Similar functionality to Vivoactive HR, but better looking!

I previously owned the Vivoactive HR and was very happy with its functionality. After the face fell off it unexpectedly after 27 months, JL gave me a partial refund towards a new model. I have had it several weeks now and it seems to do everything the Vivoactive HR did, plus one or two more.

Why only a 4 star

After lots of research I bought this watch which would also enable me to listen to music/podcasts. I thought it was worth the extra money. In hindsight I should have bought the basic version without music. You can only download Spotify which I didn't want to pay to use.

Garmin Vivoactive 3 Smartwatch - Black

I bought the watch on thanksgiving sale and so far it seems good value for money. I have used it for outdoor running and pool swim. The GPS does take time to "train" and provide better accuracy especially under tree cover but so far the difference is less than 2% compared to other devices - so I...

Garmin Vivoactive 3 Music Review

I have a growing list of expectations from my fitness tracker or smartwatch. Does it track heart rate continuously, show notifications from my phone, and provide advanced stats about my health? Can I wear it to bed, in the pool, at the office? Can I rely on my watch as much as my phone because it has GPS, contactless payments, and music onboard? The Garmin Vivoactive 3 Music checks all those boxes and more. It's the direct descendant of the Garmin Vivoactive 3, only beefed up with storage for music and audio files, which you can listen to via Bluetooth headphones. And it's a strong contender if you want a watch that does it all. What's New in the Vivoactive 3 Music? If you're already familiar with the Garmin Vivoactive 3, not much in the Music version will be new to you, unless you haven't run any firmware updates in a while (a few sleep tracking improvements rolled out earlier in 2018). The color options are slightly different for this release, and it costs $30 more than the old...

The Garmin Vivoactive 3 Music packs all the best features from running watches and fitness trackers into a timepiece you can wear anywhere.

Holds up to 500 songs locally; Measures steps, stairs, sleep, continuous heart rate; Includes advanced fitness metrics: VO2 max, fitness age, stress; Contactless payment and smartwatch features

Can only reply to messages from watch when paired with Android; No women's health tracking