Garmin Vivofit 4
Fitness Trackers

Vivofit 4

Garmin

Released Mar 1, 2014 · Analysis updated Mar 12, 2026

Fitness tracker with a 1-year battery life, always-on display, and slim lightweight design. The Garmin Vivofit 4 scores 75/100 based on 5 expert reviews in the fitness trackers category. Coverage includes reviews from Dcrainmaker, Techradar, Cnet, and Tomsguide.

Critic Score

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75

based on 5 expert reviews

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Low confidence · only 5 reviews

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Pros

  • 1-year battery life(4)
  • Always-on display(2)

Cons

  • No gps or heart rate(2)
  • Bad sleep tracking(2)

5 Expert Reviews

85
Mar 12, 2014

The Garmin Vivofit is a solid activity tracker with excellent battery life, accurate step counting, and useful fitness features when paired with a heart rate strap.

75
Nov 1, 2018

The Garmin Vivofit 4 introduces a color screen to the range, improves the design and comfort as well as offering unbeaten battery life.

75
Jan 25, 2018

Garmin's new basic tracker features a year's worth of battery life, is fully waterproof, has a slimmer design and a more colorful display.

72
Dec 14, 2019

The Garmin Vivofit 4 is an affordable Fitbit rival with unbeatable battery life if you can live without heart rate tracking.

68
Feb 2, 2018

The Garmin vívofit 4 is an inexpensive fitness tracker that you basically never have to take off, and it keeps track of the basics.