Ratings & Reviews for Garmin vivoactive 5 Smart Watch with Step Counter, Heart Rate Monitor and GPS Enabled
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What Customers Are Saying
Customers overwhelmingly praise this fitness watch for its accurate activity tracking across diverse sports, detailed sleep analysis with stage breakdowns, and exceptional battery life lasting days or weeks without recharging. The bright display, customizable watch faces, and Body Battery stress monitoring are frequently highlighted as standout features. Many users switching from competing brands note the superior data depth and actionable insights. While most are highly satisfied, some mention the interface requires a learning curve with occasional navigation confusion. A few report minor issues like Bluetooth disconnections or inconsistent pace tracking, though these concerns remain uncommon. Overall, reviewers strongly recommend it for fitness enthusiasts.
Customer review summary generated by AI, including incentivized reviews.A lot to learn
The watch was a Xmas gift. It has many features, and I gave it four stars because I’m trying to learn how to use them. I had “Steps” showing up at one point, and now I’ve lost them. Back to the directions!
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Accuracy
I've had my Garmin for a month and I love the accuracy and detail it gives. This is a step up from the Fitbit.
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Amazing
I sent Vivo5 to track my cycling and watch all my steps I put in daily. Absolutely love it!!!
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Great Watch!
This watch is a step up over the Garmin Vivoactive 4. I own both the Vivoactive 4 and the Vivoactive 5. The Vivoactive 5 has a clearer display and the battery stays charged much longer than my vivoactive 4. I only get about two days of charge with the vivoactive 4. The Vivoactive 5 gives me eight days before I need to charge again. I like the Vivoactive 5 very much.
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Nice Watch!
I won this watch and thought it was a pretty good watch. My old VENU was due for an update. It has a bright display, and was pretty easy to navigate. I did decide to upgrade to the Venu 4 for the flashlight.
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Bad Watch
I had to get my original watch replaced because of battery drain. The new watch drains just as fast as the old one! I paid for a watch that worked! Instead I got a watch that still doesn't work.
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So far, great fitness watch
I bought the Vivo Active 5 as an early Christmas gift to myself and have really enjoyed it so far. I had been working on lifestyle improvements for about 6 months prior to buying the watch and the information it gives me has really helped me keep my fitness and nutrition goals in mind and on track for the most part. Once I tailored the watch to my personal preferences I have been really pleased with the tracking and review system. I like the periodic motivational notes and reminders. The nudges ...
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Great
It’s an excellent watch and the battery wow that’s crazy
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Great watch
I bought this for myself as a Christmas gift. It does a great job of keeping my stats for my mountain bike rides.
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Battery doesn't stay charged
Hello I just received a Garmin vivoactive 5 on Christmas and was very excited. One of the features that I was really excited about was the battery life, but so far very disappointed. my battery doesn't last more than 24 hours! I've tried all of the things to do, drained the battery entirely and cleaned the ports and no success!
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I'm loving it
This is my first Garmin watching and I'm loving it so far
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Love it!
I have had Garmin products for at least 10 years. I had the vivofit 3 and 4 and loved them, but I had bought several 4's and they kept dying on me after I changed the batteries. So, I decided to give the Vivoactive 5 a try. I love it! I love the features and I love the GPS!
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Notifications dont work
Was great when I first got it, then stopped receiving notifications on the watch. Tried everything suggested to get notifications to come through. No success. Will probably have to purchase a new watch - wont be Garmin
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It’s okay
I bought this a month ago and it’s okay, but from everything I had seen the reviews everything I was really let down
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Nice features
This Garmin even has more features and functions then my past one. Awesome watch...
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Great upgrade!
I switched from a FitBit and it's fantastic! It definitely tracks my heart rate better and overall is more accurate compared to the FitBit. I am using it 24/7 to get a baseline on activity, sleep, and overall health - so far so good! Quick syncing to my phone and other apps makes this a no brainer!
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Écran noir…
Achat il y a deux semaines pour remplacer vivoactive 4 , écran noir subitement, reset impossible, 4 ans d’âge. Ma vivoactive 5, a deux reprises est devenu avec un écran noir, durant 4h la première fois, une nuit complète la deuxième fois, rest impossible puis soudainement, tout redevient normal. Il semble que ce soit fréquent avec la 5
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documented poor sleep tracking
# Garmin vívoactive 5: Great Fitness Watch, Terrible Sleep Tracker ## Rating: 2/5 for Sleep Tracking I’ve been using the Garmin vívoactive 5 for sleep tracking over several weeks, and while it’s a solid fitness watch, the sleep tracking is fundamentally unreliable. If accurate sleep data matters to you, look elsewhere. ## Major Sleep Tracking Failures ### 1. **Completely Misses Sleep Periods When You Change Locations** The watch frequently fails to track entire sleep sessions if y...
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Great features, many ways to follow daily actions
I love all the ways to track my activities on the watch and on the app on my cell phone. There so many ways to track many different activities, more than I will be able to use. But for many people it can be wonderful tool for real active individuals. I had a vivoactive 3 watch for many years before I decided to upgrade to this new vivoactive 5, GREAT move. I liked mine so much that I got the same watch for my wife. It has been very great for us to share the data we are gathering on our heal...
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Excellent watch
I was able to order this one.. Came in and what great functionality.. Has everything I needed
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