New Garmin smartwatch - Vivoactive HR

KyleS1

I've just bought one of these but waiting for it to come back in stock. Estimated end of May. I've got a fitbit flex now which is a basic step counter and was looking for something that could do cycling as well as steps, running etc. Most feedback sounds good so far, so looking forward to it arriving.

Watchnow

Garmin is the wearables brand with the highest customer satisfaction index so I'm sure you'll have a great experience

JDR82

I've had mine a month now and have no complaints at all, other than the unreasonable one of I would like it thinner, but I am sure we will get there soon.

Otherwise GPS snaps on in seconds, the HR monitor so far is accurate enough for me, the battery life is excellent and no complaints on screen brightness as I have noticed being a common irritation for many.

KyleS1

It arrived yesterday, so it's charging now, then will start wearing it later this afternoon.

JDR82

I forgot to say, the first night sleep tracking was pretty poor, but I hadn't set guide times for when I normally go to bed and wake up, since setting those it appears to be spot on.

connor1

I've just ordered one on these, I've flipped between this and fitbit blaze for a few weeks now. I'm no serious athlete which I think the Garmin suits but I just wanted the GPS and waterproof side of things. I'm hoping it turns up tomorrow so I've got time to set it up before Friday as I'm doing the Yorkshire three peaks walk Friday. It will be good to see what stats it throws up, especially steps

Jazz Monkey Jr

Still loving mine, sold my Apple Watch. Charging about once a week as I rarely use GPS.

KyleS1

Loving mine so far but managed to dent the fascia already. Hasn't even been used for anything other than a step counter so far!

connor1

Is it easy to setup, just a case of pair with mobile app? Ive already downloaded the app and created a garmin connect account. Do you need to do any calibration for steps like a pedometer? Cheers

Jazz Monkey Jr

Nope