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Garmin Vivosmart Purple Certified Refurbished Review

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Revainrating 2.5 out of 5  
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Description of Garmin Vivosmart Purple Certified Refurbished

This Certified Refurbished product is tested and certified to look and work like new. The refurbishing process includes functionality testing, basic cleaning, inspection, and repackaging. The product ships with all relevant accessories, a minimum 90-day warranty, and may arrive in a generic box. Only select sellers who maintain a high performance bar may offer Certified Refurbished products on Amazon.com. The thinnest HR-equipped activity tracker from Garmin at 4mm thinner and more form fitting than vívosmart HR. While not in use, the discreet display disappears into the device so as not to overshadow your style. Measures VO2 Max, which is widely recognized as an excellent mearure. Stress monitoring enables users to see periods of elevated stress or restful recovery.

Reviews

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Revainrating 1 out of 5

A worthless product, definitely not worth your money!

I DO NOT RECOMMEND to buy. As a fitness bracelet, it is a useless thing; for monitoring workouts, you can find more interesting models with the ability to replace straps from competitors. And to perform the functions of a pedometer and an alarm clock, the bracelet has an exorbitant cost.

Pros
  • Informative application from Garmin for tracking steps and sleep. No other benefits found. Fitness bracelet has an unreasonably high cost.
Cons
  • Extremely disappointed with this fitness bracelet model from Garmin! I bought in the online store of an authorized dealer 1 year 3 months ago. After four months of operation, the strap broke at the attachment point of the heart rate monitor capsule. Changed from an authorized dealer under warranty. For sending the goods for replacement, I paid another 600 to the courier service. The second bracelet served me a little less than a year. The disease is still the same - the strap breaks even with careful use. Useless thing. At the end of the period of use, the function of counting the floors passed began to cheat. During training, the skin under the bracelet sweats, maybe this is the cause of wear. The rubberized straps should hold up well in the gym though. The functions of the bracelet for training in the gym are worthless. The types of exercises are poorly recognized, and the counting of approaches is also incorrect. When doing some exercises in the gym on the mat (Pilates, yoga), there is a risk of accidentally pressing the touch screen of the bracelet, and then the recording of the workout can easily stop. I used in the past a simple sports watch from Suunto, in which accidental pressing and stopping the training recording were excluded.

Revainrating 2 out of 5

I didn't see good quality, solid disadvantages.

After exactly one year and 1 month, the strap broke. The test of time has not been passed. But the most important thing is the attitude of the service: it cannot be repaired, even as a post-warranty one. And they immediately offered to buy new ones, again for 10 Thanks, we're full. I won’t write about shame for such a model and such an attitude, and everything is clear. Unfortunately, I no longer deal with this brand. And Phoenix can be replaced.

Pros
  • 1. Stylish design 2. Water proof. You can control the touch screen even underwater 3. Autonomy up to 6 days 4. Easy to use for baby
Cons
  • 1. Incorrect floor count (child and adult) 2. Weak 1 year warranty 3. Not replaceable strap!

Revainrating 1 out of 5

What did I pay for? The product is a complete failure.

I bought the bracelet as soon as it went on sale. At the same time, the design of the belt was immediately embarrassing. There were no reviews yet. I specifically asked the seller whether it is possible to replace the belt in case of a break. And he confirmed that it was possible and after that I placed an order. Now, of course, they refuse their words, They also refuse to change. Rogues. I'm not going to have any more business with Garmin, although I used several of their devices.

Cons
  • The strap broke. Cannot be replaced.

Revainrating 2 out of 5

The quality is so-so, the price does not match the quality.

I expected more from Garmin, I went before with mi band 1s and mi band2, I can’t say that overpaying for this bracelet gives any more advantages. If you need an analysis of your activity, i. E. a fitness tracker and nothing more, then this bracelet is highly overrated. With its pros: * Well readable screen * Comfortable strap * Powerful app from Garmin (but this is not the merit of the bracelet) Has cons: * Cannot be used in water, the screen cannot be blocked, while it is "pressed" by water…

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Excellent quality, absolutely not expected for such a price.

I took vivoactive hr instead. I like it very much - it is comfortable, it lives for a long time on a single charge (although I would like a little more), a decent range, it quietly hides under a shirt. The functions are perfect - steps, heart rate, VO2 max, sleep, stress, full notifications for iphone. Of the interesting things, I would also like only gps, although it is not really needed when there is a smartphone at hand. There are simply no analogues on the market now.

Pros
  • Great functionality, compact size

Revainrating 2 out of 5

You should not take it, it does not meet any standards.

