But, just like a smartphone, the touch screen on this watch doesn’t work well when wet. The vivoactive HR’s touchscreen felt more like I was suggesting the watch move to a new screen instead fluidly scroll like I can with the vivoactive 4. The responsiveness of the display is also a strong point for the watch, as it feels much more in line with a smartphone than previous Garmin touch devices. It’s a 260×260 display with good visibility in direct sunlight and only minor whitewashing effects if you view it at steep angles with the backlight. That circular screen does house a good display. Your phone+computer+TV are all rectangular, most the screens on the watch are rectangular boxes or square, and circular edges of the watch extend past the band which adds minor constraints to wrist movement.īut, I know everyone else* (*besides Apple) is doing circular, so this complaint is more of a frustration that Garmin started out with a square design and moved to circular with the vivoactive line. It’s a holdover from an era that needed space to rotate arms and I think the main reason Garmin moved from the square shape to the circular shape was aesthetics. Now this is a polarizing opinion, and somewhat contradictory to my earlier praises that Garmin made this watch look like a normal watch: I think we should get rid of the circular watch design. Since then, Garmin has slimmed down the design to the point where it looks just like any other watch out there.
Garmin vivo active series#
Garmin has been slowly moving towards the premium activity tracking market with their vivo series of watches, and it’s clear with the fully circular touch screen wrapped in a metal band that Garmin is ready to take the lead.īack when I had a vivoactive HR, I knew Garmin had the vision to make something perfect for daily wear and workout tracking, but disliked the slow UI and bulky design. I still strongly recommend this watch, but only to those who just want to add some workouts to their week and don’t want a second watch for that.
The UI and screen is not as snappy and beautiful as what Apple and Samsung can do, nor can it handle an open water swim or navigate a hike like a Fenix or Suunto. Part of the Garmin’s strategy to do just enough in all the categories is part of the problem.I think that the vivoactive 4 is an incredible smartwatch for most anyone that wants one, but it sacrifices a bit on both the smartwatch and “activewatch” fronts. So why is this not on everyone’s wrists yet, and why am I not giving it a 10?
Garmin vivo active full#
Garmin is an industry leader in GPS wrist watches and packs this watch full of sensors (GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, Pulse Ox, temp, pressure, etc), yet prices it to compete other similar watches like the Apple Watch Series 5, and Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2. Garmin is really making it hard to justify purchasing a new Forerunner of Fenix watch when you can get 90% of the functionality in something for hundreds of dollars less.
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