Garmin Vivoactive 4 Black
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Garmin Vivoactive 4 - 45mm - Gps Smartwatch -slate/silver Stainless
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I've been wearing the Viviactive 4s for a few weeks now and overall I'm pretty happy with it. I switched from fitbit, so it was quite a shock to see how different the step count was. I understand this watch doesn't count arm movements which I love, but my work has me taking short amounts of steps often, so not counting until I've taken at least 10 steps means that it often misses out on a lot of my real steps and not just arm movement.I'm very happy with the battery life. I've only had to charge it 3 times so far. I was worried about not being able to turn off the screen, but it seems like it barely causes any battery drain at all.I am very disappointed in the sleep tracking. It seems very inaccurate. It will think I'm asleep when I'm sitting on the couch ... MoreI've been wearing the Viviactive 4s for a few weeks now and overall I'm pretty happy with it. I switched from fitbit, so it was quite a shock to see how different the step count was. I understand this watch doesn't count arm movements which I love, but my work has me taking short amounts of steps often, so not counting until I've taken at least 10 steps means that it often misses out on a lot of my real steps and not just arm movement.I'm very happy with the battery life. I've only had to charge it 3 times so far. I was worried about not being able to turn off the screen, but it seems like it barely causes any battery drain at all.I am very disappointed in the sleep tracking. It seems very inaccurate. It will think I'm asleep when I'm sitting on the couch reading. It makes you choose a bedtime which doesn't work for my schedule since I work overnight half of the week. It would be nice if you could have the option to set bedtime each day instead of one time for every day.The activity tracking was the real reason I chose to switch to Garmin and that part is amazing. I love having all the information broken down into graphs and maps for me.Overall I'm happy with my choice, but I would love it if Garmin could improve their sleep tracking and maybe add some of the other health tracking that Apple started implementing in their watch. I don't want a watch that has to have a data plan, but I want to be able to track as my health as much as possible without having multiple devices. So far, this seems to be the closest to what I want.
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This is my 3rd Garmin watch. Garmins are way above the competition in terms of battery life and functionality! They only need to charge 2 hours for a full week or more of use which is wonderful. 2 years on, the battery life is still excellent, and probably about 90% of the original. Plus the vivoactive 4 looks like a normal watch, which is also a nice feature. Finally the waterproof feature and auto swim laps are great, take it in the shower and rinse it off, done. Sleep tracking is good too and so much customization available. If you are very active this watch does it all. I have won numerous friends to switch over from a certain "fruit" brand to viovactive because of battery life and design.So why a 3 out of 5? I've had this watch 2 years, and recently the ... MoreThis is my 3rd Garmin watch. Garmins are way above the competition in terms of battery life and functionality! They only need to charge 2 hours for a full week or more of use which is wonderful. 2 years on, the battery life is still excellent, and probably about 90% of the original. Plus the vivoactive 4 looks like a normal watch, which is also a nice feature. Finally the waterproof feature and auto swim laps are great, take it in the shower and rinse it off, done. Sleep tracking is good too and so much customization available. If you are very active this watch does it all. I have won numerous friends to switch over from a certain "fruit" brand to viovactive because of battery life and design.So why a 3 out of 5? I've had this watch 2 years, and recently the screen developed a dead spot in the middle of the screen during a hot day (90F). The previous watch failed near the 2 year mark as well (the plastic cracked at the band holder). For $150 Garmin offers a refurbished one which isn't a really a discount for what I'd consider manufacturing flaws. Replacing my watches at the tune of $350-400 really stinks; so while I love Garmin the lifespan of the watches, not so much
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This is my second Garmin watch. The first was a gift and I hadn't worn a watch for years so was pleasantly surprised at all the advances like receiving a text message etc. So I decided to get this one and switch back and forth between watches. I still like the first watch, but I wanted something with some color on the watch face this time... not just white. But because my first watch which is a Lily does not have a shut off button, my phone kept connecting to my first watch. There are ways around this but more complicated than I want to deal with so mostly I am using my new watch. The first thing I noticed was that the colors on the watch face were not vibrant as pictured. I discovered that you can download watch faces and was excited to see colorful ones. I ... MoreThis is my second Garmin watch. The first was a gift and I hadn't worn a watch for years so was pleasantly surprised at all the advances like receiving a text message etc. So I decided to get this one and switch back and forth between watches. I still like the first watch, but I wanted something with some color on the watch face this time... not just white. But because my first watch which is a Lily does not have a shut off button, my phone kept connecting to my first watch. There are ways around this but more complicated than I want to deal with so mostly I am using my new watch. The first thing I noticed was that the colors on the watch face were not vibrant as pictured. I discovered that you can download watch faces and was excited to see colorful ones. I downloaded a few which look nice but still kind of washed out as far as the color goes. I was thinking there was something defective with my watch until I started researching and discovered that the screen is meant to be seen outside which is difficult with other screens. The sun finally came out today and I walked out on the deck and looked at my watch. I could see the screen perfectly with no reflection! And the colors are beautiful! Okay so I love my watch after all!
