Customer reviews from Garmin
Garmin - vvomove Style Hybrid Smartwatch 30mm Aluminum - Silver With Moss Silicone Band - (2019)
Average customer rating
3.5
(57 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 57 reviews
5 Stars
20
4 Stars
15
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
7
1 Star
9
Customer Reviews for Garmin - vvomove Style Hybrid Smartwatch 30mm Aluminum - Silver With Moss Silicone Band - (2019)
Customer Rating
5
A sporty fashion statement with plenty of smarts behind the good looks
on January 21, 2021
Posted by: Anonymous
from Cranston, RI, US
Love the style of the watch, and the secret screen is nice to keep things private when you want them that way. It's a smartwatch that looks more like a fashion watch - wears well outside, but in a suit at the office, too. I use the Garmin Pay functionality to get lunch - especially when I'm not carrying my wallet.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
on December 27, 2020
Posted by: Parisa J
from Calgary, AB, CA
It's awesome!!!! Stylish enough for the office - I just wish it had built in GPS.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
1
Expensive and very imprecise watch
on December 26, 2020
Posted by: Anonymous
The hybrid part is very destructive because it is very inaccurate and you have to correct clockwise several times a day. Very disappointing. Can not be recommended in any way.
Response from GarminBy Cecil with Garmin, Fitness, December 30, 2020
We are sorry to hear about the issue that you are experiencing, we would encourage you to go our site and reach out to our team for assistance with that issue. We can be reached at support.garmin.com and then we can get more details from you and offer some solutions.
Cecil with Garmin
Cecil with Garmin
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
1
I dont know
on December 26, 2020
Posted by: Milla
I have My watch for a short time, and i Got and allergic reaction. Whats in The ???. I am so unhappy, becouse The watch has cost a lot of money .
Response from GarminBy Cecil with Garmin, Fitness, December 30, 2020
Milla we are sorry to hear about this issue that you are experiencing please reach out to our team at support.garmin.com so that we can get the details from you and work on a solution.
Cecil with Garmin
support,garmin.com
Cecil with Garmin
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Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
on November 23, 2020
Posted by: Margaret A
This watch allows me to track my daily movement whilst still looking stylish.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Great Purchase
on November 1, 2020
Posted by: Jonathan M
This is my first smart watch and it was a great decision. The Garmin App is really what sets it apart for me. Lots of great data!
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
All the beauty and all the function!
on October 26, 2020
Posted by: VANINA C
I don't like the look of the common smart watches, I really wanted a classy-looking analog watch but also get the benefit of step counting and other feedback to help with my fitness journey. This watch was exactly what I wanted, it looks great and it works as anticipated. The touch screen is a bit less sensitive compared to regular touch screens, but it's easy to get used to. Battery life is awesome, and even if it dies the analog time still works for a while after the battery is dead so you can still tell the time. I highly recommend it!
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Customer Rating
2
Great idea, horrible execution, esp. for the price
on August 8, 2020
Posted by: TheBoy
I've had this for a month, and here are are my thoughts.
Pros:
- Battery life if very good. I get four full days & nights, 96 hours, before requiring a charge with about 10% left. I think it takes about 90 mins to charge.
- Looks and feels great. The silicone strap is quite comfortable.
- The daily health tracking (like steps, sleep, body battery, stress, floors, calories, etc.) are kind of neat. I have nothing to validate their results with, but they all seem anecdotally consistent.
- Battery life if very good. I get four full days & nights, 96 hours, before requiring a charge with about 10% left. I think it takes about 90 mins to charge.
- Looks and feels great. The silicone strap is quite comfortable.
- The daily health tracking (like steps, sleep, body battery, stress, floors, calories, etc.) are kind of neat. I have nothing to validate their results with, but they all seem anecdotally consistent.
Cons:
- Of all the cons I'm going to mention, this one is by far the biggest problem, and the primary reason for a rating of 2 instead of 3: the touchscreen is absolutely pathetic. Touchscreens from 20 years ago were more accurate and responsive than this. You need to double-tap to wake the screen, start an activity, pause an activity, and perform a number of other functions; I constantly find myself having to double-tap upwards of 5 times before it registers. I probably average 30-40% success rate for double-taps. It's kind of embarrassing, especially when I'm trying to demonstrate the watch to a friend or something. There are two zones on the watch face that accept taps, and both are equally bad. Single-taps often register as a swipe, and swipes as a single-tap. For both single-taps and swipes, I probably experience 70-80% success rate. For a watch this expensive, this kind of performance is unacceptable. I would recommend against buying this watch solely because it is so frustrating to use. How can a device with such a high price tag aimed at a high-end market have such poor performance and be approved for release? Boggles my mind.
