2024 the best fit watches review


Price: $149.99
(as of Dec 11, 2024 20:02:09 UTC - Details)

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Take charge of your health with vívosmart® 5. This easy-to-use, comfortable fitness tracker comes loaded with features to track your activity all day and sleep stages all night once setup through the Garmin Connect™ app (This device is intended to give an estimate of your activity and metrics). Wrist-based heart rate, stress tracking, Body Battery™ energy monitoring and more help you stay informed while smart notifications from your paired smartphone keep you connected. Stay active with built-in sports apps that include profiles for walking, running, yoga, cardio and more. Plus, when connected to your smartphone, incident detection (during select outdoor activities) and Assistance features send a message with your live location to emergency contacts for greater peace of mind (Requires setup and your smartphone to be in an area with network coverage where data connectivity is available). With up to 7 days of battery life, vívosmart 5 gives you an uninterrupted picture of your health and can go wherever your busy schedule takes you.
Easy-to-use, comfortable smart fitness tracker, once setup through the Garmin Connect app, has a touchscreen and button interface plus a brighter, bigger display than vívosmart 4 for larger text.Supported Application:Sleep Monitor,Heart Rate Monitor,GPS,Fitness Tracker,Contacts,Messages,Calendar. Connectivity technology:Bluetooth.
Get an uninterrupted picture of your health with up to 7 days of battery life in smartwatch mode; safe for swimming and showering, too
Understand your body by monitoring your respiration, Pulse Ox (Pulse Ox not available in all countries; it is not a medical device), Body Battery energy levels, women’s health, hydration, stress and heart rate (This device is intended to give an estimate of your activity and metrics) with low and high heart rate alerts once set up through the Garmin Connect app
Get a score for your sleep quality, plus get further insights on how to improve your sleep via the Garmin Connect app
Reach your fitness goals through fitness age, step tracking, calories burned, intensity minutes and more
Built-in sports apps feature activity profiles such as walking, running, yoga, cardio, pool swim and more
Connects to your smartphone’s GPS to track outdoor walks, runs and rides
Stay connected with smart notifications for incoming calls, text messages, calendar view and more when paired with your smartphone
When connected to your smartphone, incident detection (during select outdoor activities) and Assistance sends messages and live location information to emergency contacts (Requires setup and your smartphone to be in an area with network coverage where data connectivity is available)
Interchangeable bands provide user-friendly designs, making band replacements easy and convenient
Reviewer: Roberto Andino
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Finally everything I need without a subsc
Review: I usuarlly don't write reviews but given how happy I am with my Garmin I feel compelled to do so, I tried fitbit and steps tend to overcount it didn't work for me for swim the app is good but you will need a suscription to get the fullness of so screw it, then I tried apple watch I must say it is good but I just can't stop wearing my regular watches... it is in me call me old hag or whatever but it is what it is... so after reviews, talking with people I went for this Gadget and OMG I love App is awesome and you get everything and I meant all metrics without a subscription, steps are more accurate, swim and train works perfect and it is not a bulky gadget so I can wear my regular watches in one wrist and this baby in the other and changing the band is so easy that I can match everything.I fully recommend this to this point I don't think I can live without it.P.D- Battery is a monster it can't last for 4 days in my case.

Reviewer: JMT in Mpls
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Excellent customer service
Review: I bought this primarily to track my heart rate and blood oxygen levels. Based on how it tracks with readings on medical-grade devices when I'm at doctor appts, it does both of these quite accurately. The step counter seems reasonably accurate depending on how you use it. That and the ability to track activities such as using a treadmill have been helpful additions to what I initially purchased it for. There are some silly (IMHO) aspects of the device, and some things that don't work quite as advertised, but the main reason I rate it as 5-star is customer service. When setting it up I had my questions answered via chat or email quite quickly and accurately. When the device recently seemed to be malfunctioning, I received a return phone call within about 40 minutes from a real person. The CSR was able to talk me through a fix, and actually asked me to double check a few additional things before signing off. If something is not working or you have questions, contacting them through their online Garmin Connect site will, based on my experience, get you the info you need.

Reviewer: Bette Noir
Rating: 1.0 out of 5 stars
Title: ***** Updated ****** DO NOT BUY App update ruined what was a perfect product
Review: UPDATE*** TRASH. My previous review was 5 stars. They had a perfect product that they ruined with an entire app redesign. Read the app reviews before purchasing, it’s a dumpster fire of issues. Most of the key tracking features (for me anyway) like exercise activities, sleep and steps no long work. Readings saying I walked 57 miles in 30 minutes, I apparently haven’t slept since the update, and my stress levels are through the roof 24/7. 2 months later and they have made no effort to fix the issues or comment on what their plans are. Chucked it and bought the Apple Watch SE. ******was very frustrated with my vivosmart 4 and was looking for a new activity tracker when I saw the vivosmart 5 was out. I love everything about the Garmin app, it was the watch itself I didn't like. Despite Amazon warning me this had a high return rate, I decided to give V5 a chance and I am so glad I did! They have improved every single complaint I had with V4!!DISPLAY. The screen has been enlarged so it is much easier to read and the messages stay on the screen longer, giving you the time to view them if you are mid-workout. There are many more watch display options on this version.NOTIFICATIONS. You can now scroll through and read messages on your vivosmart5 , V4 only displayed a headline so you had to head over to your phone to read the whole thing. Now you can read and delete the notice on the watch itself, leaving your phone in your pocket!LOGGING ACTIVITIES. The biggest improvement is how you end the recording of your activity. With the V4 you just tapped the screen to end it, which was easily done accidently with brush of a sleeve or bumping the watch against your leg, EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING!! Now it is very intentional, you hold the button for a few seconds while it counts down that is about to end your activity. Going hand in hand with this, because it is no longer easy to end your activity accidently, it is easier to check the time without worry. Also mileage tracking has vastly improved. V4 would alert you when you reached a mile, but you were blind in between. With V5 You can see how many miles you have walked/ran/cycled while the activity is being recorded. Example 2.49 miles is displayed. This is very motivational for me to push to reach the next mile!ACTIVITY RESULTS. Your mappable activity is now displayed on a map on the app in iPhone. I enjoy this feature so I can compare routes and see which one helps me hit the most goals.CHARGING. The charge time is much longer and displays as a percentage, not a battery icon which I find more helpful. The charger itself is much easier to attach as it is now a snap in.THE WATCH ITSELF. The watch is now far more comfortable for everyday wear. On the V4 the band always slipped out and flapped around, this one stays in place. They eliminated the trim around the watch face which in my opinion was a great call. I owned 3 of the v4 watches and they all ended up having that trim fall out leaving a gap around the screen. I also think the increase in size makes it more attractive. I bought mine in white and I love it!!SUMMARY I have had this over a week so far, working out everyday using primarily the walking and cardio actives. I wear mine 24/7 to record steps, heartrate, sleep, pulse, ox etc. They have in my opinion perfected this activity tracker, I couldn't be happier. Will update if anything negative comes up in the future!

