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Garmin Vivosmart

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3.9
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User ratings:
38
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38 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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3 stars
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Editorial reviews:
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3.8 out of 5
13 user ratings
5 stars
7 %
4 stars
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Pros

  • stylish design and feature-rich app
  • understated design
  • long battery life and helpful OLED display

Cons

  • you can only load up to 10 on the band at one time
  • no way to filter out the non-important stuff
  • more than a few lines of an email

Key specs

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Garmin Vivosmart - Pros & Cons

Garmin Vivosmart

Pros

  • stylish design and feature-rich app
  • understated design
  • long battery life and helpful OLED display
  • Battery life is good
  • Garmin adjusts your daily step goal every day
  • Perfect mix of smart watch and activity tracker
  • It also seemingly makes the strap more comfortable
  • simple
  • easy-to-use fitness tracker
  • Vivosmart 5 is simple to configure and navigate
  • simple design and user interface

Cons

  • you can only load up to 10 on the band at one time
  • no way to filter out the non-important stuff
  • more than a few lines of an email
  • track your steps
  • calories burned
  • distance traveled and sleep
  • it shows incoming calls on the screen
  • Garmin Connect app as well
  • built-in GPS or a color display
  • no always-on display like the Fitbit
  • no way to pick and choose what to push to the band

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Garmin Vivosmart - Full Specifications

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Screen resolution160 x 68
Screen size1.1 in
Display typeLCD
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Design
Colour of productBlack
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Connectivity
Bluetoothyes
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Dimensions
Weight1.09 oz
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Features
Accelerometeryes
Heart rate monitoryes
Distance meteryes
Pedometeryes
Sleep readingyes
Touchscreenyes
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Power
Battery life5.0 day
Battery type
Lithium-Ion

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Garmin Vivosmart Garmin - Editorial Reviews (19)

3.8
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Garmin Vivosmart Garmin Vivosmart 5 review
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Wareable
Published: 09.05.2022
Garmin Vivosmart 5 review
3.5

We test the Vivosmart 5 fitness tracker and find out what it's like to live with in our in-depth review

Garmin Vivosmart Garmin Vivosmart 4 review: The best fitness tracker under £120
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Expert Reviews
Published: 30.11.2018
Garmin Vivosmart 4 review: The best fitness tracker under £120
4.0

The Vivosmart 4 is the perfect exercise companion for anyone looking to improve their fitness

Garmin Vivosmart Garmin Vivosmart 5 Review: Great Fitness Tracking, But Missing Two Big Features
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CNET
Published: 20.04.2022
Garmin Vivosmart 5 Review: Great Fitness Tracking, But Missing Two Big Features
3.9

This fitness tracker gets the basics right.

Garmin Vivosmart Garmin Vivosmart 5 review: fifth time’s the charm
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The Verge
Published: 04.05.2022
Garmin Vivosmart 5 review: fifth time’s the charm
3.5

Smart changes fix what used to be a finicky touchscreen

Garmin Vivosmart Garmin Vivosmart 5 In-Depth Review
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DC Rainmaker
Published: 20.04.2022
Garmin Vivosmart 5 In-Depth Review

It’s been nearly four years since Garmin last released a Vivosmart model – the Vivosmart 4. But the counter resets again today with the new Vivosmart 5, which brings incremental hardware changes to the model – including a button, a

Garmin Vivosmart Garmin vivosmart 4 review: If you don’t need GPS, this is a great option
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Android Authority
Published: 12.09.2018
Garmin vivosmart 4 review: If you don’t need GPS, this is a great option

Vivosmart 4, Garmin's latest fitness tracker, might be the Fitbit Charge 3's biggest competition. This is our full hands-on review that will try to answer all of your questions and help you decide what watch is the right fit for you.

Garmin Vivosmart Garmin Vivosmart 5 review: Changing the way you think about wearables
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Android Central
Published: 27.04.2022
Garmin Vivosmart 5 review: Changing the way you think about wearables
4.5

Garmin's latest wearable proves you don't need a fully-fledged smartwatch anymore.

Garmin Vivosmart Garmin Vivosmart 4
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ProductReview.com.au
Published: 05.07.2022
Garmin Vivosmart 4

Garmin Vivosmart 4 (Smart Watch / Fitness Tracker): 3 out of 5 stars from 4 genuine reviews on Australia's largest opinion site ProductReview.com.au.

Garmin Vivosmart Garmin Vivosmart 4
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Good Housekeeping
Published: 11.03.2020
Garmin Vivosmart 4

Fitness tracker review: We tested Garmin's Vivosmart 4

Garmin Vivosmart Garmin Vivosmart 4 Review
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Lifewire
Published: 27.07.2020
Garmin Vivosmart 4 Review
3.5

We tested the Garmin Vivosmart 4 for 100 hours to see how it compares to other budget and mid-range fitness trackers on the market.

Garmin Vivosmart Garmin Vivosmart review: where fitness band meets smartwatch
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Engadget
Published: 10.11.2014
Garmin Vivosmart review: where fitness band meets smartwatch
3.6

There are fitness trackers and there are smartwatches, but there's only a small number of devices that attempt to be both.

Garmin Vivosmart Garmin Vivosmart 5 review
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Tom's Guide
Published: 13.05.2022
Garmin Vivosmart 5 review
3.5

We’ve put Garmin’s latest fitness tracker to the test

Garmin Vivosmart Garmin Vivosmart 4 Review
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TechGearLab
Published: 18.03.2020
Garmin Vivosmart 4 Review
4.4

Delivering a relatively middle-of-the-road set of results, the Garmin Vivosmart 4 didn't necessarily perform poorly in our tests -- it just didn't do well...

Garmin Vivosmart Garmin Vivosmart 5 review: Comfortable, capable, and cheap
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ZDNet
Published: 20.04.2022
Garmin Vivosmart 5 review: Comfortable, capable, and cheap
4.2

Some people prefer a simple band form factor for tracking their daily activity, and the new Garmin Vivosmart 5 backs that experience up with the vast Garmin ecosystem.

Garmin Vivosmart Garmin Vivosmart 4 review
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TechRadar
Published: 24.10.2018
Garmin Vivosmart 4 review
3.5

It tells you how much energy you do (or don’t) have

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