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Garmin Vivoactive 5 Smart Watch
4.3 out of 5 stars
stars1,536 ratings1,527 reviews
  1. 5 stars64% (978)
  2. 4 stars18% (276)
  3. 3 stars9% (138)
  4. 2 stars4% (67)
  5. 1 star5% (77)

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Jun 19, 2024
OldmanRunning
4 out of 5 stars review

Battery Life and Graphics

Nice improvement on the Vivoactive 4. The battery life improvement is much better than I expected and the graphics and displays are significant improvements over the prior versions the 3&4. The interface and experience of this new device are great!

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Jan 1, 2025
Dave's vivoactive 5.
4 out of 5 stars review

Great, Greater, Greatest GPS.

I purchased this watch about a month ago. The setup is not hard ,but also is not real easy. The features of this watch including the apps are good, but i wish that they contained more information. The overall operation of the watch is not hard, but also not real easy either. An easy to read setup and operating guide or sheet would be very helpful. Overall I'm happy with my purchase. The watch does everything as advertised. The GPS is off the charts fantastic.

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Jun 26, 2024
KrisMax
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

Aug 14, 2024
Golson22
1 out of 5 stars review

Disappointed!

I had a Gamin Venu for several years and was very happy with it. I am disappointed with the Viviactive as twice in the last 4 days it has stopped tracking my bike ride with more than 10 miles to go. On three occasions it has indicated I have left my phone behind and wants new to use find my phone even though my phone was in my bike shirt pocket. While many other features seem to work ok, I can only give this a one as my primary need was a watch to accurately track my rides and it is failing at that.

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Jul 11, 2024
Rog24
5 out of 5 stars review

New and Improved

I had a Vivoactive 3 the past few years. I liked that product but it finally stopped working and the battery life was down to less than 12 hours. So I purchased a new Vivoactive 5 because it seemed to have all the same features but better battery and display. I have been very pleased with my purchase and highly recommend this watch. I use most of the activity features as well as the general health monitoring. Works great!

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Jan 6, 2025
Jolemke
5 out of 5 stars review

Excellent watch

I bought this a couple of weeks ago and I am enjoying the features that log stress, sleep, and activity. The watch band is comfortable and easy to wear night and day. I am tempted to look for a protective cover for the watch face due to a tendency to hit things and not wanting it to scratch, chip, or break

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Apr 29, 2024
Yogi in Sylvania
5 out of 5 stars review

Much to offer

This is my first watch used to track fitness. I saw a friend and asked her about hers and decided to get the Vivioactive 5. I am imprpressed with the features and how easy it is to operate. I use it for high intensity interval training, yoga, walking and have tried to use it for kayaking. I did not see that as an activity and have substituted Rowing instead. I would love to see kayak as an activity! I like the feature that allows you to monitor your heart rate while doing an activity.

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Nov 3, 2024
sobohokie02
4 out of 5 stars review

Good Features & Great Value for your $$$

I bought this to replace my dying Fitbit & definitely made the right choice. There are so many more features than I had with my Fitbit. I really like the recovery mode feature, along with the stress tracking feature. I highly recommend if you are in the market for a Smartwatch/Fitness tracker.

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Oct 15, 2024
momster
5 out of 5 stars review

New to Garmin

I needed a replacement for a Fitbit Versa 2. I had looked at Garmin in the past, but wasn't ready to buy a new watch. I bought this watch and will never go back to fitbit or any other smart watch. I haven't taken advantage of all the features, but so far it has exceeded my expectations! I have recommended it to friends and family.

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Dec 12, 2023
Scubagirl
4 out of 5 stars review

Good updates

I am happy with the watch overall, the activities are easier to use and the sleep coach has been very helpful. It is not as easy to charge as the 4, but I am getting the hang of it. It often dropped from my Bluetooth and has twice put out an emergency notice, but these were easy fixes.

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