vívoactive 5 GPS Smartwatch, AMOLED Touchscreen

Bought as a gift for my husband so will provide as much information as I can. He has had a Samsung gear watch from about 7 years ago which still worked fine but he was due an upgrade. He was definitely well used to the Samsung watch and how to work it. The watch was easy to set up and paired fine with his Samsung Galaxy phone. Price point for this watch was reasonable, not as expensive as the Samsung watch but he wanted something that had the features of a smart watch but was more accurate for fitness too. The battery life on this watch is amazing, it's usually lasting over a week, sometimes a bit less depending on how much he uses it for working out etc, and that's with all the notifications coming through (social media, news, emails etc). The watch itself seems to be very sturdy and of good quality, so it should withstand a few knocks and hopefully it won't cause any issues. The watch face is a nice size, a bit smaller than the previous Samsung but still plenty big on a man's wrist. I also tried it on myself and it didn't feel too big as some fitness trackers/smartwatches can. It seems to be very accurate for steps compared to the previous watch, and you can see steps increase as you are walking. It doesn't appear to be overly sensitive to movement so it doesn't track steps when you scratch your head which some other watches do! There are a lot of features still being discovered and it will take time to get through them all, but so far it looks great.

smraLa ehGreat starter watch. My first smart/fitness watch. Due to disabilities I do not use the watch for fitness, the stress feature has been a great tool for pacing and keeping an eye on my health. I really like the meditation, yoga and pacing activities with in the watch, The alarms are very useful as the watch vibrates and reminds me to take medication when set. I didn't think the sleep data was very accurate to start with but after extended use it did show insights to my quality and duration of sleep accurately. The display on the watch is beautiful and crisp, no lagging, I like to customise every week and I can add my own photos to the display. Set up is very easy, connectivity is perfect and battery life is very good, full charge usually lasts approx a week, and only takes an hour to charge up at most. Over all I would buy this again and would 100% recommend to chronically ill sufferers and adhd'ers.

I use to only use Fitbits but decided it was time for a change. This is a fantastic watch and I'm so glad I bought it. As a fitness tracker it's not the cheapest on the market but it's good value as you get so much for your money. It tracks all the usual stuff plus lots more. I liike the indepth sleep reports and body battery feature which gives me an idea of how well I'm looking after myself. The sleep tracking seems to be in line with what I expected each night, especially the start ands end times. I like the nap feature but find it only pickls up some of my naps regardless of whether they are 20 minutes or 3 hours but I'm happy to set it going manually so not the end of the world to me. I use it to track my gym sessions which is so easy to do, press a button to start and stop each set which means it also records rest periods. After the workout Garmin guesses what each exercise was and surprisingly it gets some correct like flat bench press but it's easy to correct/add any it missed which then also highlights what parts of the body you worked amongst other things. I like that Garmin is compatible with so many othyer platforms. I use Zwift and although I rely on my bike for stats including heart rate (chest straps will always be more accurate) it's nice to get my stats included into all my other Garmin stats including seeing the details of my rides on my phone or watch. I use Conquerors challenges but I manually log steps and get activites indirectly from Strava as I found linking Garmin directly double counted steps i.e. added my overall steps each day plus the same steps from activities such as walking on top of that. Contact them and they blame Garmin which is an annoying shame. As a watch it is bright, easy to read, well made, looks sleek and customisable. The battery life really does last around a week or so, I don't tend to use GPS very much so can't comment on battery with it's use. I like features such as the find my phone, which I've used lots of times. I like the meditation on the watch including the follow along programmes but mostly I just set it running while doing my own thing just for ease of recording. Lastly, I love the fact you get so much without subscription fees unlike Fitbit which would require you to pay to get all stats.

The watch is great, with support for everything I need as a regular runner who dabbles in a range of other sports. Only four stars because after every "update" the watch seems to drain battery incredibly fast, which does seem to sort itself out after a multitude of restarts and some time. This is even more annoying now as one of the recent updates has removed the option to refuse or schedule an update, so you have to just accept that every couple of weeks the watch will be crap and drain battery at about 1pc per hour until such time as it sorts itself out. This is a real shame as the battery life is otherwise amazing. Garmin support for this has been to offer a refund, which I may have to accept, but it feels like this is a software issue, not the hardware, so they should be able to fix it.

After trying a few different watches, i settled on the Vívoactive 5.. it accurately measures all my sports and activities, steps, HR , calories, etc.. as well allowing me to connect a HR chest strap for added spinner, Elliptical HR accuracy but i also like that it doubles as a smart watch with a bright AMOled screen and smart watch features. i also can upload music straight onto the watch or use an app to stream it.. i haven't used it enough to comment on sleep accuracy or battery life, but so far everything else has been on point.. i can even measure and enter my stride length through garmin connect app for bang on step count accuracy.. Im loving it so far, Im giving it 5 stars but My only issue is it only comes in 42mm size, instead of an alternative 45 or 47mm screen, which after using a 645 music, is a bit small.. but i will get used to it. Great buy. Recommended

I’ve worn this fabulous watch constantly and find it perfect for my needs. It not only looks great but it tracks all my exercise, my sleep patterns, my energy and stress levels and many more features that I haven’t made full use of yet. It was very easy to set up with the app. The battery lasts for over a week on one charge which is amazing. I love the fact that I can change the display with lots of different faces to choose from. Im more than happy with my purchase.

Excellent watch, amazing battery time - having an Apple Watch I was fed up with charging it up - and caused some problems as I have a pacemaker. This watch has been amazingly useful and certainly good style. Very easy to wear - screen size is excellent, weight very light - good quality. They even have a book written to help you learn all about your watch - at extra cost but Amazon sell it - but you will find loads of things about how it operates and what you can do with it - whatever age you. Recommended and certainly better than Apple Watches.

This is an astonishingly capable product that sits nicely on the wrist, has a battery that will easily last a week in everyday use, is supported by a highly capable App, and is a giveaway compared with similarly capable products from other manufacturers. Why then, only one star? Well, it loses one star immediately for having a "language free" pictorial quick start guide that is totally incomprehensible - I had to find, download and print the 90 page user manual to get started. Another star is lost to both the watch controls and App functions being less than intuitive, requiring a lot of playing around and thought to get familiar with. The final two stars (and it would have been three if Amazon allowed a zero star rating) is that Garmin Pay will not work with the traditional UK big banks (HSBC, Nat West, Barclays, Lloyds and their subsidiaries). It does work if you are with one of the new internet banks like Monzo or Resolut for example, but if you aren't, then your cards cannot be used with Garmin Pay. The only solutions are either to change bank or to open a CURVE account to act as a proxy, charging through to your cards via a new virtual CURVE card. Neither option is attractive; other banks don't offer the services that my current one does, and although I eventually decided to go down the CURVE route, I am not entirely comfortable with it (for reasons that I won't go into here). Given the number of banks that Garmin Pay does support across the world, the omission of the UK majors is really unforgiveable.