| Hardware Sensors | GPS |
| GPS | Yes |
| Heart Rate Monitoring | Yes |
| Sleep Monitoring | Yes |
| Step Counting | Yes |
Garmin Vivoactive 4 - 45mm - Gps Smartwatch -slate/silver Stainless
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Garmin Vivoactive 4 Activity Tracker Medium/Large - Black, C
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I've been wearing the Viviactive 4s for a few weeks now and overall I'm pretty happy with it. I switched from fitbit, so it was quite a shock to see how different the step count was. I understand this watch doesn't count arm movements which I love, but my work has me taking short amounts of steps often, so not counting until I've taken at least 10 steps means that it often misses out on a lot of my real steps and not just arm movement.I'm very happy with the battery life. I've only had to charge it 3 times so far. I was worried about not being able to turn off the screen, but it seems like it barely causes any battery drain at all.I am very disappointed in the sleep tracking. It seems very inaccurate. It will think I'm asleep when I'm sitting on the couch ... MoreI've been wearing the Viviactive 4s for a few weeks now and overall I'm pretty happy with it. I switched from fitbit, so it was quite a shock to see how different the step count was. I understand this watch doesn't count arm movements which I love, but my work has me taking short amounts of steps often, so not counting until I've taken at least 10 steps means that it often misses out on a lot of my real steps and not just arm movement.I'm very happy with the battery life. I've only had to charge it 3 times so far. I was worried about not being able to turn off the screen, but it seems like it barely causes any battery drain at all.I am very disappointed in the sleep tracking. It seems very inaccurate. It will think I'm asleep when I'm sitting on the couch reading. It makes you choose a bedtime which doesn't work for my schedule since I work overnight half of the week. It would be nice if you could have the option to set bedtime each day instead of one time for every day.The activity tracking was the real reason I chose to switch to Garmin and that part is amazing. I love having all the information broken down into graphs and maps for me.Overall I'm happy with my choice, but I would love it if Garmin could improve their sleep tracking and maybe add some of the other health tracking that Apple started implementing in their watch. I don't want a watch that has to have a data plan, but I want to be able to track as my health as much as possible without having multiple devices. So far, this seems to be the closest to what I want.
