Garmin Vivosmart 5

Reliable fitness tracking for the price ; Week long battery life ; Comfy gym-ready fit

Screen is too small for most notifications ; Limited smartwatch functionality

The Vivosmart 5 is Garmin’s latest answer to the Fitbit Luxe and Charge 5. It’s a slim-form-factor band design wearable designed for runners that want a discreet wearable to track their weekly workouts and 5km runs or cycles. While it’s far from the...

Detailed Garmin Connect platform Comprehensive sensor array Lightweight and comfortable Accurate health and sleep tracking

Disappointing battery life Generic design

“The design of the Garmin Vivosmart 5 won't make you look twice, but the comprehensive Garmin Connect platform makes this a fitness tracker a standout.”

All-day heart rate, respiration, SpO2, and stress tracking ; Good battery life ; Automatically tracks certain activities ; Emergency assistance features

Black-and-white screen with no always-on setting ; Minor accuracy issues in testing ; No built-in GPS ; Doesn't track heart rhythm or skin temperature variations ; Lacks contactless payment support

Garmin's Vivosmart 5 fitness tracker is light on excitement, but makes it easy to keep tabs on your activity, sleep, and other key health metrics.

Uncomplicated design ; Great entry point into Garmin Connect ; Packed with advanced tracking features

No GPS ; Relatively pricey ; Poor sleep tracking ; Pulse Ox drains battery life rapidly

Garmin's dive back into the fitness tracker market is a welcome one, offering a simple yet metric-heavy entry point into its ecosystem. At the same price as a Fitbit Charge 5, though, its lack of GPS, as well as sleep tracking inconsistencies and...

Lightweight, comfortable fit ; Streamlined, swappable design ; Comprehensive tracking features ; Seven-day battery life

Underwhelming display ; Slightly fiddly interface ; No built-in GPS tracking

Its lightweight design might be forgettable, but if you can deal with the dinky screen and lack of built-in GPS, the streamlined Vivosmart 5 offers a lot of tracking smarts for a relatively affordable price

Light weight and very comfortable for 24/7 wear ; Advanced sleep tracking and blood oxygen sensor ; Stress tracking and Body Battery support ; Powerful Garmin ecosystem and capability

No integrated GPS ; Monochrome display

Accurate heart rate sensor Solid fitness tracking Increased screen size Swappable bands Plenty of tracking features with no paywalls

No built-in GPS No contactless payment support Underwhelming monochrome display Hard to read display outdoors Overpriced for what you get

The Garmin Vivosmart 5 is a good, basic fitness tracker that brings a few key improvements to the line. A redesign with new swappable bands is fresh and functional. True to form, Garmin offers users accurate fitness tracking plus a wealth of features...

Lightweight, comfortable fit ; Streamlined, swappable design ; Comprehensive tracking features ; Seven-day battery life

Underwhelming display ; Slightly fiddly interface ; No built-in GPS tracking

Its lightweight design might be forgettable, but if you can deal with the dinky screen and lack of built-in GPS, the streamlined Vivosmart 5 offers a lot of tracking smarts for a relatively affordable price

Extensive health features, such as women's health ; Assistance5 for incident detection ; Compatible with iOS and Android

Connected (not built-in GPS) ; Limited fitness activities ; Touchscreen not hugely responsive

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