vívoactive® 6, Health & Fitness GPS Smartwatch, 42mm, Slate

This is my first Garmin. I was a FitBit user and had four of them in 10 years. Last one was a Charge 6, which I loved, but I noticed the lifespan getting shorter with each device, and finally decided to ditch FitBit since it's become a google product. My first thought was to go to Apple Watch since I have an iPhone and other Apple devices. But after doing some research and seeing Vivoactive 6's battery life, price, and all the fitness tracking features that are important to me (as someone getting back into running in my 50s and also an avid hiker, walker, and occasional elliptical user), it seemed like a great choice. And it is! I've been wearing and using this watch 24/7 (except showering) for 3 weeks and love it. It's an awesome upgrade from the FitBit. It does all that my FitBit did and SO much more. It did take some time for me to figure out all the functions and settings, but I took my time and learned a few each day. During that process I found out how customizable this watch's screen and menus are - from color choices, to adding and removing features (you can just as easily get them back if you change your mind), to which features/menus you like to have readily accessible. You can even arrange them in the order you like best. On top of all the useful fitness stats and sensors (too many to list individually!), it shows the weather (current conditions, and forecast), has an old-school calculator (remember the calculator watches of the 80s?? me ✋🏼🤓), a nifty flashlight function with 3 levels of brightness, and my personal favorite - the compass, which doesn't need to be calibrated. It's accurate, and works independent of your phone. Very handy to have when I'm hiking. I wish it had an altimeter (available on some of Garmin's higher level smartwatches), but at this price point I do realize I can't have everything. There are many other functions with this watch - these are just the ones I find pretty useful to have, literally, on hand. For reference my wrist circumference is 6 inches. Highly recommend this watch if you want a quality and functional smartwatch where the emphasis is on fitness/health/workout tracking and stats, at a reasonable price.

Great watch! It doesn't even need to have the app installed or be synced with a phone to use the most essential features. It adjusts the time with its built-in GPS (which should be basic, but some other watches are unable to do), measures time and distance well (doesn't need your mobile for it), and displays a small map of your walk/run at the end of the activity. It is lightweight, well-built, looks good, and is neither too small nor too big—comfortable and a good fit. It's easy to use. So far, so good. Also, the display is easy to read even in direct sunlight. Last but not least, the battery life is just awesome. 1 week without worrying about charging it (in my case, in a scenario of medium to low use, only during activity, with at least 1h of daily use).

Great product! All the features are easy to use as well as customization. I did a lot of research before purchasing to make sure this was the right fit for me and my lifestyle. Great watch all around and super light weight! I've worn it everyday and that battery lasts me about 8 days (that's incurring recoding multiple activities throughout the day) It has cool sleep tracking features that break down your sleep for you. The notifications bar is easy to manage. The color is exactly how it was described, I got a black one. The size of the screen is perfect! 10/10 would recommend

Best watch I’ve ever purchased ever. I have been using this watch since I purchased it on May 22. I waited to do a review so I could do a solid review. It has a beautiful appearance and it is so sleek and perfect. It counts my steps, very accurately and tracks my fitness perfectly. It’s extremely durable and I get water on it all the time. It literally survives anything. I get my messages and notifications on my watch, and it’s all streamlined. I can also lock the touch on the screen and unlock it at any time if I’m working out and I have to touch the watch face a lot. There’s nothing this watch can’t do and I only need to charge it once a week. I keep it on my wrist all day and night. If you’re looking for a great durable watch, that’s going to last you a long time to track your fitness and keep you healthy and monitor your stress as well as your notifications, this is the watch for you

This is a great smart watch. The 11 day battery is way better Apple. And, the face choices are more extensive than FItbit. Fitbit wanted me to pay $2 a month for the rest of my life for something that Garmin provides for free. The price I paid was very fair

I switched from an Apple Watch to Garmin. I chose the Vivoactive 6 because of the round watch face. Its data nearly matches my Whoop and the Garmin app shines over Apple Health. I took one star off because there are some constraints with sleep tracking. Fits comfortably, intuitive, bright screen, 24/7 metrics. I’d buy it again!

