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Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars with 189 reviews

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  • Battery Life

    Rating 4.4 out of 5 stars

  • Durability

    Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars

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89%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers are delighted by the vívoactive 4 GPS Smartwatch's long battery life, which lasts up to 4 days, and its durability, which is more robust than an Apple Watch. They also appreciate the activity tracking feature and the onboard music storage. While some users wish it was smaller in size, overall, customers are pleased with the watch's screen, GPS tracking, and ease of use.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Battery life, Durability

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Nice, but not good enough.

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    Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I like this for several reasons but unfortunately if I had to do it over again I probably wouldn't buy it. I only need to recognize my activities and my sleep which my apple watch could not do because it needs to constantly be charging after a days wear. The batter life on this is several days which is good but the Garmin only style charger is the drawback. Heck that is the drawback to all these watches. They need to start using USB-c or wireless charging. The other thing I dislike is unlike my fitbit which recognizes all my sleeping patterns and naps throughout the day, this thing will only register my sleep at night. So if I take a power nap for several hours in the day while I put my kid into his daily nap, it does not recognize it. Also, the settings are too advance for me. I can't for the life of me figure out how to make the screen auto light up when I look at it anymore. Sucky thing is, it keeps lighting up when I lay down randomly to sleep so the light bothers me when I am trying to get some zzz's. One good thing going for it is the durability of the screen face. So far I have only had light scratches to it. The wrist wrap is also pretty durable unlike my fitbit that was destroyed after a year. The fitbit still worked but without the wristband, it was pretty useless. It broke the part where the wristband connected to so changing wristbands wasn't going to fix that problem in case someone reading this might be wondering why I didn't just change out the wristbands.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Terrible battery life

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This watch has lots of great features, but the battery life is terrible. I was having to charge the watch every night. And sometimes it wouldn't even last a whole day. We ended up replacing it with a different brand.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Ok, not great.

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I was looking for an alternative to my Apple watch and thought this was a great deal (it was on sale for $189.99). I really wanted to like this watch but the screen is very dull. It doesn't show a black background where the colors pop like they show in the manufacturer's pictures. It's at best a very washed out gray, regardless of the settings I tried. If the screen is important to you I would recommend looking for something with an AMOLED screen so the blacks are more true and the colors pop better. Otherwise the watch has decent functionality and would be great as a fitness tracker but i wouldn't use it for anything other than that.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Battery life, Gps

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Good smart watch for keeping in check wheart rate.

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    Posted . Owned for 7 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great fit but most importantly great features. I needed to track my heart rate and this definitely keep me on track. Plus many features including GPS and customizable. With the app you are always up to date with workouts, walks and heart rate. Battery life so far has been good.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Difficulty with golf app

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Difficult downloading golf courses to the golf app on the watch from the garmin connect app on my phone

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from GarminProductExpert
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      If you're experiencing an issue with your device, please go to support.garmin.com where you'll find many helpful FAQ's and video's on the functions of the device. If you still need assistance you can reach out directly to a product support associate from that link. Garmin

  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    low contrast screen graphics

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Does what it's supposed to. The screen appears to be old tech when compared to a shinier graphic on an Apple Watch. In hindsight should of went to see it in person instead of ordering online. Would of went with an Apple. Band doesn't really fit my tinier wrist that well, wish they had offered smaller sizes. But it does the job and w/o all those annoying and unwanted app notifications/calls, etc of apple products.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    It’s fine

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The watch and features are fine but the backlight didn’t work on mine. It was the last one and a replacement couldn’t be shipped to my location. Had to return.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Welington Siqueira

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I wanted a watch so I can leave the phone in my pocket during work. Sometimes the watch showed that someone called and sometimes nothing appeared. So I returned it.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    aarmin Vivo4 ctive

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Much too complicated. Instruction manual not very clear. Sorry

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Ok Watch

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Ok, watch, and not impressed with the user interface.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from GarminProductExpert
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      If you would like assistance with the watch, please go to support.garmin.com where you'll find many helpful FAQ's and video's on the functions of the watch. If you still need assistance you can reach out directly to a product support associate from that link.

      Debbie with Garmin Garmin

  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Basic watch

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    You cant customize this watch to much. You cant make calls on this watch like a smart watch should be able to.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend