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Garmin vivoactive 3 GPS Smartwatch

GARMIN® VIVOACTIVE® 3 GPS SMARTWATCH :: Lighten your load and leave your cash and phone behind when you head out with your Garmin vivoactive 3 GPS Smartwatch. Thats right, your sporty smartwatch is the first to include Garmin Pay;, so you can...

Reviews by Features

Price

(3 reviews)
Thing

(3 reviews)
Feature

(8 reviews)
Battery

(5 reviews)
Garmin

(5 reviews)
Tech support

(5 reviews)
Screen

(6 reviews)
Look

(8 reviews)
Notification

(6 reviews)
World

(2 reviews)

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Reviews around price (5.00 of 5)

  • Always been a big fan of Garmin smart watches for their ease of use and many functions for a reasonable price
  • Great watch at a great price.
  • Having tried and returned a few higher end Garmin products (FR 735/935; Fenix 5) and an Apple Watch Series 3 in the past few months, I've found this to be the best all-rounder: not bad looking (can fit in any environment), great for activity tracking, good for many individual sports (including lap swimming), good smart watch, relatively good price, and good battery life

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Reviews around thing (5.00 of 5)

  • This thing works
  • A few things I really like from the App:-Activity such as running shows lots of detail like obviously distance, but time and pace and calories and elevation gain or loss.
  • There are also a number of good things about this watch:-NOTIFICATIONS

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Reviews around feature (4.26 of 5)

  • i am still learning features of this watch.. but so far so good
  • ConsI'm a software engineer and Masters swimmer and bought this watch because of its cool features and swimming tracking
  • What I didn't like as
  • I had been debating a running watch for some time and researching all makes/models, including those with smart watch features
  • ProsNice looking watch with some cool features like touch screen and Garmin Pay
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Reviews around battery (3.86 of 5)

  • This product is light, holds a good battery life and has some O.K. features.
  • There are a number of 3rd party watch faces available through the Garmin Connect app that are attractive AND display useful data (battery, steps, heartrate, etc.)
  • What I didn't like as
  • Having tried and returned a few higher end Garmin products (FR 735/935; Fenix 5) and an Apple Watch Series 3 in the past few months, I've found this to be the best all-rounder: not bad looking (can fit in any environment), great for activity tracking, good for many individual sports (including lap swimming), good smart watch, relatively good price, and good battery life

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Reviews around garmin (3.86 of 5)

  • I have been incredibly disappointed that a relatively expensive watch (compared to Fitbit) from what I thought was a reputable company (Garmin) has underperformed SO MUCH.I've been in constant touch with Garmin tech support troubleshooting the watch and will finally be receiving a replacement in the mail soon
  • Having said that, Garmin was good about providing a pre-paid return shipping label
  • Not sure what Garmin is trying to accomplish with releasing such unrefined gadget
  • Always been a big fan of Garmin smart watches for their ease of use and many functions for a reasonable price
  • What I didn't like as

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Reviews around tech support (3.86 of 5)

  • If you're concerned about your watch, make a note of the serial number, and call or email Garmin tech support to see if it's one of the known defective units
  • Still unresolved, however, is why the calorie estimate on the VA3 is half of that on the Edge 810, but tech support asked me to retest once I get the replacement watch
  • Thought about contacting Garmin Customer Service but the last time o bothered with

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Reviews around screen (3.34 of 5)

  • Screen is sensitive to touch so your recording can be paused very easily by accident
  • The screen cracked after two weeks use
  • Nice rounded face looks like a regular watch, nice sensitive screen, Side SwipeCon: Battery life is Bad, irritation from quick release band's knob.
  • The screen attracts smudges and grit more
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Reviews around look (2.65 of 5)

  • a button on the side.-I have found the ability to skip to the next song helpful as it is connected to my phone so if I am listening to a Bluetooth speaker and am in the shower or away from the speaker and phone I can still skip a song or it will show me what is playing.-The steel gray color is great looking
  • Having tried and returned a few higher end Garmin products (FR 735/935; Fenix 5) and an Apple Watch Series 3 in the past few months, I've found this to be the best all-rounder: not bad looking (can fit in any environment), great for activity tracking, good for many individual sports (including lap swimming), good smart watch, relatively good price, and good battery life
  • Overall, a great item for the person looking to track their runs and sleep, easy to use and great looking.
  • Disappointed with sleep tracking, pleased with activity tracking, aesthetics (look & feel of the watch), use of whatsapp, and GPS usage
  • Having tried and returned a few higher end Garmin products (FR 735/935; Fenix 5) and an Apple Watch Series 3 in the past few months, I've found this to be the best all-rounder: not bad looking (can fit in any environment), great for activity tracking, good for many individual sports (including lap swimming), good smart watch, relatively good price, and good battery life
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Reviews around notification (2.54 of 5)

  • Thought about contacting Garmin Customer Service but the last time o bothered with
  • What I didn't like as
  • i love the notifications for text/phone etc.
  • Thought about contacting Garmin Customer Service but the last time o bothered with
  • UI & Site online is easy enough to use and am pleased that purchase price includes the custom designed apps for VA3Whatsapp & other notifications:It's nice to see if the notification is important or can be ignored for a bit.
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Reviews around world (2.54 of 5)

  • I welcome this brave new world.
  • Thought about contacting Garmin Customer Service but the last time o bothered with

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More about Garmin vivoactive 3 GPS Smartwatch

  • GARMIN® VIVOACTIVE® 3 GPS SMARTWATCH :: Lighten your load and leave your cash and phone behind when you head out with your Garmin vivoactive 3 GPS Smartwatch
  • Thats right, your sporty smartwatch is the first to include Garmin Pay;, so you can buy that post-workout smoothie without needing to carry anything else
  • Create and download strength, cardio, running, and biking workouts with every rep, set and rest time captured
  • Review your progress with the Side Swipe interface, letting you scroll quickly and easily through menus and widgets
  • With all the bells and whistles of a sports watch, plus the polished look of a dress watch, youll love your new smartwatch for all-day wear.