As a result of the declared monitoring functions for sports fans, Vivosmart3 has much more than in "regular" smartwatches (and there was a choice between these categories). However, the voiced disadvantages in the operation of the main functions do not allow recommending Vivosmart 3. In contrast to the Samsung Gear S3, in conjunction with Samsung Health, they surprised and pleased

Pros
  • In general, the device pleases, if not for the cons
Cons
  • I did not expect such a low accuracy of the pedometer - in a car for 30 minutes of driving along our ordinary city roads, I added about 100 steps (moreover, I specially measured and entered the length of my step - I thought it would suddenly help). At the same time, I was wearing Samsung Gear S3 for the experiment - not a single extra step. Okay steps, because of this, Garmin counts me climbing extra floors during the trip. In general, if we compare the step count with these two gadgets, Garmin always shows 15-20% more, but I don’t really believe this. I checked it on a treadmill, took 422 steps - Garmin added 19, Samsung 3. With floors, again, the accounting is not entirely clear and stable. On the treadmill while running, Garmin showed the pulse correctly, but when the next run activated the exercise (running mode or something), the device stubbornly showed the pulse 100-110 (Gear S3 at that time showed 160). A year later, the strap broke near the screen without any external influences. Replacing the strap, apparently, is impossible - it remains only to throw it away.

Revainrating 2 out of 5

Unsatisfactory, upset by this product.

Got pros: A fairly good bracelet in the middle price category - application, mode of operation, binding to an iPhone. Got cons: Lack of service, lack of spare parts. Refused to change under warranty (cracked strap)

Revainrating 5 out of 5

The perfect purchase for me, exactly what I was looking for!

After Miband, I wanted a lot of adult functionality, and here Garmin gave the feeling of a serious approach to all the little things. The accuracy of the norms, the appliquha is convenient, the synchronization over the wire is instant (you still need to shoot for charging). For 2022 10 thousand a little expensive, for Italian 100 euros for a share - just right.

Pros
  • Heart rate monitor - continuous measurement, graph on the screen of the bracelet. Definition of activities - walking, running, exercises (squats, push-ups, etc., counts approaches and repetitions), biking (sometimes a scooter is considered there), counting steps up and down (well, almost perfect, sometimes lies) Garmin Connect (website and app) - excellent analytics and monitoring of health, stress, sleep A stress indicator with relaxation training (a funny little thing, but several times it helped to sit down and breathe, driving thoughts out of my head) Alarm clocks - autonomously recorded 5 alarm clocks in the bracelet (before that, there were only 3 pcs in the miband, the rest through the application) The ability to turn off the bluetooth in the bracelet (sorry, I didn’t see articles in pubmed that exposure to 2.4 GHz benefits the body) Size, strap - elegant, compact, light and unobtrusive. Put it on and forget it for five days.
Cons
  • The battery lasts exactly 5 days. No cheating here, Garmin says so. At the same time, the Bluetooth shutdown did not affect - the same 5 days. HZ, where to get the strap in which case. On the Garmin forum they write that they can solve it through the TP, they send the strap for free. I'm afraid on 1/7 of the land it will be problematic, as always. Bluetooth synchronization is slow (especially if every 3-4 days), I use a wire.

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Normal quality, you can use it.

I was extremely upset by the fact that the strap broke just the day before a long hike - I so wanted to measure how many thousands of steps we would take per day and for the entire period of the hike, how many calories would be burned . But he did not want to and let it slip the whole trip in a backpack. Very sad. The bracelet is functionally shiny, nothing distracts. But this strap is a hell of a disappointment. There is no replacement in China, I went all over the alik in search of a…

Pros
  • The bracelet is cool, it measured everything well, held a charge for about 5-6 days. I bought it to measure calories burned - it did not disappoint me in this regard, but !
Cons
  • But that damn non-removable strap! At first it tore, and then it just fell off . I used it for 9 months .

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Product satisfying the quality of the product, good price.

Satisfied with the bracelet. The pros far outweigh the cons. With its pros: And now the time has come to write a review about the Garmin Vivosmart 3. More than a year of using the bracelet has passed. A very functional bracelet, especially after the eminent Chinese counterpart. Well measures steps, sleep, floors, pulse, stress level, calories. Convenient screen covered by the very same silicone strap. Touch screen with tap. With wet hands, you can even scroll and tap. Convenient on-screen…

Revainrating 3 out of 5

There are deviations, generally tolerable.

I use this bracelet, for the second time, for everyday wear and sleep, I don’t do sports - there are other watches for this. He has been living like this for two years now. If you go in for sports, that is, use it for its intended purpose, you will die much earlier, and this happened with the first one. I did not find a good bundle of bracelet + watch from other manufacturers, so I have to do this.

