Garmin vívosmart 5 Fitness Tracker
A slim, lightweight Garmin fitness tracker designed for 24/7 wellness monitoring, sleep tracking, and daily activity insights with smart notifications and connected GPS.
Personal Shopper Take: Best for customers who want a comfortable, low-profile fitness band focused on wellness tracking and everyday activity monitoring.
Why customers choose vívosmart 5
The Garmin vívosmart 5 is built for customers who want reliable health tracking without the size and cost of a full smartwatch. It’s comfortable enough for sleep wear and simple enough for daily use, while still delivering Garmin-style insight into energy, stress, sleep, and activity trends.
- Slim, lightweight band for 24/7 wear
- Up to 7 days battery life
- Connected GPS via smartphone
- Sleep, stress, and energy insights
- 5 ATM water rating
Who this tracker is perfect for
- Straight forward wellness tracking in a low-profile wearable.
- If you plan to wear it to bed for ongoing sleep and recovery insight.
- You want smart notifications without a large watch face.
- If you walk/run with a phone and are fine using the phone for GPS.
You may prefer a different Garmin if…
- You want a larger screen and deeper on-watch workout tools.
- You want built-in GPS without carrying a smartphone.
- You prefer a classic analog-style watch instead of a band.
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Garmin vívosmart 5 Specifications
| Specification | Details |
|---|---|
| Display type | OLED touchscreen |
| Display size | 10.5 mm x 18.5 mm |
| Display resolution | 88 x 154 pixels |
| Battery life | Up to 7 days |
| Water rating | 5 ATM |
| GPS | Connected GPS via smartphone |
| Connectivity | Bluetooth smartphone connectivity |
| Safety features | LiveTrack and incident-related alerts (phone connection/activity dependent) |
| Band sizes | Small/Medium and Large options available |
Compare Chart: Garmin vívosmart 5 vs vívomove Sport vs vívoactive 6 vs Venu 4
Definitions: “Connected GPS” means the wearable uses your phone’s GPS for route tracking.
| Feature | vívosmart 5 | vívomove Sport | vívoactive 6 | Venu 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wearable type | Fitness tracker band | Hybrid smartwatch (analog hands + hidden screen) | Fitness smartwatch | Premium fitness smartwatch |
| Look & feel | Low-profile band for 24/7 wear | Traditional watch look (most discreet) | Sport watch style with large touchscreen | More premium build and “one watch for everything” positioning |
| Display | OLED touchscreen (band-sized) | Hidden OLED touchscreen + analog hands | AMOLED touchscreen | AMOLED touchscreen |
| GPS type | Connected GPS | Connected GPS | Built-in GPS (phone-free routes) | Built-in GPS (phone-free routes) |
| Workout focus | Everyday activity tracking + basic workouts | Wellness + casual fitness tracking | More sport modes and training tools | Premium daily training + lifestyle use |
| Smart notifications | Yes (paired phone) | Yes (paired phone) | Yes (paired phone) | Yes (paired phone) |
| Payments | Not typical for tracker bands | Not typical for this hybrid line | Garmin Pay (model line feature) | Garmin Pay (model line feature) |
| Music | Phone controls (no on-device music) | No on-device music | Music support (model line feature) | Music support (model line feature) |
| Health insights | Strong daily wellness focus | Strong wellness + stylish wear | Strong health + fitness insights | Strong health + fitness insights |
| Sleep tracking | Designed for comfortable sleep wear | Sleep tracking with watch comfort | Advanced sleep insights and coaching (settings dependent) | Advanced sleep insights and coaching (settings dependent) |
| Battery life | Up to 7 days | Up to 5 days (plus up to 1 day watch-only) | Up to 11 days | Up to 10–12 days (size dependent) |
| Water rating | 5 ATM | 5 ATM | 5 ATM | 5 ATM (swim-ready) |
Fast recommendation:
- If you want the smallest wearable, choose vívosmart 5.
- If you desire a classic watch look, choose vívomove Sport.
- If you need built-in GPS and a full fitness smartwatch, choose vívoactive 6.
- If you want the premium Garmin lifestyle + fitness experience, choose Venu 4.
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