Garmin
Vivosmart 5

This is a very nice fitness tracker with numerous features beyond the Vivosport that I have enjoyed using for many years, but which Garmin apparently refuses to update since 2017. It lacks the built-in GPS of the Vivosport, and I have been avoiding trackers that depend on the GPS of my phone in case I want to track distance without my phone. But, hey, I always seem to have my phone, so what does it matter? Maybe a little bit: I have a frequently used walking route that my Vivosport and Google Maps say is exactly a mile. But when I use the Vivosmart with my phone GPS, it consistently says it is 1.12 miles. There is something to be said about having built-in GPS. The Vivosmart makes up for that with many features my Vivosport lacked. Like a dedicated Yoga tracker. No more do I have to edit my daily Yoga in Garmin Connect to change "other" to "yoga." The heart rate is accurate, at least for now. It had been in my Vivosport, but failed 2 years ago, requiring me to purchase a replacement, and recently the HR readings were much too low, which encouraged my purchase of the Vivosmart 5. Sleep tracking is much more detailed, which I greatly appreciate. The only thing I struggle with is tapping sensitivity. I often have to tap on the tracker many times before it responds, and this never happened on the Vivosport. So, I would not call the Vivosmart 5 perfect, but I am satisfied with it and happy to be able continuing to track my activities and statistics with Garmin Connect.

Fortunately I did not have to purchase it myself. I got it with no cost to me.

The face of the Vivio is not wide enough; the size of lettering/numbers too small. ( with the exception of the time). Battery life is less than 24 hours. I would have returned it had I paid for it

This Trolling Motor was very easy to install and get setup and updated. It's seems to be very well built and a lot of thought put into the features and use of the unit. Well done Garmin!

I bought my Force trolling 2 yrs. ago along with two 9" chart plotters and now it needs a connectivity software update which is a convoluted mess to attempt to do. Customer service told me I didn't really need to do it. I don't like the trolling motor. It's continually doing weird things without my command. I won't buy another Garmin product.

I like old I have. I would like to return but don't have original box. Don't like

When I follow the directions to add a widget to display on my watch, it never works. Very frustrated with this watch.

The Vivosmart 5 is very comfortable to wear. The features are wonderful and very helpful in helping me monitor my health after finding out I need heart help.

I had purchased a different brand which was much too big for my tiny wrist… In fact, it looked like a man's watch. My Garmin fits perfectly with Notches left over. I really like knowing how many steps I have taken in a day, and the fact that it notifies me when my phone has received a message. Also, I love the mint green band!

I was unhappy times 100 with my NEW Fitbit which broke after two months. So. Ordered a Garmin under advice from lifer! It's easy to install and I can use just the features I want- which aren't many. I love that the bands are attached to the device. Stuty material and easy to east to wear. Battery charges quickly and the charge lasts a long time. So far- all's great.

Got the Vivosmart 5 because my Vivosmart 4's battery was running short, the screen was scratched and it would not automatically sleep. The Vivosmart 5's battery runs a couple of days longer which is nice. It has a bigger, brighter screen. Screen sensitivity is somewhat of an issue but not bad.

Recently my wife and I each bought a Vivosmart 5. Both work well. However while the battery in mine lasts 6-7 days my wife's identical one lasts approximately 4 days. We are still checking battery life. I have reset the lenght of display to shortest and if it lasts 5 days will post a 5 star review. On both devices.

I lost the sleep viewing on the watch and can't get it back on

Been helpful tracking steps and movements. Also has helped with breathing exercises and tracking my sleep.

Pros: simple to use & synced easily; basic features which was what I wanted; insight into energy levels, sleep patterns, heart rate and intensity minutes; calorie output & stress levels. ; charge about 1x weekly.

Cons: This is a big one for me- doesn't count steps when cycling.

Like it so far very helpful. Shows me how poor my sleep is

I've been using Garmin's smart bands since the 2012 and every generation keep getting better with new and useful features and functions. I love the hydration feature, it's very easy to keep tracking of the water you have during the day.

I like the older models.--------------------------

Very happy so far can't what to use the remote for trolling cranks

I use vivosmart though I wear Apple Watch as well. This is a replacement from vivosmart 4. All the benefits stay the same from 4 for my use with good activity and sleep tracking, and great app. Bigger size was not a draw back as I thought, but wider wrist band provides more comfort. Garmin sleep tracking provides better sleep analysis than Apple Watch apps.

