vívosmart 5 activity tracker, Small/Medium, Mint

Great buy,Garmin activity tracker with green strap. Small and compact with easy to see screen

This is great for basic health monitoring, heart rate and sleep - excellent feature for strength training with counting reps which is accurate most of the time, the pulse ox meter is also useful for checking your oxygen levels. It obviously does not have GPS function, so you must carry your phone with you if you wanting to map and record distance for an activity. I bought this watch because I already own an Edge 540 for my bike rides and therefore didn't want the GPS function. I do wish that it would read a Heart rate strap for more accurate results when running. All in all a good watch for the price.

After my Fitbit health tracker band finally gave up the ghost, I decided to look for the closest equivalent I could find. The Garmin Vivosmart 5 seemed the best fit for me regarding size and function. In fact, this device exceeded my requirements for trackers for Heart Rate, Blood Oxygen, Step count, Sleep monitoring, etc. I wanted a band size similar to my old FitBit and a sub £150 price tag. So far so good. I am pleasantly surprised at the Vivosmart 5. Functionality outstrips my old FitBit, and the companion Garmin App actually gives me most (if not all) what I would have to pay extra for by having to subscribe to FitBit’s premium subscription. Battery life can be quite short (approximately 2 days) if the Blood Oxygen readings are set to constant (Pulse), but I get approximately 4 days use (permanently on my wrist) without charging if this function is turned off. I can of course switch this on again if I require a check, so I know it’s available. My only minor niggle so far is that if I want to use non-metric weights and distances, the weather temperature (synced from the app on my phone) displays in fahrenheit rather than celsius. Even though it's celciius on my phone. It seems this cannot be changed unless I select metric weights and distances. Not a major issue for me, as the weather apps on my phone suffice for this data. So, in conclusion, after a few days of ownership, so far I’m impressed. If I could score 4.5 stars I would.

Great product! Really useful and accurate feedback. I bought this product to monitor my stress levels which it does really well but also has lots of other really useful features, such as body battery and sleep score. Better than many of the more expensive similar products on the market.

First off - I’ve worn a Vivosmart 4 for the last year and was looking forward to the upgraded version. I like the simplicity and sheerness of the 4, as I wear a watch on the other wrist. Since it’s been 3+ years since the last iteration, I was expecting the 5 to be substantially better than the 4. What a shame Garmin! This watch would have been obsolete in 2020. You added almost no new features besides the ability to change the clock face. Does it really need a button? No - the tap to navigate menus worked fine before. You forgot to add the ability to reorder clock face widgets. So you’re stuck staring at data you may not want to see (you can add/rearrange widgets on the sub menus). As far as actual size, it’s almost twice as wide and sits noticeably higher. The black and white screen is light years behind almost all other trackers. The battery life seems to be a joke, since it burned through 10% in 15 minutes of having it sync and going through menus. As far as price, it’s grossly overpriced- it is currently 15£ more than the Fitbit Charge 5 (which in all aspects is a superior product) and close to the same size as the 5. If you’re expecting an true upgrade to the Vivosmart 4 - this is not it.

Really good for what I need, although I’m not an athlete so can’t comment on some of the features.

I've only ever had a Fitbit Charge 2 which I purchased back in 2017 and then it went wrong. Initially I was going to "go" with another Fitbit because I was familiar with how they worked etc, etc. Then I realised that they had been taken over by Google and that things were on the change so a huge decision lay ahead as I really am not a tech phobe person, if that is the right expression to use! So I wanted something that was not complicated and also - far more importantly - something that was not too big on my tiny wrist as some of these smart watches are just massive and would actually cover the whole of my wrist which would not be good! Bearing all of this in mind I was drawn to the Garmin Vivosmart 5 as it seemed to do all the "things" that my trusted old Fitbit used to do and it looked nice and small on my tiny wrist. This was a huge decision for me but now I am a good 3 weeks into this and it is just utterly amazing - i love it. OK I probably don't understand everything that the different reports tell me but I was expecting that. I did have an issue to begin with because I purchased one which must have been faulty as it suddenly stopped reading the heartbeat so that was returned and a replacement item was sent out the same day which was utterly amazing service. This one seems to be working just fine, so fingers crossed that it does not go wrong. Hopefully not. It took me a while to get used to the screen on the App but when i had to set up the replacement Vivosmart I set everything up slightly differently and so this seems to be working much, much better for me. In fact I am so impressed that I am waiting for my husband's Fitbit to go wrong so that we can change him over to a Garmin Vivosmart 5 too. I am well pleased with this fitness tracker, it does much more than I ever thought it would and I have got used to it so quickly as I was so worried that it would be too complicated and too difficult to operate - but it is just great with the little tap button on the top of the actual tracker. Thoroughly recommend this item if you want something good but easy to operate and easy to understand.

