Customer Ratings & Reviews

After years of being an Apple Watch user, switching to the Garmin has been a total breath of fresh air. My biggest gripe with Apple was the daily charge struggle, but with this Garmin, I’ve gone from charging every night to basically charging it nearly every two weeks. It still has that sharp, vibrant screen I was used to, but it feels way more like a dedicated fitness partner and less like a needy second phone. It’s been a massive upgrade for my daily routine, and I don't regret making the move for a second. If you're tired of battery anxiety but still want a watch that looks great, this is it.

First time owning a garmin watch. Works very well for health tracking and monitoring. Battery life is very good. Sleek design and very versatile

Works perfect and keeps up with my workouts and the battery life is great!

The display is bright and clear, making it easy to read even outdoors. I really appreciate the variety of tracking features—heart rate monitoring, sleep tracking, stress management, and built-in GPS. It's lightweight and comfortable to wear all day, which is great since I tend to wear it during both workouts and everyday activities.

Great fitness watch. I had a different smartwatch before that was focused on things I’m not interested in - notifcations, calls, texts. This fitness watch allows me to dial in on health and fitness without all the other disturbances. Very easy to navigate and log the data I want to. Plus it is light as a feather allowing me to wear it without any discomfort.

I am extremely happy with this watch. I switcedh from an Fossil Android watch and this does everything that I used on that watch but much better. Battery lasts for many days, fitness and sleep tracking stuff works great, notifications are just the right amount of annoying.

The Garmin Vivoactive 5 is a great watch for everyday lifestyle use. It’s lightweight, has excellent battery life, and is very easy to use—especially for first-time Garmin users. It offers a little bit of everything, making it a solid, well-rounded choice for daily wear. There is a lot of customization that you can make to make your watch unique and to your liking.

Very nice watch. Has good battery life and does a nice job at keeping track of my activities

I've owned a Vivoactive HR, 4, and recently just purchased the 5. Overall, I love these watches. I use it primarily for nonral workouts, walk/runs (no serious training or anything), and most importantly golf. I feel naked when i dont have it on. Here are my pros/cons from the VA 4 to 5: Pros: (1) battery life is significantly better on the 5. I was charging my 4 every 5 days at first and then every 2 days after roughly two years of use. I am getting a steady 7/8 days with normal workouts, notifications, etc on the 5. (2) New AMOLED display is head over heels better than prior versions. (3) ability to respond to texts and calls has been upgraded. Cons: (1) They are getting cheap with builds. Looks like they are making the VA 5 their entry watch, and the 4 was made better. The button are now plastic, and I've seen a lot of people saying it is easily scratched (I haven't personally had this issue yet). (2) No barometric sensor - so you no longer can see elevation during runs or stairs climbed. This wasnt a deal breaker for me, but certainly is a bummer. These watches have a lot of functions and pack a punch if you are active and want a tool to add to your lifestyle - these are just the majornthings that affected my use of it. I have yet to golf with the new watch, but looking forward to any changes they made there, and even if it is the same I wouldn't be mad.

Outstanding watch that is both functional and user-friendlyl. This watch works for every day apparel as well as helping me capture my daily activity level. Top notch product.

The screen is crisp and sharp. It's really responsive, even with wet or sweaty fingers and the physical buttons are really nice. Battery lasts a properly long time, don't remember when I charged it last-type long time. It's awesome.

Product is great, works very well and works well in the pool which is great.

Best watch I’ve owned. I’ve had multiple watches like the fruit watch and some other lesser known smart watches. But this garmin watch blows them out of the water. Battery life is top tier. I get 12 days on a single charge. And the health tracking paired with the garmin app has been the best I’ve ever used. Highly recommend this watch.

Great watch for what I need. Display is clear and easy to read. Easy to use and easy to pair with the IPhone 17.

This watch is great, it's my first venture into garmin wearables and i am very impressed. I can't wait to start using the gps functions when i hike. So far, this watch is great! The sleep tracker has so much information, I'm not sure where to start!

very good. easy to read and use. feels comfortable to wear all day.

Love everything about this watch. The size, color, and features.

Great watch, battery lasts multiple days and its basically what I needed in a smartwatch. My only complaint would be that sometimes, it constantly connects and disconnects from my phone by itself, i have tried different troubleshooting methods and nothing seems to fix it. It doesnt do it all the time, but when it does, it gets annoying because you keep receiving notifications of it happening. I have an iphone 15 pro, if that helps any. Other than that, its a great device.

Gift. The person using seems to love it. Battery life is great. Tracks everything they want.

Better than a fitbit and apple/samsung watch. Battery lasts for days and it can track sleep and steps while still keeping you updated on phone notifications.