to make few activities which I keep repeating to keep only those at the top.

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Thank you for the review! It sounds like you may benefit from setting a favorite activity list up on your vivoactive 5. Adding activities to your favorites list makes it easier to find the activities that you use the most. For instructions on how to do so, visit http://ms.spr.ly/6423scUYc If you need further assistance, Garmin Support is happy to help and can be reached at 1-800-800-1020 Monday – Friday, 7am – 7pm Central (Closed weekends and holidays).

Apr 24, 2024
Reviewer name: Roadcat11
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Great Fitness Tracker

I really like the Garmin vivoactive 5's touch screen round design and vibrant colors. Changing the watch band is very easy. The sleep tracker is so easy to use! The heart rate measurements capabilities are well thought out. The battery lasts many times longer than my previous (other brand) smartwatch thus alleviating the stress of remembering to charge the watch. The charging time is minimal. The Garmin watch synchronizes nicely with Cronometer which I use for my food diary. I’m an IT person so I'm enjoying using the Garmin Express and Garmin Connect apps. They provide plenty of stats / graphical information thus allowing me to fine tune my health goals. I’ve only had this smartwatch a short time and I’m looking forward to learning more about it.

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Jul 27, 2025
Reviewer name: Rado T
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Digital Wellness Assistant

I boughtbthe Vivoactive 5 two weeks ago and I am enjoying it tremendously. It has just the right size. Has great software, snapshots, summaries, it incorporates lots of data. I sometimes can't turn off the activity exactly when I want, have to work the buttons for a few seconds, possibly my inexperience.

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May 15, 2024
Reviewer name: Holly Sean
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Vivoactive 5 - LOVE IT!

I have wanted a Garmin Smartwatch for so long but was put off by the size and bulkiness. Well, Garmin has tackled that and beautifully. My vivoactive 5 is a wonderful companion to my healthy, active lifestlye. Even at age 68, I still work out 6 days a week. My vivo keeps accurate track of my activities, sleep, and Intensity Minutes. For the first few days, I wore it along with my FitBit but soon realized all these years how much Fitbit was cheating me out of steps and activity. It's just not as accurate. I have now tested the vivo against three hotel tradmills, and it is dead on accurate each time. I love that it displays my activity on the main screen and that I can check my sleep score and quality without going to the app.

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Apr 22, 2025
Reviewer name: Paul in Denver
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Glad I got this!

Really a nice fitness watch. Got this to replace a Vivosmart 4 and I really like this fitness tracker. I keep finding things it can do everyday. Works well with my phone and I get alerts to messages and other important information. The only thing my Vivosmart 4 could do that this doesn't is report stair flights walked up or down. However I don't use stairs much so it doesn't matter. It does so much I can't believe it. I am really glad I got this watch/fitness tracker.

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Sep 11, 2024
Reviewer name: Zacko123
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Vivo active 5 review

i bought watch about three weeks ago and love it so far. helps track calories and links to other apps such as Myfittnesspal to make tracking and eating easy. good for wearing while running and playing sports. not great at tracking reps when weightlifting but tracks calories and let you edit weight/reps. overall really good. love that it monitors sleep and hydration to help push me to be better

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