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Garmin Vivosmart 5 Small/Medium review

Garmin Vivosmart 5 Small/Medium

CHOICE Expert Rating

78%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  •   Excellent accuracy for pace count and distance with arm swinging free
  •   Very good Android and iOS apps for monitoring data
  •   Very easy to setup
Bad points

Bad Points

  •   Very poor accuracy for distance and poor accuracy for pace count with arm relatively immobile

Type

Type
Fitness band

Recommended products

Recommended

Reliability

Satisfaction score
77%
Reliability score
73%

Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
78%
Ease of use score
70%
Comfort score
66%
Step count accuracy score
98%
Distance accuracy score
97%
Resting heart rate accuracy
Not tested
Active heart rate accuracy
Not tested
Year tested
2023

Specifications

Waterproof or resistant claims
Swim, 5 ATM
Android app
iOS app
Screen
Digital clock
GPS
GLONASS
Weight (g)
25
Claimed battery life without GPS (days)
7
Bluetooth
1
Warranty (years)
1
Website
garmin.com/en-AU
Claimed battery life
Not tested

Cost

Price
$249.00

Features

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