Pros
  • Synchronizes the main information with the application and the clock. Comfortable. Tracks sleep well. Neutral design.
Cons
  • As already mentioned, the design is flimsy and non-repairable. A purely marketing solution for making money and generating e-waste. In no case do not try to bend the bracelet in the opposite direction, the elasticity is very low. All major competitors have interchangeable straps. The 2022 importer Garmin does not hesitate to increase prices by one and a half to two times, while all questions are either not answered, or "it should be so," or "change the device." Shame and shame. No smart alarm. The operating time is short and there is no indicator. The screen is dim and cloudy (although I don't really need it).

The watch was bought by my husband as a gift. When selling, the seller did not bother to demonstrate the goods. The husband trusted the "authority" of the brand did not check the goods. When the house was turned on, a factory defect was found in the form of a stain on the strap. I also didn't like the blurry screen. As it turned out later, there is no physical opportunity to look at the screen in the store, since there are dummies on the showcase, and you can turn on the bracelet only after…

Pros
  • -appearance
Cons
  • - cloudy screen - manufacturing defects

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Nice product, happy with my purchase and may buy again.

The model turned out to be interesting, but there are so many shortcomings for this price category that it is better to immediately save up for something expensive and more advanced. The plastic above the screen is already covered with scratches and one chip, but until the plastic begins to wear off, which is commendable, it adds floors to the subway, but at least 1-2, maximum, and up to 200 steps per trip, depends on how to go. You can take it in order to understand whether you need it or not,

Pros
  • + keeps 5 days exactly with a constant heart rate monitor and bluetooth synchronization + secure strap + well counts steps and floors, not taking into account the subway + the screen is visible in the sunniest weather + elastic strap + charging around 30 minutes + a large number of activities + wakes up well if you don’t wake up, after 10 minutes another call + quite a beautiful design and not very thick,
Cons
  • - counts steps and floors while I'm sitting in the subway (everything is fine in the car), as if in Sonya the bracelet understands for a long time where you are going, where you are going, etc. and does not count these steps and floor differences. - screen - the surface wears out quickly (scratches and mini chips); - no gps; - cannot identify and record a bicycle; - cannot normally show the speed of movement (average, etc. often exceeds); - uncertain vibration, strongly depends on the density, and also, it would be time to improve the motor already .; - I receive notifications about the beginning of activity, as well as then notifications about completion and synchronization (without the ability to turn off vibration), I would like to regulate what exactly I want to know and what to vibrate, with the ability to turn off unnecessary; - no vibration duration adjustment; - does not always correctly recognize a double tap on the screen (does not always work), but it can work from holding your hand on it;

Revainrating 1 out of 5

I love it! - Clips, armbands and bracelets

I love this little tracker. It does everything I need and has some features I didn't even know existed, like sleep tracking. Having this little device keep track of me makes it so much easier for me to reach my fitness goals. game changer.

Pros
  • Hands-free operation
Cons
  • Almost never

Revainrating 2 out of 5

Essential band, suitable for clips, armbands and bracelets

I bought this for my daughter's 12th birthday. She was enthusiastic and happy to do Garmin jobs with me. But the band broke up less than 3 months later. Unfortunately, the group cannot be replaced. I like the brand that I own a Garmin watch but this particular watch is a waste of money if there is no way to fix it.

Pros
  • Good value for money
Cons
  • Zero

Revainrating 2 out of 5

The group is dissolved! Vivosmart 3 Refurbished

Bought for my wife, Refurbished, March 2019. She sits at home, mom, runs on the treadmill 4-5 times a week. No harsh conditions. At the beginning of November she showed me that the band had a small tear and after a few days it broke completely! Garmin as a big company should recognize the design flaw of this particular model and recall/replace it with a different strap for their customers. , Eagle.

Pros
  • Stylish and modern design
Cons
  • Crumpled packaging

Revainrating 4 out of 5

So far, so good. i want less

I just got this yesterday so I'll update it in about a month. So far I like what it can do - heart rate and stress tracking, plus a reminder to be more active - everything I wanted, plus sleep tracking as a bonus. I have very small wrists so I was concerned about the fit even when ordering a size small. It fits and is more comfortable to wear on the inside of my wrist, but the actual hard part of it is longer than the width of my wrist, which means that when I put my wrist on anything, it…

Pros
  • Durable test results
Cons
  • Some little things

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Good tracker. A useful activity recording tool.

This is a suitable tool to inform and track your activities. CONS: The wrist heart rate monitor is not accurate compared to a chest heart rate monitor. Heart rate trends (or changes) can be used to track activity. The strap needs to be snug around the wrist, which I find inconvenient for the monitor to work. In the first two weeks, the battery lasted almost 5 days; now it takes about two days. There's an automatic mode where the display turns on when you bring your wrist to your face. It works…

Pros
  • Weight
Cons
  • Nothing