The screen was to dim I could barely see the screen when just standing in the shade

Screen broke in like a month

Upon its removal, she found that the smart watch screen also had a series of big cracks radiating from the same central point near the top of the watch face

(screen details are "proprietary") and their replacement cost is more than the street retail price (i.e. they want to make a profit from you, even in providing a replacement).On a multisport watch (which presumably will be worn during sports), a light knock should not break the screen.

Customer service rep alluded to cracked screens being extremely rare despite the fact they generate enough refurbished watches to sell in large quantities on amazon

The problem is the screen it is far too susceptible to cracks and scratches

After my fifth swim, the screen was broken again

Beautiful screen.

The screen is more like a regular watch, not a lovely OLED screen, so do not buy this if you think it will look like a apple watch, or other smartwatch which has an oled or backlit screen.

Some settings are controlled from the watch only so when you, like me, accidentally crack your screen and your touchscreen doesn’t work, you are helpless

I wish the screen were brighter and maybe an option to make the font size bigger.

Water can shift the screen and for some reason you can NOT press buttons while near water or else it will die like mine did....even though you need to press buttons to log workouts(???).

And the screen is now burned in with the clock.

I have that going on for me, which is nice).According to the forums I've checked and read about this issue to find a solution, this is not an isolated incident and the reports curiously state "freezing", "frozen" or unresponsive screens after three months use.

8 months in and the screen went completely haywire.

I had the brightness setting turned up all the way and still had trouble reading the screen, except under certain lighting conditions.

But even after trying the alternatives, I loved the color and the touch screen, and unlike the Fitbit's, I loved being able to read the time etc

The screen is also very grainy

I ended up getting an Apple watch which I can see fine because the screen is brighter and more vivid than this watch

The product pictures make the screen look like a vivid AMOLED screen

But after 7 months the screen died

my only gripe is the screen is hard to read.

well the screen sucks.

half the time- Bluetooth almost never syncs, particularly if the battery dies- Screen

screen is fragile, not suitable for sporting use, worse than the old iphones

I have my setting on the highest brightness (which is 9) and the screen is still miserably dim.

Unfortunately within three weeks that screen broke as well (this time in my wood

I love my Garmin Vivoactive HR, but I fell in a ride and the screen crash, I wrote to the support center to repair it or send me a new Garmin, if you buy new one, never, never, never buy it without a good screen protection.

It occasionally even would turn off by itself and was barely noticeable because the screen was always hard to see

Screen is great, brightness settings offer more than enough options

Screen still looks great

Although, this watch was better in terms of battery life, size and functionality it just didn't work because of how dim the screen was.

I purchased it, went for a swim, the screen died

When I got out, LED screen is dead.

Screen is really dull even when turned all the way up

I wish the screen was brighter

The screen is easy to read

Unfortunately within three weeks that screen broke as well (this time in my wood

My screen cracked while I was sleeping.

The screen cracks very easily.

The screen is way too dim, my boyfriend doesn't like it at all for this

The screen at its brightest is too dim for me

I couldn't read some of the writing because the screen was too dim

I like this product but one thing that nobody mentioned that I think is important is the screen is not that bright

3 weeks in, noticed the screen is cracked and now it works but because the screen is cracked you can't swipe the screen or anything

I bought this watch less than a year ago and the screen just came loose.

The screens display all of the data that I would like to have on my wrist throughout the day and during an activity.2

The screen suddenly stopped working after a year use

My 2-year-old kid was able to crack the screen with his thumb

At this price point, I expected a little better screen than what it delivered.

But it occasionally would freeze up while doing a workout, or the screen would become unusable

actually the screen on the device cracked underneath the screen protector!In reading

the only negative I have so far is the screen is not as brilliant as the pictures you see online.

screen is not as bright as other phones and colors are not as vibrant but this likely is what allows the excellent battery life; no onboard music; no independent calling and internet.

The guy had me turn it on and off (something I'd already tried multiple times) only to be told the screen was busted (I already knew that)

Excellent fitness watch, the feature I find very helpful is when running during the day the screen gets bright and is super easy to see

Gesture doesn't work - rotating wrist towards you is supposed to illuminate the watch face (which is quite dim).Good stuff:Nice UI with graphs, can swipe screen to move aroundSilent alarm vibration did workHeart-rate sensorIn conclusion, I think this watch has potential, but seems like the software is rushed so they can compete with other fitness trackers

Since I am over 40 in my eyesight is starting to fail, the screen was very hard to read because it is very dim

The screen broke while I walked down some stairs

Screen is bright enough to read even outside on a sunny day

the only negative I have so far is the screen is not as brilliant as the pictures you see online.