It took me a long time to find a good new smart watch. My main issue was BATTERY. A Fitbit needs to be charged every day! And it never charged enough during my shower to last for the next day. I loved my Fitbit otherwise, but stopped using it because I refuse to have to think about charging a watch every day. Right now and after over a month of use with all my options and apps set, my Garmin can last 10 days!!! And I receive my texts and calls, morning alarms, it's connected in Bluetooth to my phone nonstop, so it vibrates a lot. BATTERY 100/10 AMAZING Then the functions of course. I'm a geek and love gadgets so I had a lot of fun looking through faces and apps and shortcuts and all. It can be daunting for non-geeks. In the end I settled for a lot of the Garmin apps because they work great! I really wanted a Torchlight option, with different colors and a SOS option because I'm into surviving any situation. I got the Magic Rescue app, which I do not like very much but it lets you save 3 emergency phone numbers for you or for rescuers, in case you lose your phone. My favorite is Brighty. It has different brightness and colors and a SOS option that can run until the battery dies, exactly what I wanted. I set up a button shortcut for it so I have a Torchlight handy on my wrist. There's a lot to say about that watch. The reviews saying it takes too long to launch an activity must be technologically inept, as you just need to swipe left? Or touch the upper button? (You can change the function of these buttons like I did but from the get-go, activities are RIGHT THERE). Issues: - smart alarm is not great. I had an app on my phone 10 years ago that detected the end of my sleep cycle accurately and woke me up then. The watch has been pretty random, and also vibrates once and that's it? Not happy with that function. - bluetooth disconnects very often. It's a pain as I use my watch at work, where I cannot check my phone, so not receiving texts because of a Bluetooth issue is really annoying. It's an easy fix but still. - some Garmin apps measure your body temperature, but the watch does not have that option. It's ok, just a little bit sad about that parameter not being available on my brand new expensive watch. - I got the white bracelet and it's already dirty. It's a bit annoying, as I expect high quality. It's ok. - does not detect and start an activity automatically. My Fitbit would detect that I was walking or swimming (even though it thought I was swimming when I was folding laundry). My Garmin just does not start, even though I saw that setting, and told it to start the activity 10 minutes after it was detected. It also does not stop it either. Please make an update as I do not always remember to start the activity before I walk (I walk a lot and all day) or swim (I just forget). Maybe I'll review the options and settings again, because I really want this to happen. When you do start a hike, the watch makes a neat little map, and will help you find your way back to the starting point if you get lost (yay survival!) Cool things I didn't know I needed: - controlling my Spotify and Google maps on my watch! Seeing pictures I am sent by text, on my watch! This is so damn cool. I am not an Apple person besides the iPad so I feel fancy at a lower price. - again: When you do start a hike, the watch makes a neat little map, and will help you find your way back to the starting point if you get lost (yay survival!) I love my new watch! I hope it lasts for a couple of years.

