Garminvívosmart® 5, Fitness Tracker, Long-Lasting Battery, Simple Design, Black Large

I use mine to track my heart rate. Has interesting sleep and stress scores too. Syncs with the app on our android phone.

My husband and I are both loving these watches. White was on backorder so we ordered mine through posh market. I love what it tracks and the simplicity of the use. He got a large and I got a medium and they both fit well the look it simple and sleek. Sporty maybe and not as bulky as others. Price point wise we both paid around the same and I think it’s a fair price when compared to competitors.

Do not buy this watch if you want to track the steps you are walking. This watch will only track your steps if your arm is swinging. If you are pushing a a mower or a cart, it will not record your steps. If you are carrying something, like lumber or building materials, no step tracking. In the last two days of yard work my old Fitbit would have recorded over 20,000 steps. The Garmin recorded 6500. The Garmin uses GPS so it should be tracking this movement but support just says it does not do this tracking.In the evening I have been woken by a very bright red light from the watch. This is from the bottom of the watch against the skin. It will flash this bright light 2 or 3 times at irregular intervals. If I move my wrist, it will go off for a while. So I guess I need to stay up to move all night to move the watch. There is nothing in support or help to indicate what this function is or how to change it.I will be returning the watch and already have my old Fitbit back on. I cannot recommend this watch!

Comes with a USB C port which can be charged by phone. Took me going to YouTube to figure that out, as the cable was not the usual USB cable that I was used to. The watch charges relatively fast.

Love it. Don’t need a Gmail account like Fitbit. That was a pain in the butt.

I have used a Fitbit daily since they first came out starting with the little one you clipped to your waistline. Maybe 10 years? I have also gifted many Fitbits to others. Currently my daily device is a Fitbit Charge 2 which I have worn every day for 7 years. I just love it. Sadly it has 2 long cracks on the screen which I’ve ignored for a couple years waiting on the Charge 6 (I bought my sister a Charge 5 which she loves). When the Charge 6 was recently unveiled I rushed to their website to purchase one only to find out that they were bought out by Google…. Well I don’t like any tech company to have too much of my personal information so I spread it out. I am not comfortable with Google having all my location data and my health metrics so the search for a replacement began.After an exhaustive search I settled on the Garmin Vivoactive 5 for two main reasons. 1. Long battery life and 2. small size. I don’t want a pedometer the size of a dessert plate on my wrist. I eagerly awaited its arrival.Sadly I returned it…Here are the reasons I returned it:1. The Home Screen does not show your steps which is the primary reason I wear it where is my incentive to walk more?2. In order to adjust its screen display settings you have to do it on the tiny watch screen! With my bad eyes and fat fingers this is unpleasant and unnecessary. Why can’t I adjust everything on the app? And the selection is not permanent, it reverts back to what Garmin wants!3. In order to see my steps it takes several motions with my big fingers, push button to see screen, swipe up, touch a certain small part of the screen. I want to glance at my pedometer and see my steps. I don’t need a watch as there are clocks everywhere including on my phone. I want a pedometer.4. The app is just bad. It has icons (little pictures) I have no clue what they mean and they aren’t described in the user guide. It is not easy to get around in or see what stuff means. I am unable to figure out how to see past data or break down current data. It does not have all the settings the actual device does. It is mostly pretty graphics without ensuring end user needs.5. The app only works on one device. I have an iPad and an iPhone which are synced together. With my Fitbit I can view my data on either device at any time. The Garmin specifically states it will only work on one device at a time and warns against using more than one. Well this is 2023 now and the population is quickly aging. When I walk my dogs my Fitbit syncs right to my iPhone which is in my pocket. When I am relaxing in my recliner I pull out my iPad to review my Fitbit info on my BIG iPad screen for my aging bad eyes. I do everything on my iPad unless I’m out of the house, then I use smaller iPhone screen.6. The Vivosmart 5 appears to be quite inaccurate in measuring steps. This was most obvious when I went to an all day music festival and it was significantly off. After that day I wore both devices simultaneously on the same wrist for over a week. The Garmin was hundreds of steps off every day. I know my Fitbit is accurate because I have counted my steps with it many times.TLDR: Great potential but not elderly friendly. Steps counting inaccurate.

My reason for this purchase was less as a fitness tracker (I'm 73) and more for monitoring my heart rate and sleep patterns.I looked at a lot of different fitness trackers and there are some very good ones out there.The deciding factor for me was, if I'm going to wear this thing 24 hours a day, I needed one that was as small and comfortable as possible.I've never been able to wear a bracelet for more than a couple hours at a time and watches for no longer than necessary.The Vivosmart 5 seemed like the right size and is in fact very comfortable and easy to wear for 24 hours a day.Now for the downside, I'm only using the heartbeat monitor, the sleep monitor and the stress monitor, and walking (by default).With just these monitor points turned on, I can only get about 2 and a half days on a charge. That's far from the 7 days in the description.This could easily have been a 5 star rating but for the short battery life.I do still like how easy it is to wear this for 24 hour periods but am disappointed in the short charge cycles.If you can live with recharging often, this is still a good buy.

My dad likes them. Light and unnoticeable, at the same time collects bunch of life important metrics.