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Review on Garmin Vívoactive Smaller Sized Smartwatch Monitoring by Jose Brunson

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Damn good smartwatch!

Pros: Very nice and not pushy. I can sleep with him and the group doesn't bother me. I'm a substance abuse counselor and I love the 15 minute meditation feature! The stress tracker has been coming at me MY ENTIRE LIFE telling me to rest and stuff like that, but I can't say I mind. It helps me track my mood more accurately. You can create watch faces with your photos and track various activities. Apparently it's waterproof, swim mode hasn't been tested yet. Everything I expected from my first Big Girl smartwatch. Cons: The music sync feature seems a bit dated and slow (think about how you download music on your iPod shuffle circa 2005 lol). Strangely difficult to connect to Wi-Fi in public places (e.g. found my home network, my gym's network? no dice). Screen saturation is SUPER dark/washed out compared to super bright features; A bit disappointing for the price of the watch. Maybe I'll get decent colors with an update! The body's battery function might be great when it includes meals or snacks, but it's entirely based on stress and the effects of sleep (laughs, will I ever be 100% charged? You got me there, honestly). All in all a nice car!

Pros
  • Decent performance
Cons
  • Some difficulties