I finally made the switch from years of having a Fitbit to a Garmin. I've been mostly pleased as there are some great features and customization that are awesome! My only irritations with it are the fact that it doesn't track steps if arms aren't moving, such as when I'm mowing the lawn or pushing a cart and somehow. The cheap Fitbit I had was able to do it so hoping the Garmin has an update to fix this. The only other issues I have with it are that the buttons aren't very sensitive and have to press hard on them to activate and use them. Also, when I flip my wrist to see the time it doesn't display about 40% of the time and I'd like that sensitivity to be increased as well. Overall it's great though and it has many colorful and customizable clock faces to make and choose from.

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.

I am so glad I bought the Vivoactive 5! I have tried multiple smart watches and smart rings and they didn’t meet my needs. The vivoactive is meeting them! Great step counter, hrv is tracked and multiple other things. It is a GREAT investment!!! Buy it. You won’t regret it.

Just bought my Vivoactive 5 a few weeks ago and getting used to it. I had Fitbits for over 8 years. This watch is better in many ways. The big drawback is that it doesn’t record steps unless I swing my arms. So while pushing a lawn mower or a wheelbarrow it doesn’t give me credit for the steps.

VIVOACTIVE5 Step count is not accurate! I think it counts every move I make as a step.... Sleep score/time is not accurate....I could just be in bed and it counts as "sleeping". Other features maybe ok but didn't use much. I hope I can return it and get a different one. Otherwise, never again this brand.

I had an Apple Watch many years ago but almost hated how connected it was. I do like activity tracking so was using Fitbit for a while. I desired a little more fitness data, better accuracy, and better connectivity with iPhone (text notifications - that Fitbit would only sometimes do). Initially, learning the watch was a little tricky. Lots of modifiability that I wasn’t used to and just had to get used to. However, I’ve really enjoyed it and learning the watch only took a couple days of messing around with it. Started a running training program which has been nice to switch up from my usual pattern of just going to run 3-5 miles. The body battery has been surprisingly accurate with how drained I feel. The HR tracking and activity mapping/data tracking has been a nice step up from Fitbit without having to pay the monthly subscription. I’m not a hard core runner athlete. This watch meets my daily needs and I love that I don’t have to charge but every 7-10 days or so.

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!!!

Bought this instead of Apple simply because of battery life. It has exceeded my expectations and love the many, many detailed facts received daily/ The only problem was the start up piece of paper sucked, no words just three pictures. Had to go online to find a manual. One error I made was downloading the Connect app before I received the watch and it just would not sync via bluetooth with my Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max. Removed the app, reinstalled and it immediately synced withe phone. Have it about a month now and only have had to charge it three times. Definitely recommend this watc, have had a FitBit Charge, a Spade and Co. Charge 3 and this is way better and accurate.

I bought this a few months after I had open heart surgery, so I can monitor my heart rate. Doctors said needs to stay below 130. Many of the features don't apply to me. I wish there was an app for people who've had heart surgery, that encourages them to lower their heart rate. It's not intuitive for me. I found help by looking up on YouTube how to change and adjust items on it.

I am happy with switching from my Apple Watch to the Garmin because of the long battery life. It will be great to wear during my hikes next spring/summer and not worry about a charger if I am out for multiple days. I am struggling a bit with having the sleep score measured nightly. Some nights it works and others it doesn’t record, I don’t know what I did that causes to turn that feature off. I miss being able to answer texts or calls from my watch but the biggest selling point to me was the battery life so I am happy with my switch.