This is my 3rd Garmin watch. Garmins are way above the competition in terms of battery life and functionality! They only need to charge 2 hours for a full week or more of use which is wonderful. 2 years on, the battery life is still excellent, and probably about 90% of the original. Plus the vivoactive 4 looks like a normal watch, which is also a nice feature. Finally the waterproof feature and auto swim laps are great, take it in the shower and rinse it off, done. Sleep tracking is good too and so much customization available. If you are very active this watch does it all. I have won numerous friends to switch over from a certain "fruit" brand to viovactive because of battery life and design.So why a 3 out of 5? I've had this watch 2 years, and recently the ... MoreThis is my 3rd Garmin watch. Garmins are way above the competition in terms of battery life and functionality! They only need to charge 2 hours for a full week or more of use which is wonderful. 2 years on, the battery life is still excellent, and probably about 90% of the original. Plus the vivoactive 4 looks like a normal watch, which is also a nice feature. Finally the waterproof feature and auto swim laps are great, take it in the shower and rinse it off, done. Sleep tracking is good too and so much customization available. If you are very active this watch does it all. I have won numerous friends to switch over from a certain "fruit" brand to viovactive because of battery life and design.So why a 3 out of 5? I've had this watch 2 years, and recently the screen developed a dead spot in the middle of the screen during a hot day (90F). The previous watch failed near the 2 year mark as well (the plastic cracked at the band holder). For $150 Garmin offers a refurbished one which isn't a really a discount for what I'd consider manufacturing flaws. Replacing my watches at the tune of $350-400 really stinks; so while I love Garmin the lifespan of the watches, not so much
This is my second Garmin watch. The first was a gift and I hadn't worn a watch for years so was pleasantly surprised at all the advances like receiving a text message etc. So I decided to get this one and switch back and forth between watches. I still like the first watch, but I wanted something with some color on the watch face this time... not just white. But because my first watch which is a Lily does not have a shut off button, my phone kept connecting to my first watch. There are ways around this but more complicated than I want to deal with so mostly I am using my new watch. The first thing I noticed was that the colors on the watch face were not vibrant as pictured. I discovered that you can download watch faces and was excited to see colorful ones. I ... MoreThis is my second Garmin watch. The first was a gift and I hadn't worn a watch for years so was pleasantly surprised at all the advances like receiving a text message etc. So I decided to get this one and switch back and forth between watches. I still like the first watch, but I wanted something with some color on the watch face this time... not just white. But because my first watch which is a Lily does not have a shut off button, my phone kept connecting to my first watch. There are ways around this but more complicated than I want to deal with so mostly I am using my new watch. The first thing I noticed was that the colors on the watch face were not vibrant as pictured. I discovered that you can download watch faces and was excited to see colorful ones. I downloaded a few which look nice but still kind of washed out as far as the color goes. I was thinking there was something defective with my watch until I started researching and discovered that the screen is meant to be seen outside which is difficult with other screens. The sun finally came out today and I walked out on the deck and looked at my watch. I could see the screen perfectly with no reflection! And the colors are beautiful! Okay so I love my watch after all!
I bought this to replace my Fitbit Charge 5 after that device didn't last more than about 6-8 months. I deeply regret purchasing this Garmin vivoactive 4S! It is a horrible tracker. Here are some of the issues:- Pulse O2 reading is inaccurate (check the online reviews on this point). I should be near dead with the mid 80% readings it give me.- The only exercise it auto-recognizes is walking and running. However, these are inaccurate as well. On a 4+ mile hike that has some steep ascents and descents, it thought I was climbing stairs and also missed many steps because (I speculate) my arm wasn't swinging sometimes due to walking a dog.- During another hike (flat terrain) it showed around 12,000 steps mid-hike then when we got back to the car, it showed several ... MoreI bought this to replace my Fitbit Charge 5 after that device didn't last more than about 6-8 months. I deeply regret purchasing this Garmin vivoactive 4S! It is a horrible tracker. Here are some of the issues:- Pulse O2 reading is inaccurate (check the online reviews on this point). I should be near dead with the mid 80% readings it give me.- The only exercise it auto-recognizes is walking and running. However, these are inaccurate as well. On a 4+ mile hike that has some steep ascents and descents, it thought I was climbing stairs and also missed many steps because (I speculate) my arm wasn't swinging sometimes due to walking a dog.- During another hike (flat terrain) it showed around 12,000 steps mid-hike then when we got back to the car, it showed several thousand less than that.- In order to track my actual exercise, I have to manually tell it to start but (a) this requires me to wear glasses to see the device and (b) it's not intuitive - several ppl couldn't figure out how to STOP the tracking when I accidently started an exercise I wasn't really doing.- The start time for exercise is off by many, many minutes or hours. This is true even though the clock is correct time.- Throughout the night it goes "Close Encounters" on me by lighting up and flashing all sorts of colors. This wakes me up and disturbs my sleep.So, the device is an over-priced digital watch. Maybe I can figure out how to make it stop flashing at night - or I could just stop wearing it.
