I've had a Garmin before and absolutely love them. They provide wonderful insight into your health and fitness and are perfect for anyone who's looking to be more health/fitness oriented on a daily basis. I run and swim frequently and this watch is perfect for these sports, I'm excited to use it for snowboarding this winter! I love the feedback and analysis I get after each workout.

I was very happy with the level of technology this watch contains until I realized that being 77 years old I had difficulty with the learning process. After many hours watching videos and phone calls I am almost there. The 5 stars are for the younger folks who have a better understanding of technology…Hippie Bob

I bought this about a month ago and it's been problematic since day one. It constantly freezes, turns off, and has been riddled with problems. When it doesn't do those things it was good. I've exhausted all the things that garmin has told me to try and it still has the same problems. I'm not the only one experiencing these issues. Now the place that I have bought it from is dragging their feet and refusing to return it. So now I'm left with a watch that only works half the time. I've since bought the garmin forerunner 265 and it's been leaps and bounds better than the vivoactive 6. I'm just so disappointed to be out of the cash that I paid for it.

I bought the vivo6 a month ago, love some of the new features that are available. Unfortunately one of the features that I used on my previous watch doesn't work - stair tracking. I have reported the problem through the website and unfortunately have gotten no response. Of course the website didn't provide confirmation it sent, so here I sit with a broken watch and no help.

I was previously a Garmin owner and moved away to another brand. After several months of inaccurate tracking, it was time to go back to Garmin. The Vivoactive 6 came out and it was in my favorite color green. It was meant to be. Ive been wearing it most of the time and comparing the data between the two devices. It is definitely more accurate in tracking my steps and Im still learning how to track my workouts as the system has changed a bit in 8 years. I feel it gives me accurate data on the sleep, heart rate and other areas too.

I enjoy my new watch coming off years of an IWatch my only issue is mustering thru YouTube, TikTok, and Reddit threads to learn features, change settings. That being said the GPS and health settings are stellar! I believe the V02 max is the closest you can come outside a drs office. As an older runner, I don't use coach settings as I don't need a device giving me advice but it will harsh you for taking long naps during the day. I do wish that one day there was a feature to log sporadic injury(ies) that would account to reduction in action for the day but, I do love this wearable

ive only had it a week, but the battery is still at 60% and the exercise tracking seems pretty accurate. i love that it has music storae so my phone no longer has to come with me. the band is snug and comfortable. i look forward to using more features!

I replaced my vivoactive4 with the 6 and it is a great improvement. It is more accurate in tracking my reps during strength training. The GPS kicks in almost immediatly after acticvation where as the 4 made me wait up to several minutes before it activated. Great up grade!

I got this three weeks ago and have walked over 100 miles with it. I've also done strength training with it- but it's better at tracking cardio. It tries to guess what strength training movement you're doing and reps but seems to be off which is fine if you have the time to go in and edit it after your workout. Wayyyyy better at tracking 6-10 mile walks/runs than my Apple Watch ever was. Apple Watch was off by 2 miles one run which is why I made the switch. SO glad I did!

I purchased the Vivoactive 6 to replace a very old Vivoactive 4. For me, as a user of an older model, the 6 is a case of one step forward, two steps back. The main plus of the 6 is the crisp, vibrant color display. There are also a few interesting new features, like a compass in the hiking app. They're nice, and I can see they could be potentially useful, but I doubt I'll really need them. However, for me, the added features are outweighed by the drawbacks. First, there's the size. The watch face is smaller than the 4. This means all the added features, while colorful, are more difficult to use. It also means that if you have standard straps which fit most models, they won't be usable on the Vivoactive 6. But the biggest drawback for me is the wallet. I purchased the 6 instead of a larger, slightly cheaper competitor specifically because I didn't want to lose the wallet feature. However, while the wallet was always a simple swipe away on the Vivoactive 4, it's now buried deep in a submenu on the 6. It's much less convenient, and now you can't even use the wallet if you're running an app. It's not unusual for me to stop during a bike ride to pick up a post-ride snack. It was so convenient to pay using the wallet even though the tracker was running. Now, that's not possible. It's a huge downside and makes me question my continued loyalty to Garmin.