Very happy with the purchase and recommend highly even to Apple Watch users.

Overall, this is a good watch. My only complaint is that the display time in reading data on the watch is too short. When downloaded to my phone, there are no issues in viewing the data statistics.

I bought this to replace a vivosmart HR many of the same features

It's a great idea. But to supply the elderly with any health products. Make sure it's ergonomically compatible with something that allows them to read instructions.

I bought this for health reasons, and got more than I thought it was going to be. I love that I could add emergency contacts, plus I can use GPS via my iPhone.

Dose what it says it will do but falls a little short in some cases. Battery life is poor after charge each day. Sleep sensor does not work well registers Only a short time sleep.

Goes great with the Twin Health program I'm enrolled in under my insurance plan. I love it!

I am learning about the features of the watch all the time. Love the watch.

I got this watch as a gift back and July and it works wonderfully. It is an awesome watch works very well.

I bought this product a month ago. The store set it up for me. Has been a motivator and inspires me to move.

It not all that great. I have to wear both my apple watch because its just easier to work with and the Garmin is not much of a touch screen and you have to push the button a few times just to get the screen to appear and it doesn't stay connected and it will not read my pulse ox, I have to look at my apple watch for that and use my apple for all my alarms. I was looking at the other Garmins and the Vivoactive 4S would suite me best. Is there a way we and exchange it?

I had he Vivosmart 4 and upgraded to the 5. I like the larger display. I can swim with the 5 also. Features I liked with the 4 and the 5 has great features.

It's good, just need a bigger screen for us blind ppl.

I wanted a tracker that could give me information without being overwhelming. This has all the basic information I was looking for. I find the user manual a little hard to follow, but was able to find better information on YouTube. and, best of all, no monthly fee for the information I wanted. Happy

Yesterday I set my Vivosmart 5 for a Walk and walked for 2 miles. When I got home I forgot to stop it. In fact, I only remembered it when I woke up this morning and it was STILL GOING after a full night's sleep! Now my Body Battery is 5. FIVE! My 1.4 mile walk took over 14 hours. My Vivosmart 4 would give me a gentle reminder that I should stop my "Walk" after I had been obviously done with my walk. Strange. Also, my Body Battery is super low ever since I got this one. This one doesn't seem to be registering all of the good sleep I get. The hours are correct (8-9 hours a night) but my stress levels are through the roof. I'm excited because my kids are visiting from out of town, but I'm not stressed. Just super happy. I can't imagine I should have a Body Battery of 5, but maybe it's me? I always had 100 after a good night's sleep with my Vivosmart 4.So I'm not as happy with this version.

Not Happy with the battery life. It does just after a couple of days

Purchased for me. I own the Luxe and wanted to compare the two.

Fitbit stays charged for 3.5 days, vivosmart only for 24 hours. I wear them at the same time and the steps are always way higher on the vivosmart.

I'm on my second vivosmart 5 after the first had to be replaced after less than 6 months because it started giving nonsense numbers for walk distances. For example, saying that my 1.5 mile walk was actually 50 miles in length. I'd love to be able to walk 100 mph, but believe me, I'm not. Today, the replacement, which I've had for a month, started doing the same thing. And just now the display won't even turn on. Really regret this purchase.

