Review on Garmin 010-01769-09 Vívoactive 3 by Ai Fitira ᠌

Name: Garmin 010-01769-09 Vívoactive 3
Item: Garmin 010-01769-09 Vívoactive 3
Rating: 4

October 08, 2022

A reliable product, quality is acceptable.

I chose between Polar V800 and Garmin Vivoactive 3 for a long time. The discount turned out to be the decisive factor.
I took it with a Garmin HRM Premium heart rate monitor (it is important to control the pulse). I did not immediately notice that the connection with the monitor was being lost, since I did not turn off the wrist heart rate monitor. I put it on exactly according to the instructions (it is very clear and simple), but the watch loses its connection. I took it to the store, the store sent it to the service, and after 19 days they gave me a new monitor. I try - the result is the same - the clock loses contact with the monitor. I call (03/22/19, Friday) to the store, they are surprised and say that it seems that the problem was not with the monitor, but with the clock, but now they can’t say anything, they will call back on 03/25/19 on Monday. How they diagnosed the monitor - I do not understand :(
At the moment, I am disappointed in the brand itself and the service, if I could replay it, I would choose Polar or Suunto.

Pros

It looks stylish, weighs little, the screen is bright. For running trainings (especially interval and long ones) are very convenient.

Cons

It connects to the phone only with good internet, bluetooth is not enough. The menu is not intuitive, it takes time to get used to. But maybe this is due to the fact that this is the first watch and I have little experience. Addition - on the treadmill does not quite correctly understand the distance, you have to calibrate. Otherwise, it shows the pace at the level of a master of sports :( or vice versa it underestimates - 1 km in 10 minutes :( Passed floors also considers it strange - one day in Hong Kong I traveled a lot on escalators in the subway - so they counted 26 floors. ate 05.072022 - I'm changing my rating. The pulse sensor in the store was replaced, everything was working well. I ran a total of about 600 km, several races - everything is clear. You can ignore the floors, as Andrew rightly wrote, we will consider this a joke. Everything else is ok. If only the software for the phone was written normal.