Garmin VivoSport

Fitness trackers / Built-in data readout

The Garmin VivoSport is a band based fitness tracker with a 0.8 inch color touchscreen LCD display, real-time heart rate monitor, step counting, sleep tracking and calories burned.

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CR Expert Take

How did it perform in our expert lab testing?

Overall Score

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What goes into the Overall Score?

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 good at measuring heart-rate accuracy. With recent version iPhones, our experts found it very easy to pair, very easy to synch, very easy to interact with, and likewise for recent version Android phones, very easy 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, In our water immersion test it passed the manufacturer's claim of 3 feet for 30minutes.

About

The Garmin VivoSport is a band based fitness tracker with a 0.8 inch color touchscreen LCD display, real-time heart rate monitor, steps, sleep tracking, calories estimation, and connected GPS. The display has a backlight for use at night. The manufacturer claims a battery life of 7 days. It is available in small/medium and large sizes. It is available in slate, fuschia focus, limelight. It has the following sensors: optical heart-rate, accelerometer, and barometric altitude. It has notifications for calls, texts, emails. Socialization features: Garmin Connect 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 can control playback of music from your smartphone. The Garmin VivoSport Includes fitness monitoring tools such as VO2 max, fitness age estimates, Stress Tracking, and menstrual tracking. Battery life of up to 7 days in smartwatch mode and 8 hours in GPS mode. It has Daily Fitness Monitoring, is easy to put on, and is a comfortable tracker that has a multitude of features. Included accessories: quick start manual, charger. Its dimensions are 0.7 x 0.4 inches (width/thickness) and it weighs 0.8 ounces.

Features & Specs

Features

Activity results read from device

Yes

Displays time

Yes

Touch screen

Yes

Color display

Yes

Display type

color 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

walking, running, riding, swimming, strength training, cardio, and hiking

Sensor types

optical heart-rate, accelerometer, barometric altitude

WiFi

Music controls

Yes

Standalone GPS

Connected GPS

Yes

OS compatibility

iOS, Android

App name

Garmin Connect

Battery life (days)

Battery removable

Notifications

Yes

Notification types

calls, texts, emails

Socialization

Yes

Socialization features

Garmin Connect online community

Sleep tracking

Yes

Sleep sensing method

Auto

Floors climbed

Yes

Alarm type

vibration

Included accessories

quick start manual, charger

SpO2 sensor

GPS tracking

Bluetooth USB dongle

Food tracking

Specs

Type

band

Sizes

small, medium and large

Display size (in.)

0.8

Width

Depth

Weight (oz.)

0.8

Warranty (yrs.)

Dimensions (WxD)

0.7 x 0.4

Color

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