Vivoactive 5

Garmin

Vivoactive 5

109 positive 1 neutral 27 negative

Based on 137 Reddit mentions

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Amazfit Cheetah and the new updates. Life cycle too short?

In my opinion, this is pretty standard for sports watches. I have the Garmin Vivoactive 5 myself, and in the 2.5 years I've owned it, I've maybe received two small feature updates. The new Vivoactive 6 is almost identical to the Vivoactive 5 in terms of hardware but has a lot of new software, instea

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Poh_teh_toh in r/amazfit

March 23, 2026 5:05 PM

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Garmin vivoactive 5 vs Amazefit Active max

I previously used the Garmin Vivoactive 5, and earlier this year I switched to the Amazfit Active 3 Premium (which is pretty similar to the Active Max feature-wise). The Vivoactive 5 is a good watch, but its features are somewhat limited. For example, you don't get offline maps and it has fewer smar

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Poh_teh_toh in r/amazfit

August 5, 2026 8:10 AM

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Apple watch se 3 or a garmin watch?

i really wonder what are arguments that your parents got when the decided that the garmin vivoactive 5 was a better fit for you. considering the use case of a smart watch you listed i dont see how a garmin would fit better on those points that the se3

TheDawnTrilogy in r/AppleWatch

May 15, 2026 3:54 PM

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COROS Pace 4, Garmin Forerunner, or Garmin Vivoactive 5?

Kung ang focus mo is running, go for COROS Pace 4. It's more comparable to FR 265 than the 165 in terms of features. The Vivoactive line is more of a lifestyle watch than a sports watch.

rho57 in r/PHRunners

April 4, 2026 4:00 AM

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Why do Garmin users constantly look down on Amazfit's health tracking accuracy?

Maybe it is because they look for anything that uplifts the sense behind them buying this super expensive Garmin Hardware. Like "Hey I paid three to five times the money you did, my gadget must be sicnificantly better!". Anyways, my boyfriend wears a Garmin Watch, Vivoactive 5. We talk about our dat

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Decent-Can-604 in r/amazfit

March 19, 2026 7:34 AM

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Corredores de pulso fino

Minha mãe tem um Vivoactive 5, ele é pequeno. Porém não tem todos os dados de corrida. Mas escolhemos esse pra ela justamente pelo tamanho.

AlienCity0720 in r/Corrida

June 25, 2026 5:17 PM

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What’s everyone’s sleep schedules like? [Writing an article for Garmin & M.E]

I have had Delayed Sleep Phase Disorder all my life (since at least 5yo), ME/CFS for 6 years, Garmin Vivoactive 5 for two months. I've had lifelong insomnia, but I now take 1mg non-time-release melatonin which helps massively. I fall asleep anytime between 1:30am and 6:00am and usually sleep 7 to 10

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Left-Pop4928 in r/cfs

April 20, 2026 12:03 PM

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Garmin vivoactive 5 vs Amazefit Active max

The Vivoactive 5 and 6 were the first watches I was looking at, when I started to look for my first smartwatch. Ended up buying Active 3. Partly because how bad I thought the Vivoactive series scores in the videos made by The Quantified Scientist. This guy does data-drivin scientific analyses on sma

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Perthetis in r/amazfit

August 5, 2026 9:07 AM

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My first passive side project.

Unfortunately the active 4 doesn't have enough ram / memory to support the app, the vivoactive 5 is the lowest supported model, sorry. Give it a try next time you upgrade!

Chemicalzz in r/passive_income

August 5, 2026 2:33 PM

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Garmin vivoactive 5 vs Amazefit Active max

The garmin is a far smaller watch at 42mm vs the Active 3 (45mm) or Max (48mm). I'd also caution that the Vivoactive is already 1 generation old and Garmin isn't great about supporting older models.

ProofDistinct4329 in r/amazfit

August 6, 2026 2:49 AM

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