Garmin vívoactive 5, Health and Fitness GPS Smartwatch, AMOLED Display, Up to 11 Days of Battery, Navy

I’ve been using the Garmin Vivoactive 5 for a while now and I’m really happy with it. The price is very reasonable for what you get, and the watch feels solid and well built. It’s fully waterproof – I swim with it and wear it in water parks with no issues. The only thing to keep in mind is not to press the buttons while in the water and to lock the screen so you don’t get accidental touches. Battery life is excellent: in normal use I consistently get around 7–10 days on a single charge. The watch is light and not too big, which makes it very comfortable to wear all day and night. The display is easy to read even in bright sunlight, which is a big plus if you spend a lot of time outdoors. In my opinion, the value for money is great – it’s a very successful combination of price and quality. One detail worth mentioning is that notifications come only via Bluetooth. Unlike some Samsung watches that can also use Wi-Fi for notifications (which increases range but drains the battery faster), the Vivoactive 5 relies on Bluetooth, which helps preserve battery life. Overall, I’m very satisfied with this watch and would definitely recommend it.

obsessed with this watch. 10x better than an apple watch! I love it for running, super accurate. I wear it in the shower sometimes and have had no issues. It fits well (sometimes causes irritation on my wrist from the band) and light weight. I love the sleep tracking / stress features! I got one for my sister and mom lol

I am very happy with my Garmin Vivoactive 5. It was easy to set up, and the battery life is outstanding — lasting up to 10 days on a single charge, which is very impressive. The app is user-friendly and makes it simple to track and understand my data. Fitness and step tracking are accurate, and the built-in GPS works great for outdoor activities. I also love the bright, beautiful AMOLED display — it’s clear and easy to read in any lighting. The wellness features are extensive, including stress tracking, sleep coaching, Body Battery energy monitoring, and more. I’m still learning all the additional features, but so far, I’m very satisfied. Overall, I am very hapy with my purchase.

So far this has been a great watch. Lil getting use to. With the settings and 2 buttons. But nothing complicated. I'm liking this better than my old fitbit versa. This watch does the same thing as my old fitbit versa. Screen quality is good. I like the color. Functionality is great.

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.

I’m someone who really really did not want a watch of any sort, especially not an Apple Watch or anything else that is bloated with unnecessary hardware that needs to be charged every single day. Charging a phone every day is enough of a pain without needing to add any other junk, so no thanks to the useless gimmick-loaded “smart” watches. But I really needed to do fitness tracking because without some sort of gadget I just have zero idea how lazy or not lazy I’ve been lately and whether or not I need to get at least some minimal exercise. And my #1 must have feature is week-long battery charge life. This watch is good enough, even though the battery life might be more like 5 days in some cases if you’re using it for activities a lot where the gps is turned on. But for those not running with the gps every day or constantly tinkering with it a full battery charge seems to last a week. That is, charge it for an hour on Sunday and no need to charge it again until the same time next Sunday. You could get the battery to last longer if you’re willing to shut off absolutely everything that might use more power. I started out with a Garmin vivosmart 5 because I didn’t think I needed anything beyond that, but I have sleep problems and decided I needed better sleep tracking. So I ended up with this one even though I don’t really care about random silly “apps” on a watch. Overall this watch has been excellent. It has a very good UI and the fitness tracking features a quite good. The sleep tracking is decent, but still has its issues that hopefully Garmin will fix with software updates. In particular the “nap tracking” doesn’t seem fully baked yet, and things like laying back in a recliner reading a book or watching TV can get falsely detected as a “nap”. Then there’s no way to delete a false nap on the watch or in the Garmin Connect app. There are still a few minor bugs that some people will run into but they seem to be things that can be fixed with firmware updates and I haven’t run into anything completely feature-breaking. If you feel like messing with it you can also install some “apps” like custom watch face designs or sunset/sunrise times, more detailed weather and such. But even without installing anything the watch does everything needed for health and fitness stuff. Almost all of the apps that come with the device can be uninstalled, so if you don’t need “women’s health tracking” for example then you can just remove that to free up space. Their mobile app is pretty well designed and only awkward in some parts of the configuration. The watch reliably synchronizes as long as you leave the phone app running in the background and I’ve never had any Bluetooth connection failures, lag, or lost pairings. Things that the watch is not good for are things that you’d typically use a phone for like communication, turn by turn navigation, maps, games, and such. But I don’t want a watch to do any of that stuff and I’d rather have it save its battery charge so I don’t have to charge it constantly. So overall, this is “the” watch you want if you want as little nonsense as possible and don’t want to worry about battery charge all the time but still need full health and fitness tracking stuff beyond what the $75-150 models offer. And there are also no subscriptions required.