Third time lucky? This is the third watch I've tried after a leading brand whose app died and a brand that matched my phone whose battery died 2months in. In both cases Amazon support fabulous - leading brand helpful but powerless, phone people hopeless. Garmin is the other big name in this sector so I gave it a whirl. I didn't want anything too huge on my wrist so went for vivosmart5. It is similar to bands I've had from the other leading brand. It's a bit more pricey though and a bit less functional - no timer, no choice of face, slightly worse battery life doing about 5 days with autowake off but most other functionality on. No problems with phone connection - both the other brands were temperamental. I really like the app - lots of data, lots to customise. Like all watches it's step counting is a little inaccurate. It does do GPS tracking of walks which is a new thing for me. I've swum a few times. Waterproofing seems fine and you can just about operate it with wet hands. It doesn't autodetect swimming so you have to set it off as you start. Length counts are a bit out but you can pull up a graph in the app and see how many lengths have taken twice or half as long and work it out. I use alerts for texts and calls - you get full message of text on band. I also use the alarm - you can only set this from the app, but it is silent if you need to rise without disturbing partner. I just wish there was an on band timer - handy for cooking. Lots of ways to customise data to view on band but I use app more. Strap is a bit plasticy - I saw a report suggesting we should wear silicone to avoid forever chemicals. It does up comfortably and easily. I've only had irritation when I've got moisture underneath I've failed to dry. It just has a proprietary to C cable supplied. Happily my phone brand dead one had required I buy a C charger (or you can charge from phone) so that was not wasted. Charger plugs into physical port behind watchface - not magnetic like many newer ones. Overall it seems to do most of what I need reliably. It just feels a bit behind the times, especially for the money, so four stars.

Does what I expected it to..

I bought the Vivosmart 5 primarily to monitor sleep and stress data for my daughter who is epileptic. Works well and has a long battery life.

💪 GARMIN VIVOSMART 5, DOPO 6 MESI Dopo 6 mesi di utilizzo quotidiano, posso dire che il Garmin Vivosmart 5 non è solo un fitness tracker: è un compagno intelligente per chi vive tra allenamenti, lezioni e qualche meritato momento di relax. --- 🖤 <Stile e Moda> – Leggero, Discreto, Sempre con Me Come istruttore sono spesso in movimento, tra sala pesi, studio Pilates e sessioni outdoor. Il Vivosmart 5 è leggerissimo al polso, sottile e comodo anche durante gli esercizi con i clienti. Nessun display vistoso, nessun colore acceso: minimal e pulito, si abbina facilmente sia all’abbigliamento sportivo sia a quello più casual fuori dalla palestra. È quel tipo di accessorio che non devi mai togliere perché si adatta a ogni situazione. La possibilità di cambiare cinturini è un plus. Ne ho uno nero per l’allenamento e uno colorato per quando voglio un tocco più personale. --- 🏋️‍♂️ <Funzionalità Fitness> – Un Occhio Tecnico Sempre Attivo Dal punto di vista sportivo, Garmin resta una garanzia. Monitoraggio del battito cardiaco molto preciso, anche durante sessioni HIIT. Il conteggio dei passi è realistico, niente numeri gonfiati. Utile per dare un obiettivo chiaro ai miei clienti meno attivi. Sleep tracking e stress score: strumenti utilissimi per valutare il recupero, soprattutto in chi tende a esagerare con gli allenamenti. Mi piace molto la funzione Body Battery, che suggerisco spesso a chi ha difficoltà a gestire energia e riposo. Ti dice chiaramente quando è il momento di spingere e quando invece serve recuperare. --- 🏃‍♀️ <Per Chi è Perfetto?> Il Vivosmart 5 non è pensato per i triatleti, ma per chi si allena con costanza e vuole tenere sotto controllo la salute giorno per giorno. Lo consiglio: A chi fa fitness, functional training, corsa leggera o camminate quotidiane. Ai miei clienti che vogliono capire il proprio corpo, non solo contare le calorie. A chi cerca uno strumento sobrio e affidabile, senza la distrazione di mille notifiche inutili. --- ✅ PRO ✔️ Comodità e design leggero ✔️ Funzioni Garmin avanzate in un formato compatto ✔️ Ottima batteria (circa 7 giorni reali) ✔️ Body Battery e stress tracking molto precisi ❌ CONTRO ➖ Nessun GPS integrato (serve lo smartphone per le attività outdoor) ➖ Display monocromatico: essenziale, ma non per chi cerca lo “wow” visivo --- 🏁 CONCLUSIONE Il Garmin Vivosmart 5 è perfetto per chi come me vive lo sport ogni giorno, ma non vuole essere “distratto” da troppi gadget o display appariscenti. Fa il suo lavoro in modo silenzioso ed efficace. Lo consiglio come primo dispositivo Garmin a chi vuole prendere il controllo della propria forma fisica con consapevolezza.

Works perfectly and feels comfortable in hand ( i use it in right hand) - quality and material are fantastic and light weight.. the application is informative and sync correctly with apple health app ( limited access) and paring it with the GARMIN smart scale gives me the full view i was looking for with less price compared to similar premium brands

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