vívosmart 5

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vívosmart 5

60 positive 0 neutral 19 negative

Based on 79 Reddit mentions

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Vivosmart 6, or how Garmin employees are trolling every news site

I agree with you. It looks more like a typo. Dont see the logic of releasing Vivosmart 6 along with CIRQA.

Maslakovic in r/Cirqa

May 15, 2026 12:07 PM

4

No Charge 7(yet) I guess?

Vivosmart looks like you're stuck with their silicone strap as the face is rather surrounded into it though right? With my charge, I like to swap for narrow black leather straps to give a more elegant and standard watch look. It looked like there's compatible watch style straps like that for the lil

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lovelyoneshannon in r/fitbit

May 7, 2026 10:40 PM

4

Visual proof of PEM

I’m actually thinking of switching from Vivosmart 5 to Apple Watch and using the StressWatch app. Have you tried it? On the iPhone companion app I noticed if you try to get out of the subscription prompt it will offer a good discount. But overall it’s probably paying more and hoping for something al

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Zweidreifierfunf in r/cfs

April 17, 2026 12:38 PM

4

Google - At what point have they broken their side of the bargain?

I think the commenter meant a fitness band closer to an Inspire / Charge, rather than a full sized watch in terms of form factor. Garmin’s equivalent is just the vivosmart 5, which IMO is inferior to the Inspire 3.

playgroundmx in r/fitbit

April 16, 2025 10:57 PM

11

Best alternative to Fitbit (band tracker?)

I saw the vivosmart 5 but it’s almost 4 years old now so older hardware than her current inspire 3. Don’t think she’d want the xiami but thanks for the comment.

imahumanbeing1 in r/fitbit

January 17, 2026 8:22 PM

2

does anyone know of any similar devices to the visible band?

Depends on preference and use case. The Garmin watch I have (research study, mandatory, vivosmart 5) has a silicone band and a form factor that tends to get in the way of sleeves, etc. more than my Apple Watch. Another downside: my Garmin vivosmart 5 doesn’t have the capacity to do real-time HR thre

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dootnoop in r/ehlersdanlos

January 19, 2026 3:31 AM

2

Summary of research on the "most accurate" health wearable by metric. Oura Ring, Apple Watch, Fitbit, Garmin, etc.

This is super useful. Been comparing devices for a while and the Oura bias is real but the HRV data is actually solid. What surprises me is how bad Garmin is at wake detection. 27% for Vivosmart is brutal. I track with Fitbit and the nocturnal HRV has been pretty consistent but now wondering if I sh

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DraftCurious6492 in r/QuantifiedSelf

February 3, 2026 12:55 PM

2

Where are some stores where I can go look at Garmin sport watches in the south suburbs?

REI Note that most Garmin sport watches come with multiple adjustable bands. I have a Lily 2 Active with after market metal bands. I had Vivosmart 5 and Vivosmart 4 where my skin was irritated by the silicone bands.

OriginalPurple2261 in r/ChicagoSuburbs

February 5, 2026 1:54 AM

2

Perimenopause - what tracker

As someone also in perimenopause, I would recommend not a tracker but hormone therapy. My local doctor refused to prescribe it, so I signed up with the online provider Midi, specializing in menopause. Hormone medication made a huge difference in my quality of life. I would not recommend any particul

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JoannaBe in r/FitnessTrackers

February 9, 2026 10:33 AM

2

Use GPS of phone to save battery?

You can use the phone GPS with Garmin devices without a GPS chip. For example the Garmin Vivosmart band. It can track exercise, but needs the phone GPS. It's not very reliable though. Otherwise good question. I wonder why some people try to argue your question is bad, instead of answering it. To inc

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hakapes in r/Garmininstinct

February 28, 2026 10:55 PM

2

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