I wore a Fitbit for many years and when the last one died, I replaced it with what I had hoped would be a longer lasting watch. The first Vivo5 had to be replaced because it died within the first 3 months. The second one is still around although it, too, has died on a couple of occasions, but I have been able to bring it back to life after a few, furious pushing of buttons. (Actually, the last time it died I had to do a factory reset.) That's the bad new. The good news is that the watch pairs seamlessly with my Garmin Edge 530, which is another reason I switched to Vivo5. It is rich in features, and the battery life is much better than the Fitbit. I'm not a huge fan of how a new band attaches to the face--it's kinda finicky and requires small hands--but not enough of a downer for me to consider replacing it. Overall, I am happy I switched from Fitbit to Garmin, but would really like it to be more reliable.

This is a companion to a Venu. My Venu battery was starting to get weak, still good enough for a round of golf but better charge it right before playing. Liked the bezel on the Venu, seems to protect the watch face. They left altitude feature off on this Vivoactive 5, hard to say why. The Vivo functions much like the Venu. It has a lot more memory, good if you want to use it as a music player. I guess phone usage is so important these days that I am seldom without it, this negates any value to using watch as a music player. Connectivity and GPS accuracy all seem good. I have heard some disturbing rumors about Garmin forcing owners into subscription services. Their watches are already somewhat expensive, how much more do they need to squeeze out of the customer? I own a Vivoactive 3, Venu, and now a Vivoactive 5. The Venu was one of the best purchases I ever made. Great view screen, super features. Could have used a few better faces. Was a bit surprised to find the the Vivo 5 did not share all the same faces as the Venu, it is billed as a better battery replacement for the Venu. All in all another good Garmin product

I decided to make the switch this year from a different smart watch to a Garmin. Garmin had many more tracking features for sleep, body and sports. My old watch did have sleep trackers, but by the time I was ready for bed, the watch itself would have a dead battery. My Garmin can last me up to a week and a half on one full charge, and charges to full really quickly. I love this watch, and all of the extra features (and being able to customize the face exactly how I want it) have made it the best watch for me. Would buy again, would DEFINITELY recommend.

Still learning all the things this can do, it's a LOT! I'm a convert from Fitbit, and am now wondering what took me so long. I mainly do yoga, Pilates, walk/jog/hike, kayaking, and bicycling, and I've JUST started with the coach workouts. Outside of the fitness features, the wellness features like stress levels and body battery have led me to discover that broken sleep is taking a LOT larger toll on me than I realized, so what once didn't seem that important has become a priority. I wouldn't have known otherwise.

I've been using a fitbit for walking plus a golf watch for golfing for 10 years. Nice to have one watch for both!! The only downside, the garmin watch doesn't record as many steps for things like mowing the yard, etc. where the arms are swinging. Way more features than I use but overall really like the product.

I’ve had my watch for three weeks and love it. I went away from Apple Watch because I hate the battery life and just wanted something more geared towards fitness/health. I had a garmin years ago and wanted to get another. I went with the viviactive 5 because it’s reasonably priced, and if it wasn’t the watch for me I wouldn’t be out a ton of money. This watch is phenomenal if you’re new to Garmin or aren’t looking to spend a chunk of change. I would go with the vivoactive 6 though if I could have a do over simply because it’s a newer version.

I bought this a month ago as I was getting tired of my apple watch and the battery hold and appearance. I wanted something that looked better and was light weight. While I am still trying to figure certain features out with this watch, I do like it over the apple watch. The long battery life and design is appealing. I am still trying to find the right face as the one I like will only display time and date and not other options, so being able to add more would be great. I have been recommending this to all my friends.

I absolutely love this watch! I got mine on Monday and ordered my husband one Tuesday. Great battery life, lightweight but built very well, fitness, health tracking, and some bells and whistles. You can even respond to texts as it will pull up a keyboard. I previously had another brand and loved it, but love this one even more. You can choose different clock faces (large selection) right from your watch. The app is great too!

There are so many things I loved about this watch....I love the healrt tracking, the bike tracking the steps tracking and the encouragement I got when I was still. I really enjoyed the wearing it and the sleep tracking was awesome, The sad thing was after about 6 days the battery just would not stay charged......and then the only other thing was I could not take the golf things off.

I boughtbthe Vivoactive 5 two weeks ago and I am enjoying it tremendously. It has just the right size. Has great software, snapshots, summaries, it incorporates lots of data. I sometimes can't turn off the activity exactly when I want, have to work the buttons for a few seconds, possibly my inexperience.