I'm sort of new to the Garmin fitness system - til now I only had a cycling GPS head unit and chest HR sensor, and the only data I ever captured in the app was from bicycle rides. But I recently took up some weight training and decided to dip my toes into the pool of wearables with a system I already sort of understood. IMMEDIATELY the vivosmart5 gave me so many more choices of how to monitor and catalogue my health and fitness. I feel so much more informed now, including factors in my sleep, which I never knew before. The reminders to drink water and stand/move throughout the day have made me aware that, despite cycling almost every day, I'm pretty lazy hahaha. I love the way the captured data is distilled in the app in such a way that I can access suggestions on how to improve my overall health and fitness levels. One of my favorite details is how it records weight training. It's very good at guessing the reps, sets, and the actual exercise you're doing, but if it gets it wrong, you can edit as necessary in the app, including adding the weight amounts you were using. But even more than that, the data capture is shown to you in an illustration of the human body with primary and secondary highlights of the muscles you just worked. It's a little finicky, but once you figure it out, it is AMAZING. The most unexpected thing it can do, and this was pretty big to me, is that by using your phone's GPS, the vivosmart5 can record a bike ride with a level of detail similar to a proper head unit. I did NOT see that coming and it is a DELIGHT. Prior to now I was only recording dedicated bike rides - now I'm recording commute rides, errand rides, joyrides, the whole bit. I have to be honest that there is one thing I DO NOT LIKE, and that's the band. The little keeper that holds the loose end of the band is DIRECTLY under my wrist bone when I draw, write, or use a computer. I hacked this by popping the device out of the band and turning it around backwards - now when I wear it with the face facing correctly, the keeper is facing UP, and it's not an issue anymore. But I almost returned it because of this, so I recommend Garmin redesign the band, or make a version that's elastic or something, because it is pretty awful. That aside, this is so much more than just a simple pedometer - it is a robust and reliable data capture device that absolutely informs your fitness and health journey in a productive way. I love it.

I bought this to replace my Vivosmart 3 which was not recording sleep and, even after a few suggestions from Garmin support, couldn't be "fixed". The Vivosmart 5 is recording things in a different and strange way. Sleep doesn't show up immediately in the morning but comes on later in the day. My stress levels are off the charts according to the Vivosmart 5 but doctor measured blood pressure remain in healthy range, I'm thoroughtly perplexed!

It's easy to use and track you exercise. Has multiple ways to track your health and there are various customization to design your watch

I am still new at evaluating the data, but I am happy so far. It has just enough info for me without being overwhelming. Keeps me motivated with the information and helps me to work towards better overall health.

I wanted something small, simple and easy to use. I essentially didn't want a small boulder attached to my wrist. This is easy to use and great if you want to wear something every day and not notice it's there.

I purchased a new a Garmin last Sunday! Small medium band! Very disappointed as the band is way too big! I have purchased about 4 Garmin in the last ten years loved those bands! My new Garmin is very bulky! I have a small wrist! Please think of smaller people! I can't get a work out on the Garmin

Not happy because I bought for swimming because it sais for swimming. Useless for swimming.

My old # 4 needed to be updated so with advise from Garmin it was surgested I get the 5. I am completely happy with my new watch.

Battery life is mazing but the small size is not practical especially for an older person as you can not see anything on the display. Only use it as it is recommended with my Dexcom7 and battery life is 4 x better than an apple watch. Difficult to use and figure out menus in app.

I've owned my vivosmart 5 watch for 2 weeks now. So far, I've been pleased with what it can do. I am a first-time health and fitness watch owner, and the vivosmart 5 seems like the right watch for me. It records everything I'm interested in, including physical activities data, physiologic monitoring, sleep monitoring, and stress monitoring. The only complaint is I have to recharge it about every 2 days.

I only had my vivosmart 5 for a couple of weeks when it stopped syncing during a software update. I understand there is a correction in the works but it is taking a long time. Please fix this. Thanks

my suggestion is that it only be able to be turned off from the garmin after an event starts... the garnin has a double safety feature, so perfect...

if your phone disconnects, you loose all data, the event is terminated... this is a terrible accident that has happened to me twice in the same week...

Well I'm not really happy compared to my video my vivosmart 4.

Cons: It only has a battery life of 2 days not 7, I can't go from my living room to my kitchen without it telling me that it's disconnected from my phone and continuing to beep me every 5 Seconds, there is not a face for the watch that has the things on it that 4 did (date time and weather). Also the last 12 days I cannot seem to be able to get my sleep pattern, my pulse ox, or my respirations which is one of the things that I wanted because of my heart. I have done everything to get this missing information from wearing extra things on my wrist to keep it up where my pulses but it's just not working.

Pros: I do like that I can answer Facebook or email from my watch with programmed messages.

Truthfully I wish that I could get another 4 or a battery put in my 4. It truly was the right watch for me. To say that I'm satisfied would be a lie but I don't think there's much I can do about it now.

Wife bought me this for Valentine's Day however it was shipped in the wrong size by Amazon. She returned for a refund and then ordered and made sure it was the correct size. Fits well and has a bright screen so it's easy to read. Am

Having a little problem with battery life. Seems I have to charge it about every 3 days. My old vivosmart 3 at least lasted 7 days.