Reviewer: Stephanie 9901
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Easy to connect, looks smart, works well
Review: I was looking for a new fitness tracker when mine died. A friend told me she liked Garmin and I was quite pleased with the design of the Vivosmart 5. Most trackers have a large face and they just look huge on my smallish wrist. This one fits well, it looks smart, it was a breeze to set up and it does everything I wanted a tracker to do. My only complaint is the battery life is way less than what I expected. But overall, I’m happy with my purchase.

Reviewer: Marg
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Upgrade to Vivosmart 5
Review: Had a Vivosmart 4 that stopping staying charged so I purchased the Vivosmart 5. It took me awhile to get used to it but I like it as much as the Vivosmart 4. Now that I've had it a few weeks, I'm getting into adding settings and using the phone app to get up to date on the watch. It seems to stay charged for about a week.I'm 71 so if I was able to get it moving, anyone can!

Reviewer: Readers Read
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Overall, I like it!
Review: Prior to using this, I went through two Vivosmart 4's. They seem to only last around two years for me. I wanted to give this one a try. It is a little larger than the 4, but it's still not big and bulky. I didn't want one that was big and bulky. I'm happy with this one and would actually rate it a 4.5. The half a point lost would be for the battery life. I wish it lasted longer than it does. Overall, I really like it and I'm glad that I picked this upgrade. It does everything I was looking for, isn't real expensive, and is easy to use. Oh, and the charging cord is much better with this edition. I didn't like the charging with the 4, because it was weird the way it clipped on. But this one is much easier to do.

Reviewer: Patricia Sabin
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Garmin Vivosmart %
Review: I LOVE this watch!! It does everything I need or could want! Great buy at a great price!

Reviewer: DIANA RODRIGUEZ ABREGO
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Se descarga muy rápido la batería
Review: La serie 4 es mejor ya que al ser más delga te permite llevar siempre en una mano y en la otra tu reloj.La diferencia en bondades casi son las mismas.

Reviewer: Valerie J. Mitchell
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: I switched from a Fitbit to this model of Garmin because it was a slimmer face and also because my Fitbit gave me eczema from the device itself, not from the strap.So far the Garmin has not irritated my wrist.I was however disappointed that this model is not compatible with the Garmin app that allows you to change the clock face to different styles. My Fitbit had this and there were pretty coloured faces you could choose.Wish I’d known this before I bought it, but it has all the other features of my Fitbit.

Reviewer: vanessa
Rating: 1.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Me llego en caja abierta, sin la mica protectora de la pantalla, con el cargador desenrollado y no encendio jamas. Claramente usado y descompuesto. Un descaro.

Reviewer: Mike P
Rating: 2.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: After having a Fitbit for many years, I thought I would try a different brand that did not require a monthly paid subscription to get more than just basic data. The Garmin unit unfortunately just gave garbage data, so it was not of use to me. For example, for the past 7 years, my Fitbit sleep quality hovers in the mid-80s, sometimes exceeding 90. The Garmin tracker never gave me more than 45! Same with my spouse (we bought 2). We returned them after trying to make them work for 2 weeks. Return was easy, but they only processed one refund. We had to get involved with Amazon to process the 2nd refund, but once we did that, it was completed.

Reviewer: Luke Carter
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: After using Fitbit Charge 5 for a couple of years it started randomly not recording data. Read reviews of what was available now that was not Fitbit. Went with this and so far so good. Records data better than the Charge 5 ever did. Gives a quality of sleep number that looks at more than just hours slept.Only issue I have with it is the lack of different bands as I am not certain how sturdy they will be. These plastic/silicone ones always seem to break for me around the holes you clip in.Have not had it a long time but so far it has been great for me. Very impressed.

Reviewer: Gail W.
Rating: 1.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: This watch causes deep indentations in your wrist( even when worn loosely and worn part time)I have a very noticeable indent that hasn’t gone away after a month of not wearing the watch.i don’t know as yet what other damages it has caused but having a deformed wrist is bad enough! I have read that other people have experienced this same thing so I highly recommend NOT buying this watch!!I’d send it back but am past the return time,wished I never bought it!

Customers say

Customers like the accuracy and functionality of the wearable computer. They mention it's reasonably accurate, works well, and is a good device. Customers are also satisfied with its looks and size. However, some customers have issues with the quality and have different opinions on battery life, step tracking, and value for money.

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