Customer Ratings & Reviews

Although it took some to get used to the smaller display than the vivo hr, it is much lighter and it fits better on the wrist, I have tried three different garmin watches around this price range and liked wearing this one the best. Measures steps really well and the stairs are okay too, kinda decent with guessing which exercise you are doing when you start it, but not that good for leg workouts, either the reps do not show up or it can't identify the type of exercise you are doing. Finally, the big issue I have is, the touchscreen gets confused under water at times, and when I am swimming the timer may pause by itself coz of the water sometimes! Other than that, great watch!

Nice Product ,good battery life, works for Swimming, 24/7 heart rate monitoring and good price what else i can get

Floors climbed is not accurate at all, every day it counts 30 40 floors, Even if i do not use any stairs.

Had "every" top Fitbit and Garmin released in last 5 years ... This is the best !!!

So i struggled with the decision to keep or return this product for almost 30 days before i eventually decided to return it. I loved the design and feel of it as it is one of the smallest and lightest fitness bands out there. It's got a sleek one piece all-rubber design (which includes the display front as well). It's light weight, comfortable to wear and easy to read. I chose the Garmin product lineup over Fitbit for the simple fact that all Garmin fitness bands are water proof and can be used for swimming and showering, Fitbits are not believe it or not. That was a deal breaker to me for Fitbit. Eventually what turned me off this particular model however were two things. First, the display was not always on. The display turns on when you lift your arm to look at the watch, which i found to be not very practical. You couldn't just glance at it to tell the time you had to move your arm towards you to activate the display which did not always work the way it's supposed to all the time, that meant i had to double tap the display to get it to turn on just to tell the time, so again, not as practical for telling time. Second, i found the bluetooth range was not that great. I mainly got this band to receive notifications while i'm away from my phone at work but the connection would cut off about 2 rooms away. So to sum up: PROS: Comfortable, light, small and discrete, nice overall design, all-rubber no plastic, WATER PROOF, built-in heart-rate monitor, receives notifications (calls, text, email, social apps, weather, news, ...), very good fitness tracking capabilities, touch display, bright display, auto brightness feature, can be set to display in vertical or horizontal orientations, different display faces to choose from, very customizable, good battery life (5-7 days for me). CONS: Display is not always on, bluetooth range is not that great in an office setting, display seems a bit "cloudy" because of the all-rubber casing and display cover (some people complained about that but personally i didn't mind it) RESULTS: I ended up returning it and getting the next model up from Garmin called "vivosport" which even though is a bit wider, thicker, heavier and more expensive than this mode, has an always-on color display, not cloudy, and had a slightly better bluetooth range in practice.

I am a fan of Garmin products. I have a cycling computer, speed/cadence sensor, running watch - all Garmin. TRhis tracks all metrics I want throughout he day (steps, calories burned, flights climbed, etc.). I also like that it meshes data from my Garmin FR235 And doesn’t duplicate. Only downsides are text alerts (which I don’t use but could be better), and music controls. Battery life is 5-6 days - depending on how active you are. Overall a solid and functional product.

What I like: Its good with counting steps, reads stress levels, very good syncing info into the phone app, its water resistant, small, its about 80% accurate and affordable. What I don’t like: If you get very sweaty it will have a hard time reading your heart rate so you have to keep moving it around. Battery life is not that great if you keep using it and looking at it a lot. I have to charge it about 3 times in the week with consistent workouts. I mostly bought it for the lifting feature but its very innacurate counting your reps so if you lift a lot you’re gonna have to manually correct and manually correcting it is a bit tedious. Last thing I don’t like is you can’t change it up much, its black or purple and thats it. But other than that it does have certain things down packed, im not an athlete I just needed something to keep track of basic things for occasional workouts. Im pretty sure that most of these devices are innacurate unless you spend top dollar. Basically this one its average and simple which is what I wanted.

