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Garmin Vivoactive 5 Smart Watch
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1,674 ratings1,664 reviews
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Jun 4, 2026
Reviewer name: Livan
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Excellent craftsmanship

This is my second Garmin watch, but the vivoactive has exceeded all my expectations. I haven't begun to really explore all the functionality, I inputted the basic and the watch did the rest, it put me to bed and wakes me up. A great piece of technology...

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Apr 5, 2026
Reviewer name: Vivo Lover
4 out of 5 stars
4 out of 5 stars review

Great Bargain. Move Fast

I've had a Vivoactive 3 for years and loved its size and features, but it's resolution wasn't too great and it's color rendition and clarity were limited by today's standards, so I just upgraded to Vivoactive 5 at a bargain price, below the current Vivoactive 6, while supplies last. Wow!!! What a difference. Lighter, slightly smaller, the colors and resolution pop, more features, better glass, and more memory. I love it. I took off one star simply because they took away the barometric pressure sensor (for elevation) and replaced the SS bezel ring with a composite material. I'm a little rough outdoors, so hoping it doesn't get banged up. So far so good. Thanks Garmin.

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Mar 29, 2026
Reviewer name: WIBruce
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Versatile Tracker

This is a nice watch for a wide variety of people. I'm not into sports but it works just fine for my focus on health tracking. It gives me enough depth for sleep and daily stats to be very useful. I think it would be useful for people into sports too.

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May 1, 2026
Reviewer name: Dave H.
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Love This Watch!

This is my fourth vivoactive fitness watch (1, 4, and now 5). As a runner and triathlete, I've used the vivoactive watch to train for four half marathons over the past three years. From triathlon training to golfing to pickleball to walking, this watch does everything I need to help me train, stay active, and make it easy to see notifications from my iPhone. Love my vivoactive 5 fitness watch!

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Apr 29, 2026
Reviewer name: Beefstew
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Vivoactive 5 love it

I have had several Garmin watches, vivo active 4, Swim 1, 2, several triathlon watches and have gifted other to my friends and family members. Garmin is always great quality and the extra's keep going up. I was using the Vivoactive 4 to this and the battery was starting to drain down so I jumped up and bought the next line up and am amazed how much better it is then what I had! Everything is so quick, great battery life, heart rate never stops. I am currently recovering from a severe car accident and it is great to share the information with my PT trainers, doctors, and just to keep track of my recovery and my improvement. The watch is perfect for my training schedule and connects to my phone and computer with ease! I can't say how pleased I am and how I'm a Garmin client for life!

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May 20, 2026
Reviewer name: Zia P
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Great fitness watch

Bought 4 weeks ago. Very impressed , easy to use but worth taking tutorials as I am still discovering new features. Previously had the whoop on a trial but did miss the watch face ( didn't miss the annual subscription). Battery life is great. Logging strength based activities is a little tricky but with practice all ok.

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May 5, 2026
Reviewer name: SBDaisie
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Great smart watch!

After about 4 years I replaced my (original) Garmin Venu with this Garmin Vivoactive 5. I was a little sceptical because this watch was quite a bit less expensive, and I was hoping that it would like it as much as the Venu. I wanted mainly a large heart rate display during activity, an alarm, and sleep monitoring. After I personalizing the Vivoactive I couldn't be happier! I was able to download my spotify playlists onto it and do not need my phone during my workouts anymore. It is slightly thinner than the Venu and makes it more comfortable wearing it during sleep. The display looks great, and the watch has all the features I wanted and exceeded my expectations.

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May 2, 2026
Reviewer name: GrahamLewis
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Glad I bought it.

Bought this about a month back, when my VivoActiv 3 finally died. I had found that one mildly useful, but never got into beyond the basics. The 5 is so much better, better display, better usability, everything I had imagined a smart watch "should" be. So, I like it a lot.

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Jun 4, 2026
Reviewer name: hyper7
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Great watch!

This was a replacement for my Vicoactive 4S which stopped working. First thing I noticed about the watch is that the battery life is a significant improvement. I can wear it daily and use gps for three 30+ min activities and it still lasts a week, all the while having much better display. The one downside about the display is that it uses a different technology than several of the other watches, meaning that the always on display emits light (and therefor reduces battery life), while the other models can still show a display without light. Other than that, great watch! Definitely an upgrade.

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Apr 12, 2026
Reviewer name: K478
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Great Features

I bought this about 3 weeks ago and I am glad I did. I owned a Garmin before. I had it several years and it stopped working. I tried a cheaper brand which was awful, so I switched back to Garmin. I like that it has its own GPS and doesn't need to connect to my phone during my workout. I like that the face is big enough to show distance, pace, heart rate and over all time at one glance. No need to switch back and forth between faces.

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