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Garmin Vívosmart HR

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User ratings:
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41 user ratings
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3 stars
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Editorial reviews:
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3.9 out of 5
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Pros

  • beautiful UI
  • and more social and motivation features
  • the unit actually did fairly well while running

Cons

  • high-rise elevators
  • it does not have a GPS sensor
  • Garmin actually does not permit the Vivosmart HR to connect to an external HR strap

Key specs

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  • Android, iPad, iPhone, iPod, Windows Phone
  • 5 day

Garmin Vívosmart HR - Pros & Cons

Garmin Vívosmart HR

Pros

  • beautiful UI
  • and more social and motivation features
  • the unit actually did fairly well while running
  • Backlight feature is nice
  • touch display works well
  • Paired easily with my Fenix 3 and broadcast heart rate easily
  • thorough
  • accurate and unbiased
  • it works equally well on both platforms
  • optical sensor is accurate
  • Vivosmart HR was very good

Cons

  • high-rise elevators
  • it does not have a GPS sensor
  • Garmin actually does not permit the Vivosmart HR to connect to an external HR strap
  • all optical HR sensors are inaccurate
  • screen seemed to have several small cracks or chips in it
  • Garmin Connect has a bad user interface for daily activities compares
  • poor performance of this device
  • activity times default to Greenwich mean time
  • poor HR just a defective unit
  • Garmin Currently only offers running as a trackable activity
  • The stair meter is very inaccurate

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Garmin Vívosmart HR - Full Specifications

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General
Braceletyes
Bracelet Thickness0.48 in
Bracelet Width0.83 in
Clipsno
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Dimensions
Weight1.13 oz
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Features
Water resistantyes
Fully Waterproofyes
Accelerometeryes
Altimeteryes
Heart rate monitoryes
Caller IDyes
Calorie counteryes
Distance meteryes
Pedometeryes
Sleep readingyes
Touchscreenyes
Vibration alarmyes
Watchyes
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Compatibility
Compatible devices
  • Android
  • iPad
  • iPhone
  • iPod
  • Windows Phone
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Image
Displayyes
Screen resolution160 x 68
Display typeOLED
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Design
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Violet
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Connectivity
Bluetoothno
GPSno
NFCno
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Power
Battery life5.0 day
Battery typeLithium
Charging via USByes

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Garmin Vívosmart HR Garmin - Editorial Reviews (10)

3.9
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Garmin Vívosmart HR First look at the new Garmin Vivosmart HR with optical sensor
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DC Rainmaker
Published: 27.10.2015
First look at the new Garmin Vivosmart HR with optical sensor

Update! See my in-depth review of the Vivosmart HR - now located just one click away here! Today Garmin rolled out their latest wearable, the Vivosmart HR.  This new wrist-bound device takes the Vivosmart band that they announced slightly over

Garmin Vívosmart HR Garmin builds a better, smarter band
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CNET
Published: 04.12.2015
Garmin builds a better, smarter band

Garmin's new heart-rate band with notifications holds its own against Fitbit's best.

Garmin Vívosmart HR Garmin Vivosmart HR Review
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PCMAG
Published: 10.12.2015
Garmin Vivosmart HR Review
3.5

The Garmin Vivosmart HR is a solid option if you're looking for a water-resistant fitness tracker with a built-in heart rate monitor.

Garmin Vívosmart HR Garmin vivosmart HR+ Review: Function over form | Finder
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finder.com.au
Published: 16.06.2016
Garmin vivosmart HR+ Review: Function over form | Finder

The camera is good, general app performance is decent and the fingerprint sensor is amongst the fastest we’ve ever tested.

Garmin Vívosmart HR Garmin Vivosmart HR In-Depth Review
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DC Rainmaker
Published: 14.01.2016
Garmin Vivosmart HR In-Depth Review

Back about two months ago, Garmin announced their first wrist activity tracker (non-watch) with optical HR capabilities, the Vivosmart HR.  The Vivosmart HR was designed to build upon the release of the Vivosmart a year earlier.  Essentially it’s a daily

Garmin Vívosmart HR Garmin Vivosmart HR+ review
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TechRadar
Published: 03.11.2016
Garmin Vivosmart HR+ review
4.5

Does the HR+ have the substance to make up for its lack of style?

Garmin Vívosmart HR Garmin Vivosmart HR+ review | Stuff
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Garmin Vivosmart HR+ review | Stuff

A top tier tracker that's got some GPS smarts too

Garmin Vívosmart HR Garmin vivosmart HR+ Review: A Rare Miss by Garmin
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Tom's Guide
Published: 16.09.2016
Garmin vivosmart HR+ Review: A Rare Miss by Garmin
3.0

This GPS-enabled fitness tracker does a lot of things, but doesn't serve any one market well.

Garmin Vívosmart HR Garmin Vivosmart HR
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ProductReview.com.au
Garmin Vivosmart HR

Garmin Vivosmart HR (Smart Watch / Fitness Tracker): 3.6 out of 5 stars from 75 genuine reviews on Australia's largest opinion site ProductReview.com.au.

Garmin Vívosmart HR ​Garmin Vivosmart HR+ review – we test the GPS wristband
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Wareable
Published: 17.06.2016
​Garmin Vivosmart HR+ review – we test the GPS wristband
4.5

Garmin has been busy recently and the Garmin Vivosmart HR+ is the sixth device from the company we have reviewed this year. Having only written the original...

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