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Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars with 976 reviews

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    Rating 4.8 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.8 out of 5 stars

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94%would recommend to a friend
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  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    awesome watch

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

    been loving all the features this watch offers. sleep tracking, cycle tracking, steps & workouts, it has so much you can do with it!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Garmin Vivoactive 5

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

    Works greats, as an athlete (swimmer and powerlifting) keeps all of my workouts, recovery and sleep in track.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Battery life, Sleep tracking

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Awesome watch!

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

    Everything I wanted but didn’t know I needed. The longest running smartwatch. Stays charged for 1 week & it tracks your sleep!!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    High mileage

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

    It was having issues at first but then worked like a champ.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Unbelievable Tracking Capabilities

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

    I went into Best Buy with the intention of buying an Apple Watch. However, I mainly used the Apple Watch to track fitness activities. I heard about Garmin being far superior in terms of accuracy with GPS, and overall health data, so I decided to get a vivoactive 5. I have really enjoyed the watch in the nearly 2 months I’ve had it. Battery life is far superior to an Apple Watch; I charge my Garmin once every 10 days or so, whereas I had to charge the Apple Watch nearly every day. Some of my other favorite features: Sleep Metrics, Run Tracking, Strength Tracking (it knows what muscles you’re working just my how you’re moving), etc. I believed I would not like it due to missing out on the talk/text features of the Apple Watch, however I soon realized that wasn’t a huge dealbreaker for me as my phone works just fine. And, versions like the Venu 3 support talk/text. All in all - amazing watch, will eventually upgrade to Epix but for now I love this one.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sleep tracking

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Vivoactive 6

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    Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Love it so much! I've never owned a garmin before and it's been so helpful with half marathon training--especially with tracking heart rate while running. I also love the sleep score features!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great to track workouts!

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

    Love my new Garmin! Got it to track my workouts! Great so far! Love the look of it too!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Watch

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

    I have been waiting for this watch to be on sale. I used to have vivoactive 3. This is a good upgrade!.battery life is longer too. 10 days!

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

    As good as thr mark 6 version

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

    Enjoying using yhis watch. Very simplistic in its interface and use cases. Checked other reviews and consensus that the mark 5 had 99% of the features of the mark 6

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Connectivity

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Nice but not perfect

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

    I switched from Fitbit to Garmin. The specs said the Garmin is Spotify capable but is a bit of a myth. You CANNOT use this watch for spotify without ear buds. This was a gift, so past the exchange window. This watch has so many functions, too many for me but im slowly learning how to delete what isnt needed. For a tech person, it might just be heaven though.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent

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

    Great everyday watch good running metrics ok for strength training also good for swimming.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Garmin watch

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

    I loveee the color is so cute and the battery life is AMAZING, don’t have to charge it for a week of use! Amazingggg

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    So happy with my purchase

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

    Love it, have had it for a few weeks and it holds a charge for a week. Love the coaching it provides for sleep and workouts.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Overall good, but lack of features listed

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

    Purchased this for my boyfriend who is big into fitness. He loves it! I enjoyed learning about all of the cool features over the days of him using it, i wanted one myself. I bought this watch for him thinking it had an altimeter and barometer as stated in the features and it unfortunately does not. I didnt find this out until I received my own that he bought me a few days ago. I do a lot of stair stepper workouts at the gym and also have stairs in our house, so im quite disappointed in this lack of features that are clearly stated in the features section to be included. But despite that, I am overall pretty pleased with the watch. You would just think for the price it would come with all the bells and whistles listed and if it didnt, it shouldnt list them. Battery life is great, and we absolutely love the body battery and sleep scores!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Best Buy Employee

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Got the Green one.

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

    GREAT upgrade from the vivoactive 4. I really do miss the size and stainless steel heft on the bezel. The oled screen, battery life and detailed readings definitely make it worth the purchase. Added new wrist bands and a case for extra flare.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Vivoactive

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

    This watch does so much more than I thought. I wear it daily. I love that I only have to charge it once a week at most.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great alternative to fitbit

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

    I really like the color and feel of this watch I made the switch from fitbit versa 4. I have been disappointed in fitbit since google took over. Its an adjustment gettint used to rhe different controls but a quick one. I really like the challenges in the app that google stripped away from fitbit. I do wish garmin had a better community interaction feature like fitbit used have. overall, I'm glad i made the switch.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Love my watch!!

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

    Love my new watch!! Way better than my Fitbit.. this was the first time owning a Garmin, so far I am very happy I chose this watch.. My favorite part is the batter life.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great watch!

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

    Great watch! Great battery life, used to wear Apple Watch, like this better!

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

    Great simple watch

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

    This watch is amazing and weirdly accurate! Only downside is that it does scratch easy so be careful.

    I would recommend this to a friend