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Garmin Vivoactive 5 Smart Watch
4.3 out of 5 stars
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1,679 ratings1,669 reviews
  1. 5 stars63% (1,065)
  2. 4 stars17% (292)
  3. 3 stars9% (156)
  4. 2 stars4% (75)
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Aug 6, 2025
Reviewer name: JaneH
3 out of 5 stars
3 out of 5 stars review

Garmin Vivoactive 5

I bought this watch mainly to keep track of my health however, it is not user friendly, more difficult when the button does not respond very well to my presses. I'm still debating to return it or continue learning how to use it. I just like having alternative watch other than I-watch.

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Dec 6, 2024
Reviewer name: SuzL
2 out of 5 stars
2 out of 5 stars review

It's a love/hate relationship

There are parts of this device that I LOVE, like the easy to use buttons and easy to read face. However, I do NOT like the body battery or the way they score my sleep. My old watch told me I was getting lots of deep and REM sleep, and I always feel rested. This watch always tells me I had poor/non-restorative sleep. Then during the day, even when I'm just having a relaxing, nice day, it tells me it was a STRESSFUL day. It is full of all these spiky orange lines that show how stressed I am. I tell you - it's the device that is stressing me out! It's been about 3 weeks, so I was HOPING it would adjust to my own body rhythms, but it has not. It could be because I have fibromyalgia and that affects my heart rhythm. Otherwise, I'm really healthy. Basically, if you are healthy, with no problems, it's a great watch/fitness tracker. I like all the other features.

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Mar 17, 2025
Reviewer name: BritG
2 out of 5 stars
2 out of 5 stars review

Calories burned way to high. No fix.

I bought this to replace my fitbit and overall nice watch but the calories burned is way to high and I haven't been able to get that fixed. I don't expect accuracy but if we're burning that much energy I would be dead. Fitbit Sense is better for calories burned, tracking what you eat, and sleep tracking. Money spent and lesson learned. Should have stuck with what worked.

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Mar 23, 2025
Reviewer name: Zehn
4 out of 5 stars
4 out of 5 stars review

Nice watch

Purchased about 30 days ago for the purpose of health monitoring features. It functions quite nicely. Not being totally familiar with tech, it continues to challenge me in determining and accessing its features. Would definitely buy it again. Quality watch.

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Apr 4, 2024
Reviewer name: Brittany
4 out of 5 stars
4 out of 5 stars review

Love the features

So I’ve had this watch for a few weeks now and I very much enjoy it. I previously had an Apple Watch but my husband convinced me to go with garmin. It has a lot more to offer than apple. The only thing I don’t like is if there is a wall between me and my phone it will disconnect. Other than that I love it.

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May 18, 2025
Reviewer name: OldDog47
1 out of 5 stars
1 out of 5 stars review

intuitive, it’s not!

VIVIO5: I loved my Vivioactive4 & am totally frustrated with my new Vivioactive5. My old watch was intuitive & easy to use for my favorite sports & keeping health data. I guess these functions are in there somewhere in my new watch, but obviously not front & center. Are there reconditioned Vivioactive4 watches available yet? I’m 77 & don’t have a degree in technology,

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Jan 19, 2024
Reviewer name: ltlmk
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

great fitness tracker and more!

I have had watch for 2 weeks and love it. Replaced an apple watch that couldn't make it through the day without charging. Holds a charge for 10 days, great tracking of fitness, sleep, steps, etc. Gives feedback on workouts. Can also share with family/friends and challenge each other.

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Sep 10, 2024
Reviewer name: Puckhead44
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Perfect size for what I use it for

The watch seems thinner than my first Garmin and does everything I need for running, walking, golf scoring, and weight training. Being thinner allows me to wear it for sleep tracking. I have not used this model for inside treadmill use yet since the weather has been good for outdoor. Auto activity tracking seems pretty reliable as well as it’s fun to enable tracking in the golf course app so I can see how crazy of a game I played. The one big difference is this watch does not have the common “always on” Garmin display so you have to lift your wrist or touch the watch face to see current display.

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Aug 23, 2024
Reviewer name: Emmyz
3 out of 5 stars
3 out of 5 stars review

Good for the price

I really like a lot about the watch, although I've had it for two months now and want to upgrade. Most of the features work pretty well, however when I work out and sweat the heart rate recorder doesn't work at all which is frustrating. As well as it disconnects from my phone at least 3 times a week and I have to reconnect which is irritating. Overall I'd rate the watch 3/5 stars, definitely a beginner watch. Great if you just want to record steps but wouldn't get it for working out.

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Oct 12, 2023
Reviewer name: Debrun67
4 out of 5 stars
4 out of 5 stars review

Great watch

I have had the watch about a month so still trying to figure out all it is capable of. Love the look, it announced my mileage and pace every mile, screen easy to read and so much more. The one thing that I have noticed that is diff is that it deletes your run with no "are you sure you want to delete" so you need to be careful as the screen is touch and super sensitive. But overall, LOVE it so far!!!

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