I bought this primarily for it's ability to interact with texts/notification from my Android 13 phone and for the Pulse Oximeter sensor and heart rate sensors. It is a little tricky to figure out if you are a first time Smartwatch owner, the price is right and Garmin makes a lot of devices with sensors besides GPS and Smartwatches. You need to download (both IOS & Android apps available) the Garmin Connect app to do most of the logs and specific activity settings. Some of the default settings while well meaning are outright annoying, e.g. it will tell you to stand up or move because you have been still too long, that can be turned off. I don't like watches on my wrist and so I took it off for several hours. When I put it back on, it offered to check my pulse reading ... MoreI bought this primarily for it's ability to interact with texts/notification from my Android 13 phone and for the Pulse Oximeter sensor and heart rate sensors. It is a little tricky to figure out if you are a first time Smartwatch owner, the price is right and Garmin makes a lot of devices with sensors besides GPS and Smartwatches. You need to download (both IOS & Android apps available) the Garmin Connect app to do most of the logs and specific activity settings. Some of the default settings while well meaning are outright annoying, e.g. it will tell you to stand up or move because you have been still too long, that can be turned off. I don't like watches on my wrist and so I took it off for several hours. When I put it back on, it offered to check my pulse reading oximetry It also keeps a log of the these events etc. I don't use any of the training software. It also tracks breathes per minute and agreed closely on heartbeat and pulse oximetry with a finger tip device which is less reliable on the pulse oximetry reading. I appreciate that it logs all these values when I sleep and I can ask it to do a pulse oximetry reading at anytime. I have it set to take values periodically. That setting is on the watch. To see logs of activity you need the Garmin Connect app. I am very pleased it meets my needs and there is a ton of capability that I need to explore in terms of physical activity. It plugs in any USB C power charger and the other ends that goes in the watch is small and proprietary
I love my new Garmin Vivoactive 4S for the most part. The features are helpful and accurate as far as I can tell except for the sleep monitor. I am awake and looking at the clock on and off all night every night so I have a good idea of when I am awake thru-out the night. I have found that the watch app will tell me I was in REM or deep sleep when I know I was awake and looking at the clock. I have made a point of moving my arms and legs for a full 2 mins to check for accurate movement monitoring, but it still shows little to no movement during those times. I don't like that you can't track naps and I don't like that you have to set your "normal" sleep times b/c I have found that whatever hours I put in the app, are the hours it assumes I was in bed asleep. For me, ... MoreI love my new Garmin Vivoactive 4S for the most part. The features are helpful and accurate as far as I can tell except for the sleep monitor. I am awake and looking at the clock on and off all night every night so I have a good idea of when I am awake thru-out the night. I have found that the watch app will tell me I was in REM or deep sleep when I know I was awake and looking at the clock. I have made a point of moving my arms and legs for a full 2 mins to check for accurate movement monitoring, but it still shows little to no movement during those times. I don't like that you can't track naps and I don't like that you have to set your "normal" sleep times b/c I have found that whatever hours I put in the app, are the hours it assumes I was in bed asleep. For me, that isn't always the case. I may get up and stay up for hours during the night if I can't sleep, yet it shows I was in light sleep or REM sleep during those hours. As far as the heart rate monitor and Pulse Ox monitoring go, they are pretty accurate. I have checked them both multiple times with other devices and manually with a timer and they are always within 4 heartbeats or within 2% on the pulse ox so I am happy with that. I don't like that I can be up moving around, doing laundry or cooking, and a lot of times as soon as I sit down, I get an alert saying, "It's time to get active" or "Time to move". So, there are a few things that could be better but overall, I get a lot of use out of the parts that I use most often. I haven't fully used all of the functions so some things I can't attest to. I think it was well worth the cost and you don't have to have a subscription to use any of the functions. In my opinion, it is a better device than other brands. I would recommend if you are going to use different colored bands that you buy a gray or white watch. I got the rose gold and it looks funny with different colored bands on it, lol.