I'll save you the reading, if your friends have Garmin or you have other Garmin stuff and want it all on Garmin Connect get this. Otherwise, get a Fitbit. The Fitbit app is more polished plus your friends probably have a Fitbit anyway. I've owned a Fitbit Charge HR and in comparison, the Vivosmart 3 isn't a bad tracker. The all day heart rate is a HUGE improvement over the Vivosmart HR I tried last year which only seemed to record your heart rate every couple of minutes outside of a workout. My reason for getting this is that I use a Garmin Forerunner to track my runs so I wanted all my activity under Garmin Connect. This part is going to be long. First off, the "selling" point for this over the Fitbit is the rep counter for strength training. It's a gimmick. As you workout, it will automatically count your reps. When you're done with the set just swipe to go into rest and you can edit the reps if it didn't get them right. Half the time it gets them wrong so you spend a good amount of time tapping it to correct the rep count. This feature is useless for leg days unless you want to strap this to your ankle. My other problem is I forget to go back into rep mode on my next set so I spend a lot of time editing reps. It does have an auto rep/rest feature that detects when you start/stop a set, but it's in Beta. It does a decent job until you walk to the next piece equipment and it starts counting your steps as reps. So I turned that off. The next problem is when you sync to Garmin. When you edit your workout, you'll find your reps counts but you have to select what exercise was performed. It tries to auto detect based on motion but it's inaccurate and you still have have to select the workouts from a list, no free form text. I go to a Planet Fitness, you can't get more generic than that, but I still have to find a close but not quite right match. It's really really really tedious. If I do 3 sets of 6 exercises I have to edit 18 different sets and when I do the workout again later in the week, I have to do it all over again. I gave up on tracking the weight and reps in Garmin. I still record the workout just so it shows up as a 60 minutes "Chest & Back" etc. but I don't bother editing the details and instead use an app on my phone. If Garmin would let you create a workout template on the website and then have the reps filled in when you sync, this would really be a useful feature. The rest of the features. The all-day Heart Rate accuracy is decent and as long as you have a snug fit. Sweat will make it start to slip down your arm, so workout HR tracking requires a snug fit but not so tight it feels like a tourniquet. During workouts it's typically within a few beats of my chest strap or the gym equipment, but activities where your wrists flex can throw it off. My Fitbit did that too. If you're really picky about tracking your heart rate during a workout go with a chest strap and Garmin or Polar watch. If you're ok with it occasionally putting you a little higher or lower for a minute here and there, the VS3 is fine. The battery lasts several days and charges up very pretty quickly. I'll plug it in when I shower and that keeps it going. If you do use it for Strength Training, make sure it has a good charge. That is the only workout mode where the display is on the entire time so between that and heart rate tracking it can eat through your battery. It's only run dead on me once, though. Tracking stairs - At home it's hit or miss. At work I'm on the 4th floor and it gets it right, I think it's calibrated for slightly higher "Stories" than my house has. Sleep tracking is meh. x hours deep sleep x hours light sleep. When I get up and have coffee and browse the web, my heart rate is low enough that it thinks I'm still sleeping. Water proof. I've taken it swimming in the ocean, but you want to turn "gestures" off otherwise the water hitting it will activate the screen and start selecting stuff at random. Pet peeve, the VS3 is made from a slightly grippy rubber/plastic so when I wear a long sleeve shirt I have to manually lift my sleeve to look at the time as the VS3 will "grip" instead of sliding out from under it.

I’ve only had my new Garmin since Christmas. I’ve done 2 water aerobic classes and it has worked really good. I don’t know that it’s as generous with steps as my Fitbit, but my Fitbit was not water resistant. It’s comfortable, has a few options I didn’t have with my other tracker. I’m hoping to learn a bit more about it after I go to Best Buy for an free introductory lesson!

We own 2 Vívofit devices, a Vivosmart HR, a Vivosmart HR+ and now the Vivosmart 3. I am not a runner so GPS is not important to me. But HR, accuracy, waterproofing, sleep tracking and charge time are. The FitBit Lane has better software, but is not water resistant. We keep coming back to the Garmin line.

Pros: Thin and light Records several different types of workouts You can adjust vibration intensity Good battery life Cons: Display doesn’t stay on long Starting or stopping an activity may require several taps Too much pressure (such as putting your wrist under your body) will stop an activity I’m not a big guy and don’t consider myself to have big wrists but the small/medium size was too small. The large fits much better.

My first Garmin tracker. I was a fan of the Fitbit Charge HR but after having 4 that failed because the band broke, got wet, or the battery would not charge, I decided it was time to try something different. The Vivosmart 3 has is a great replacement for the Fitbit Charge HR at a better price. The interface took a little time to learn but once you figure it out, it is pretty nice. I love that it is WATERPROOF! Yes, you can wear it in the shower!!! It has a longer battery life and so far looks to be better constructed. Garmin needs to do something about their Connect phone app. The app looks great but drops connection frequently. Once it drops the resolution is to reboot your phone or set it to airplane mode for a few seconds. After that the app will reconnect. Some days it happens once or twice, others days it seems like non stop. There is a "connection aid" option that I tried but it seems to do nothing. There have been days where I had to reset the connection 5+ times. I researched the problem and see many people complain about the issue. If Garmin resolves the connection dropping issues, this would definitely get 5 stars.