Outstanding exercise watch. Loaded with health statistics, coupled with a great IPhone app. Puts the Fitbit to shame. I only wish the battery was replaceable. I’ll be sad when it dies. My third Garmin model, and DEFINITELY the best one.

I was an Apple Watch girl for 4 years before switching to the garmin so this review will be based on my opinion compared to the Apple Watch. I loved my Apple Watch and used it heavily, but my main reason for the switch was because I was training for a triathlon and wanted a watch that could accurately track outdoor swimming (the Apple Watch swim tracking was inconsistent & never accurate). Overall I do prefer the garmin for fitness tracking (strength workouts, runs, swims, etc) but there are some features about the Apple Watch that I liked better. GARMIN PROS: - more accurate distance tracking, especially for swimming - looks nicer (in my opinion) - battery life is amazing; I use it daily and only charge it every 5ish days! - not having the “close your rings” feature has been life changing for me in the best way. I used to be obsessed with hitting all my goals on my Apple Watch and HATED if I ever lost my streak of closing my rings everyday. Not having that with the garmin has been very freeing lol. I like how you can set step goals & “intensity minutes” goals but that’s about it. Much less focus on hitting your goals or how many calories you burn, which is a plus for me. - still has the calls & texts feature that allows your to get notifications, you just can’t respond to texts which isn’t a big deal to me. If you like being able to respond from your watch, you might not like this as much. CONS: - I find it often has a hard time keeping track of my heart rate when I’m weightlifting. It seems like it just needs to be on the perfect spot on your wrist in order to track accurately. This was an issue with my Apple Watch too so it might just be a common problem. - I sometimes have to manually connect it to my phone in my Bluetooth settings. Some days I put it on and it connects automatically, and some days I have to do it myself. I’ve heard this is common with garmins. Not a big deal though - I rarely use it for sleep tracking so this doesn’t matter much to me but if you’re interested in regularly tracking your sleep, this might not be your best option. The couple of times I have worn it to sleep, I’ve noticed that the sleep summary showed that I was asleep at times when I really wasn’t (like when I’d wake up to my baby crying - the summary showed that I was still asleep during that time). I never tried tracking sleep on Apple Watch so idk if it’s better or worse than that. If this is important to you, you could probably find something more accurate. - not as easy to navigate as the Apple Watch. I’m okay with this because the garmin’s primary function is clearly fitness tracking, whereas the Apple Watch is sort of meant to be like a mini iPhone on your wrist. So when i consider what each of their primary functions are supposed to be, I don’t mind that the garmin is not as user friendly. It took me a couple days to get used to it but once I figured out how to do everything I wanted to be able to do, I loved it. Overall, I’m glad I made the switch! It’s just very different than the Apple Watch. Hope this is helpful!

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.

