Garmin - vivoactive HR Smartwatch - Black
Model: 010-01605-04
SKU: 5006100
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Customers often highlight the vivoactive HR Smartwatch's activity tracking capabilities, praising its accuracy and comprehensiveness. They also appreciate its long battery life and quick charging capabilities. The built-in GPS and 24-hour heart rate monitor are also well-received, with users finding them convenient and reliable.
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I am usually all about the function and less about the form. I like almost everything about the Vivoactive HR, except the cheap plastic case. It dent around the face when you accidently hit something like a door facing. a little metal band around the face would make a great improvement. I previously had a Microsoft Band and loved it, only reason I did not upgrade to the MS Band 2 is that it's not waterproof. All in all the price of the Vivoactive HR is too high for the quality of the case, you can see the dents in the attached pic on the left side of the face.
Posted by TresBuffalo
I originally checked out several Android watches but the fact that most of them only last 1 day or two at most was a deal breaker for me. The VivoActive HR has alot of features i really wanted and some more that may prove useful. It has a 24 hour heart rate monitor, that can be turned off. I got about near 5 days with it on and have more battery left without it but i didn't really go more than 5 yet because i decided 5 days was ok if i wanted to keep using HR monitor. It is not the most attractive but i didn't care. The bands were replaceable, check ebay. The face can be changed, there are many selections for faces, app and widgets available on the garmin app store. It will keep track like any fitness tracker of daily steps, stair climbed, etc. When I selected an activity such as walk, run, bike, it turns on the GPS for tracking, you can also create your own watch faces and activities. I was able to link my treks bike cadence and speed sensor to the watch as well as a external HR monitor i had. I am able to see incoming calls, texts, and email. The reviews made me a little nervous about getting the watch with people having issues outside of warranty so i purchased the geek squad 2 year protection for the watch so if i have any problems geek squad would take care of them. I called Garmin tech support on a few issues because the manual is not that Great, but they were very good at helping me. The stairs they claim have to be at least 10 ft to pick it up, sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't a few times it went off when i was driving, not sure sure about the altimeter on it. I put on my Samsung fit to compare heartrate readings and they were identical. People complain about the sleep monitoring, but i take off the watch at night so i basically puts what time i take it off and what time i put it on as sleep time, but it lets you put in your normal hours you sleep. All in all a good watch. It has it's quirks but i'm not hardcore thinking it has to be perfect. i'd say keep Garmins number handy if you need help with setup and get geeksquad just in case.
Posted by BfloSabresFan
I purchased this to track my walking and bike rides but it can track just about any event. It has a built in GPS and 24 hour heart rate monitor. All kinds of apps are addable to it and there are alot of garmin accessories for purchase. I purchased a step counter that is far more accurate in counting steps and a speed and cadence sensor for my bike. It uses garmins os not android or anything like that and i love the battery i typically get about 5 days more / less between charges. The one think i whole heartily recommend is that you purchase geek squad.. I did on the first one after reading some of the reviews... my 1st one died after 10 months, so i was able to get a replacement with it... all in all its a great watch if you want to track your exercises or heartrate.
Posted by BuffaloMike