I counted out 1,000 stepsas i walked. The vivoactive logged 804 of them, my fitbit sense 2 logged 1000. I repeated this test 5 times, and the average count for the Fitbit was 99% accurate. The Vivoactive averaged 82% accuracy Pulse rate wa a little better, vs manual count. The fitbit was 100%, Vivoactive 93% I could go on, there were other tests, but suffice it to say i kept the Sense and returned the Vivoactive

This is my first watch used to track fitness. I saw a friend and asked her about hers and decided to get the Vivioactive 5. I am imprpressed with the features and how easy it is to operate. I use it for high intensity interval training, yoga, walking and have tried to use it for kayaking. I did not see that as an activity and have substituted Rowing instead. I would love to see kayak as an activity! I like the feature that allows you to monitor your heart rate while doing an activity.

I have had my watch for only a day but I am already so impressed with the amount of additional features this watch offers. I had Samsung Galaxy watches previously and they pale in comparison. The battery life is unmatched, the accessibility, information. I have never seen a watch track your respiration but this does and so much more. Safe to say I will not get another brand other than Garmin again.

It took a little getting used to but all in all I like it. I like that it keeps better track of my sleep and my steps. It's nice to be able to go swimming with it and it also tracks my movement there. The only thing I can't figure out is how to get my steps information to transfer accurately to my iphone, the step count never matches.

I love all the activities this watch measures- however I skied today and it only gave me credit for 2 runs- it measured time and distance accurately but it should have been 7 runs. My vivoactive 3 measured skiing accurately- I’ll have to see if I need to do something other than hit the start button but I just used it the way I used my old watch. I’ve had the watch 14 days and have only charged it 2x and used it biking, hiking, swimming, skiing, and running - my old watch was needing charging daily when I did any activity that lasted more than an hour.

I recently upgraded from Vivo 3 to Vivo 5. It has all my workout features that I need and easy to navigate. My favoite features though are the clear images for emails and my custom watchface - images not grainy. Also, I love that I can customize my quick replys instead of being limited to 4-5 choices. Love the smaller size too. I would definitely recommend.

I have been using this for about a month now. The heart rate seems to be accurate. I also like other functions such the sleep monitor, daily report, gps tracking, and swim lap counter. I do have an issue with the swim lap counter not recording when using the kick board without arm stroke activity. It does not record laps with this activity. Is there a setting for this? I am not sure.

Sadly had to return this watch because the Bluetooth was weak. I walked barely a foot away from my phone and the watch would instantly disconnect. I trouble shooted multiple times and made sure watch and phone were updated. The training feature with a coach never loaded, again trouble shooted multiple times. This was super disappointing because this was the feature I was most excited about.

Wow, I did not realize how much I would love this watch. Former Apple Watch user, I wanted an oura ring to get more stats. Decided to get this Garmin after seeing all the features it could do- this thing is awesome! Accurate workout tracking, sleep info, steps, heart rate, etc! This watch in particular also looks so sleek and good on the wrist, I don’t like a bulky watch so this is perfect for me. Plus you can customize it for free! The charge also last up to 8 days for me… insane!

I bought this watch 2 months ago. It often stops counting steps, turns off after charging and stays off for several minutes, vibrates randomly with no notification, etc. I loved my Vivoactive 4s (which got damaged) and wish I had not “upgraded” to a 4.