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Garmin Vivoactive 6, slate with Bone/Gold Band
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Nov 2, 2025
Reviewer name: Lessie
4 out of 5 stars
4 out of 5 stars review

Treat to myself.

Upgraded to this new Vivoactive 6 for a special occasion. It is light, comfortable with a nice size face. Quite pleased!

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Jan 22, 2026
Reviewer name: Anonymous
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Great watch with so many great features.

I got this as a requested Christmas gift. It works perfectly and has not disappointed me at all. Love my Garmin watch. I also have an Approach S42.

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May 13, 2025
Reviewer name: Rungurlrun55
4 out of 5 stars
4 out of 5 stars review

Nice upgrade

I have been a Fitbit girl since 2018. I knew I did not want an Apple Watch and I have heard good things about Garmin so here I am. Let's start off with what I am disappointed in. I did not realize that this garmin does not track my skin temperature nor does it show me the amount of stairs climbed. Those are two big things that I will miss from my Fitbit. It has taken me some time, and I am still learning how to navigate the app and the watch face, but overall, I think I like it. This is a big change, this watch has so much to offer and I am trying to figure out how to use it all. As far as how it looks, I like it. I like that I can change the watch bands. I went with the bone color which does show dirt so I have bought some darker bands. I'm mainly got this watch for Hyrox training and tracking, and it works well for that.

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Aug 26, 2025
Reviewer name: Loops
4 out of 5 stars
4 out of 5 stars review

Amazing Features But…

I bought this a few weeks ago and I am overall impressed. The health and fitness trackings have been so useful throughout my days as I can track my heart rate, stress, steps, and after each night I can see how good my sleep was. I love working out with this watch as well! The automatic set detection works well with arm movement, but as expected not the greatest at counting reps/sets when it's leg day. But adjusting my sets and reps is soo easy so it's not too much of a problem. My only complaint is that I do not like the plastic look!! I had switched out the Lily Active with this because the Vivoactive 6 has way more features. But concerning the aesthetics of this watch, I'm not a fan of it. I wish it was metal all round because it lowkey looks cheap. But the features of the watch makes up for the looks.

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May 8, 2025
Reviewer name: Anonymous
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Such a gem!

I've had my Garmin vivoactive 6 for about a six weeks and love it. I ditched the Apple watch and am so enamored with the Garmin. It takes a while to refigure where everything is but it works. The Apple features bonked out - I had to charge it daily. I found a simple watch face (for my ADHD brain) and it's fantastic. Records my lifting session, walks, sleep quality, heart rate, breaths. And, it's dim at night!

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Jul 29, 2025
Reviewer name: Tallulah72
3 out of 5 stars
3 out of 5 stars review

Disappointed

I expected better, especially for the crazy price. Half the time it can't find my wrist when I try to do a health snapshot. Then the sleep reading results contradict each other! How can one spot tell me in slept great and then another place tell me that I didn't - for the same night! Most of the sleep results have absolutely no meaning to me & I haven't had time to try and Google them to see if I can make sense of any of it. Why would the app not give a detailed explanation?!?! Scary and alarming heart rate warnings, not followed up with any information either! And the music?!! Impossible so far. It took NUMEROUS tries just to get Spotify to load onto the watch & then after that, the watch can't find my freaking headphones!!! So very disappointing. I read so many reviews and sadly decided to follow only the good ones, also thinking the music issues (of which I read many) wouldn't really matter to me - but they do. Why offer the ability to listen to your music, when it seems the majority of us can not?! You have made many versions of these watches, so there is just no excuse for everything not to work. Especially for these prices!!!!

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Aug 12, 2025
Reviewer name: Ari956
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Awesome watch!

I bought this watch about a month ago and I am so very happy. Have always been an iwatch person but after reading on this product I am happy to switch over to the Garmin fam. Although it doesn't have the perks of texting or answering phone calls not disappointed I'm ok with letting that go. Battery life is amazing!

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Sep 22, 2025
Reviewer name: Norman H
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Feature-Packed Watch with Outstanding Battery Life

he Garmin Vivoactive 6 delivers incredible value for the price. Battery life is excellent—I can easily go several days between charges, even with GPS and smart features enabled. The display is crisp and responsive, and the range of health and fitness tracking features rivals much more expensive models. It handles everything from strength training to hiking with ease, and the built-in GPS is fast and accurate. I also appreciate the improved heart rate tracking and the intuitive interface. For anyone looking for a well-rounded fitness smartwatch without breaking the bank, this is a top-tier choice.

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Aug 9, 2025
Reviewer name: writerofwrongs
2 out of 5 stars
2 out of 5 stars review

Not impressed so far

I gotta say I'm not very impressed with it so far. The fact that I can't control which apps send notifications to the watch (for iOS it all or nothing. If you get a notification on your phone, you get it on the watch. No exceptions.) is bordering on a dealbreaker for me. I like the body battery feature, and that's mostly what I bought it for, but it's not very intuitive to use and interpret. Reading the stats on the watch is somewhat clunky, and the app isn't particularly intuitive. I also wish there were more plug and play watch faces with a slightly cleaner look. I don't want to do all the fussing with the Connect app to find a face that I probably have to pay extra for anyway. So far the transition from FitBit to Garmin has been challenging and I'm not sure if I'll be able to stick it out or have to pivot back. Trying to give it a real shot though.

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Jul 22, 2025
Reviewer name: Day1
2 out of 5 stars
2 out of 5 stars review

I like it but…

I was really excited to get my first Garmin. I do strength training and a bit of running. I like to use the timer for clients as well as build and test workouts When I need my Garmin at important times it shuts down or the screen freezes. I tried updating it through my laptop but kept giving me the same problem. I will be returning it and looking for either another Garmin watch that is not defected or another sports watch.

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