If you've been considering a Garmin GPS sportwatch for years, but couldn't justify buying one to only use while running, biking, or swimming. The Garmin Vivoactive seemed targeted towards you with support for daily activity tracking, sleep tracking, GPS sports tracking, and smartwatch functionality so I could potentially put it on and never have to take it off. The Vivoactive is a new wearable device from Garmin that is part smartwatch and part fitness tracker. This GPS watch directs calls, texts and other notifications from your phone to your wrist and captures detailed data about runs, bike rides, swims and even golf games.
First, as you'd expect from a Garmin device, Garmin’s strongest area which is fitness tracking. The Vivoactive contains three base sport modes – swimming, cycling, and running. Within each of those modes it’ll track your speed, distance, time and sensor data such as heart rate or cadence. In addition to the sports tracking, the Garmin Vivoactive acts as a smartwatch and fitness tracker, too. It keeps tabs on your daily steps and nightly sleep, and prompts you to move about if you're sat around for too long.
At 0.32 inches thick, the Vívoactive is a thin watch – especially in comparison to other GPS watches. It features a nearly square, 1.38-inch, 205 x 148 pixel color touch screen display and two buttons — one on each side of the watch’s face. The left button is for power and backlighting, and the right handles watch functions like starting and stopping activities or getting to the settings. Everything else is done by either swiping or tapping the touch screen.
In typical use, the battery can last up to three weeks. Three! But in GPS mode, the Vivoactive will only last 10 hours. You can sync your Vivoactive with the Garmin Connect mobile app for Android or iOS, and you can also sync with a Windows or Mac computer. The mobile sync is wireless, but the computer sync requires that you download the Garmin Express desktop app and use the charging cable plugged into a USB slot, a minor inconvenience.
The price of the Vivoactive is in line with similar products, such as the Sony Smartwatch 3 and Fitbit Surge. The watch is available now for $250 in the US, £200 in the UK and AU$340 in Australia. It can also be bundled with a wireless heart-rate strap for $300, £230, and AU$380. Lets move our eyes on Garmin Vivoactive feature list first with advantage and disadvantage following.
Garmin Vivoactive Key Features-
Garmin Vivoactive Advantages-
Garmin Vivoactive Disadvantages-
The Garmin Vivoactive has an ultraslim design, good battery life and an always-on color display that shines in outdoor performance. Its surely an well equipped smart activity tracker that can keep pace with even the most active lifestyles. But the ultraslim design and laundry list of features can't overcome the buggy software. Once Garmin fixes these problems, the Vivoactive could be a good product, but until then, there are better options available.
First, as you'd expect from a Garmin device, Garmin’s strongest area which is fitness tracking. The Vivoactive contains three base sport modes – swimming, cycling, and running. Within each of those modes it’ll track your speed, distance, time and sensor data such as heart rate or cadence. In addition to the sports tracking, the Garmin Vivoactive acts as a smartwatch and fitness tracker, too. It keeps tabs on your daily steps and nightly sleep, and prompts you to move about if you're sat around for too long.
At 0.32 inches thick, the Vívoactive is a thin watch – especially in comparison to other GPS watches. It features a nearly square, 1.38-inch, 205 x 148 pixel color touch screen display and two buttons — one on each side of the watch’s face. The left button is for power and backlighting, and the right handles watch functions like starting and stopping activities or getting to the settings. Everything else is done by either swiping or tapping the touch screen.
In typical use, the battery can last up to three weeks. Three! But in GPS mode, the Vivoactive will only last 10 hours. You can sync your Vivoactive with the Garmin Connect mobile app for Android or iOS, and you can also sync with a Windows or Mac computer. The mobile sync is wireless, but the computer sync requires that you download the Garmin Express desktop app and use the charging cable plugged into a USB slot, a minor inconvenience.
The price of the Vivoactive is in line with similar products, such as the Sony Smartwatch 3 and Fitbit Surge. The watch is available now for $250 in the US, £200 in the UK and AU$340 in Australia. It can also be bundled with a wireless heart-rate strap for $300, £230, and AU$380. Lets move our eyes on Garmin Vivoactive feature list first with advantage and disadvantage following.
Garmin Vivoactive Key Features-
- 205 x 148 pixels display
- GPS, GLONASS, ANT+ and Bluetooth 4.0+
- iOS and Android compatible
- Li-po battery up to 3 weeks tracking and 10 hours in GPS mode
- Water resistant up to 50 meters.
- Weighs only of 38 grams with the band
Garmin Vivoactive Advantages-
- Detailed activity tracking; Built-in GPS
- Outstanding battery life
- Ultraslim and sleek.
- Suitable for swimming
- Wide array of swappable bands
- ANT+ sensor connectivity
Garmin Vivoactive Disadvantages-
- No built-in heart-rate monitor
- The watch software and smartphone connectivity is unstable
- No wireless syncing with Windows or Mac
- Connect IQ app store lacks software
- Only one programmable alarm
- Sleep tracking doesn't provide details and can be inaccurate
The Garmin Vivoactive has an ultraslim design, good battery life and an always-on color display that shines in outdoor performance. Its surely an well equipped smart activity tracker that can keep pace with even the most active lifestyles. But the ultraslim design and laundry list of features can't overcome the buggy software. Once Garmin fixes these problems, the Vivoactive could be a good product, but until then, there are better options available.
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