Garmin vivosmart 5
Fitness Trackers

vivosmart 5

Garmin

Released Apr 2022

Fitness tracker with accurate sleep tracking, comfortable lightweight design, long battery life, and customizable bands. The Garmin vivosmart 5 scores 73/100 based on 19 expert reviews.

Critic Score

7319 reviews

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Pros

  • Good sleep tracking(12)
  • Comfortable to wear(5)
  • Lightweight and comfortable(5)
  • Swappable bands for customization(3)
  • Three safety features(3)

Cons

  • No gps(18)
  • Monochrome display(7)
  • Battery life may vary(6)
  • Relatively pricey(3)
  • Small screen(3)

19 Critic Reviews

87
RadiotimesJun 2022

For a smartwatch that monitors your health and tracks your fitness activity, the Garmin vívosmart 5 is second-to-none. Plus, it's affordable, too.

85
AndroidcentralApr 2022

Garmin made a lot of the right decisions when it came to providing an upgraded fitness tracker.

82
TrustedreviewsMay 2022

The Vivosmart 5 is Garmin's latest answer to the Fitbit Luxe and Charge 5, offering superior tracking options and more robust post-workout analytics than its rivals, though its small screen and lack o...

80
Zdnet

The Garmin Vivosmart 5 is a comfortable, capable fitness tracker with advanced health tracking features and a powerful ecosystem, though it lacks integrated GPS and has a monochrome display.

78
Cnet

Garmin's $150 Vivosmart 5 is deceptively simple, packing many health and fitness features from Garmin's more expensive watches in a lightweight band.

76
StuffMay 2022

The Garmin Vivosmart 5 is an affordable fitness tracker that handles basic movement and advanced body tracking well, though it lacks some features found in more expensive competitors.

75
Tomsguide

It's a good little fitness tracker, but without onboard GPS, the Garmin Vivosmart 5 falls short compared to the Fitbit Charge 5.

75
ThevergeMay 2022

The Garmin Vivosmart 5 makes smart improvements over its predecessors, with the physical button being a game-changer for usability.

75
Digitaltrends

The Garmin Vivosmart 5 may not have much style, but the excellent Garmin Connect software makes up for it, and you’re not charged extra to see all your data.

72
WareableMay 2022

The Garmin Vivosmart 5 is a solid fitness tracker, but disappointingly similar to the Vivosmart 4.

70
Pocket-lintMay 2022

Garmin's dive back into the fitness tracker market is a welcome one, offering a simple yet metric-heavy entry point into its ecosystem, but its lack of GPS, sleep tracking inconsistencies and middling...

70
PcmagMay 2022

Garmin's Vivosmart 5 fitness tracker is light on excitement, but makes it easy to keep tabs on your activity, sleep, and other key health metrics.

68
NextpitJun 2022

Garmin's vívosmart 5 is a competent fitness tracker with excellent app support, but its high price and lack of key features like integrated GPS make it hard to recommend over cheaper alternatives.

67
TechgearlabJun 2023

The Garmin Vivosmart 5 offers impressive performance and versatility with its large screen, precise step count, and comprehensive app, but lacks dieting features and has room for improvement in heart ...

65
DcrainmakerApr 2022

The Garmin Vivosmart 5 brings incremental hardware improvements like a button and larger display, but removes key features like stair tracking while struggling with GPS accuracy and offering poor valu...

65
ConsumerreportsJan 2026

The Garmin Vivosmart 5 has a robust smartphone app but is hampered by a small, dated display and missing features like built-in GPS at its premium price point.

65
CoachwebMay 2022

The Garmin Vivosmart 5 offers plenty of insight into your daily activity, but its monochrome display and high price make it hard to recommend.

65
MashableMay 2022

The Garmin vívosmart 5 is a solid fitness tracker that feels a bit confused about what it's trying to do and who it's trying to serve.

60
Road

A handy smart tracker that benefits from a good app, but lacks its own GPS receiver