Garmin Vívoactive 5, Health and Fitness GPS Smartwatch, AMOLED Display, Up to 11 Days of Battery, Slate Aluminum Bezel with Black Case and Silicone Band

I'm coming from an Apple Watch Series 5. I had gotten frustrated with the battery life and sleep tracking and wanted to see if a more fitness-focused watch would be a better fit. I'm not a big runner or someone who does a lot of intense exercise, but I do like to track my exercise and sleep and get nudges to move when I've been sitting down for too long. I also like to get notifications on my wrist without needing to pull out my phone. Compared to the Apple Watch, the first major thing I noticed was this is nowhere close in terms of smarts. I had gotten used to Apple's smooth interface, built in microphone and speaker for voice commands, and often useful apps that can be used without needing to get my phone out. That being said, after a few days I can confidently say that I don't need them. I would argue that Garmin knows what this is and what it is not - it's a fitness device first and foremost, and everything else comes second. And on that basis they nailed it - the fitness tracking has been excellent and noticeably better than the Apple Watch especially in sleep tracking. I also much prefer their approach to goals, which tracks exercise over the course of a week rather than focusing specifically on individual days. Whenever I was sick or had a down day I would feel guilty if I didn't close all of my rings on my Apple Watch, but I don't feel that same pressure with the Garmin. I do miss being able to use voice commands with my watch, but I could have gotten a more expensive Garmin if I really wanted that, and I don't think it's worth it for me. The second thing I noticed: not having to charge your watch every day is a game changer. This was easily my biggest frustration with the Apple Watch since it's marketed as a device you wear 24x7 and yet needs to be charged every day. And considering how long it took to charge my Series 5, this was a major annoyance. I couldn't charge it overnight, because I wanted sleep tracking. I couldn't charge it in the morning, because I like to start off my day with exercise and it doesn't charge fast enough to do it after a workout and before work. And if I charged it in the evening, I would often forget to put it on before bed and miss out on the sleep tracking. The Garmin is a breath of fresh air by comparison - I charge it about once a week, and with my relatively light usage it can probably go close to two. I took a multi day trip recently and I didn't once have to worry about charging my watch, which was a pleasant change. Overall I think this watch is a great fit for a more casual user who isn't running marathons but wants to track fitness and sleep and get some extras like smartphone notifications and see the weather at a glance. If you want something with more smart features and better build quality (i.e. more metal and less plastic), then the Venu might be a better fit. Or they have the Forerunner if you do run marathons. Or a bunch of other models for more specific use cases. But I would highly recommend giving this watch a try if you're looking for the same things that I am.

A pretty solid smart watch. After doing some research I decided to get the Garmin Vivoactive 5, I honestly can't complain after a month of use. I find it to be pretty intuitive in use, the display is clear, the health apps track more indepth metrics from what I'm used to. There's also a myriad of different sports tracking, great for motivation, plus I get important notifications. I think it fits my wrist better with adjustable elastic wrist bands (bought separately) compared to the silicone it comes with. Overall I'm satisfied with the quality. Only would be issue is battery life, it says up to 11 days, but that's if you have nothing else running on it. The more you track and add to it, the more battery drain it has. Otherwise it's pretty solid.

I’ve had it for about a week and so far I love it. I upgraded from an Apple Watch cause I wanted something more health and fitness oriented and this is just that. I like all the features and it still looks very cute and easier to style since it looks closer to a watch. It’s pretty comfortable also. I really love the sleep feature and the cycle tracking as a women. I’d recommend this to anyone! It was easy to set up and I find my sleep score pretty accurate and mostly everything else. I mean it’s not 100% right but it’s definitely a good indicator

As a former Apple Watch user, this is by far the best watch I’ve ever used! The battery life compared to my Apple Watch is so much better! I can go over a week without charging instead of less than a day. With the durability and value I got for this watch is amazing! The fact I got it for less than $200 is amazing! I am very satisfied with this purchase!

Works great lots of features. Sends messages to "get moving" a bit too often. Doesn't have an AFIB detention feature like many other Garmin watches. Not sure why they don't roll that out across the board. Steps tracker seems pretty accurate. Close count to my phone. Charge lasts a long time if you don't allow it to gps your every move. Synch to your phone app and let that do the work.

At my age, I don't need all the bells and whistels that the long line of product that Garmin offers. I'm happy with sleep and stop counting that the Vivoactive 5 offers, at a price I can afford. That said I am happy with the other activities offered and will be learning them as I can. The 11 days of power was a game changer. I have owned three different Fitbits that have left me wanting with battery life. My last one used up a charge in1 (one) day! This was at the 2 year point. Enough said.

Very excellent! The charging cable is USB Type-C, need to find a Type-C charging head.

Montre abordable et bien utile. Elle a les fonctions de base. Et surtout elle reçoit les notifications. Très facile a installer avec l'application. Seul bémol l'application Garmin pour changer les écrans... C'est l'horreur et tout est payant

Opinie piszę po około 3 tygodniach od zakupu, więc zdążyłem już dobrze zapoznać się z zegarkiem. Produkt jest rewelacyjny i spełnia moje wszystkie oczekiwania, a nawet więcej. Świetne wykonanie, zegarek jest lekki, a pasek bardzo miękki, dzięki czemu praktycznie nie czuć go na ręce. Rewelacyjny wyświetlacz, na którym wszystko idealnie widać nawet w pełnym słońcu. Przy ciągłym pomiarze tętna, włączonych powiadomieniach ze smartfona, rejestracji kilku aktywności i dokonywaniu nim kilku płatności dziennie, zegarek wytrzymuje na jednym ładowaniu 7 pełnych dób i zazwyczaj jeszcze jest około 20-30% baterii. Jak dla mnie wynik rewelacyjny. Świetne modyfikowalne tarcze, które możemy za darmo pobrać ze sklepu Connect IQ. Zegarek sprawdzi się w przypadku osoby która chce mieć nieduży i lekki zegarek z płatnościami zbliżeniowymi, z ciągłym monitorowaniem stanu zdrowia i rejestrowaniem aktywności. Oczywiście dla wyczynowych sportowców Garmin ma lepsze urządzenia, jednak dla amatorów jest to bardzo dobry wybór.

Todo bien

Calidad/precio Es justo lo que esperaba por 4500$.