The Garmin Vivoactive 4 puts the tech smarts of the watches used by the ultra-marathon-running elite into a more accessible wearable. You may not get all the pro-style advice of a Forerunner, but you do get the rest.

Great exercise tracking, with full GPS; On-watch music streaming; Stacks of stats;

ANT+ HR broadcast mode does not work well yet; No Performance Condition/training load monitoring; Spotify/Deezer integration should be more friendly

This well-rounded, fitness-focused smartwatch improves upon the Vivoactive 3 with more bells and whistles for tracking health stats and workouts, plus offline Spotify playback. Garmin continues to improve on what it does best, which is track fitness.

Comes in two sizes, Built-in music storage with Spotify support, Two-button navigation

Occasional syncing issues, Convoluted app installation process

A premium fitness smartwatch at a (relatively) paltry price

Great product just have to watch the battery life

awesome

Received this watch as a birthday present and it took a while to get used to but Im getting the hang of it

The Garmin Vivoactive 4 is a solid upgrade to the Vivoactive 3 and 3 Music, and will certainly please those in need of a midrange multisport watch. It's not as flashy as the new Garmin Venu, but that might be a good thing: It has a more readable display and longer battery life.

Garmin Pay support is convenient Music storage is standard Week-long battery life Unique breathwork exercises Accurate fitness and health tracking Useful and accurate sleep tracking

High price

Garmin's excellent Vivoactive 4 fitness tracker offers insights about your breathing, sleep, and stress, motivating training plans, and smartwatch features like contactless payments, downloadable apps, and onboard music storage.

Respiration tracking; Pulse oximeter readings; On-screen workout animations; Onboard music storage and support for Bluetooth headphones; Underwater optical heart rate monitoring; Pilates support

Uses multiple smartphone apps; Excessive badges

If you’re looking for a fitness tracker that really balances form and function, the $349.99 Garmin Vivoactive 4 should be at the top of your list. This feature-rich GPS fitness tracker/smartwatch hybrid boasts a stylish design, more than 20 preloaded sports apps, onboard music storage, and support for Bluetooth headphones. It builds on its excellent predecessors with the addition of on-screen workout animations, Pilates support and enhanced yoga metrics, pulse oximeter readings, respiration tracking, and underwater heart rate monitoring. It's expensive, but it offers tremendous value for the price, earning our Editors’ Choice for high-end fitness trackers. Vivoactive 4 vs. Vivoactive 4S The Vivoactive 4 comes in two sizes. The 40mm model, somewhat confusingly named the Vivoactive 4S, is for wrists measuring 4.3 to 6.8 inches in circumference and comes in gold/pink, rose gold/white, silver/gray, or slate/black color options. The 45mm model, the Vivoactive 4, is for wrists 5.3 to 7....

Garmin's excellent Vivoactive 4 fitness tracker offers insights about your breathing, sleep, and stress, motivating training plans, and smartwatch features like contactless payments, downloadable apps, and onboard music storage.

Respiration tracking; Pulse oximeter readings; On-screen workout animations; Onboard music storage and support for Bluetooth headphones; Underwater optical heart rate monitoring; Pilates support

Uses multiple smartphone apps; Excessive badges