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Garmin Vivoactive 5 Smart Watch
4.3 out of 5 stars
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1,678 ratings1,668 reviews
  1. 5 stars63% (1,065)
  2. 4 stars17% (292)
  3. 3 stars9% (156)
  4. 2 stars4% (74)
  5. 1 star5% (91)

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Feb 2, 2024
Reviewer name: Jenny73
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Great watch

I got this watch about 2 weeks ago. It took me watching some videos to figure out all the features but once I did that I was set. I love the watch, love the tracking of my health stats such as sleep, stress and calories. I am using one of the 10k training programs and while I prefer verbally guided runs, the accuracy of the watch GPS and stats is incredible!

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Jun 26, 2024
Reviewer name: KrisMax
3 out of 5 stars
3 out of 5 stars review

Disconnecting everyday

After 3 months of using vivoactive 5 watches disappear from my phone and as a result no notifications on my watches will appear. Garmin app is installed on my Pixel 7a and every morning I open the app to sync watches, but I receive a notification that I need to add a device! I did 3 months ago! Why I need to repeat this action every day? What happened?! Troubleshooting instructions did not help.

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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 Bluetooth Tips: https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?productID=1057989&tab=topics&topicTag=region_bluetoothconnectivit

Jun 28, 2024
Reviewer name: Jim Miami
1 out of 5 stars
1 out of 5 stars review

Not right

Long time Garmin vivoactive watch owner. Bought the version 5 as the battery died on my previous Garmin watch. Very disappointed. 3 day battery life. Watch face randomly changed. Will not wake out of sleep mode. Multiple other annoying quarks. Do not want to have to be a computer programmer to know the time of day and my heart rate. Would not recommend this product

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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 Battery Tips: https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?productID=1057989&tab=topics&topicTag=region_batterytips

Jan 10, 2025
Reviewer name: JoanneE
4 out of 5 stars
4 out of 5 stars review

This replaced my vivoactive 4s

I love this watch with two exceptions. My vivoactive 4s had me sleeping like a champ. My new watch has me sleeping poorly (non restorative). I have taken naps for years, so thought the nap function would be best, but it is totally inaccurate. I round delete the functions if I could. Other than that I like the watch

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Mar 19, 2025
Reviewer name: nikwilson
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

I am loving the new features!

I bought this watch a couple weeks ago and so far I am loving it. I bought it to replace my venu sq that I had for a few years. The updated features are nice and very intuitive. I like the additional settings for sleep and coaching. I don't do as much running as I used to, so I use it for other workouts (strength training and yoga) it seems to work well with them. I also enjoy the costumizable faces.

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Jul 3, 2024
Reviewer name: Fanoos
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Apple Watch versus Garmin

I bought this watch as a replacement of my old Apple Watch and I definitely like it a lot more because it holds the charge for at least three days as opposed to running out of a charge in less than 12 hours Also, the watch does not offer a lot of features that are never used by me in the Apple Watch

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Jul 30, 2025
Reviewer name: LoveMyGarmin
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Happy I Upgraded

I have always loved my Garmin watches and I was hesitant to upgrade from the 4S to the 5. I personally love that the watch face is larger than the 4S. Easy to us, love all the different features and I feel like all the tracking features are very accurate.

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May 28, 2025
Reviewer name: Suziecute
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Love the health report daily!

I was given my watch as a Mother's day gift. I love each morning I receive a health and sleep repot. This watch tells you to rest, how much sleep is needed to reset your body! Love the option to workout with trainers on the app. I am still learning and am excited to see what else it does!

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Mar 9, 2025
Reviewer name: Cmoon
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Simple yet functional

I have had this watch for about a month and it grows on me more and more each day. I had a Samsung watch that I had for about 6 years. It started to have issues so I went looking for something with a decent battery life, tracking steps, workouts and sleep. When I picked the Vivoactive 5 from the website it seemed to fit all of my needs plus a few extra. Once I got it. I was surprised at how light it felt on my wrist. After getting it all changed and set up I was excited to see how it did. Pros: my battery lasted more than a week. I am using it daily for steps, sleep, body battery, and workouts 4 times a week. After a week of wearing it it was still at 15 % but decided to charge it. It charged quickly I would say around 2 hours for a complete charge maybe a little less but I was not watching to see how long it took to charge. Simple start up for workouts. Easy to find stats. Do not disturb sleep mode automatically (after you set the sleep times). Quick timer and alarm set up on the watch. Cons: alarms that are set on your phone can not be turned off by the watch. Do not disturb while sleeping (not even severe weather alarts). Not sure how accurate sleep score is. Over all I love this watch at first I did not think I was going to keep it but after a while I love it and the pros out weigh the cons for me.

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Jan 17, 2025
Reviewer name: WalkingGolfer
3 out of 5 stars
3 out of 5 stars review

Some good, some not so good

I moved to the vivoactive 5, as I was having issues with my older vivoactive 4 (battery life, inaccurate heart rate readings. Battery life in the 5 is much better. However the heart rate monitor is still severely inaccurate. I'm getting credit for "intensity minutes" with high heart rate reading, when in fact my heart rate is quite normal. It's reading 115+ when in fact it's barely in the 70's ( confirmed with my Kardia Care ekg device. Also with the Vivoactive 4, I could get to the stop watch with one swipe. Now it seems I have to scroll to find the stop watch (unless I'm missing something). Waiting to use the golf app in the spring, hoping it is as good, if not better than the vivoactive 4.

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