I have had vivoactive 2-5. I love the 5. The features are great! I really like the sleeping coach. The only thing I’d like to see on this is I would live to be able to answer texts from the watch. I have an Apple phone so it is not compatible with text answering as I believe the android is. I do wish the phone and Bluetooth of the watch would reach a bit further. All in all I love this watch!

I got this a few weeks ago and it is amazing. The information it gives you is great. I love that it can track my sets and reps in the weight room. My husband has a Garmin also and he was getting much more information than my Fitbit, so I decided to switch. We also have the scale and the blood pressure cuff. Great stuff!

The watch is great and an improvement over the Vivoactive 4s. The main improvement, so far, is that the charger easily attaches and stays attached. All the bells and whistles are useless when you can’t charge the watch. Not sure I like the nap sensor as it said I was napping in church. Honestly I wasn’t!

Coming from a VivoActive 3, the 5 tends to disappoint. The battery does not seem comparable. I get about the same battery life on my new 5 as I got on my 5 year old 3. To maintain a second hand on the screen at all times is now not possible with the face I like (it wasn't a problem or a battery drain on the 3). The updated menus seem to take longer to get to and get through. The physical markers around the watch face are now at 10 second intervals instead of 5. The lighting at night is not intuitive. The brightness apparently isn't capable of going to lowest brightness when on Auto. Sometimes it detects sleep and goes into sleep mode (turning the watch face off which then requires touch to see the watch vs just motion on the 3. Sometimes it doesn't detect sleep, so the watch face stays on. I understand these things are small and nitpicky, but they are quality of life features I really came to love on my 3. I am considering returning the 5 and going back to the 3 with hopes of the battery lasting a few more years.

I’ve had the Vivoactive 5 for a few weeks now, and it’s truly been a game changer! It’s not only motivated me to stay active, but—more importantly—helped me prioritize getting enough sleep. I’m still discovering new features, and I love how user-friendly it is.

I've had various Garmin watches. I love the look and features of this watch but with the phone (Samsung A12) close by, it will disconnect from Garmin Connect. My phone will be on the nightstand as I sleep, it disconnects. I have to restart my phone each time. I sent the 1st watch back to Garmin after support team could not figure it out. When the 2nd watch arrived, I had issue pairing it. We need to uninstall/reinstall Garmin Connect. Needed Garmin support again. Still had issues. I had to send a report to my support person. I uninstalled/reinstalled again on my own. For a few days, everything was working as intended but...once again more connect/disconnect then restart phone. It nice to get an actual person to talk with but the issues keep arising. I'm not sure the next step to take. Send this one back and look at another Garmin or go with another company. As I said, I like having a fitness watch but this has been going on since December (Christmas present) and I'm not satisfied.

I bought this mainly due to some health issues that I’ve been having and needed to be able to check my heart rate. I’ve had the opportunity to compare the heart rate versus monitor and it is very accurate, no complaints at all with this aspect. But to track these I have everything running in the background and can get barely two days out of the battery. Besides the issue for me it does everything it should and the price point was very reasonable.

I have had to call Garmin for help at least four times, support was excellent. Even with the help I continue to struggle with the simple task of “ Power Off”. I find it very difficult to scroll down to get to Power Off. The manual is not helpful at all. I am fortunate that I only need the watch to monitor my vitals. That activity is working very well. Not sure what several of the functions are such as Body Battery. Overall all I am satisfied.

I was an avid Fitbit fan, but after the Google takeover of the company, the products went downhill. After yet another Fitbit having battery issues and then not working at all, I decided to look elsewhere. I did a lot of research on alternate options out there and found Garmin to have the best reviews, options and capabilities. I will admit it was hard to pick just 1 Garmin, there were so many options and price points. After using the comparison tool I narrowed it down to 3 and ultimately chose the Vivoactive 5. I bought one for myself and one for my husband to replace both of our Fitbit Sense 2 - we have been amazed since the first use! Excellent battery life, so many features and tools we are still exploring. The app is fantastic, I found the long-lost challenges option that Fitbit had done away with and so many more useful activities. I feel more encouraged than ever to get my steps and activity in and trust that the data is accurate. I cannot recommend the Vivoactive 5 enough - I will be gifting to a few family members as well this year as it is that amazing! Thank you Garmin!

I purchased the Garmin Vivoactive 5 approximately 6 weeks ago. It is a great smartwatch and a fantastic value. I have been so impressed with the level of sophistication as compared to my previous fitness tracker as well as the simplicity and ease with which to navigate. Bottom line, I love my Garmin.