Garmin Vivosmart HR

Fitness trackers / Built-in data readout

The Garmin Vivosmart HR is a band based fitness tracker with a 1.1 inch touchscreen LCD display, real-time heart rate monitor, step counting, sleep tracking and calories burned.

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How did it perform in our expert lab testing?

What goes into the Overall Score?

Ratings

EXPERT LAB TESTS

Ease of use

/ 5

Step count accuracy

/ 5

Heart-rate monitor accuracy

/ 5

Versatility

/ 5

Ease of interaction

/ 5

Readability in bright light

/ 5

Readability in low light

/ 5

Ease of pairing

/ 5

Water resistance

/ 5

Detailed Test Results

Overall this model was very easy to use, somewhat accurate for counting steps, and very good at measuring heart-rate accuracy. With recent version iPhones, our experts found it somewhat difficult to pair, very easy to synch, very easy to interact with, and likewise for recent version Android phones, somewhat difficult to pair, very easy to synch, and very easy to interact with. It is very easy to attach to the body, very easy to recharge the battery and in our water immersion test it passed the manufacturer's claim of 164 feet.

About

The Garmin Vivosmart HR is a band based fitness tracker with a 1.1 inch LCD display steps, sleep, and calories. It has a touchscreen display that is backlit for use at night. The manufacturer claims a battery life of 5 days. It is available in regular, extra large sizes. It has the following sensors: barometric altimeter, Accelerometer, Heart rate monitor, It has notifications for emails, phone calls, texts and calendar reminders. It has socialization features: team goals, online community. It includes inactivity alerts which remind you to move if you are sitting for a long time. It has a find my phone feature. It has extra features such as: can control an action cam via app, real time wrist-based heart rate monitoring, multi-sport tracking, notifications, socialization, can wear in shower, move bar, goals, stairs, can read entire text messages, has horizontal and vertical screen orientation, find my phone, sleep wake up alarm, competition, media controls on phone. Included accessories: charging clip. Its dimensions are 0.8 x 0.6 inches (width/thickness) and it weighs 1.1 ounces.

Features & Specs

Features

Activity results read from device

yes

Displays time

yes

Touch screen

yes

Color display

Display type

touchscreen LCD

Backlight

yes

Real-time heart-rate monitor

yes

Heart-rate monitor type

Active

Heart-rate monitor requires chest strap

Step counting

yes

Inactivity alerts

yes

Multi-sport tracking

running, golfing, swimming, multi-sport, cardio

Sensor types

barometric altimeter, accelerometer, heart-rate monitor

WiFi

Music controls

yes

Standalone GPS

Connected GPS

OS compatibility

iOS, Android

App name

Garmin connect

Battery life (days)

Battery removable

Notifications

yes

Notification types

emails, phone calls, texts and calendar reminders

Socialization

yes

Socialization features

team goals, online community

Sleep tracking

yes

Sleep sensing method

Auto

Floors climbed

yes

Alarm type

Vibration

Included accessories

charging clip

SpO2 sensor

GPS tracking

Bluetooth USB dongle

Food tracking

Specs

Type

band

Sizes

regular, extra large

Display size (in.)

1.1

Width

Depth

Weight (oz.)

1.1

Warranty (yrs.)

Dimensions (WxD)

0.8 x 0.6

Color

Black, imperial purple, midnight blue

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