I bought this in the spring of 2020, and not only does it still work well, I think in some ways it works better than when I got it. The software updates are noticeably helpful and add new features, which is so lovely. I know this is not Garmin's most intensive watch for tracking workouts (I chose this one over some of the others in part because I liked the size and looks more for everyday wear), but I'm a collegiate rower, and it serves my purposes perfectly. I can track everything from my speed on the water to the number of strokes I take in a minute, which is so helpful. The GPS, in my experience, is accurate nearly to the meter, although there are a few times when it may cut out for a few seconds. The tracking for every other activity I've done is great, too, and ... MoreI bought this in the spring of 2020, and not only does it still work well, I think in some ways it works better than when I got it. The software updates are noticeably helpful and add new features, which is so lovely. I know this is not Garmin's most intensive watch for tracking workouts (I chose this one over some of the others in part because I liked the size and looks more for everyday wear), but I'm a collegiate rower, and it serves my purposes perfectly. I can track everything from my speed on the water to the number of strokes I take in a minute, which is so helpful. The GPS, in my experience, is accurate nearly to the meter, although there are a few times when it may cut out for a few seconds. The tracking for every other activity I've done is great, too, and I love the diversity of activities you can track.The heart rate tracking is really solid, too, especially with resting heart rates. It's accurate for exercise-induced elevated heart rates, too, but only if you've started an activity on the watch — if I don't start one, I'll look back at the heart rate data later and it will lowball what my heart rate should have been at by usually at least 50 beats. I think the watch also lowballs pulse ox, so I don't use the feature often.Battery life is great, even here into year 3. I have had some occasional bluetooth connectivity issues, but that's always been solved by turning my watch or the bluetooth settings on whatever I'm trying to connect to on and off again. The Garmin Connect app can be a little clunky, but the watch itself still runs like a dream. I wear it all day, every day.
I did a lot of research and really wanted to love this watch, esp. as it has the Garmin name, but there are too many cons for me to love it. First is size/watch band. I have very small wrists, so even with this specially made for that, it's still too large, causing it to not sit correctly on my arm, and most likely affecting readings. I do not care for the silicon/non-breathable band - it's so uncomfortable. I wish there was a fabric or leather option without having to go buy it separately. As for the function - I love the sleep tracker on fitness watches and as others have pointed out, the sleep tracker function is highly inaccurate. It measures it from the time you get into bed and are not moving around much, whether you are sleeping or not. It seems to not be as ... MoreI did a lot of research and really wanted to love this watch, esp. as it has the Garmin name, but there are too many cons for me to love it. First is size/watch band. I have very small wrists, so even with this specially made for that, it's still too large, causing it to not sit correctly on my arm, and most likely affecting readings. I do not care for the silicon/non-breathable band - it's so uncomfortable. I wish there was a fabric or leather option without having to go buy it separately. As for the function - I love the sleep tracker on fitness watches and as others have pointed out, the sleep tracker function is highly inaccurate. It measures it from the time you get into bed and are not moving around much, whether you are sleeping or not. It seems to not be as technically advanced as sleep features on other watches, so greatly disappointed in that. The "charts" that are on the watch and in the app are so tiny, and can not be expanded to view it better - a problem for old eyes like mine. The charts are so tiny that they see kind of pointless on the watch. For recording fitness activities - so far I have used it to track walks; it takes a bit for the GPS to pick up so I'm often standing in my front yard waiting for that. I had a huge issue yesterday that really bothered me - I finally went for my first XC ski post-surgery; I skied a 10K but my watch stopped recording about a mile in, and I didn't realize it until I was done skiing and my watch tracked almost nothing. While trying to troubleshoot, I realized it's because of the location of the buttons; with XC skiing I wear a lot of layers, and take my mittens on and off quite a bit while skiing. Doing so must have hit the buttons and caused it to stop recording. I don't know a way around this - I could try to put it on my other wrist, which would be annoying honestly. So IMO, this is a design flaw. There are tons of other options on the watch that I still have not figured out. My favorite feature I guess would be helping me find my phone. It's also fairly easy to see outside, which is a pro as other watches struggle here. Battery life has been good as well. Overall, I don't love it and can't wait for the day when a company designs a watch that truly fits small wrists, has an excellent sleep tracker, and has visibility for old eyes.