Apenas llevo usándolo 2 semanas pero para mí es bastante útil, me interesaba saber mis métricas de sueño y actividad diaria. Lo recomiendo para personas que estamos activas todo el día, incluyendo el trabajo, no lo ocupo para escuchar música y las notificaciones si las puedes ver y si gustas las puedes silenciar, eso me parece muy útil para mantenerme enfocada. En mi muñeca queda bastante bien ya que soy muy delgada, no pesa demasiado a pesar de tenerlo con funda protectora. Si realizara más actividad deportiva podría decirles acerca de las demás funciones pero no es mi caso. No me gusta que durante la actividad no puedo ver la hora actual, y que si usas manga larga y esta toca la pantalla puede llegar a borrarse la actividad, así que opté por bloquear la pantalla durante el ejercicio pero hay que desbloquearlo para agregar una nueva serie o vuelta, seguiré checando si eso lo puedo modificar Al final, A MI, si me parece útil para lo que necesito

Die Garmin Vivoactive 5 ist eine der gelungensten Smartwatches im mittleren Preisbereich – sie bietet hervorragende Ausstattung, starke Akku-Laufzeit und eine intuitive Bedienung, die sowohl Sportler als auch Alltagsnutzer begeistert. 🏃‍♂️ Design & Display Die Uhr überzeugt auf den ersten Blick mit einem klaren, hochwertigen AMOLED-Display, das farbenfroh und scharf darstellt – selbst bei Sonnenlicht ist alles gut ablesbar. Bedienung per Touchscreen + seitliche Tasten funktioniert reibungslos und macht die Navigation durch Menüs angenehm einfach. 🧠 Funktionen & Gesundheitstracking Die Vivoactive 5 deckt ein breites Spektrum an Gesundheits- und Fitnessdaten ab: Herzfrequenz-Messung rund um die Uhr Schlafanalyse inklusive hilfreicher Auswertungen Body-Battery & Erholungszeit-Insights, die helfen, dein Training und deine Erholung optimal zu planen Pulse-Ox-Sensor zur Blutsauerstoff-Überwachung Über 30 Sportmodi – von Laufen über Radfahren bis Schwimmen und sogar Rollstuhl-Modus – bietet die Uhr eine sehr vielseitige Nutzung. Besonders positiv hervorzuheben ist, dass die Uhr auch im Alltag zuverlässig Daten sammelt und so einen klaren Überblick über deine Aktivitäten liefert. 📍 GPS & Sporttracking Mit eigenem GPS zeichnet die Vivoactive 5 deine Outdoor-Aktivitäten präzise auf – ohne dass du dein Smartphone mitnehmen musst. Die GPS-Leistung wird in Tests als stabil und zuverlässig beschrieben, wodurch Läufe oder Radtouren sauber aufgezeichnet werden. 🔋 Akku – ein echtes Highlight Ein echtes Killer-Feature ist die Akkulaufzeit: Garmin gibt bis zu 11 Tage im Smartwatch-Modus an, und sogar bis zu 21 Tage im Energiesparmodus – deutlich mehr als bei vielen anderen Smartwatches. Selbst mit häufiger Nutzung hält das Gerät locker mehrere Tage durch, bevor es wieder an die Steckdose muss. 💡 Alltag & Smarte Features Neben Fitness-Funktionen bietet die Uhr weitere praktische Optionen: Smart Notifications (Anrufe, Nachrichten etc.) direkt am Handgelenk Garmin Pay für kontaktloses Bezahlen Interner Musikspeicher oder Streaming-Integration ermöglichen Musik ohne Smartphone-Mitnahme Wechselarmbänder und verschiedene Farben geben individuelle Gestaltungsmöglichkeiten. --- 📌 Fazit Die Garmin Vivoactive 5 ist eine sehr empfehlenswerte Allround-Smartwatch, besonders für all jene, die einen verlässlichen Fitness-Begleiter mit starkem Akku suchen, ohne dabei tief in die Profi-Sportwelt eintauchen zu müssen. Sie bietet ein ausgezeichnetes Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis, ein tolles Display, umfangreiche Gesundheits- und Sportfunktionen und überzeugt im Alltag wie beim Training gleichermaßen. 👉 Ideal für Fitness-Einsteiger, aktive Menschen und alle, die eine smarte Uhr mit hoher Zuverlässigkeit und ausdauernder Batterie wollen.

Buen producto,como es Garmin. Muy fiable.

My previous Garmin was not tracking my indoor swims properly, this one rocks!