However, after recharging it, and then using its GPS for a total of about 2 hours over the course of two days, its battery indicator was at 50 percent. I initially wore the HR+ for seven days (using its GPS for just half an hour during that time) before it ran out of juice. Garmin rates the battery life of the vivosmart HR+ at around five days, or up to 8 hours when it's using GPS. MORE: Fitness Tracker Buying Guide Battery Life On the same 4-mile run, it recorded my average heart rate at 165 beats per minute, which was nearly identical to the 167 BPM average recorded by the Forerunner 235, whose accuracy I've verified in the past by using it simultaneously with a Polar H7 chest strap. Likewise, this Garmin's heart rate monitor was also accurate. You have to go digging through several menus to know how much juice is left. When it comes to charging, you simply plug the small cable that came with the Vivoactive 3 into the four pin charging port on the back of the watch and then plug that into a USB port.The vivosmart HR+'s GPS accurately tracked me through several runs, measuring the same distance as the Garmin Forerunner 235 GPS watch, which I wore on my opposite wrist at the same time. That means unless you plan on using the GPS everyday you can make a habit of charging the Vivoactive 3 up around once a week, which is a real draw for anyone who takes a wearable off to charge it then just forgets to put it back on. In our testing, it lasted just over six days with a workout every other day, including two GPS-enabled runs, some notifications and lots of walking. Presumably one of the main reasons Garmin chose a transflective memory-in-pixel display was to save on battery life, so you'd expect it to be great to make up for the lack of a beautiful screen - and it really is.Īlthough it may not be as impressive as some of the brand's older models, Garmin claims the Vivoactive 3's battery will last seven days of normal use and 13 hours straight if you have GPS on the whole time. If you're intrigued by the idea of leaving your phone at home more as you run or work out, you'll find the Vivoactive 3 to be lacking. Unlike both the Apple Watch 3 and Fitbit Ionic you won't find storage for music on the Vivoactive 3, although it can be used to control music from your phone. You can view your different sleep stages within the Garmin app. But for running and other GPS-enabled activities, the data collected is extensive.įrom a GPS map of your route through to cadence, pace and heart rate fluctuations, it's a real delight for a runner who wants to drill down into performance. The amount of data collected depends on which activities you choose, for example, for something like indoor cycling you can see basic information within the app, like time spent, calories burned and heart rate data. We went for a run with the Garmin Vivoactive 3 and the whole course was mapped out accurately in the app after syncing, which was great to see because we ended up changing our route at the last minute a fair few times. After one hour of inactivity, a red bar appears across the top of the screen indicating it’s time to get moving. This is the case with most GPS-enabled devices, but is always a bit frustrating when you just want to get going. Vvofit also includes a move bar similar to the Nike+ FuelBand’s new hours won feature designed to keep you from getting too cozy in that desk chair all day. The time it took for the GPS lock varied a little depending on where we started our run, from a quick 30 seconds through to a good couple of minutes. Ending a workout is just as easy, push the button on the side and hit the big red stop sign to confirm. HQRP 4-Pack Battery Compatible with Garmin Vivofit Vivofit-2 Activity Tracker Fitness Training Computer (2 Batteries fits Training Computer + 2 Batteries fits Heart-Rate Monitor) 010-01225-00. So for example, you can select an alert for when your heart rate hits a certain point (great for training in heart rate zones) and runners can be alerted of their lap times. You can decide before you begin what you want the watch to display as you work out by hitting Settings and then picking from different data screens, choose which alerts you want, and even change the colors of the text and graphs.
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