A brilliant all-rounder, delivering multisport tracking, GPS and all-day heart-rate tracking in a slim lightweight package

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

A little ugly; On the pricey side;

Ever find yourself basking in the glow of a runner's high only to be shaken back to reality by realizing you left your wallet at home? With the right smartwatch, like the Garmin Vivoactive 3, that coveted post-sweat brew can still be yours. The Garmin Vivoactive 3 GPS smartwatch, which comes equipped with the contactless payment solution Garmin Pay, is currently on sale for just $147.50 at Amazon. It's usually $249.99, so this deal keeps more than $100 in your wallet (which you can actually just leave at home now, anyway). This watch made it into our roundup of the best fitness trackers for running, so you know the rest of its features stack up, too. Preloaded with 15 GPS and indoor sports apps ranging from running to yoga, the watch is designed to help you make the most out of your sweat session of choice. If you're looking to cool off at the pool, this waterproof watch can track of your swim stats and automatically upload data to the Garmin Connect app. Designed with Garm...

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...

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 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.

Switched from Garmin to an Apple 5 years ago only because I purchased an Apple phone. However, after upgrading and having several problems with my new Apple Watch, I was ready to go back to something that has always been accurate, durable and reliable. I couldn't be happier with the Vivoactive 3.

My first Garmin watch and definitely rates above average. The Garmin pay feature is super handy (if your bank is supported) and the amount of customisation is limitless. The wrist based heart rate can be a little erratic at times (74bpm while doing a 5km run, I don't think so) but it seems to...

Pro: Nice design and comfortable, Metrics are accurate (heart rate, sleep, steps, stress, etc), Phone app is way better than many other fitness tracker I used, Most activities can be started from the watch, Decent battery life given you don't enable BT connection, Survived a day at 125F (52C) under...

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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It is a really awesome watch with so many good functions and is a big step from my previous watch which was the forerunner 35 but it has one problem, it gets scratched very easily because the glass curves off the side like the Apple watch so mine got scratched 3 days after I got it, besides from...