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Garmin Vivoactive 5 Smart Watch
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1,678 ratings1,668 reviews
  1. 5 stars64% (1,066)
  2. 4 stars17% (292)
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Aug 12, 2024
Reviewer name: Justin L
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Solid Watch lots of features

This is my second Garmin. I had a vivo active 2 before and decided to stay with the same line when getting the new watch. Love the features, track sleep stress and activities. The watch does a great job keeping me informed on where my body is at physically.

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Aug 22, 2024
Reviewer name: Kaivie
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

The best!

This is my first Garmin and it's the best fitness tracker I've owned! Accurate GPS, multiple activities to track and I love the look of the watch and the screen. I still have to learn more about it and all of it's capabilities but I love everything so far! I wish I would've tried it sooner!

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May 15, 2024
Reviewer name: Holly Sean
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Vivoactive 5 - LOVE IT!

I have wanted a Garmin Smartwatch for so long but was put off by the size and bulkiness. Well, Garmin has tackled that and beautifully. My vivoactive 5 is a wonderful companion to my healthy, active lifestlye. Even at age 68, I still work out 6 days a week. My vivo keeps accurate track of my activities, sleep, and Intensity Minutes. For the first few days, I wore it along with my FitBit but soon realized all these years how much Fitbit was cheating me out of steps and activity. It's just not as accurate. I have now tested the vivo against three hotel tradmills, and it is dead on accurate each time. I love that it displays my activity on the main screen and that I can check my sleep score and quality without going to the app.

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May 17, 2024
Reviewer name: DFW-TX
1 out of 5 stars
1 out of 5 stars review

Great Start, battery fail

I was very excited about this watch I ordered and it worked great for the first couple of weeks. Unfortunately, without any adjustments on my side, the watch battery stopped holding a charge for more than a few hours before going completely dead. I will be looking at an alternative brand going forward.

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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 Battery Tips: https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?productID=1057989&tab=topics&topicTag=region_batterytips

Jul 6, 2025
Reviewer name: Noni#1
4 out of 5 stars
4 out of 5 stars review

Detailed features

I love this watch. It's my 2nd Vivoactive. Lots of features with just a scroll. A couple of things I'm not thrilled with, the bottom button. It's hard to get to and have to use my thumb to apply pressure. Also, when I move my wrist, it does not always open up to show the time. Maybe there's a simple trick to it. I would almost prefer it to stay open rather than go to the black screen.

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Feb 17, 2025
Reviewer name: MTB&Runner
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

This is a great watch for tracking activities

I have been a long time Vivoactive watch user. I have had a Vivoactive 3 since they were new to the market. It is still working well except that the battery no longer holds a charge for more than a few days. So, I decided to upgrade. I have all of the features I loved from the Vivoactive 3 plus some really nice additions (pulse ox and respiration are a couple that come to mind). I like the way the v5 organizes the apps and allows for quick access to recently used apps. The screen is a lot more vivid than the v3 (which was pretty good too). The Vivoactive watch series are great, light weight, and reasonably priced.

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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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Jul 9, 2025
Reviewer name: Roniqua29
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

I love this watch!

I am a 13 year long Fitbit user and I don’t like what Google has done and they are stopping production. Looking for a new watch I decided to get the Vivoactive 5. I am loving all of the content in the app. I love the GPS on my wrist for walks. It took a second to get used to but I am so glad I chose Gramin over the other options. I am still getting 7 days of battery life (which was very important to me). I have the sleep functions (which I use as a tool since I work nights). If you are looking for a new go to watch after Fitbit flutters into the wind, I highly recommended a Garmin. Plus this watch is also comfortable to wear. Thrilled with my choice.

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Jan 19, 2025
Reviewer name: KLA4
4 out of 5 stars
4 out of 5 stars review

Mixed bag but good overall

I got this as a gift to replace an older Garmin watch. I like a lot about it, the screen, the watch face options, the notifications, it measures steps and many types of exercise well. It does. It measure steps climbed which was a surprise but not a big deal. I have concerns with its stress, variable heart rate, and body battery measurements. They don’t match my experience. It often shows stress while I am asleep. There is a chance this is off because the first two weeks of wearing it were on break from work and so what it took as normal wasn’t but we have been back for two weeks and it hasn’t adjusted yet. I am going to give it a couple more weeks and if they don’t adjust I will just hide all those measurements and ignore them.

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Jan 20, 2024
Reviewer name: THutch
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

The best!

I think this is my 4th Garmin and I love this one the best. They continue to refine the coaching helps, the brightness of the display is second to none (which I am thankful for as I get older), it’s the lightest one I’ve had so I don’t mind wearing it while I sleep so I can track sleep trends and it’s not as expensive as some of the other models. I use it primarily for running, golf and walking.

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