The Garmin Vivoactive 3 is light, comfy and packed with features - what's not to like

I bought this a few months ago and to be honest I'm quite disappointed. There are some good features, but for me as a runner, it's unsuitable. I have had GPS accuracy issues from the start and the battery in GPS activity tracking mode will not last more than 4/5 hours.

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...

It was about time for Garmin to enter the market with a touchscreen fitness/smart watch. Tracking is accurate so far. A lot of preloaded activities. You can also create your own. Some improvements can be made in the strength training but I understand is kind of hard to track all exercises in a gym.

I use this watch to track my heart rate while running. The GPS works great any tracks my route accurately. Device paired up with my Google earbuds easily. Watch is so comfortable I tend to forget I have it on. As for pricing, you can't beat Crutchfield's price.

Comfort; pricing; performance

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I bought it a week and a half ago, and it has been very helpful with my runs, and I can't wait to try it for skiing. The customizable watch faces are really although you can't do much. The battery life seems to be not as good as they say, but I have not worn it till it died.

In short, I'm impressed – the Garmin Vivoactive 3 really is one special fitness watch. It ticks pretty much all the boxes: it's usable and accurate, has GPS, altimeter and heart rate sensors, it tracks your swims on top of all the regular fitness activities – plus a few extra – and it's a superb...

Lightweight; Great battery life; 24/7 heart rate monitoring

A little ugly; On the pricey side

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.

I have had this watch for about a month now. To replace a Fitbit Charge2 and forerunner 10 Pros: Great for running and Swimming. You can change your data fields to customise it. The screen is always on, really nice to look at in bright sunshine, though quite dim in with less ambient light, but then...

Bought this to replace a fenix 5s, and for my needs, it's a better watch. The touchscreen makes the device far more usable, also the design makes the small screen look far better (this is the music variant) the steel bezel on the non-music and fenix range make the screen look silly, and although the...