Lots of folks have had the same issue with unexplained screen cracking 3-4 months into ownership

Screen has ZERO scratches, but the frame has seen better days

The screen froze up and then went blank.

The screen literally shattered into a million pieces on the 11th day.

I am now also very apprehensive to wear this watch and I will be worried about damaging the screen again after the repairs

Screen is a big disappointment.

I noticed instantly that there was light bleed on the edge of my screen, I've seen cheap LCD calculators from the 80's with far better screen resolution than this thing

I like the screen and think easy to go from one screen to next

But the screen is not bright

the screen is so dull and

3 weeks in, noticed the screen is cracked and now it works but because the screen is cracked you can't swipe the screen or anything

This is a PITA because if your working out and want to change the song on the fly you must scroll throug all the screens to get back to the audio control.- the fitness tracking is HORRIBLE

the screen on this watch is very weak and they want $120 to fix it

but the screen was obviously not secured anymore

I would like to have some simple coaching, and the screen isn't quite as bright as the box or display makes it out to be (though if this is the tradeoff for stellar battery life, I'll take it).

Search for Vivoactive bluetooth issues, random rebooting, unresponsive screen and you will find 1000s of results - threads of literally 100s of posts

The screen is difficult to read

Enough screen space to review workout summary.4

He left off the fact that the screen is really bad.

But 2 days ago I got out of my shower and the screen stopped working

Recently I bumped into something and cracked the screen

Screen cracked less than one year after purchase not having been dropped or hit against anything.

The screen is cracked somewhere

The main problem I have with the watch is the screen

The screen brightness and clarity isn't nearly as clear and bright as indicated on the product catalog

Screen is terrible

I was a bit frustrated, but then started to check the watch, under a variety of conditions and found that the screen was just fine if there was any light in the room.

Until the screen first got a light dent, and then cracked top to bottom a few days later

(though I'm supposed to be able to swim with it), and the screen isn't cracked or damage

When I got out, LED screen is dead.

screen brightnessperiodic lack of locking onto satellitessometimes squirrelly syncing with iPhoneI would, and have, recommended this device

I bought one of the little clear protective screens to put ON TOP OF THE

Also, the screen was too dim for me

Fitbit Charge HR.After six months the tracker's screen got cracked not sure

Screen is easy to read and very easy to sync it with an app on the IPad to keep my records.

The screen is way too dim.

screen cracks easily

In the beginning the screen would freeze after charging on "100% charged", and no button pushing combination would persuade it to change

Screen cracked after 2.5 years upgrade

OLED screen is fantastic no doubt, maybe it takes too much power

The screen is a touch screen, and you swipe up to see the detailed records of steps, heart rate, calories burned, last swim, last run, last walk, last exercise, intensity minutes

and I noticed the screen was going haywire

Love the watch and all the apps and usability BUT am on my 3 more one as the screen is extremely fragile

However, I suspect if the screen has a structural problem

Once the screen is cracked the touchscreen does not work, and then it is basically useless.

The screen broke almost immediately

Unfortunately I wore it once while doing some gardening and scratched the screen.

125.The Screen, in my opinion, is also very good

I also wish the screen was a little brighter; it's very very dim.

Third, the screen is dim, dim, dim.

My first impression was that the screen was not bright enough

Screen not so bright.

Some settings are controlled from the watch only so when you, like me, accidentally crack your screen and your touchscreen doesn’t work, you are helpless

The watch itself is great but the screen is so hard to see it is difficult for me to use

Wore it snowboarding, which I have done in the past, but took a bad spill on ice and broke the screen

I bought one of the best screen protectors and it didn't matter.

(screen details are "proprietary") and their replacement cost is more than the street retail price (i.e. they want to make a profit from you, even in providing a replacement).On a multisport watch (which presumably will be worn during sports), a light knock should not break the screen.

The GPS is spot on and accurate, the heart rate monitor is only off by about 5 compared to a chest strap, the screen is nice and

This was great to have for 13 months, then the screen stopped working

Screen broke in like a month

Screen cracked on a mtn bike ride and eventually got

When I first started using it, comparing it to the AppleWatch, the screen was very disappointing

Even at the highest brightness setting, the screen was dim

I don't know if the bluetooth/charging/touchscreen problems are all related due to some firmware update, or if the phone received water damage from hot yoga and regular showers, or if I shook something loose, but the screen is scratch free and totally unresponsive

However, 4 days in of wearing and the screen stopping working

If the screen is this fragile either offer screen protectors OR replacement options that aren't more expensive than the original product.