This tracker works very well and is comfortable to wear. I've found it to do a good job of tracking both steps/activities and sleep. The customization options and menu navigation also work well. My only minor complaint is the calorie estimation. The device has an option to calibrate for a more accurate estimate by walking for ~15 minutes; however, I've entered that calibration mode and walked for almost an hour without it completing successfully. I think the built in estimate is still reasonable, so this does not invalidate the device, but in my opinion if you offer a feature it should work as advertised.

Got this to replace the Fitbit as it relays more info towards points and discounts for my health insurance. I found it is more comfortable and that it is waterproof is a plus! Although not as fancy looking, it does everything my previous Fitbit did.

This unobtrusive little fitness tracker will not satisfy everyone, but it is perfect for those looking for a decent all-rounder with a couple of neat tricks up its sleeve. The distinguishing factors between the VivoSmart 3 and other fitness trackers are is its sleek, minimalistic design and its ability to track activity that is not just long-distance cardio. The low profile design of this fitness tracker makes it feel just like one of those rubber wristbands. When the display is not active, it just looks like a black band, and I think this understated look is very appealing. It doesn't look like a tracker or piece of electronics. You can wear it with anything and it won't draw too much attention to itself. You can wear it in the shower or washing up. I wear it all day, even while sleeping, and it fits in comfortably with my lifestyle. The other thing this does well that other trackers do not do is it can track weightlifting sets and reps. This feature is not perfect, but I find it useful for approximating sets and reps, and more importantly for keeping track of how much time I'm resting in between sets. This band is geared more towards general fitness and exercise enthusiasts than towards long-distance athletes. I love the sleep tracking as it now tracks REM sleep in addition to deep sleep, light sleep, and awake times. Battery lasts a full 5 days and charges back to 100% within less than 2 hours. This allows me to pretty much leave it on all the time. One thing intriguing about this tracker is that it approximates your V02 max. I don't know how accurate it is but it does give you another metric to help you gauge your general fitness level. Some limitations are that it does not track naps or poly-phasic sleep patterns. You only get one chunk of sleep to track per day. Its heart rate sensor is also a bit wonky when doing very vigorous exercise for some reason, but otherwise is accurate. All in all, I would recommend this tracker for those who just want to track steps and sleep with a few nice extras, but don't want anything fussy or too gaudy looking.

I recently purchased the Garmin Vivosmart 3 to replace a broken Fitbit. The Garmin Vivosmart 3 is one piece, it is small and light weight, and holds a charge for days! The Garmin Vivosmart 3 is easy to set up and comes with many of the same features that more expensive activity trackers have (ie: smart notifications, controls smartphone music). The app is also easy to use and provides timely feedback. So far my only complaints are that the Vivosmart 3 has not picked up each flight of stairs I have climbed and the sleep tracker has not been as accurate as I had hoped. Overall, this has been a great product with lots of options and I would recommend it to anyone looking at this price point.

Has nice features but is a little bit tricky to sync with application, and also had to tap multiple times to get the screen to turn on

Important - using the sizing guide on the box can be deceiving. If you appear to be in the smaller size, but come close to the Large unit you may be better served to purchase the Large. I purchased the Large although I was barely inside the gauge for the smaller size. The large is almost too small for my wrist. Most customization of the unit requires a smart phone application. Through that you can turn off screens that aren't going to be used and set the clock face options. I wish there were a few more useful options. I'd like to have the time, weather and battery status on screen. I don't know how the stress levels are calculated, but at times it shows me as high stress when I do not feel stressed at all. Sometimes it doesn't give a stress level at all. Heart-rate function works nicely. Exercise options need better programming. Automatic detection of certain weight lifting exercises are incorrect or sometimes fails to register reps. Overall though, I really like the product.

This is a very comfortable tracker that does almost everything I want. I did have to go online to read how to do some things but it's good now. I wish it was better at swim tracking or any water fitness options but I manually enter my distance. Not sure how the stairs tracking works but I am really not tracking that anyway. All around great, inexpensive, comfortable device. 5 days use before recharging.

Having previously owned a Fitbit with software problems I decided to give the Garmin Vivosmart 3 a try. I like that it automatically sets step goal according to previous accumulation of data. Of course you can set your own goals but I found this a nice feature especially for beginners. It also prompts you to move after being stationary for a period of time. Being waterproof is also a nice feature. Battery lasts an acceptable amount of days and recharges quite fast. I give it only an average rating mainly due to the fact that I liked the Fitbit app better as it displayed the stats in a better format. The other disappointment was that it's inaccurate at counting flights of stairs which is one of my main goals. Having read the reviews online stating this, I still figured I could use the Fitbit trick of raising your arm after climbing a standard flight of stairs to get a somewhat accurate count but not so. Maybe they could do a software upgrade to correct this problem or just not advertise this feature. Overall I'm satisfied with the product at this stage and have to see after a longer period of time if my satisfaction holds up.