I have been using fitness trackers/smart watches from different vendors. I decided to switch because my last one was occasionally over-estimating my heart rate and sleep time. I pick Garmin because reviews are saying it is very good at tracking, even though lower end models including this one have Elevate Gen4 sensor, not gen5. And also, it has a good battery life and lightweight. This is my first Garmin. So what do I like about it: - it is extremely comfortable and lightweight indeed - both watch and braselet - tracking is very adequate except it sometimes over-estimate heart rate - see below - you do not need subscription to use it or see the history (but see below) - looks beautiful and stylish - the watch face I have found has day and night mode and in night mode it is very dim and drawn with thin lines - that is awesome! - buttons and navigation are nice So why only 4 starts? - charging cable is plug-in, not magnetic, and usb-c to usb-c - make sure you have a charger for it! - when it arrives, it needs software update. Do not even try software update from the phone - it downloads software for hours but does not update the watch in the end. Run updates from the watch. You might need multiple iterations. - faces it comes with are cheesy. Weirdly, you will need to install an additional phone app to install faces. Most of them are paid, but you can get some nice free ones. Watch out - some "free" faces will ask for money after a week of use. - there is a software bug in the app - you cannot add widgets like sleep to the main "at a glance" - only remove. You can still combine sleep from "in focus" with steps and heart rate from "in glance" but... This barely works. I mean, you can still find everything, but do you want to dig through the app every time you start it? "At a glance" is what we need, but config is broken. - the bracelet is too soft and it takes some effort to put the watch on a hand. First time I spent half a minute. Yes, it is really that tricky. Yet, you might not want to replace it because it is so soft and comfy once you put it on a hand! - the display is small. You might think it is as large as the watch face, but no, there are ridiculously wide dark borders around it. You can see it when you scroll the watch. The screen is still usable, but larger screen would be nice. After a month of use: Heart rate measurement is somewhat better than in 4x cheaper model from a different vendor, but not always accurate. Sleep monitoring is somewhat worse - there are both "false positives" and "false negatives" occasionally. As for steps counting - depends what do you need. If you need coarse counting - it can do it. If you need to walk 300 steps and do something and repeat - this overpriced toy absolutely cannot do it. For some reason, the steps number on the watch screen is updated every 70 steps or so, not in real time. So it absolutely cannot do some basic fitness tracker tasks. It still can show you time and heart rate and messages and can annoy you with some daily reports, so it is not completely useless. Much cheaper trackers from different vendors can show you steps in real time. But if accurate real-time steps counting is not needed - it is Ok tracker (though, very overpriced for the functionality it offers). I also added my workouts through the web site and tried to use the Vivoactive for workout. I gave up on the watch interface (no way to stop exercise without deleting, not stopping when it should, etc - very confusing). It also does not track exercises nearly as accurately as Garmin video claims, even for hands - very frustrating. I am still happy with watch quality, battery life, and how comfortable it is to wear. Update: it does not track daytime nap. Basic fitness trackers from the other brands do. Based on the functionality this smartwatch offers, fair price should be somewhere below $50.

I'd like to be able to change the strap on my watch but the base of the face is white, so I can only change to white leather. Otherwise it looks naff. Other than that its a nice watch.

Plein de bugs. Se coupe sans raison. Impossibilité de lancer une activité...

Nach längeren Überlegen und Erfahrungsberichten habe ich mich für die Garmin Vivoactive 6 entschieden. Wichtig war für mich eine lange Akkulaufzeit, die Größe, die verschiedenen Sportarten und die Optik der Uhr. Die Uhr ist sehr leicht und angenehm zu tragen. Das weiße Silikonarmband sieht gut aus, trägt sich sehr gut und verfärbt sich bisher nicht. Die rosefarbene Applikation um das Display passt farblich perfekt. Die Uhr ist sehr gut für schmale Handgelenke geeignet. Leider vertrage ich das Band nicht so gut. Hab immer wieder Probleme mit einer Kontakallergie beim längeren Tragen, trotz täglicher Reinigung und Handgelenkswechsel. Es hat nur der Wechsel auf ein silikonfreies Armband geholfen, welches super angenehm zu tragen ist, aber bei Garmin einen recht hohen Preis hat. Die Menüführung fand ich zunächst nicht sehr intuitiv und hat mich anfangs genervt. Aber mittlerweile habe ich mich daran gewöhnt. Auch wenn ich mich ab und zu doch noch verklicke, wird es besser. Hier fand ich Samsung und Fitbit tatsächlich besser bzw. intuitiver. Die dazugehörige App ist dafür super. Sehr übersichtlich und gut gemacht. Der Akku der Uhr hält bei mir mindestens eine Woche bzw. sogar noch länger. Es kommt natürlich auch darauf an wie viele Sporteinheiten aufgezeichnet werden und ob man die Uhr permanent via Bluetooth mit dem Mobiltelefon koppelt.

Good buy! Gives me a much better view of my health metrics for every tennis game.

Jusqu’à présent elle est top rien à reprocher