Took it off and dried it, got nothing but an occasional vibration and a dead screen

Maybe my finger was too cold or the screen was cold either way it sometimes took a minute or so for a command to register

Unfortunately, shortly after I received it the screen started becoming intermittently unresponsive.

However, in low light the screen is very hard to see

The only complaints I have are that the screen on the watch isn't that bright, and I have trouble syncing the app and the watch at times (just takes some extra steps to get it to connect)

Screen was damaged very easily for a so called athletic piece of equipment and now the touch screen capabilities don't even work

Screen is crystal clear in bright sunshine

It landed on the hardwood floor and cracked the screen.

The screen is a little dark in low light conditions, but if you increase the backlight setting it gets better.

The screen on the Vivoactive is not as bright as I would like it at

Out of nowhere, while on activity, the screen became non responsive

very dull screen

Only downfall is the screen is not very bright and is not adjustable.

The screen itself was darker than I liked, but I got use to it, and I know this is done to extend the battery life.

it is too fragile, I broke the screen on my first one almost doing nothing, and the touch screen became unusable

Like others, my screen cracked only 2 months after getting it

The a day later the screen cracked along the scratch.

Screen frozen on me at least twice in the last 12 hours

The Vivoactive HR definitely needs a better screen graphics card in future models

I've got exactly the same dead screen problem and gotten mine replaced twice in 13 months

but I like the larger screen

Love the touch screen and some of the other features

Many reviews mentioned that the screen wasn't perfect, in my experience it's borderline unusable

Only in direct sunlight it is easy to read, but when using in any other conditions you will need the sidelight to illuminate the screen, and even then it is very hard to read and you need to hold the watch at a certain angle to read it

I know they're trying to get the battery life to go for 8 days, but give me the option to brighten the screen

I saw alot of reviews about the dark screen.

Like others, my screen cracked only 2 months after getting it

Works great screen is extremely small writing is just too small Lacks monitor built in other than that it works pretty good

Main negative attribute is that the screen can be hard to read in low light and some notifications have a small print size difficult to make out by older eyes.

Screen broke within two months

well the screen sucks.

Screen froze in settings mode during a work out.

It has a very weak and fragile glass screen

Screen is amazingly bright in sunlight and bright lighting but barely visible in most all other conditions

Screen is nice and bright

3 days later the screen is cracked

, I like the touch screen

Unfortunately my screen creaked after only 6 months of use.

Like I said, I loved it... enough so much that when I cracked my screen in everyday life (nothing extreme) I decided to buy a new one.

Screen is easy to read.

My screen cracked 5 months

As others have mentioned, the screen is dim.

I liked that I synched with my other Garmin products but the screen was hard to see.

She loved the watch until about 2.5 months later when the screen started to lose pixels and after a week it died.

Scratched pretty quickly in corners, but the overall screen was fine

Heart rate monitor (a bit sporadic, but great for general reference)- Colored touch screen (not as sharp and pretty as the iWatch of Gear S, but does not drain the battery)- Size - A little large, but houses lots of functions

First thing that stood out to me about the Garmin vivoactive HR right out of the box was the horrible screen

The screen is very dark and difficult to use while indoors in low light situations

screen great even in direct sun,

So beware and make sure you buy an extended warranty to cover any potential unexplained screen cracks as Samsung has repeatedly told customers who seek warranty replacement that the only way screen can crack is from severe blow

The screen is kinda dark and the gps stops working sometimes

The watch has some cool features for a decent price but the screen has issues

Unfortunately the screen cracked pretty easily after only a few months

Also when you need to use the touch screen when you're done, it works as well as any other touch screen when wet -- it doesn't

Mine became slow and unresponsive and when i pressed harder on it to get it to respond it cracked the screen all the way across it

The watch worked great for the first few months that I had it, then the screen went blank, then went crazy then blank again

right after the three months the screen stopped working without reason

Besides the fragile screen, the only complaint would be the necessity of having to pair it with the phone app more often that we would like

A second and third screen displays an easy to read HR scale showing HR zones and lap times.

The battery life is a huge advantage over the other watch, plus the larger screen is great, and GPS seems to work well

Heart rate monitor (a bit sporadic, but great for general reference)- Colored touch screen (not as sharp and pretty as the iWatch of Gear S, but does not drain the battery)- Size - A little large, but houses lots of functions

I had 2 defective Vivoactive 3’s and finally got one that