Just upgraded from a Vivoactiv 3. Everything works great (exception below) and I am getting a full week of battery life without using GPS or the pulse ox. Like my 3, I think this is a nice looking watch and while the 3 was the biggest size I'd go with the 4S is probably a better fit for my wrist. I would have gotten the 4, for the better battery life, if it wasn't bigger than the 3 - not sure why they changed the size.My only complaint is the heart rate monitor. I get on and off accuracy - same as with my old 3. I go to the gym three times a week and do about 2.5 hours of cardio work. I can be climbing stairs and my heart rate shows as 85, say, which is obviously not accurate. Sometimes it'll stay that way my entire workout, sometimes there is a delay in picking ... MoreJust upgraded from a Vivoactiv 3. Everything works great (exception below) and I am getting a full week of battery life without using GPS or the pulse ox. Like my 3, I think this is a nice looking watch and while the 3 was the biggest size I'd go with the 4S is probably a better fit for my wrist. I would have gotten the 4, for the better battery life, if it wasn't bigger than the 3 - not sure why they changed the size.My only complaint is the heart rate monitor. I get on and off accuracy - same as with my old 3. I go to the gym three times a week and do about 2.5 hours of cardio work. I can be climbing stairs and my heart rate shows as 85, say, which is obviously not accurate. Sometimes it'll stay that way my entire workout, sometimes there is a delay in picking up the higher heart rate, and sometimes the higher rate is picked up immediately.I always wear the watch positioned the same way on my wrist and when I don't see the higher heart rate getting picked up I'll try to take off the watch and reposition it but it doesn't seem to change anything most times.I deal with it since it's not a huge issue for me - I'm more interested in wrist notifications but it IS kind of annoying. Overall I'm very happy with the 4S and Connect is a great app. I had installed a custom watch face on my 3 and installed the same one on my 4S and it's a breeze with Connect.
My watch suddenly started producing inconsistent results for activity tracking. For example- it claimed a 7 mile hike was 11 miles. Later, it logged a full mile while I was sitting down on my bed.I reached out to Garmin product support and they provided me with a list of links to several different troubleshooting steps to take, including turning on auto pause, checking which satellite constellation was in use and changing it (but not advising which to use), and downloading computer software to troubleshoot beyond the iOS app.I followed all of these tedious steps and found the watch performance degraded further. I found it auto paused while I was actively moving forward at a brisk hiking pace.It produced astonishingly poor statistics for the Mailbox Peak hike, ... MoreMy watch suddenly started producing inconsistent results for activity tracking. For example- it claimed a 7 mile hike was 11 miles. Later, it logged a full mile while I was sitting down on my bed.I reached out to Garmin product support and they provided me with a list of links to several different troubleshooting steps to take, including turning on auto pause, checking which satellite constellation was in use and changing it (but not advising which to use), and downloading computer software to troubleshoot beyond the iOS app.I followed all of these tedious steps and found the watch performance degraded further. I found it auto paused while I was actively moving forward at a brisk hiking pace.It produced astonishingly poor statistics for the Mailbox Peak hike, logging only 2,464 total elevation gained despite also indicating a minimum elevation starting at 740 feet climbing to a maximum 4842 feet, which is the accurate stats for this hike of 4,100 vertical.When I provided this info, I was then asked to continue troubleshooting further in order to create a ticket with Engineering. I was asked to send a Garmin folder from my laptop, and send app logs. I was asked to change the GPS setting again.At this point I followed these steps but was somehow transferred to a different support rep and told the Garmin folder I sent was not accurate.I’m now using Gaia to track my activities and I plan on upgrading to the Apple Watch Ultra. I’m seriously questioning continuing to support Garmin any further, as I have the Garmin InReach mini and have to wonder if I can truly rely on it for emergencies.
| Hardware Sensors | GPS |
| GPS | Yes |
| Heart Rate Monitoring | Yes |
| Sleep Monitoring | Yes |
| Step Counting | Yes |
