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Garmin Vivoactive 4 (45mm) review

Garmin Vivoactive 4 (45mm)

CHOICE Expert Rating

79%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  •   Excellent accuracy for pace count and distance with arm swinging free
  •   Good accuracy for distance with the arm relatively immobile
  •   Good response in heart rate monitor to shifts in intensity during warm up and cool down
  •   Excellent accuracy for resting heart rate measurements
  •   Very good Android and iOS apps for monitoring data
  •   Supports NFC, Garmin pay and wireless
  •   Supports GPS, GLONASS and Galileo
  •   Comes with a Golf app
  •   Female health tracking (manual)
Bad points

Bad Points

  •   Poor accuracy for pace count and distance with the arm relatively immobile
  •   One year warranty

Type

Type
Smartwatch

Recommended products

Recommended

Reliability

Satisfaction score
77%
Reliability score
73%

Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
79%
Ease of use score
79%
Comfort score
62%
Step count accuracy score
100%
Distance accuracy score
90%
Resting heart rate accuracy
95%
Active heart rate accuracy
58%
Year tested
Pre-2022

Specifications

Waterproof or resistant claims
5 ATM
Android app
iOS app
Screen
Digital clock
GPS
GLONASS
Weight (g)
51
Claimed battery life without GPS (days)
8
Bluetooth
1
Warranty (years)
1
Website
garmin.com/en-AU
Claimed battery life
Not tested

Cost

Price
$399.00

Features

Notifications
Webpage tracker
Alarm
Altimeter
Heart rate monitor
Sleep tracker
Session tracker
Food tracker
Milestones
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