- The "lift hand to wake screen" option is pretty poor. I get maybe 20-30% success at waking by just looking at the watch and not touching it.
- The watch does not have magnetic induction charging, but a proprietary plug on the back. And the cord is only 18 inches long. My watch dangles in the air from the outlet I use.
- Activity tracking is very limited relative to other fitness trackers. This watch has fitness tracking as an afterthought, not a primary design function. Don't expect versatility, flexibility, customizability, or pinpoint accuracy from activities. I have the "Move IQ" setting turned on, which is supposed to automatically recognize when you're doing an active and record it. But it's worked 0 out of 5 times for me that I forgot to start my walk activity.
- There are very limited watch face options. It's good that you can select the desired colour, but there's only one face option that lets you have multiple pieces of info displayed when the watch face awakes. The rest only show one thing, which isn't great because it takes forever to navigate the watch to find specific stats.
- You can't see the time in the dark. The face doesn't light up enough to see the hands, and they don't glow in the dark. To see the time, you have to wake up the screen, and navigate to the time widget.
- The connectivity to your phone for messages doesn't actually let you see all your messages, only unread notifications. As soon as you dismiss/read it, either on your watch or phone, you can't see it ever again from the watch. At least the app gives you the option to customize which apps can send notifications to your watch, so it's not buzzing for things you don't care about.
- There is no microphone or speaker on the watch. Garmin says you can use the watch to answer a call, but it really just means it's the equivalent of pressing the answer button in your phone. You still have to lift the phone to your face, or push a button to put it on speaker, so there is absolutely no value to "answer the call" from your watch.
- Notifications cannot display pictures or videos, only text.
- Of all the cons I'm going to mention, this one is by far the biggest problem, and the primary reason for a rating of 2 instead of 3: the touchscreen is absolutely pathetic. Touchscreens from 20 years ago were more accurate and responsive than this. You need to double-tap to wake the screen, start an activity, pause an activity, and perform a number of other functions; I constantly find myself having to double-tap upwards of 5 times before it registers. I probably average 30-40% success rate for double-taps. It's kind of embarrassing, especially when I'm trying to demonstrate the watch to a friend or something. There are two zones on the watch face that accept taps, and both are equally bad. Single-taps often register as a swipe, and swipes as a single-tap. For both single-taps and swipes, I probably experience 70-80% success rate. For a watch this expensive, this kind of performance is unacceptable. I would recommend against buying this watch solely because it is so frustrating to use. How can a device with such a high price tag aimed at a high-end market have such poor performance and be approved for release? Boggles my mind.
- The "lift hand to wake screen" option is pretty poor. I get maybe 20-30% success at waking by just looking at the watch and not touching it.
- The watch does not have magnetic induction charging, but a proprietary plug on the back. And the cord is only 18 inches long. My watch dangles in the air from the outlet I use.
- Activity tracking is very limited relative to other fitness trackers. This watch has fitness tracking as an afterthought, not a primary design function. Don't expect versatility, flexibility, customizability, or pinpoint accuracy from activities. I have the "Move IQ" setting turned on, which is supposed to automatically recognize when you're doing an active and record it. But it's worked 0 out of 5 times for me that I forgot to start my walk activity.
- There are very limited watch face options. It's good that you can select the desired colour, but there's only one face option that lets you have multiple pieces of info displayed when the watch face awakes. The rest only show one thing, which isn't great because it takes forever to navigate the watch to find specific stats.
- You can't see the time in the dark. The face doesn't light up enough to see the hands, and they don't glow in the dark. To see the time, you have to wake up the screen, and navigate to the time widget.
- The connectivity to your phone for messages doesn't actually let you see all your messages, only unread notifications. As soon as you dismiss/read it, either on your watch or phone, you can't see it ever again from the watch. At least the app gives you the option to customize which apps can send notifications to your watch, so it's not buzzing for things you don't care about.
- There is no microphone or speaker on the watch. Garmin says you can use the watch to answer a call, but it really just means it's the equivalent of pressing the answer button in your phone. You still have to lift the phone to your face, or push a button to put it on speaker, so there is absolutely no value to "answer the call" from your watch.
- Notifications cannot display pictures or videos, only text.
In summary, if you want to overpay for a decent looking watch that's comfortable, and has embarassingly entry-level smart features, then this baby is for you.
Response from GarminBy Cecil at Garmin, Fitness, September 3, 2020
Thank you for posting a review. We like hearing from our customers to offer assistance. We would ask that you reach out to our team so that we can get more details from you and to offer some assistance to you as well. We are sorry to hear that you are having issues with the device. Reach out to us at support.garmin.com or you can also contact us by phone at 800-800-1020 for help.
Vivomove Style support:
https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?productID=662825&tab=topics
Vivomove Style support:
https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?productID=662825&tab=topics
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