Garmin vívoactive 3 Music, GPS Smartwatch Review

 

Our choice for a budget smartwatch

Our opinion on the Garmin Vivoactive 3

A watch tailored for

Garmin athletes

The Garmin Vivoactive 3 connected watch is undoubtedly the best option to control your budget. It is also the ideal tool to follow your workouts very precisely.

 

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What we think of the Garmin Vivoactive 3

Keeping track of your sports activities and performance is essential. The Garmin Vivoactive 3 smartwatch is your partner for managing and improving your efforts, whether you're jogging, swimming, biking, yoga, or even golfing. The device comes with 15 pre-installed apps for any activity.

A real gem of technology at an affordable price, this connected watch will allow you to measure and control your physical age, to better manage your stress. You can even estimate your maximum oxygen consumption (VO2 max) during your physical activities, to help you perform better.

This watch has more features than necessary, but it is very elegant. I appreciate the personalization of the dials, the activity tracking and GPS functions work very well. Its heart rate accuracy is impressive, its battery life is amazing.

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Want to share your athletic prowess with friends and family, and challenge other users? The LiveTrack and Garmin Connect functions allow you to share your efforts on social networks while recording all the parameters you will need to analyze your activities.

One of the big strengths of the Garmin Vivoactive 3 watch is its battery life. If you use this connected device very little, it can live almost a week without being charged. Only the use of GPS can quickly shorten its autonomy.

To personalize your dial, you are spoiled for choice among thousands of wallpapers to download. You also no longer have to worry about having a bank card with you, as this device is equipped with the digital contactless payment function – if your financial institution allows it.

Summary of Garmin Vivoactive 3 features

• Accurate measurement of heart rate and other biometric data
• GPS
• Up to 7 days of battery life
• Activity tracking and sharing features
• Contactless digital payment
• Operating System: Garmin OS
• Li-ion battery
• Screen size: 4 cm (1.6 inch)

Advantages and disadvantages of the Garmin Vivoactive 3

Most

• Connected watch cut for physical activities
• Monitoring of heart rate, stress, sleep and VO2 max
• Autonomy
• Personalization
• Lithium-ion battery

The lessers

• Not compatible with Huawei phones
• Some functions (reply to a text message) are incompatible with Apple.

 

Our verdict on the Garmin Vivoactive 3

The Garmin Vivoactive does the job very well for a low-cost connected watch. It offers you a complete and quality experience, especially if you regularly exercise. Its long autonomy also gives you great freedom, you can go on a trip of several days in nature without having to recharge it.

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